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-Ag Progress Section, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,2001
No Unicorns At Ag Progress Days
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
Whether for power, transpor
tation or companionship,
humans have bonded with
horses for 6,000 years. Visitors
can see why at Penn State’s Ag
Progress Days, Aug. 14-16.
Horse events will take place at
the Equine Exhibits Building
and Horse Arena on Main
Street, behind the Special
Events Building, at the Ag Prog
ress Days site.
This year’s program is dedi
cated to the memory of the late
Bill Conway, long-time sup
porter of Penn State’s equine
program, the equine education
program at Ag Progress Days
and Centre County 4-H. A dedi
cation ceremony will honor
Conway at 6 p.m. on Wednes
day, Aug. IS.
Experienced horse handlers
will explain and demonstrate
basic handling techniques and
skills. Brian Egan, horse pro
gram assistant for Penn State
Cooperative Extension, will
demonstrate trailer loading at 1
p.m. on Tuesday, Ward Stude
baker, manager of the universi
ty’s horse herd, will demonstrate
round pen training at 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, and Carla Weaver,
Centre County 4-H Horse Club
leader, will present a horse
handling clinic at 12:15 p.m. on
Thursday.
The Keystone Dressage and
Combined Training Association
will present the intricate riding
techniques of dressage at 11 a.m.
and 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Dres
sage requires great coordination
and training of both horse and
rider almost like gymnastics
on horseback.
Jim Glunt, of Jim Glunt
Equine Services, will show visi
tors how to evaluate a riding in
structor at 1:10 p.m. on
Wednesday, and fit saddles and
equipment at 10:30 a.m. on
Thursday.
A trainer will demonstrate
sheep dog herding techniques
each day at 11:30 a.m.
The Pennsylvania State Police
Mounted Patrol will perform at
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and 11
a.m. on Wednesday.
Horsepower Farm will dem
onstrate therapeutic riding at
12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The
Franklin County Therapeutic
Riding Center will demonstrate
therapeutic driving at 2:15 p.m.
on Wednesday.
Wednesday evening events
Penn State
begin at 6 p.m. with a flag pres
entation by the Centre County
4-H Clubs and Pennsylvania
State Police, followed by the cer
emony for Bill Conway. An ear
lier flag presentation will take
place at 1 p.m.
On Thursday, the Ag Progress
Days/Pennsylvania Quarter
Horse Association 4-H Equine
Skillathon will start at 10 a.m.
The skillathon is a multi-phase
competition that allows young
equestrians to demonstrate their
skills with a showmanship com
petition, written test and series
of identification stations.
4-H members without horses
will compete in a separate divi
sion in which they will judge a
class of horses. Entry deadline
But Lots Of Horses
for the skillathon is Aug. 9.
Entry forms are available from
county cooperative extension of
fices.
Penn State equine science fac
ulty members Nancy Diehl and
Ann Swinker will answer horse
care and health questions at the
“Ask the Expert” booth each
day in the Equine Exhibits
Building.
Breed clinics throughout the
event will present the history,
uses and unique features of Frei
sians, Knapstrupps, Hanoveri
ans, thoroughbreds, Paso Finos,
quarter horses, trottingbreds
and Morgans.
Because of concerns over the
possible transmission of foot
and-mouth disease and other
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