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A Popular County Pastime

(hat it is now considered by many as among the top 15 in' New Jersey That’s a prestigious ranking considering the fact that there are 300 horse shows a year in the

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Only a few miles from the county s san , dy beaches are ranches and farms 'that raise and house horses and make them availablf* to the public The largest is the 27H acre Hidden Valley Ranch in Lower Township It has 125 horsi^f which 30 are used for teaching and riding The owners, Mary Ellen and Louis Dickinson, raise registered quarter horses and paints. Mrs Dickinson explains that fnore people. especially girls, are owning horses these days The girlsTiften begin between theages of to and 12 and stay interested in Horses until they are 16 or 17 when their attention shifts to boys, she said The Dickinsons have a daughter, Linda Cook, who has the best of both worlds She lives on the ranch with her husband, Michael, a ranch employee Naturally, equitation continues to be an important part of her life. TYPICAL OF the interest in horses antong girls is 14-year-old Tracey Yarborough of Avalon who has won enough multicolored ribbons to tie around a whole forest of oak trees. She again won a host of awards at the hospital horse show with her dap-

gray eight-year-old pony, "On The Rocks." She trained the pony herself at Meadow Creek Farm where it is housed. "J really enjoy riding,” she said. “You feel so free out there

when you're riding.”

Unfortunately, riding is not all that free, financailly speaking. Mac Leod estimates the cost of buying a horse for riding ranges anywhere between $800 and $5,000. Feed maintenance runs about $1,200 a year and then there are the other costs such as transportation, medicine, riding

paraphernalia, etc.

Mac Leod, whose agency serves

as an informational and educational outlet for horse owners, sees the equine industry as a way

of preserving open spaces. “If we are not to have all

asphalt and concrete, then the horse farm will help to keep our

area open," he said.

THE COUNTY agricultural agent also sees horse interest as being a large plus in keeping

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youths out of trouble. In Cape May County alone, he points out, the nine 4H Youth Clubs have 150 members and 30 leaders and they are directly involved with 250

horses.

“I’ve never seen a youth who works with horses get in with the wrong kind of crowd," Mac Leod

said.

Horses once were considered mostly beasts of burden, but with the arrival of the Industrial Revolution they were replaced by machines. Their last hurrah as work horses occurred in the Cavalry, only to be replaced by modern equipment during World War II. Right after the war, however, as Americans acquired more disposable income and as they once again turned to thoughts of leisurely living, the horse came back into its own as a pleasure animal. That resugence has continued through four decades and never has it been more evident than today in Cape May County. on the cover — Hone lover Jennifer Stevens gives an affectionate pat to ‘‘Tannin”, ridden by owner Susanne Sloan at third annual horse show of Bardette Tomlin Memorial Hospital.)

f Elmer guides “Ibn El Sana” over the hurdles in the local hunter event of the horse show of Burdette Tomlin

4th Schedule Announced

OCEAN CITY - The July 4th weekend will be packed with frefc entertainment here, beginning July 3 with two bike parades and a concert by the Lu Lu Chanters at the City’s Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. The colorful Cedar Beach Bike Parade begins 10 a.m. at 40th and Asbury Ave. and will feature floats and decorated bikes, trikes and other novelty entries. The event concludes at 52nd and Haven Ave. where prizes are awarded and refreshments served. A similar Parade begins, 11 a.m. in the Gardens seciton of the City near ihe Longport Bridge. T/his event is sponsored bylthe Gardens Civic Assn. \ At 8 p.m. Saturday, t)ie renowned Lu Lu Chanters" of Philadelphia will present a variety of songs. On Sunday, the Ocean City "Pops” Orchestra under the direction of Frank Ruggieri begins its 1982 season with a concert featuring Metropolitan opera soprano Deborah Truxal. jr David Jaratt will be

featured along with Tom Perkins, bai*iton and emcee for the season. At 6 p.m. Sunday, the City will begin 4th of July activities at the Athletic Field, 6th Street off the Boardwalk. A kite flying and balloon decorating contest initiates the program. Kitest' will compete for prizes ranging from highest flying kite to best decorated. USAday Show COLD SPRING - Historic Cold Spring Village will host a Happy Birthday U.S.A. antique, collectible & craft show on Saturday, July 3 (rain date July 4th) with the proceeds to benefit Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital Fund

Drive.

The art of rug braiding will be demonstrated by Carol and Gordon Manteufel throughout Saturday and Sunday, July 3 and 4. Mrs. Manteufel has a lifetime knowledge of rug braiding, having been taught by her grandmother

Birthday Party

SEA ISLE CITY - The History Committee, a branch of the Centennial Committee, will hold a birthday party to celebrate the city’s 100th birthday 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6 at the United Methodist Church Social Hall, JFK

Blvd. and Park Rd.

There will be displays of old photos, films of the 1962 storm and costumes worn at former Sea Isle social events along with many

other historical items.

Antiques Tuesday STONE HARBOR - Brandywine Valley Antiques of Chadds Ford, Pa., owned by June and Maurice Conner, will appear in the Women’s Civic Club Antique Show and Sale when it opens at the Elementary School Tuesday, July 6, according to Co-chairman Mrs. William H. Kelton.

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