20—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 1,1978
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Lynn Sherman, on the left, and Leslie, are starting to work with the newest
arrival on the farm. Seen with them, and looking willing to learn is Sahaar, a
weanling colt born on the place.
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By KENDACE BORRY
LANCASTER
Sherman, Lancaster, the 17-
year old president of the
Broken Bit 4-H Club, has
been involved with' horses
ever since she toddled up to
one and had her first ride at
age two. She’s been in love
with them ever since.
The Hempfield High senior
now owns a Registered Half-
Arabian mare, 11 years old,
named Sheika. And from
July 31 to August 6, the two
of them will be at the Ken
tucky Fair and Exposition
Center competing in the
Arabian and Half-Arabian
United States National
Championships.
To compete in this event,
one must qualify, Leslie
explained. By showing in
various shows, and winning
champion and reserve
championship points, one
accumulates points. To go to
the national competition, a
person must have 30 points
within that given show year
period.
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Leslie and her liver
chestnut colored mare have
managed to accumulate 64
points thoughout the past
year’s show season. The
class thatthey compete in is
Half-Arabian Park Horse,
with the amateur owner to
ride.
The horse that Leslie now
proudly calls her own was
not always owned by the
Shermans. Leslie recalled
that she first saw the mare
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several years ago, when
visiting her aunt in Indiana.
It was the first time that
Leslie ever saw a show and
Sheika won' a class while she
was watching. That was the
day that Leslie fell in love
with Arabians and the whole
idea of showing horses.
Leslie
But it wasn’t until several
years later that the Sher
mans heard that Sheika was
up for sale, and Leslie;"
remembering the mare, and
thinking of her potential,
talked her parents into
purchasing the animal.
But it was a far different
horse that greeted her when
Sheika stepped off the ramp
ten days later.
“The mare I remembered
was a powerful looking mare
with big, brown eyes, alert,
and in good condition,”
Leslie recalled. “What I sa v
was a skinny, worm-bellied,
droopy eared, and dull
coated skeleton of a horse.
And our veterinarian found
that she had an iron
deficiency, worms, and was
severely, anemic. Needless
to say, we had our work cut
out for us.”
The good job that Leslie
has performed with Sheika
though has been apparent,
just from the numerous
awards the two have won.
In 1977, Sheika was the
Region 15 Champion Half-
Arabian Park Horse. Region
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Pennsylvania, Delaware.
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Also, during the year of
1977, the team of Sheika and
Leslie managed to win 53
first place and championship
ribbons. And in 1978, the
mare has already been
named the Region 16
Champion Half-Arabian
Park Horse. Region 16
covers the area of New York
and the New England states.
Leslie related that the
park class in a horse show is
judged on the brilliance of
the performance of the
horse, at a walk, trot, and
canter. Also taken into
consideration is the quality
of the horse, the con
firmation, the manners, and
the suitability of the horse to
the rider.
“There aren't too many
really good park horses,”
Leslie stated. “They must
have natural ability and
coordination.”
At the national horse show,
there will be three judges
choosing the top horses
among the 50 to 70 animals
that are expected to be
entered. To even place,
Leslie explained, a person
must be marked on two out
of three of the judges’ cards.
Then an elimination* is held
to pick the champion and
reserve champion park
horse.
And how does Leslie think
she will do? “Optimistically,
we’re hoping for a placing in
the top ten,” she smiled.
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“But then I guess everybody
thinks they’re horse is good,
gut I know we’ll do our
best.”
Besides, Sheika, at home
she and her sister Lynn, 13,
work with four other horses.
Leslie claims that a lot of
her skill with the horses
comes from her riding in
structors, who helped her get
to where She is today.
“Without the help of such
people as Natalie Immel
Kline, Mrs. Richard Dady,
and Mrs. Barbara Lauger, I
never would have been able
to learn everything that I
needed to know.”
Thinking about the future,
Leslie commented, “Horses
are my life at the moment. I
plan to go to college and
study animal husbandry,
and I want horses to always
be a major part of my life.
Somehow, I’m going to find a
job that deals with horses.”
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