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, .t .. , -,*R). ' " "t. > J-, | / .l 'i l-- )( .t;!!l fl i,.:.. ." 6 86''" INDEPENDENCE Ar. I ,l Owned by Tiffany Corson American Cream Netus T Sepr 2008 VoL. 18 Issue 3 I am an American Warmblood, My dad is an American Cream and lnside this issue: my mom is a Morgan. lndependence F I was born in Idaho at Moyie Val- ley Ranch, but was I was named From the Driver's Seat 2 "Independence" because no one National Sporting Library 3 can pronounce "Moyie", Or maybe it was because I was born on the M.v- Thoughts, Mike McBide A 4th of July. Whatever. Fairs & Foals 5 I've been told that I'm 6 years old Alliance o or 16-point-one hands, I'm not sure what either of those things Notes from the Secretary 7 are since I don't do numbers, but I KNOW I'm Boss Hoss! I am way MCD Joshua's Fannie 8 cool for my hair. They've also said that I sometimes "lack discipline", but really I don't t lack it, I just don't always see the sense of it, I'm fun to be around and often play the class clown,., $ it's just that I really like to be cen- A ter of attention. Maybe that's why Officers I enjoy eventing -- I love going jumping &. really fast and really high President: Frank TremeL .t and hearing my person shout Vice Presidcnt; Wendell LuPkes things like "Wa-HOO!" and "WAY Sec/Treas Nanry Liuefu . .,.::: TO GO!" I do that dressage thing, €,'::' too, but I know that's just part of Directors: Linda Corson tt€;:} x the job so I can go very fast and John Schwartzler jump very big stuff. One does Catherine Murphl what one must. Vebmaster: Dean Ticlts Editor: Nanq Phillips When I grow up I want to be ei- O The American Cream Draft Horse Association ther Pegasus or Clint Eastwood, Or maybe Fabio. Or maybe just Indy, No part of the American Cream News that's really what I'm best (including phorographs) may be because reprinted, put on websites or used in at! any manner withour the winen permission of the Secretary of the Independence was a featured model horse Association. for the 2008 Stone Horses Country Fair May 15-17, Shipshewana, IN American Cream Neu,s _,,::.,i.: F-ar, F-.. FHI IIVI IHF ?IHI\/FH \ --.-\FA I a aavaaa -.,-a a a- | laa g ula I a l.:.,"' Merchandise -aaa '+" :rj As I sit in my hot house I am looking forward to American Cream News ,, t the fall and our annual meeting in Vermont. benefit of menrbership in rhe American Crean Draft Horse As.sociation, pubLished tluarterll, as Many THANKS to Catherine Murphy and her oi 2005. American Cream father for representing us at Horse Progress Days. News u'elcomes artrcles, picrnres, We know that there was a lot of expense and time Ietters, onLl clas.silied ods deoling given on their part to make the drive from Mary- u,ith Americon Creams, other draft land to Millersburg, Ohio. I am sure that we all horse breeds, and equipment and appreciate their support of our organization. Horse L{i nl} didLng u rth draJi horsrr. Progress Days gives us an opportunity to present /i\r(cn^ ?LM.I Jire\, )ecrcf.rry our animals to the rest of the draft horse industry. I 93 Crossover Road Start thinking about next year. Wouldn't it be nice Bennington, VT 0250 I to have 3 teams. Another livelyl 2 [email protected] THANK YOU to Linda and Don Johnson for making the trip from Iowa to qury gN,;,1fl,,yo., 6. ra"o, Horse Progress Days to assist with our table and creamnewseditor@ yahoo.com Advertising Prices the horses. Look for pictures and an article in the D* {kk webma.ster Business Card $12 next newsletter. www.acdha.org 1/,{ Page $20 1/3 Page $22 I guess the following will sound like a broken re- 1/2 Page $30 cord. Have you noticed that the same few mem- Full Pa-se $50 bers are always featured in each newsletter with 1/4 pg Color $57 pictures and articles. The reason for that is they 2-Line Ad: $3.00 + l0 g are the only ones that send Nancy Phillips any- pcr word over 2 lines. thing. We are an organization of over 100 mem- bers. I know from conversations that many of you attend local events. WHERE are the pictures and American Gream Dtaft articles? Why don't we try swamping Nancy with Horse Association pictures and articles? Statement of Fees January 1,2005 Another part of the broken record is the request for MEMBERSHIPS (Due by June 15th) information on your horses. If you have a stallion, Full Membershlp: how many mares did he cover in2007 or was he One Time Fee s30 not used. If you have a mare(s), were they cov- Annual Dues $2s Associate Membership: ered, if so did they foal in2007 and what was the One Time Fee s30 foal - male, female, light, dark, etc? This informa- Annual Dues s25 tion is the only way we can determine if we are REGISTRATIONS moving forward, falling back or staying stagnate. Up to one (1) year of age: Members s2s Non-Members s40 To our members who experienced the flooding in Over one (1) year of age: the Midwest and the fires out west, I hope you all Members ss0 are recovering and your animals are safe. Remem- Non-Members $80 TRANSFERS ber the new web site is up and running, have you Within fourteen (14) days of sale: posted anything? The Annual Meeting is fast ap- After fourteen (14) days of sale: proaching. I hope to see many of my old friends Members s40 and meet a lot of new members. Non-Members s60 American Cream Draft Horse Association Frank Tremel, 193 Crossover Road . Bennington, VT 05201 President American Cream Nerus Tur NenoNer Sponnvc Lnns.nv A RESEARCH CENTER FoR HORSE AND FIELDS SpoRTs FROM, National Sporting Library, Mi.lJleburg, Virginir PRESS RELEASE CONTACT' Elizabeth Tobey, Fellowship Coordinator, {ello$,[email protected], 540-687-6547 x25 Horse Racing Author William Nack Speaks on 66Travels with Secretariat: A Triple Crown Odyssey" MIDDLEBURG, VA- Award-winningjournalist William Nack, one of the premier chroniclers of the American turf, will lecture at the National Sporting Library on Saturday, October l1 at 2 p.m., on "Travels with Secretariat: A Triple Crown Odyssey." The talk is part of the NSL's Saturday Pub- lic Lecture Series, made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor. In June 1913, a chestnut colt named Secretariat triumphed in the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first Triple Crown win- ner in 25 years. Bred by Meadow Stable in Doswell, Va., Secretariat is considered by many to be the greatest Thor- oughbred racehorse of all time. A Horse of the Year at ages 2 and 3. Secretariat shattered stakes. track, and world records and vanquished adversaries on both dirt and turf. Nack's book, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, chronicles the early life of this magnificent animal, from his carefully- planned breeding and foaling to his stunning 3lJength Bel- Secretariat with exercise rider, Jim Gaffney. Credit: Jim Gaffney. mont victory. The studio division of the Disney Corporation purchased the rights to Secretariat and is filming a theatrical movie, which will be released in late 2009. Nack is also the author of My Turf: Horses, Boxers, Blood 6&*W#et Money, And The Sporting Life and Rffian: A Racetrack Ro- HARNESS (played was the pro- mance. Nack by actor Frank Whaley) . kather & Bioplastic tagonist in the 2007 made-for-television movie, Ruffian, . Farm . New England about the champion filly. D-Ring Style . Single Driving . Mule Born and raised in Illinois, Nack's career as a journalist spans .Neck Yokes . four decades. He has written for such national publications as Eveners QL;ALIN PRODUCTS . Running W Surcingle FRIENDLY SEVICE Sports lllustrated and Newsday. Nack currently lives in . Shoeing Stocks .Draft Saddles Washington, D.C. COLLARS . Halters. Harness Pms Admission to the lecture is free, but seating is limited. p rdlHiii"Ffii*sH'FBAWH Ee*rpmxmr Please RSVP to Judy Sheehan at 540-687-6542 x 10. l-. For more information on the National Sporting Library, r.... | //' visit www.nsl.org. PIONEER FORECARTS Wih i'' s'de dge ol JdjNmst\ ild !tridy of The National Sporting Library is a non-lending research Library open to the generaL qrm'. rhe Proes FffiM ofer\ dE hsvy hor* ustr a dry vesdle unil tu.p$.!68 fu gl@sue public. Its 16,000'book collection couers a wide range of hnrse and field sports, includ- ddvitrg, {olt b€ting or sious wk. l{ rlrq I sd l) drF. n,eli r o e irhn single hss tr tff ingfoxhunting, polo, coaching, shooting, angling, andThnroughbredracing. k also ur. Abo available rn Hantoss sir. includes biographies of sporting enthusiasts, new!-prblished fiction and non-fiction, Sulty Plow PM . wagm g@. cunent and back i.ssues periodimb, and scores of rare editiorc homed in the F. 'tralkmg of . SpringTmd| H,fu . Shebd -Slrtriq Srftks Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room. (The earLiest editions date to the 1520s.) Films, magaTine articles, and unpublished papervdiaries, scrapbooks, anJ manuscripts-round out its offerings. The Librarl also houses manl fine wuks of sporting art, including pdinaings, sculpture, and such Americarc as weatherqanes donated b1 the late philan- throDist Paul MeIIon. American Cream Necrs My TNOUGHTS by Mike McBride Feelings for draft horses started many years ago and for a time remained only as dreams as I lived what I thought was the "good life".