CB-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, Octobar 12, 1991
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Hundreds of horse enthusiasts
gathered to show and compete in a
variety of events that made up the
Horse Division of the 35th Annual
Keystone International Livestock
Exposition (KILE), held in the
State Farm Show Complex in Har
risburg from October 3-7. KILE
is one of the premier indoor lives
tock shows on the North Ameri
can Continent.
Both draft (heavy) and riding
(light) horses were represented in
the division. Draft breeds included
Belgian, Clydesdale, Percheron,
and Shire. Riding breeds included
Appaloosa, Arabian, Paint, Paso
Fino, and Quarter Horse.
Horses were presented in both
halter classes,' where they arc
judged on their qualities while
standing or walking, and perfor
mance or hitch classes. In the per
formance classes, light horses arc
shown at gait while under rider,
and for the hitch classes, draft
horses arc shown while pulling
carts or wagons.
Two Saturday evening events
added a special excitement to the
Horse Division at KILE.
The Glatfelter Challenge of the
Breeds involved six invited horses
and their riders judged on their
performance in six events, includ
ing English Pleasure, Hunter
Hack, Pleasure Driving, Western
Pleasure, Western Riding, and an
exciting Barrel Race. Owner/
Rider Shirley Craig of Notting
ham and her Arabian, Imperial
Mandan, traded high placings
with Susan Vohn of Grantvillc
and her Quarter Horse “Watch Me
Winsome” throughout the com
petition before breaking the tie
with a thrilling low time of 20.47
in the Barrel Race.
Interspersed with the Glatfelter
Challenge of the Breeds were
Draft Four and Six Horse Hitch
events. The 35th KILE saw a
record number of twelve six horse
hitches entered, including the top
five hitches in the nation. KILE is
a qualifying show in the North
American Six Horse Hitch Classic
Senes, where contestants earn
points at this and other shows
throughout the nation to win an
overall award. The six horse hitch
competition was presented by the
Pennsylvania Pcrcheron Associa
tion and sponsored by Jim Mays
and family, owners of the May
field Golf Club in Clarion.
Alter viewing all twelve gleam
ing and jingling six horse hitches,
Judge Craig Grange ol Dehnar,
lowa awarded first place to the
Number 36 hitch of Windmill
Acres Farm m Newton, North
Carolina.
Along with the rest of KILE,
the Horse Division events were a
great success. Both entrants and
spectators look forward to next
year’s exposition.
DRAFT HORSE SHOW
Belgian
Stallion (4 Yra. & Ovar): 1 Paul Prosser
Stallion (3 Yrs &Undar4);l Orndorffs,
2 Jerry & Shirley Ray
Stallion (2 Yrs. & Undar 3): 1 Eugene
Moore, 2 Lewis & Gail Biddle, 3 John
Schwab
Stallion (1 Yr. & Undar 2): 1 Arthur Reist,
2 Eugene Dixon Jr, 3 Donald Patterson
Stallion Yearling Futurity; 1 Arthur
Reist, 2 Eugene Dixon Jr , 3 Donald
Patterson
Stallion Foal. 1 Kenneth Spmgler, 2
Farm Orndorffs, 3 Dr Prosser
Stallion Waanllng Futurity: 1 Kenneth
Spmgler, 2 Farm Orndorffs, 3 Dr Prosser
Senior Champion Stallion: Farm
Orndorffs
Reserve Champion Stallion- Paul
Prosser
Junior Champion Stallion: Kenneth
Spmgler
Rasarva Junior Champion Stallion:
Arthur Reist
Grand Champion Stallion- Farm
Orndorffs
Rasarva Grand Champion Stallion
Kenneth Spmgler
Maras 4 Yrs. & Ovar: 1 Farm Orndorffs,
2 Kenneth Spmgler, 3 Farm Orndorffs
Maras 3 Yrs. & Undsr 4: 1 Paul Ford, 2
Gerald Bowes, 3 Donald Sherwood
Maras 2 Yrs. & Undar 3: 1 Lewis & Gail
Biddle, 2 Farm Orndorffs. 3 Wendell
Burkholder
Maras 1 Yr. & Undsr 2: 1 Donald Sher
wood, 2 Mr & Mrs W Montgomery. 3 Mr &
Mrs W Montgomery
Mars Yearling Futurity; 1 Mr & Mrs W
Montgomery, 2 Mr & Mrs W Montgomery,
3 Delmar Landis
Mars Foal: 1 Arthur Reist, 2 Lewis & Gail
Biddle, 3 Kenneth Spmgler
Mars Waanllng Futurity; 1 Lewis & Gail
Biddle, 2 Wayne Clark, 3 Jerry & Shirley
Ray
Senior Champion Mars: Farm Orndorffs
Rasarva Senior Champion Mara: Ken
neth Spmgler
Junior Champion Mars: Lewis & Gail
Biddle
Rasarva Junior Champion Mars: Farm
Orndorffs
Grand Champion Mara; Farm Orndorffs
Rasarva Grand Champion Mara: Lewis
& Gail Biddle
Mara Any Age, Brad & Owned By PA
Exhibitor; 1 Farm Orndorffs. 2 Arthur
Reist, 3 Lewis & Gail Biddle
Geldings, Any Ags; 1 Darrell Dram, 2
Edd Sigmon, 3 Lewis & Gail Biddle
Gat of Sirs: 1 Farm Orndorffs, 2 Kenneth
Sp ngler, 3 Arthur Reist
Produce of Dam: 1 Farm Omdorfls, 2
Arthur Reist, 3 Donald Patterson
Stallion & 2 Mares- 1 Farm Orndorffs, 2
Kenneth Spmgler, 3 Lewis & Gail Biddle
Mara & Foal: 1 Kenneth Spmgler, 2
Farm Orndorffs. 3 Jerry & Shirley Ray
Best Shod Belgian: 1 Paul Ford. 2 Farm
Orndorffs, 3 Lewis & Gail Biddle
Clydaadala/Shlra
Stallion 3 Yrs. & Over: 1 Tony Monsco,
2 Paul Morris, 3 Edward Johnston
Stallion 1 & 2 Yr. Old: 1 Steven Bentzel,
2 Douglas Ertel
Weanlings 1990 Colts & Fillies: 1 Marci
a Montague, 2 Kathleen Green
Champion Stallion: Steven Bentzel
Reserve Champion Stallion: Tony
Monsco
Maras 3 Yrs & Over: 1 John Weber, 2
Karla Stoner, 3 Debra Rhoad
Mares 1 & 2 Yrs. Old: 1 Gene Emswiler,
2 Gloria Savage, 3 Edward Johnston
Champion Mare: John Weber
Reserve Champion Mars: Gene
Emswiler
Mares Any Age Brad & Owned by PA
Exhibitor; 1 Edward Johnston, 2 Debra
Rhoad
Horse Events Showcased At KILE
The supreme champion draft horse over all breeds was Aytom Lady Victoria shown
John Weber Ocala, FL.
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From
Gildings Any Age: 1 Gene Emswiler, 2
John Weber, 3 Roger & Linda Thomas
Mars & Foal: 1 Marcia Montague
Bast Shod Clydasdals/Shlrs; 1 John
Weber, 2 Gene Emswiler, 3 Roger & Linda
Thomas
Psrcheron
Stallion 4 Yrs. & Over: 1
Honsberger
Stallion 3 Yrs. & 4: 1 Melvin Scheer
baum, 2 Brech Avis
Stallion 2 Yrs. & Under 3: 1 John &
Susan Cole
Four and six-horse hitches showed their paces in the
large arena Saturday night. After viewing all twelve hitches,
Windmill Acres Farm from Newton, North Carolina was
named the winner.
In the challenge of the breeds contest, Shirley Craig of
Nottingham and her Arabian horse, Imperial Mandan, took
home top honors.
supreme
Stallion 1 Yr. & Under 2: 1 Michael Wian,
2 Bill Knapp, 3 Ripley Swan
Stallion Yearling Futurity: 1 Michael
Wian, 2 Bill Knapp, 3 Ripley Swan
Stallion Foal: 1 Ripley Swan, 2 Bill
Knapp, 3 Larry Honsberger
Senior Champion Stallion; Larry
Honsberger
Reserve Sr. Champion Stallion: Melvin
Scheerbaum d
Larry
Junior Champion Stallion: John &
Susan Cole
Reserve Junior Champion Stallion:
impion over all breeds was selected.
Michael Wian
Grand Champion Stallion; John & Susan
Cole
Reserve Grand Champion Stallion:
Michael Wian
Maras 4 Yrs. & Ovar: 1 Gerald Allebach,
2 Tom Gilmore, 3 Larry Honsberger
Maras 3 Yrs. & Under 4; 1 Abraham
Allenbach,2 Avery Sterling, 3 Tom Gilmore
Maras 2 Yrs. & Under 3: 1 Abraham
Allenbach, 2 Bill Knapp. 3 Larry
Honsberger
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