BARBARA L. DARLINGTON
Association Reporter
COLYER (Centre Co.) Am
ber Yearick sat tall in the seat, her
blue eyes wide with anticipation.
Her carriage was a beautiful black
convertible with large maroon
wheels, and escorting Amber was
a kind gentleman known as Perry.
They couldn’t have asked for a
more beautiful day, with the tem
perature in the 80s and bright sun
shine.
Sounds a little like Cinderella,
well close. Amber’s escort Perry
is a beautiful black Percheron
gelding, and Amber was able to
fulfill her dream of driving for the
first time on Saturday, June IS,
1996, at the Pennsylvania Perch
eron Association’s annual youth
clinic. It was a big day for Amber
and 23 other children as Perry,
Abe, Amos, Barney, and a couple
of other Percheron geldings took
turns escorting the kids around the
ring.
Outside the ring keeping a close
eye on this next generation of
hopeful Percheron owners and
breeders stood the older genera
tion, the leaders. These were the
horsemen and women who had
once been in the same seat as Am
ber and her Mends. They had been
there before, and they had helped
many others along the way. Still
on this bright sunny day in June,
the sparkle in the eyes of the
teachers were as bright as those of
the students.
Even greater than showing their
accomplishments in competition
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or at exhibitions, was the feeling
of knowing that their knowledge
and love for the Percheron breed
of horse was being passed on to a
generation as excited about these
gentle giants as they have always
been.
This day was not just a day of
learning to drive. It started off on
the hill at the home of Pcnnwoods
Petchetons, owned by John Cole
and his family in Colver. Susan
Cole introduced the kids to the
Percheron breed by helping them
to “get to know their horse.” She
spoke about the chartsteristics of
the horse from conformation to
behavior.
Dr. Nancy Diehl, of Centre
Equine Practice, joined the group
speaking about general care of the
horse from vaccinations to foot
care. She answered questions
about the effectiveness of differ
ent vaccines and demonstrated to
the group how to detect hard hoof
heads.
The afternoon meant it was
time to get out and get some
“hands on experience.” Rhonda
Cole as well as other members of
the youth committee pulled out
the braiding stands and helped the
kids put some of that youthful en
ergy to work. They explained and
showed the group how to roll
manes and braid tails, then tested
the listening skills of participants
by giving them the opportunity to
practice. According to Amber
rolling the mane is the easier of
the two tasks, because with the tail
there’s a lot of “stuff” to do.
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Abe Allebach, of Windermere
Farms in Spring Mills, showed the
kids how to harness a horse. He
took the time to explain to them
the proper fit of the harness and
told them the differences in cer
tain types of harnesses. He also
explained some of the problems
that can occur if the harness isn’t
fitted properly. Abe then gave the
kids two piles of leather, which
when put together would make
two harnesses. Then grinning he
proudly announced that the lest
was to harness two of the Percher
on geldings waiting nearby. The
kids were up to the task, and smil
ing right back at their teacher as
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they dove into the piles of leather.
A short time later two Percherson
geldings emerged, ready to pull
the carts waiting for them.
Now that the horses were
braided and harnessed, it was time
to have some fun. Laureen Knapp,
of Knapp Tythe Percherons in
Findlay, Ohio, provided the in
struction for the driving portion of
-the clinic. This was the favorite
part of the clinic for Amber, al
though she was quick to add that
she enjoyed the whole day. Not
only did it give the kids a chance
to do something many of them had
never had the chance to do before,
but it demonstrated to the adults in
the group the versatility of the
lbs. protein.
Only DHIR production credits
are used to calculate the standings.
The total lifetime production
achieved by the winners of the
1995 Leading Living Lifetime
Production Contest is a credit to
the producing ability of the Jersey
breed.
Maplerow Mercury Aron is cur
rently working on her 12th lacta
tion, producing a total of 247,820
lbs. milk, 8,670 lbs. protein, and
11,346 lbs. fat in 4,188 days. She
has a mature average on 12 lacta
tions of 19,035 lbs. milk, 865 lbs.
fat, and 780 lbs. protein.
The 14-yr.-old cow has com
pleted nine lactations of more than
18,600 lbs. milk and 680 lbs. pro
tein. This cow also ranked fourth
in protein production and was
named Grand Champion at the
1996 All American Open Show.
Glen Meadows Maple Sweet
ness, produced 9,103 lbs. Of pro
tein to take top honors in that cate
gory. This cow also placed second
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Percheron breed. These massive
horses when hitched in the show
ring often project a fiery temper,
but in the hands of the kids they
showed that they could be the
gentlest of “baby-sitters.”
After a long day of work, both
mentally and physically it was
time to head home. This next gen
eration of Percheron owners and
breeders had spent their day in the
sun. laughing and learning. Some
day it will be their turn to stand
along side a ring and watch as a
group of eager youngsters take the
reins of a Percheron horse for the
first time, and they will know that
dreams are being filled right be
fore their eyes.
in milk production and sixth in fat
production. She has completed 10
lactations in her lifetime.
Lanis Lexi of Star Jerseys won
the Presidents Trophy and Hilmar
Cheese Yield Award. She is own
ed by Raycene Crews. Star, Idaho.
The Presidents Trophy is based
on mature equivalent protein pro
duction. The Hilmar cheese yield
award is based on 305-day actual
production completed in 1995,
and is computed using the modi
fied cheese yield formula for 38
percent moisture chedder.
Lanis Lexi of Star Jerseys won
the awards for her
33,900—1.540—1,465 m,c. and
her actual record of 2-11 305
30,000 4.6% 1,387 4.4% 1,320.
This record yields a total of 3,952
lbs. of cheese.
The Leading Living Lifetime
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Award was to have been presented
during the AJCA-NAJ Annual
Meetings in Portland, Oregon this
week.
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