Trophy Winner Soon to Be Retired to a Field The happiest horse'in London stood proudly outside the main entrance to the Zoo, in Regent's Park, last month, His mane gaily bedecked with red, white and blue rosettes. Dick. 29 years old, had once again won a first prize award in the annual London Van Horse Society's parade.
"He was born only four years after this parade started"—Dick's driver remarked when adjusting a nose bag ud, foal and horse. he has won more awards, at various shows. than we have room to display."
The driver pointed to an impressive array of gleaming brass shields On the spick and span van behind; there were more than thirty of them.
"Never think he was a coal horse. would you. now?" he continued. "and yet to-morrow he will be drawing his two tons as happily as anything. But he looks forward to these paradés—about three shows a year he goes to on the average, and wins a prize at nearly all of them,"
Dick, oldest of all the 530 horses who paraded, will shortly be retirin® to a leisured life in a green field
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