Local horse shows blend work, family involvement and colorful clubs
Sedrels train six horses for shows by daily arena work and careful grooming to achieve glossy coats and responsive leads. The family joins in events like Western pleasure and tandem bareback while Cedar Rapids clubs such as Rimrock Riders and Wapsi Valley Trail Riders sponsor summer shows with games like Texas flag races Figure 8 racing and rescue races entertaining crowds.
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Sedrel
Ruth Ann Sedrel
Sedrels
Rimrock Riders
Wapsi Valley Trail Riders
Iowa City Saddle Club
Whistlin’ Bit
Springville
Svoboda
Cedar Rapids
Texas
Judy McConaughy
Local horse show draws riders and fundraisers in Iowa
The Cedar Rapids Horseman's Club plans a spring show at Charles Abraham 5B Stables near Shueyville, with trail rides and charity fundraisers. Stables at Upmier near Ely and Sugar Bottom near Solon have ceased renting due to floods and teaching goals, leaving Pleasant View near North Liberty and Cedar Valley near West Branch as remaining rental options.
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McConaughy
Cedar Rapids
Svoboda
Upmier Stables
Ely
Sugar Bottom
Solon
Linda Coulter
Coulters
Studio Theatre offers quick in and out community plays
Innovative Cedar Rapids Studio Theatre invites volunteers with limited time to act design direct or write. Sessions run about four to five weeks between main shows with touring and readers theatre options. Led by Bob Assink and Demetrios Hadjis the program emphasizes children’s theatre and experimentals like Miss Julie Antigone and The World of Carl Sandburg.
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Cedar Rapids
Myrene Hildebrand
Third Ave
Demetrios Hadjis
29Th St. Drive
Chris Taylor
Park Towne Place NE
Ferred
Studio Theatre
Assink
Elaine May
Strindberg
Carl Sandburg
Bob
CRCT
Bob Assink
Studio
Hadjis
Demetrios
Mike Denniston
Cedar Falls
Kennedy High School
University of Northern Iowa
University of Denver
Arthur Miller
Castles Draw Guests From Europe to West Germany Inns
West Germany hosts 47 castle hotels and six historic hostels with 2,500 beds across 1,200 rooms. The properties between the North Sea and the Alps attract European and overseas visitors seeking historic surroundings with pools, riding, and wagon tours. A room and breakfast runs about 12 dollars.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
UPI
North Sea
Alps
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Pepsa Bute
Chumzy
Kelly Sedrel
Trac Sedrel
Verne Upmier
Coralville
The
Bronx
Tim Terry
Fifth Ave. SE
Rapids Gazette
Hotpoint
2Nd Ave
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