, .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 , 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 -- 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 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 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 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 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

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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". Then I met Earl and Sheila. owners and breeders of American Cream Draft horses and my life changed. My thoughts for working draft horses and specifically the American Cream Drafts grew and renewed feelings became realities.

Now people stop by the road to watch me plow, disk, drag and plant the spring ground. In the sum- mer, observers watch my horses as we go through the steps of making hay; mowing, raking, baling and delivering to the barn. Early fall my four American Cream Drafts and I put in a lot of work making silage. A1l four horses are hitched to the chopper, and at other times three or four haul the silage wagons to the silo. They stand quietly be- side the tractor that provides power to convey the chopped com to the silo. Then the time comes to harvest corn, we take turns with the other working drafts running the picker and hauling the wagons; all the while calmly putting up with the noise of the corn picker, a gas motor and an elevator put- ting the corn in the crib. Winter months my horses haul logs to the wood splitter and once split, they are used to haul the wood to our outdoor wood burning furnace.

There are times when only I can see and feel the beauty and strength of my American Cream Drafts at work, but pictures of me plowing after being invited to Tiller's Intemational's Plow Days in Scotts, Michigan this spring show everyone what I see and feel each time I hitch and work my special horses.

Photos courtesy of Mike McBride

Top: Cultivating Middle: Hauling Silage Bottom: Tilling Right: Hauling HaY

Mike's American Creams: #434 H-N-J's Dick's Clar Ann (mare) #457 H-N-J's Dick's Kitt (mare) #575 Ray's Golden Girl (mare) ,(n/r) Timex (gelding) Anrcri;iin Crcitnr Nuu -.

trearrl Acre: Ranch g0es ti Central Oregon Top: Hitchhiker ancl his nronr Susan r'"ith I)ale Livell inr,'iialllr-ial iir.rft Horse Shnu'at l:;igie Crtsl Bottonr: Hitchhikcr cliscovers a r.rorld outside the trailcr,

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Equus Survival Trust American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Victoria Tollman, Executive Dir. Don Schrider, Communications Dir. 775 Flippin Road; Low Gap, NC 27024 PO Box 477; Pittsboro, NC Z73lZ [email protected] [email protected] 9 19-545-0022

Equus Survival Trust Announces What's the Beell An Historical and Culinary First 2008 Endangered Equines Weekend at KHP Pittsboro, NC: On June 20, 2008, approximately 70 Preparations are in full swing for the food professionals, chefs, food writers, and food connois- Festivale of Endangered Equines at seurs gathered at Ayrshire Farm in Uppervilte, VA, to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexing- participate in a blind-tasting which compared beef from ton, KY. Please check back for a eight rare heritage breeds and two widely available breeds full report after the event. of cattle.

Working Together to Saue Endangered Equine Breeds! The mission of the event was to make a flavor compari- son of beef from these ten breeds to demonstrate the [email protected] culinary diversity they represent, as well as the value of www.Equus-Survival-Trust.org conserving rare breeds. "'W'e have to eat them to save them," said Sandy Lerner, the host for the tasting. "When we eat them, we are giving farmers an economic TIME TO ORDER YOUR 2OO9 reason to conserve rare breeds and the important genetic ACDH CALENDARS! diversity they represent." This unique event presented meat from the chuck sec-

2009 Calondars - Now Available @ $1 5.00 eactt tion of each breed roasted simply, without spices, and cut Features include: into bite-sized pieces in covered dishes at numbered sta. A different mehbar's photo for ecch monih A reurpberance of lost yar's omuol rceling tions. Numbered toothpicks and scorecards were pro- of th€ ACDHA History vided to aid in evaluating the beef. The meat was scored A stoleheni of faes ond nrerclondise cvoiloble ooe A heolih record poge based on flavor, texture, tenderness, smell, and appear- ance.

The breeds tasted were: Ancient Vhite Park, Angus, Dexter, Galloway, Highland, Mllking Devon, Piney- woods, Randall Lineback, Red Poll, and (bee0 Short- horn. Many of these breeds are endangered and are con. sidered important reservoirs of genetic diversity by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. As examples of critically rare remnants of landrace cattle that helped found the United States, Pinelwoods cattle are adapted to the deep South and Randall Lineback caftle are native to New England.

After tasting the beef, the enthusiastic crowd was asked to vote for their favorite number before the breed identi. ties were revealed. The winner of the popular vote in this ground-breaking tasting was the Randall Lineback, 2009 Amencan C ream Draft Horse Calendar Order with Send coupon with payment to I Nbr.Calendars @ 515 ea. second place going to the Galloway and third to the Dex. ACDHA I faymenl amount S_ c/o Nancy Lively lJ Check Charge-Vrsa or MC ter. The top three I I favorites each received nearly twice as 1 93 Crossover Road I Charoe card Bennington. VT t- 05201 | trxp. uare See What's the Beefl. cont'd on page 7 t

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many votes for first place as any of the other breeds tasted. l'm not even going to say, "l hope you're all having a great summer" because I know that many of you are Thougl'r some breecis had ferv supnorters irs first choice, not. I can assure you, however, that the thoughts and it sholricl be notecl that m,rnv of these bree.ls garogrgil prayers of the Board of Directors go out to you as you particular your part seconcl and tl'rir.l placements ,lr individuals' tally car.-ls. deal with whatever disaster has hit of the country. "l u'as arnazed l-row difi'erer-rt people pref-errecl different r L'rreec'ls to such an extent that there was no ol-r.,'icltrs rvin- Nobody likes to be nagged so the Reminder List will be il ner." Remarked Kristi Bahrenburg of Eclible short: tL. Janzen Chesaueake. . Please send in your reservations for the Annual All but three of the breeds - the Milking Devon, the Meeting by September 1"t. All of the information Randall Lineback, and the Red Poll - had been flnlshed concerning the meeting has been in the last couple on Ayrshire Farm, fed an organic finishing feed, ancl of Newsletters and the reservation form was in the last Newsletter. lf you would like raised and processed humanely, following Humane Farm to come but can't find the paperwork, please contact me at live- Animal Care's standards. The Randall Lineback was lv1 23@comcast. net or 802-447 -7 61 2. grown and finished on Chapel Hill Farm. The Milking Devon and the Red Poll were grass-finished as there were . Please send any Bylaw changes that you would no steers available to finish on grain due to rarity and like to make to me by September 15th. hercl reduction following the drought of 2007. r Be sure to utilize the website, www.acdha.orq , for This event was the largesr comparison of beef breeds in downloading any forms that you may need plus the North America to date and it successfully demonstrated 'For Sale' page. Please contact me or Wendell Lupkes at [email protected] if you would like that each of these breeds is valuable for the unique culi- your horses for sale listed on the site. nary experience it offers. To quote one attendee, Lina Burton of The Mercer House, "And the beef - who . lf you haven't already, please send in your Stallion would irave thought that they really did taste different, and Foaling Reports as soon as possible. and were so much better than what is available commer- . And, if you haven't please your cially in the supermarket?" already, send in annual dues as soon as possible. 'What's the Beef - An Historical Event was produced through a partnership of the American Livestock Breeds David and I look forward to hosting the upcoming An- nual Meeting and welcoming you to Vermont. Take Conservancy, Humane Farm Animal Care, Slow Food care, and the best to you all. USA. and Avrshire Farm. Nancy For more information on the beef breeds, placings, hosting organi- zations, or cattle facts, visit: httn,. uuri.rvr.hi Dates of Note Don Schrider - Communication Director, The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Festivale of Endangered Equines - P.C). Box 47? Pittsboro, NC 27J12 (9191 542-5104 erli tqr(4rl\::um.rls irriq.rlhn...qrg Kentucky Horse Park, Sept 5-7

Tillers International - ALBC Conference - THE AMERICAN LIVESTOCK BREEDS CONSERVANCY, founclecl in 1977, is l non-profit mcmbership organization working to protect over 150 catch Mike McBride, Scotts, MI, Sept 20 breeds ofcattle, goats, horses, asses, sheep, pigs, rabbits and poultry from ex- tinction. lt is thc pioneer organization in the U.S. working to conserue heritage Equine Affair - l.reecls antl genetic diversity in livestock. W. Springfield, MA, Nov 9-12 "The myth surrounding the future is that with all of this advanced technology our separate breeds will no longer be needed. This is not so. Just as a writer Sierra Nevada Small Farm Progress Days - needs a precise language to express himself clcarly, we need our separate October 18, Thompson Ranch, Auburn, CA breeds to better produce animal products." Nov 8, Orchard Field Day, New Castle, CA "Breeds Herman Pvdy, of Cattle" 530-305-3210 - Dan Macon r e.{*,t* €** %)V a7;.* Q'{*.orr"r-

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