DB-Lancaster Fanning Saturday, January 13,1990
Percheron Mare Takes First Supreme Draft
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
A former dairy family that
eventually sold its herd of regis
tered and grade Holsteins to buy
draft horses now claims ownership
to the first supreme champion draft
horse in Pennsylvania.
The top horse out of six entrants
from three breeds was a six-year
old Percheron mare named Maris
sa Laet owned by Gerald Allebach,
26, of Spring Mills, Centre
County.
Allebach said that getting the
title was “wonderful. I love it.” He
has been showing horses at the
Farm Show since he was 10 years
old, and this year was the best
However, he said that among
the horse people there was some
“mixed feelings about whether
they like it (the new title) or not.
Needless to say, I like it a lot,”
Allebach said.
Allebach and his father, Abra
ham, operate a 450-acre farm that
they converted to a horse farm
from a dairy farm because,
“There’s no money in dairy. Now
the horses are supporting us. In the
beginning, though, the cows
bought a lot of horses.”
The Allebach’s show both
Clydesdale and Percheron horses
across the United States and in
Canada. Marissa Laet recently had
Windsor Hills Daniel, a son of Blackhome Duke out of
Windermeres Dixie, was named grand champion Percheron
tfallir' Dr
Cinderella owned by Arthur E. Reist of Lancaster.
won big in Canada at the Royal
Winter Fair as part of a team of
registered mares. The Farm Show
title means more, Allebach said,
because, “It’s our home show, the
state show.”
It almost seemed destined that
the Allebach family was destined
to take the title; they had three out
of the six grand champions. Along
with the top Percheron mare, they
lay claim to the top Clydesdale
stallion and mare.
Although Allebach is a car sales
manager in the State College area
by vocation, he is also heavily
involved with his family business.
“We do a lot of breeding of out
side mares. We’re also into artifi
cial breeding—no one else is into
it—and we also do crossbreeding
for hunter-jumpers,”
Percheron and Clydesdale horse
judge Larry Honsberger, Port
Clinton, Ohio, said the winning
aspect of Allebach’s horse wasn’t
necessarily her conformation and
development. He said all six
horses were top horses on a nation
al basis.
‘To me, the thing she has is a
very good ring presence. She says
she’s a champion over the other
ones,” Honsberger said.
Bill McGrew, Belgian judge,
and Honsberger co-judged for the
first supreme title. McGrew agreed
that “Showmanship has a lot to do
.je supreme ;rse of the 1990 Farm Show,
Marissa Laet. Holding the banner is Draft riorse Association president Luke Bruck
hart with draft horse princess Dotty Sue Wagner.
with it”
McGrew said that although the
decision was made within 10
minutes. It wasn’t all that easy.
“The thing is we had six good
horses come back. Sometimes it’s
pretty hard to change breeds, and if
you are a breeder you naturally
think your breed is best. You have
to try to overcome that and go for
the best horse.”
Winning the champion spot
among the Percheron stallions was
a yearling named Windsor Hills
Daniel owned by Michael and
Teresa Wian of Spring Mills in
Centre County. Daniel is a Febru
ary ’BB son of Blackhome Duke
out of Windermeres Dixie. Wian
horses also won the Percheron pro
duce of mare and Percheron stal
lion of any age v bred by the
exhibitor.
Arthur E. Reist of Lancaster led
out a three-year-old Belgian that
beat out the competition for the
grand champion Belgian mare
title. Carolyns Cinderella is a Om
dorffs Premier daughter out of
Carolyn. Besides Cinderella, the
senior champion, Reist showed the
reserve junior champion mare.
A main contender in the Belgian
classes was Omdorffs Belgians of
Waynesburg. The grand champion
Belgian stallion title went to Con
golaise Supreme, a five-time Farm
Show winner. Congolaise is an ’Bl
Congolaise son out of Omdorffs
Highland Sue. The Omdorff fami
ly also showed the reserve grand
champion Belgian mare and won
classes such as Belgian junior get
of sire, Belgian stallion and two
mares, and Belgion two mares
belonging to one exhibitor.
A partial listing of the winners
follows.
Belgians
1 Vania A OMar Stallion
Omdorlfx Balglana
2 Vatr To 3 Vaar Stallion
Slava A Ruth Showakar
1 Vaar To 2 Vaar Stallion
1 Elmar 0 Lapp, 2. Danlal Laa Wltmer.
Stallion Foal
1 Lawit t Gad Blddla. 2. Chrla AE. Moorai Fami
ly, 3. Vanca A. Good
Sanlor Champion
Orndortl 1 * Balglana
Junior Champion
Elmar □ Lapp
Reaarva Junior Champion
Fowls A Gall Blddla
Grand Champion
Orndorlf'a Balglana
Roaarva Grand Champion
Elmar D. Lapp
Stallion, Brad By Exhibitor
1. Omdorfl'a Balglana, 2. Elmar D Lapp.
5 Yaara A Oldar Mara
1 Orndorlf'a Balglana, 2. Lawla A Gail Blddla, 3.
Jamea Warran.
4-Yaar-Old Mara
1. Donald Sharwood, 2 PaulH Fanatarmakar, 3.
J.E. 2nn.
Corbly Orndorff of Waynesburg, Greene County, leads
the grand champion Belgian stallion, a five-time Farm Show
winner, Congolaise Supreme.
with the grand champion Clydesdale mare, Royal Crystal.
3-Yaar-Old Mm
1. Arthur E. Ratal. 2. Donald Sharwood, 3. Paul H.
Ftnatarmakar.
2-Yaar-Otd Mara
1. Omdorfl'a Balglana. 2. Lawla A Gall Blddla. 3.
Paul I. Yodar.
I-Vaar-OM Mara
1. Arthur E. Ratal, 2. Paul I. Yodar, 3. Elmar 0.
Lapp.
Mara Foal
1. Nathan Yodar, 2. Omdorfl'a Balglana, 3. Slava A
Ruth Showaltar.
Sanlor Champion
Arthur E. Ratal
Raaarva Champion
Orndorlf'a Balglana
Junior Champion
Orndorlf'a Balglana
Raaarva Junior Champion
Arthur E. Ralat
‘ Grand Champion
Arthur E. Ralat
Raaarva Champion
Orndorlf'a Balglana
Mara, Brad By Exhibitor
1 Arthur E. Ralat, 2. Orndorlf'a Balglana, 3 Orrv
dorff'a Balglana.
Junior Gat ol Sira
1. Orndorlf'a Balglana, 2. Nathan Yodor, 3. LA L A
Mika Landia.
Gat ol Sira
1. Donald Sharwood, 2. Elmar D. Lapp.
Produca of Mara
I. Donald Sharwood, Z Mahan Yodar.
Mara and Foal
1. Stava A Ruth Showaltar, 2. Gawk A Oak Blddla,
3. Elmar 0. Lapp.
Station S 2 Maraa
1. Omdorffa Balglana, 2. Lauda A Gail Blddla. 3.
Horse Title
Elmar D. Lapp.
2 Mara* Oamad by 1 Exhibitor
1. Orndortf'a EMgiant, 2. Arthur E. Haltt, 3. Donald
Sharwood.
3-Yaar-OM OaMlng
1. David Klacknar, 2. Robart W. Dachar, 3. Robart
W. Dackar.
CMdlna Matad Taam
Robart W. Dackar
CYLDEBOALEB
( Vaata A OWar Stallion
Abraham W. Allabach
Stallion Foal
Monica J. Allabach
Sanlor Champion
Abraham W. Allabach
Junior Champion
Monica J. Allabach
Grand Champion
Abraham W. Allabach
Raaorva Grand Champion
Monica J. Allabach
Stallion, Brad by Exhibitor
Monica J. Allabach
S Yaara A OMar Mara
Edward H. Johnaton
4-Vaar-Old Mata
Edward H. Johnaton
3-Vaar-OM Mam
Edward H. Johnaton
I-Yaar-OM Mam
Qarald L. A C. Allabach
1-Year-Old Mam
1. Qarald L. A C. Allabach, 2. Dabra Rhoad A A
Rayndda.
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