—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15,1977
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In a certain 4-H horse club, there is a pony that
is affectionally known as Godzilla, the wonder
pony Godzilla is treasured for his ability to teach
the 4-H'ers more through experience in a year’s
time than anyone could learn by lecture in a
lifetime.
Godzilla is one of the fastest things on earth--he
can sneeze, bite, scratch, and flick his tail in your
eyes--all in less than a second’s time. The first time
he was approached to have his long hair trimmed
for a show, he managed to kick two people, bite
one, sneeze on three, and make four happy who
bet ten to one that his ears wouldn't get done.
He’s the only horse I know that carusee with his
head straight up. He lines a bead on anybody who
dares set foot in his territory. At certain times,
unsuspecting people who have wandered into
Godzilla’s pasture have been seen vaulting three
rail fences with great speed, while Godzilla stands
at the rails with a shirttail hanging out of his
mouth.
Riding lessons with Godzilla became so exciting
that the retired couple living across the street
from his ring would come out on their porch to
watcn. Neighbor kids would ride their bikes down
to the ring and all barn work would come to a halt
while everyone appeared to see the circus
Godzilla held the world’s record for stampeding
out of the ring.
At shows, concerned members of the club would
huddle together, holding hands, biting nails, and
warning anyone within hearing distance that
Godzilla was entering the class. Nobody would
relax until the class was over and Godzilla and
owner were still in one piece.
Before Godzilla came along, safety was
something members talked about around horses,
but never practiced. It is amazing how careful
those who came within the distance of Godzilla’s
many varied actions have become
The 4-H members agree, however, that the best
time of all season is when Godzilla’s owner, in
tears of frustration, asks her leader to try and ride
the pony
With trembling knees and her heart in her
throat, the leader approaches the beast There
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Godzilla stands, glass eyes glaring, waiting to
begin battle
Meanwhile, the word quickly passes through the
crowd that war has been declared and the more
enterprising club members prepare to sell tickets
to the acton
The leader climbs on, and around the ring they
go Godzilla has three basic speeds, - crawl, full
gallop, and a sideways leaping action that leaves
his audience in awe He uses the three in various
combinations to protect his image-and prove he's
as mean as ever
And yet, when he is returned to his owner, who
affectionally pats his head while the leader shakily
heads home to wonder why she is still alive,
Judging teams
rank 10th and 11th
MADISON, Wise. - Two
dairy judging teams from
Pennsylvania placed 10th
and 11th at the World Dairy
Expo held in Wisconsin last
week.
Placing 10th out of 36
teams was the group from
Penn State University
coached by Warren Poage.
To come up with the 1960
points it took to rank 10th,
the team placed 10th in oral
reasons, 32nd in the Jersey
competition, sixth in Ayr
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23rd in Blown Swiss, and
29thinHolsteins.
The 11th place team from
the Commonwealth was a
group from Delaware Valley
College, Doylestown. The
groups placed 21st in
reasons, 14th in Jersey
judging, 18th in Ayrshires,
12th in Guernseys, 26th in
Brown Swiss, and 10th in
Holsteins.
The coach for the
Delaware Valley team was
James McCaffree.
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Godzilla, the wonder pony, knows that he has kei
another day with 4-H from being boring and adde
his own special excitement while demonstrating t
all the fine arts of horsemanship.
And after all, isn't that what having a horse is a
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