A}YTtrRICAN I NrWSCRtrAA{ \ o l. t rNt I-. .s, N(). z \\ lN' iR 199.5-t9e6 Reflecting. ,:iifr r\s rhe Ncu Year comes in, it is ars ars Ilrighton, Nlichigan.'l hese ure just a few. ;r g,x,tl timc to rcflcct h:rrk ,'n uhrrt h.rs (irr lil t h, rltc l(,(r5 (,'nrnrcntr)riui!c happened. 199-5 rr as a vear in * hich u,c srid model of llrcvcr, met with lnuch success. good-bve to a long timc brccdcr of Amcri- Originalll'sclling frrr arounrl $.10.00, ir is can (lrcanrs, Richard Eads of l,anark, Illi- nou going for as high as $l(X).(X) in thc nois. Bur through his dcdication, nranr of second-hand nrarket. thc prerent hrcederr hlrc offspring lrunr Bur not all cftirrts wcrc so successflrl. his cfforts. 'l hc (litizcn s Strrrrp Adr isorr ( iorrrnirtcc 'l his pasr annual A.O.l).H.A. mcctrng ciccision not ro do I []nitcd Srltcs posrrgc held in Russell, Iorva, and hostecl bv l)on stxmp of an Anrcrican Orcam uls a dislp lnd LinJ:r J,,hnr,,n, rrls,;rritc l 'rihorse enthusi- ndn)cnt of lloscs (alias Rosc I)aradc), to- asts as \rcll as thc gencral public abour \\'ard the cnd $as a turn-01'-the-ccnttrrY Breeders Anrerican Oreams through outreach p()- u agon pu lled bv l pair ofAnrericln (lrcanrs 'l ( grams. Somc of these were rhe Nlid-lowa orl ncd by I )ororhy Snrith of Ranchita, ( lali, hc Amcricrrr l,ir cstock llrccrls ion- Anti<1uc l)o*cr Shou,, Nlarshalltorvn. Ioua, frrrnia. It rvas nice to see the (lrerms g() scrvlncv has publishcd it ncrr brxrk tirlcrl rlith l)an and llrcnda Willianrs, and Betsv nrtionally and gct somc publicit_v. ,l (hn.rt nntion Il rwrlitg ltaulhnol'I he lnok (llarcnce (irunr) 'l and Zicbcll; thc Houard hc 1996 A.( l.l ). t l.A. mccring is in rhc is urittcn bl ucll-knosn A.l,.ll.(1. srlff I'air in Nlaryland uith [)aula and [.'rank rvorks. I nlirrmarion will be conring out srxrn. nrenr bcrs, I)hillip Sponen lrcrg:rnd ( )rrolvn '['rcmel and othcr Nlar_vland memDcrs; As far as thc resr ofthc year, it is rrp to vorr. ( I)rogrcss l)ays in (ioshen, Indiana, *irh thc member. \iru u ill decidc n hat rvill bc ih ristnran. 'l Shcila Johnson and Ilarl Hanrmond; ancl history for rhe Amcrican (lrcam l)rafr his book was writrcn prirnarilv lirr \\'cslcr Rogalski on Nlarkcr I)avs in I Iorse! pcrrplc intcrcstctl in rlrc brccds. likc tlrc Arrcricrn (lrc.rrr. lrrrr ir rrlro sill irrrcrcsr anr itninral lrrccdcr. Sonrc of the srrbjccrs inclurlcd arc thc conccpt ancl prlcricc of selcction; a c()rnparison ofconscrvltion lnd inrprrvcmcnt llrccding; and thc rrscs of brccding systems srrclr as inbrccd ing. line- brccding, and cross-brceding.'l hcsc nreth- ods *cre all usccl in thc dcrclopnrcnt of thc Americln (ircam draft hrlrsc ls rr cll as other rrrc brcccls, and still tre r(xla\'.

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I)i,&fotr: /Lft ta ,i!tt) wrs'lr dtrd Earl lltunoul: Ilill (.:ronin; B?td Don Jolnun and (htlo Jumpcr doing somc l.ithcll, Sttr.ctttn: I)u .lolwon; l)tn ll'i/liun, I'rctidznt:uttl Koret ,\nitl, aalhutg up.

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An estimated .l(X)0 pcoplc turned out frrr the l)raft llorsc and Nlulc Association's Ilorse l)rogrcss lh1.s in Ooshen, lndiana. Earl llanrnrond and Shcila Johnson of'l'hrcc Rivcrs. \lichi- gan, attcndcd and havc u'ritten about thcir cxpcrience. The Snall I''anner's Journal, fall issue 199.5 (pagc {l) shows lllrl's team to a ground-drive teddcr rakc.

Seprtufur ?8, 1995 I am nor much of a writer btrt I will try to tcll you a little about l)rogrcss Days. 'l'hursday Clarerc /.itbell otjoys rfu slade titl ()in atd Ed Harht. We arrived on night, July 6. 'l'here were just a few horses stablcd ar thc fairgrounds. 1'hursday nighc'l'hclma, 16, and Nlichclle, 14, Johnson rode the ream of Oreams around thc grounds. We strycd at the grounds bccause wc were going to bc a part of tlrc dcnronstrarions at thc Ilontraycr Farm. If it had not becn for my girls, lilrl and I would not have bcen lblc to attend [)rogress l)ays.'Ihc girls washcd and harnesscd thc horses.'l'hsr' $'cnr with Earl to thc farm to hclp hinr as hc was not fccling vcry wcll. At rhe farnr they dcmonstrated a manrrre sprcadcr and a hay rake. 'l'hcrc was a lot of pcoplc rrt hoth thc fair grounds and farm. 'l'hc crowds rnadc it hard to drive a tcam. Ws wcrs the only two-horsc hitch. Alrnosr cv- ,Veubers etjo.yed gtoi /ool and fieads beforc tlc neetiag sturttd. crything was sct up frrr thrcc t0 rwclvc norses. tut l ttft ldg?

New Articles with Creams '1fu Rearh - Directory 199.5 Western Horscman ,ll i r/-,5 o u th H o rse Reu ian, l). O. Ilox 632 October 1995 Octobcr 1995 Kcndalh'ille, IN .16.56.5 3850 Nonh Nevada Avcnue (901) .16.5-.1042 (ztg\ 347 -8223 P. O. Box 798u Clolorado Springs, CO U0933-7980 Horv-N-Aroands Lr anrlutt Couier Herald (7le) 633-.s52.1 FallAA'inte r 1995 Jul-v 19, 1995 Salc and Stallion Guide Ilucklcv, Washington Green Shcct West 7le Hone August 2, 1995 Scptember 1995 I\ I ich igan \lodcrn llorse Breeding, Inc. I). O. Box 4680 7le Biglrton Aryus Lexington, KY 40544-4680 August 9, 1995 800-u66-2361 Brighton, Nlichigan Letters. con't

In rhe evenings ofFriday and can Creams and told them thcre rr erc Saturdlv 'f helma ran thc ground onlv fiO rcgistered in thc countrv, I driving hands-on dcmonstration. think some people found it hard ro Shc rvould walk beside thc adrrlts belicvc. and tcll thcnr rvhat to do rvhcn Wc had a lot of peoplc ask about driving a team. Shc uould rvalk the (lreams and rvhere they coLrld behind the kids and help thcrn get a team.1-helma and Earl also had drivc rvhile not lctting go of the a guy follorv them around trving to lin cs. buv our team. Come to think of it. Ar the Parade of Breeds on there we re two tr)'ing to buy Crcams. Saturdav afternoon everyone e lse \\'c enjoyed Progrcss r.ery much was tellinghow mayanimals the y and hope to be able to go again next had rcgistered last ycar.'l'heir vear. numbcrs wt:rc very largc, so lvhcn l.larl tllkcd about Amcri- .\leila Jolnson Larl llannoul rltititg Bate /leJr) tnd I,anty lriglt) to a mafi r. s|t?a//.r al Ptngrcss l)a1s. I'h(rro b!Robcrt Nlischkr @ 1995

O.ll'. Cnan of ll'leat. F mnl lizmel and ,llindl F olr. ,ltaqlaad ncnltus at tlc Howud Coun4 l'air: I',ileen .llindt' wt*.r dtl "Jcnt at OaI Cnst I'ant in Han'oad, .llr(hnicr, rlllen l'at Enncrll, ".len1," F ranl T rcnel, Kin 'liunel, 'l ,llar t-land, dtzre lt i.t frese*l.y hoatrlzd. .llindt I.ass, and I'orht renel.

... and from Paula and stallion and (llar Ann [,rrcv, their l.i vcer- old mare. Had been othcr entrants Frank Tremel of West River, there thcl rl ould have becn g ith the Suffirlks. Maryland: 'l'he announcer gave a verv nice comnten- American Cream Ncwslctter rary {)n thc American Oreanr Breed. 112 King Hcnry Way On Augrrst 1.1, 199.5, firr rhe second Williamsburg, VA 231E8-1904 Also irttending u'ere Flilcen NlcCarrier thc 'l'remcls of Rivcr, Nllrr'- -vear \\'est and .\llen Van Flnrmerlk of \\oodbinc, Ilnd, shorvcd nro of thcir (lrcirnrs at thc Tlc Antian Cnan Nevshttcris a ben- Nllrlhnd. the other I\larvland members of (lorrntr of ncnbcnlip ia tlc Americat Cream Hoqartl lrair in NIarr'land, in the (lrcanr fit rhc Amcrican Associarion. Drart Horst Assoriation. Publkled bi- l\ I ulc rtnd I )raft I lorsc Shou . Shos n u crc annaally tlc Coacl and Livtstod (1.\\'. ( lrcanr of\\'hcat (Jcrq ). r ?%r car-old fmn Parlo oad F.rnnl 'l'rcncl Oltcratior at Tle Colotial Williansbarg Foxadatioa. Th Anricaa Cnam ,\ltv,t- Classificd letter ocltomcs afticks, pictt tzs, Iettcfs, ad classif;cd ads pabliraioa kat For Sale: lor deah rpitl Ancican Crcan Draft iona. 2 mares:4 year old, pink skin, l6H, 1.500 lbs; 9 ye ar old, brood mare, 16 H, Karcn V. Smith, E/rar l500lbs. For morc informationcall Ed Dc anr,e B ailey, Pro dacti o n Harlin at (816) 532-4173.