Kids
Brittany Snyder, 6 and mom Pam from Allentown pet the
gentle Tennessee Walking horse at the Allentown Fair.
Amanda, with mom Chris, admires Diamond Chips T at
Allentown Fair.
Kaltlln Marie Van Busklrk, 5, left checks out the piglets
with friend Jean-Marie, 4 'A , at the Allentown Fair.
Towering, Gentle Walking Horse Giants
Enthrall Allentown Fairgoers
Korner,
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ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.) —
They have prize-winning names:
Diamond Chips T and Nugget
Strike Gold.
The Tennessee Walking horses,
that is.
A few of them galloped around
the show ring, and kids could walk
up to the horses under the judging
tent at Allentown Fair last week
and pet them.
That’s what kids like Lorissa
Lazarus, 7, did. To Lorissa, and to
Brielle Twitty, Maria Amador,
Brittany Snyder, and even the rid
er, Angela Schlott, the horses were
giant, gentle creatures who could
neigh and even grab a bite to eat
from your hand.
Children of all ages can see
more of the giant, gentle horses
and have a lot of other fun, too, at
the North American Plantation
Classic. The Classic is scheduled
the weekend of Sept 13-14 at the
Quentin Riding Club in Quentin,
near Lebanon.
The horses at Allentown Fair
will join many others across the
country at the Classic, which will
have more than 80 classes and fea
ture more than $l,BOO in prize
money, plus coolers and champ
ionship trophies.
For kids, some events include a
stickhorse class. Children can
bring along a stickhorse of any
style and “pretend they’re riding
just like the competitors in the
show,” said Jeannie H. McGuire,
horse instructor and trainer from
Pottsville.
McGuire is president of the Pen
nsylvania Pleasure Walking Horse
Association, which is presenting
the Classic.
The stickhorse competition will
be held on the Saturday of the i
show, McGuire noted. Ribbons
will be awarded in the stickhorse I
class. 1
The competition will over all
sorts of pleasure walking horse
types of riding, including Western
and English classes.
There will also be an Antebel
lum show, breed history, ladies
riding side-saddle in costume, and
other events. There will be other ,
kids’ games, lots of vendors, art- I
work, clothing, and plenty of food.
Quentin is located about three
miles south of Lebanon on Rt 72.
For more information about the
Classic, contact Jeannie McGuire
at (717) 385-2867.
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Lorlssa Lazarus, 7, daught
er of Rhonda and Les Lazar
us, enjoys the Tennessee
Walking Horse demonstra
tion at Allentown.
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Riding Nugget Strike Gold is Angela Schlott. From left,
Maria Amador, 12; at far right is Brielie Twltty, 6; and in cen
ter is Llnsey, 9.
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