Boots and Saddles Club
' LANCASTER - The
September meeting of the
Lancaster County Boots and
Saddles 4-H Horse and Pony
Club was held at the home of
Bud Spahn. Three junior
members gave demon
stration speeches; Bud
Spahn on “What to Look for
When Buying a Horse”; and
Nadine Brown and Heather
Howery on “Care of The
Saddle.”
Don Fisher, a local
blacksmith, was guest
speaker. He talked about
properly trimming and
shoeing horses’ feet and
showed how conformation
faults can be corrected by
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hears blacksmith
proper shoeing. He ended his
demonstration by trimming
the feet of a yearling filly.
The 4-H members had a lot
of questions for Fisher.
Club members who
competed at the District
Horsp Show were
recognized. Three members
qualified for the state
competition by their
placement at the district
show: Karen Eberly, first
place irf Pole Bending; Kns
Bach, first place in Junior
Western Equitation; and
Jason Watts, second place in
Pony Pleasure.
Three new members from
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Lancaster were introduced.
They are Karen Waltman,
Carolyn Peterson, and Paige
Schrmch.
Future activities include
the club’s annual trail nde
on October 25 and 26 at
Valley Lea. Also, a Family
Fun Show will be held on
October 19 at the Fellen
baum Farm. Most of the
classes planned are fun and
games but a few equitation
classes are scheduled.
The next meeting will be a
costumed Halloween Party
. on October 31 at the home of
club member Sharon
Snyder.
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The Fry nursery
operation this week
unveiled a new avenue of
research in its program
to increase utilization of
Hybrid Poplars as a
source of energy. A wood
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installed op a 1967 Ford
pickup and is being used
to power the vehicle.
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