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THE COUNCIL RECORD - PAGE 5 - Wednesday, August 10, 1977
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gresses, longer periods of
standing are demanded.
Then later, if his mind gets
to wanderin~ and he acts
sleepy or inattentive, wake
him up with a little jerk on
the line soon followed by a
command to trot. That way
he'll start anticipatine a
move and stav more alert.
You, the trainer, need to :~:~:
ALWAYS be alert to signs :::
leading to rebelliousne
• and be ready to tactfully ! i il
correct his mistakes. Antici-
pation can be bad or ~ood,
depending on how he reacts
to his lessons. You are the Mr. & Mrs. Roy Rockwell
judge when and how to use
it effectively, try to hold that position for not evade the whip by
Now's the time to work about a minute. Now walk swinging away. Colts usu-
on backing and standin~ him around a~ain, stop and ally respond to the corn-
square. I use a 3-foot whip square the front feet again, mand "trot" by now as
as an aid to extend mv When he shows signs of they've begun their lonue
hand. Lead the horse understandinu what you training also. But thev
around a few minutes then want, praise him and quit usually get confused when
make a stop. At first he'll for that day. you start trotting along
probably stop unbalanced Continue daily with short with them and will either
in a gangly position. I lessons including the back stop or get to pulling. Any
usually begin with the front feet too until he learns to time they blow up or get
feet for the first lesson, automatically square up Confused, just calmly start
Calmly work with him using when he stops. This will be over and show them again
light taps with the whip to an aid to you when riding what you want, being quick
move a foot back into posi- him later, to praise when they get it.
tion. Tap him on the chest Getting a horse to walk Next week we'll con-
with the whip if he resists along briskly and trot along tinue, includin~ how to ~[et
going back. I've found that side is a problem with many a horse to back straight,
most colts are responsive at youths. I like to carry a 3- how to correctly turn on
this stage and learn to back foot whip in my left hand the haunches, and how to
readily, if not pushed too along with the folded end teach the sidepass.
hard or asked to back ]on~ of the lead. When a horse
distances. (For:: the olderli~ refuses to resoond immedi- Guests
horse that gets sullen and[ atelv to the command, a tap
refuses to back~ we'll need" on the hindauarters Consider guests - two
another article later.) refreshes his memory. If he kinds -- The're some who,
The first time the horse bolts, stop him, calm him always coming, never
gets his feet square in front, down and start over. Put come--The other class I'm
sure you know, who, always
praise him immediately, him between you and a going, never go!
Then tell him "whoa" and fence or wall so that he can-
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Trainin a horse to show
at halter is our main topic
this week. Youths in 4-H
will need to properly train
their horses for county
shows. Those who sell
can benefit too.
an intelligent prospec-
tive buyer is looking at your
horse, he wants to see con-
formation and leg action. If
you are unable to stand
your horse square or trot
him out in a straight line,
the buyer won't get to see
much and a sale could be
lost.
Several things need to be
taught to the halter horse.
must do a proper turn on
the haunches to the right,
he must learn to trot out
obediently in a straight line,
he must make a balanced
stop and square his feet
quickly and he must learn
to back straight. Being able
to sidepass either direction
is valuable knowledge also,
especially in large and
crowded classes. It adds
much to the smoothness of
your performance.
My horses begin their
halter training on the longe
line. After they've learned
to walk along and trot in a
circle, the "whoa" com-
mand is introduced. They
quickly learn that "whoa"
consistantly means a dead
stop, immediately perfor-
med, with no further move-
ment until commanded to
He must be trained to stand .do so. The periods of time
squarely for long periods of they are asked to stand is
time at attention, he must variable so that they don't
learn to walk briskly beside get to anticipating the time
you on a slackened lead, he to move. As the horse pro-
New Meadows
Super
CASH
le
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Jewelry,
Men's and Women's
Toiletry Items -Gift Items
and Sundri
@
NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES
ENCHANTED COTTAGE, Park-like setting
on 2 1/3 acres. Spring and creek water.
$55,000.
RIVER FRONTAGE, We have homes on the
Little Salmon and on the Big Salmon. Priced
$25,000 up.
INCOME PROPERTY, Half acre on the
Salmon River. Pleasant living quarters plus
excellent income. $53,000.
Shown by Appointment
Ray Warren 628-3684
Mary O'leary 628-3330
RIGGINS, IDAHO
The
The Instant
Brightener!
OWS
for Wiuter with these bargains.
or
on full cases of Calking & Adhesives
Weather Stripping- Threshold:
Shelf Brackets
15%
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Fiber Glass roofing -- 2nds reg. 30 sq. ft. NOW 25¢ sq. f!
Carpet and linoleum remnants.
Watch for our CLEARANCE AUCTION
of Special order Items, not picked
up, Discontinued Items -- Damaged Goods
and Over
347-1194
ncil
lan
Registration Days:
Monday, Wedn :lay, Friday
8: 30 A.M. --- 12:00 A.M.
The school is located just off Highway 95 North of Council at
the Council Bible Church
Council Christian Academy admits
students of any race, color and
national or ethnic origin.
Council Bible Church and Christian Academy
P.O. Box 502, Council, Idaho 83612 Phone 253-6923
Quality Education in a Christian Atmosphere
Illl
The Riggins Salmon
River Chamber of Com-
merce are already making
olans for the Labor Day
weekend. Raft races on the
main Salmon River include:
Homemade rafts and the
Powder Puff races on Satur-
day, September 3rd, and on
Sunday, September 4th the
Salmon River Champion
races will be run with com-
mercial rafts. There will be
money prizes for winners
and on Saturday a big Bar-
becue is planned in the City
Park. If you are interested
in raft races, write or call
Salmon River Chamber of
Commerce, Box 289, in
Riggins, Idaho 83549 for
entry forms and informa-
tion.
Glenn and Mahala Briggs
were present, as was Arlene
Ruark of Riggins, who
accompanied the Strains.
Sometime ago the Rock-
wells lived in the Council
area. Perhaps some of the
oldtimers around Council
will remember them.
Monday evening the
home of Keith Sherwood,
local City Police, was the
scene of a spaghetti feed.
Enjoying Keith's culinary
art were; Mr. & Mrs. Norm
Nicholson and Jennifer, Pat
Wuilliez and Joyce Kent.
Later the group enjoyed a
trip to Shorts Bar for a
• swim. I hear Keith's spa-
ghetti sauce is superb, must
get the recipe.
The Clinton Hollenbeaks
of Pollock are in Nampa
where Mrs. Martha Hollen-
beak is undergoing exten-
sive tests at Mercy Medical
Center.
Congratulations are in
order for Willy Wingfield,
who pitches baseball for the
Grangeville American Leg-
ion Baseball Team. Thurs-
day in Lewiston, they won
District Tournament, Satur-
day in Coeur d'Alene they
won Regional, with Willy
pitching the entire game
with a score of 19-2. August
4, 5, &6, the team will go to
Emmett for the State Tour-
nament. Although this is
:Willy's 9th year in baseball,
i:tt is only his 2nd year for
Grangeville. It is a busy
summer for this young man,
who will be a Senior at Sal-
mon River High. Sunday
night he arrived home just
in time to enjoy a Taco sup-
per with his Mother,
Norma, his younger
brother, Larry and friends
Norm and Becky Nicholson
~d daughter, Keith
wood, and the Win
house guest from Corvalis,
Oregon, Pat Wuilliez.
Yellowpine was the des-
tination of a group, includ-
ing this reporter last week-
end. A group from Boise,
including the Kellys, Bill
and Barbara, their daughter
and my son Jim and Denise
Kangas from Donnelly
enjoyed a two day fishing
trip in the back country.
Rivers are lower than usual
but cold and beautiful fish-
ing was excellent.
Visiting with Loy Hollen-
beak is Bill Lassiter of Rig-
gins, Johnny Carey, Co-
author of "The Middle
Fork and The Sheepeater
War" the "uphill neighbor"
and his son Ray Hollenbeak
who was hauling logs to
Lewiston and had the mis-
fortune to have to change a
tire enroute. While doing
this, something slipped and
Ray received a very severe
injury to a finger. Hope-
fully by now he is well on
the way to recovery.
Louise Voss from
Kamiah is here teaching
Painting for a few ~
in the area, she
is visiting at the Kitty
Hollenbeak home.
Be sure to remember the
meeting tonight, August 10
at 7 P.M. in the back room
of Summervilles in Riggins,
concerning the Wilderness
rights and wrongs. Chamber
of Commerce will meet
directly afterwards.
A surprise awaited Mr. &
Mrs. Roy Rockwell of Cald-
well last weekend when
they arrived at the C01d
Springs Campground at
Lost Valley Reservoir. Their
only child, Mr. & Mrs. Eylar
Cummings, Ontario,
and their 2 grandchildren;
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Cummings
and 5 children, and Mr. &
Mrs. Ron Strain and sons
Lonnie and Michael, of
Riggins enjoyed a very plea-
sant weekend. Another
grandson Lee Cummings
who has 3 children was
unable to attend, from
Auborn, Washington. Mr.
Rockwells 2 sisters from
Eugene, Or~on, dar~ie
Is there anyone out there
who has handwork or hand-
made items they would like
to place in The Country
Cousin Gift Shop, on con-
signment? If so, stop by and
visit sometime on the old
highway between Pollock
and Riggins.
As of August 1, 1977
VARIETY REXALL
DRUG
will no longer fill
STATE WELFARE
PRESCRIPTIONS
<
McCALL & RIGGINS AREA
WASHINGTON & ADAMS
CUSTOM CUTTING
&
WRAPPING
!
All Meat cut and double wrapped with freezer paper [
for complete protectio, from freezer burn.
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Glen & Donna Erickson
Phone 355 2254 or 54~0853
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