Richland County Horse Power Field Day recalls farm era
Buck Clark and son George hosted a Horse Power Field Day on their Richland County farm recreating harvest tasks powered by horses. Visitors watched draft teams plow a tobacco field, corn cut with a one horse machine, and threshing demos. Residents shared memories during breaks as contests reward accuracy and speed.
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Buck Clark
George
Richland County
Wisconsin
Clark
George Clark
Clarks
Ryan
Horse Calendar highlights Oct 17 26 in Midwest horse events
The Horse Calendar lists events from Oct 17 to 26 including All-American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus Ohio Oct 17 18 dressage schooling show and open Halloween fun show at Monarch Stables Chippewa Falls. Also Wisconsin 4 H fall meet at Jefferson Library Oct 18 and endurance rides in Rockford Minnesota and Newburg with contacts. A POA meeting in Eau Claire Oct 19 and State Horse Council in Fond du Lac Oct 22. A rain date trail ride in Clintonville Oct 25 and a large open ride near Colfax Dunn County. Send listings to The Country Today.
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Monarch Stables
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Don Hoarat
Lake Drive
Shawano
Steve Pariat
Upper Midwest
Newburg
Wendy Thiede
River Dr
Fredonia
Union Town Hall
Eau Claire
Cindy Brown
Rodeo City
Butch Conrad
Clintonville
Lloyd Davis
Deepwood
Colfax
Dunn County
Shaun Berg
Elk Mound
Breeding Technology Workshop Set for Lake Geneva Opener
Equine breeders meet at The Abbey in Lake Geneva for a two day workshop November 22 23 with national experts from UW Madison UPenn BET Laboratories and Lexington Ky Topics include early pregnancy stallion embryo transfer foal care and respiratory care plus conformation breeding contracts and legal issues Registration details provided for Modern Horse Breeding Gaithersburg Maryland.
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Lake Geneva
Uw-Madison
R.M. Kenney
University of Pennsylvania
New Boston Center
R.H. Douglas
Vir. Douglas
BET Laboratories
Lexington
Timothy Cudd
Quince Orchard
Gaithersburg
Three Remembered by Wagon Train Fox Lake
A fall wagon train at Fox Lake honored three riders who died in the past year. Earl Vande Zande of Waupun Elroy Harder of Burnett and Lori Killam 17 of Fox Lake were remembered as part of the Waupun area train drawing about 550 participants in 50 rigs and 1500 watchers. Wagonmaster Ron Vande Zande invited interest for the 1987 event with planning to begin in February. For participation contact Ron Vande Zande at 414 324-2913.
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Fox Lake
Waupun-area
Sherry Helmer
Earl Vande Zande
Waupun
Elroy Harder
Burnett
Lori Killam
Helmer
Ron Vande Zande
4-H horse project plans workshop in Wisconsin Dells
The state 4-H Horse Project adult leaders workshop is set for Upham Woods Wisconsin Dells the weekend of Oct 31 to Nov 2. Registrations due in Madison by Oct 17. Sessions run 7 p.m. Friday to noon Sunday covering tack care draft horses stable management and competitive trail ride with Dr Dean Peterson discussing horse first aid. Each county may send three leaders and expenses are shared. Contact local county Extension offices for details.
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Upham Woods
Wisconsin Dells
Madison
Mules and their trainer in Como Texas spotlight
Junior Gregg, a mule trainer from Como, Texas, discusses the stubborn yet independent nature of mules used in jumping events. He explains their single-mindedness and how they push to jump when safe, but stop when risk to their bodies is evident, revealing the nuanced handler mule dynamic.
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Junior Gregg
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Richland
Soldier's Grove
Jim Wedeberg
Gays Mills
Mr. Wedeberg
David
Bud’’McClurg
Viroqua
McClurg
Joseph Haugen
Coon Valley
Don Wachter
Prairie du Chien
Wachter
Haugen
Ernest
Kenneth Skrede
Readstown
Zach
Jump River
John Zach
Philip J. Tremblay
Chester Larson
Westby
Colleen Colby
Boscobel
Columbus
Ohio
Tellington-Jones
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Marcia Ukura
Bob Matthews
Rockford
Contacte
Minnesota Equine Research Foundation
Box
Long Lake
Wisconsin State Horse Council
Atrium
Fond du Lac
Equine
Aries and
Wrigley Arabian Farms
Q.J. Ginther
Thomas R. Bowman
Virginia
Misty Meadows Farm
A.C
M.F
H.C. Hay Rake
New Condition
N.S
Ridgeland
Imp
Dean Peterson
Como, Texas
Stubbon
Mr. Gregg
Churchill Tire & Battery
Stout
Menomor
Brad Ragan
INC
Winans Bam GF
Hanson Tire Service
Winona
Duane
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