Bolton Fair, 125th year celebration
on the Lancaster Fairgrounds Massachusetts
September 22nd & 23rd, 2007
Blue skies and 80 degree weather, what wasn’t to like about the Bolton MA Fair of 2007. It was the fair’s 125th year celebration, held at the
Lancaster Fairgrounds. This history rich fair includes everything you could ever want. Aside from the usual great food, rides, sheep shearing
and showing, cattle, goat, and chicken shows, there was also a six point hitch of Belgians by E.D. Perkins, Galaxy Globe Motorcycles, Horses
Horses Horses show from Florida, the Rare Breeds barn, Sheepherding and Flying Disc catching dogs, and of course the Black Hawk
helicopter landing right in the middle of the Fairgrounds at about 10AM. Hmmmmmmmm…… okay, that was exciting – that big black bird
circled the fairground, came over our Lippitts via their tree line, scattered the pony ride – yes, and riders alike!, blew tents totally apart and sent
Gramma’s Racing Pigs sawdust into the carnival rides!! I’m not sure about the pigs, perhaps pigs do fly? HA! Our Lippitt took it with
amazement and wonder. I saw it coming, and told the girls if the horses charge the fence, raise your hands and wave them high!!! Well that
bought us just enough time to have the chopper pass us and cause havoc on the other side of the next field. Apart from that excitement and
several nests of Carpenter Bees in the ground ring side to the public, all was business as usual! Hey, ever seen Carpenter Bees? Then look
like Bumblebees, only bigger and they have shiny hindys instead of furry ones.
This year the Lippitts were out of the Rare Breeds tent and in a large separate paddock in which to move at will and graze. The Chincoteague
Ponies were to be nestled next to us, but never showed much to our dismay. With events like the Lumberjack Contest, Pony Rides, the
Belgians harnessed in front of crowds and hauling their brightly painted wagon in a big circle around the fairgrounds once each day, Dale
Perkins Stunt riding, and the modified “Lawn Tractor” pulls, we had plenty of crowd allure.
Rosemary's Baby
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Randallane Mercedes
with Linda
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Randallane Contour
with Colleen and Natalie
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I was lucky enough to have three of our girls be able to come with me. It’s tougher as the girls grow up, with jobs and responsibilities, to be
able to have them attend. On Saturday, Colleen Scott, age 17 of Northfield MA, rode Rosemary’s Baby in Hunt attire. The Sheperd sisters,
Linda, age 14, and Natalie, age 12, showed the weanling babies, Randallane Mercedes (Randallane Genesis x Rosemary’s Baby) and
Randallane Contour (Randallane Genesis x Dew Meadow Tippecanoe Too) respectively.
Each day brought crowds of people to two demonstrations daily. I took the familiar Bullhorn and shared the history and heritage that is linking
each person to “their” horse – the Lippitt Morgan. It was exciting to see them in awe with mouths in “O”’s when they learned of the facts of
Figure foaled right here in their state of MA, made famous in Randolph VT. Their genuine concern when they hear that the Lippitts number
less than 2500 individuals worldwide. If knowledge is power, then they left well armed in educating others. In turn, I hope they spread it to
everyone else.
Randallane Amazin Prophecy
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Sunday we brought instead of Rose, Randallane Belyea Liberty and Randallane AmazinProphecy, with Mercedes and Contour. Colleen
enjoyed Prophecy for the demos. It was his first time ever to an event this big. He has enjoyed trails and the roads around Northfield, but this
was BIG!! He handled it just like a Lippitt, with grand curiosity and common sense. He enjoyed all of the attention, and he was flawless in his
Hunt demo. He’s a favorite among the girls at the farm. The Sheperd girls picked their favorite weanling, and showed them most eloquently at
the walk and trot in hand. I was able to take many pictures to share with you and for our own Bulletin Board in our walkway here at Randallane.
Liberty got worked in between, it is her first year under saddle as well, and she was wonderful and beautiful to watch. She took the fair in stride
as she had attended this year’s Lippitt Country Show in August.
We had a folder at our display that contained LMBA Membership Applications, we offered free older G&B’s and shared the LMBA’s website
with anyone interested. There were many looking for horses, some serious, others for next year or in the future. All wanted to be sure to get a
Lippitt!
Overall getting out to where people are, is the way to sell “Your” horses and Lippitts in general. People do want what we have, they, often
times, just don’t know it!!!
Crescent J. Peirce
Randallane Lippitt Morgans and Chocolate Labradors
www.randallane.com
Randallane Amazin Prophecy
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Randallane Belyea Liberty
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Bolton Fair
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Vermont Heritage Days
Hi, Just had to tell you how Fusion (Randallane Fusion (Randallane Genesis x Dew Meadow Tippecanoe Too))
did at Heritage Days this past weekend. He won the Stallion's Three and Under Class, then went on to be
Reserve Champion Stallion. Then, he went into Open Lippitt in Hand and won that! There were 7 horses in the class (I have it on DVD) He
was first, Mic Mac Cherokee was second, Braelea Ashe third, Special Occasion, fourth, Brookhill Ember Ash, fifth, Eden Mint Black Watch
sixth, and Denlore's Royal Beau, seventh. Then, he went in the Justin Morgan Standard class with 19 entries, and was second! ...
He's really turning into a handsome fellow. I've attached a show picture of him.
Looking forward to the Lippitt Show in August!
Fayth
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LMBA’s appearance at Ohio Equine Affaire (April 12 -15, 2007) was a great success, despite the sometimes cold and rainy weather. There was a great turn out and lots of traffic by the Lippitt Morgan display. We were able to educate a lot of people on what a Lippitt Morgan is and talk with people who already knew and were excited to see us there. We also saw some familiar faces from previous events that came by to say “Hi”.
There were three Lippitt Morgans in attendance in the Farm Exhibit and the Breed Demonstration: River Riders Romance, Blue Spruce Lillian Ash and Pure Homers Hallmark. All three did their breed proud whether it was standing in a stall, walking around the grounds, or strutting their stuff in the Lippitt breed demonstration. In addition to the breed demo Romance won over many a child’s heart in the Youth Pavilion and Lillian Ash participated in a Monty Roberts demo.
While the horses are the stars, none of this would have been possible without the help of some very special people. LMBA appreciates the huge efforts of Amy Jennings, Judy Long, Mary Dembiec, Nikki Sorge and Leighann Bowen. Judy, Mary, and Amy were there for the whole weekend transporting horses, handling horses, setting up/tearing down the display, talking with people, and the million other tasks required to make a success of this event.
All in all this was an amazing promotion for the Lippitt Morgan not only to Ohioans but all the people that traveled from out of state for this event, and there were many. Several people inquired about Lippitt Morgan stallions standing to the public and many more were simply pleased to find a group dedicated to preserving the Lippitt Morgan.
Ohio Equine Affaire is the harbinger of spring, and that means new foals. Some are already on the ground, and many more due any minute. Look for new foal photos and announcements next month. Until then, happy trails.
Trio photo are: left to Right: Pure Homers Hallmark with Amy Jennings, River Riders Romance with Mary Dembiec, and Blue Spruce Lillian Ash with Judy
Long.
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The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s Annual Open House
Date: April 21, 2007 9 AM - 4 PM
Location: Columbia, MO
It was a beautiful sunny morning when the MU vet school opened its doors on Saturday.
The goal of every open house is to teach prospective students and the community about the college and the profession. It is here that people and interested students can begin to discover the many facets of veterinary medicine. The open house is one of the largest student-organized events the college hosts each year. This year’s event coordinators targeted high school seniors who were interested in veterinary medicine.
Tours were given of the animal hospital as well as the teaching facilities where students attend classes. There were departmental presentations given where anyone attending could learn more about the specialty services offered. Student organizations gave presentations and were also available to field questions.
It was a well-attended event as MU considers itself a forefront to new and futuristic technology. This is the place where surrounding communities can come and learn about upcoming procedures and services and then go back and discuss these new ideas with their veterinarians.
Events included a bovine breed show, milking demos, a petting zoo, Purina Incredible Agility Dogs, sheep shearing, Police K-9 Unit demonstrations, Equine Farrier demonstrations and many other animal related exhibits.
My main focus was the Equine Demonstration, which draws a huge crowd each year.
There were 15 breeds represented in the coliseum with Mint Jacob, my Lippitt Morgan stallion, demonstrating classical theatrical dressage in both Morgan time slots. Each breed showed twice, once in the morning and then again in the afternoon.
Jacob really enjoys the kids as well as the adults and he hung around the entrance to the petting zoo when he wasn’t being used for Bob Schaumberg’s lecture on Morgan Breed Distinction, It’s Identity and Morgan Conformation clinic.
When closing time rolled around the event’s coordinator stopped by our table to ask Mint Jacob and Bob Schaumberg to attend next year’s open house.
I salute all those horse ambassadors and their handlers for their hard work and dedication to promoting and educating the public on the Morgan breed.
Deborah Siegrist
Peppercorn Morgans
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