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We have had some wonderful weekends with our Horse Power Days, but this year was just about unbeatable! The weather was
absolutely gorgeous and the earth turned nicely. Teamsters and spectators alike enjoyed the sunshine and being able to be in
t-shirts. (OK--I did have one whiner, to remain unnamed, but you all know her grey Percheron mare....she got sunburnt!)
This year we had three Juniors competing, and they did well......all girls, ages 13, 15 and 15. Hopefully we can continue
the trend and keep enticing young teamsters to enter the world of draft animals.
We had some swapping of animals this year. Clarnece Stancil (he turns 90 this year) plowed on Saturday with Larry Livingston's
Belgians Dick and Duke and Teri Blankinship (Larry White's neice) plowed with Wayne Beckwith's Mules Breezy and Kerela. Teri was
giving it her first try as was Clare Carver who hauled her Haflingers in with Duane and Sara VanDyke. Not
new to plowing, George Bowen and his Percherons made a great first impression here. We also saw the return of Woody Hoopes with his
student Eric Watness sharing time working with the young pair a Fjords.
Sunday was also a wonderful day with some very good scores on both the Log Skid and on the Obstacle Course. Wayne Beckwith just
had to play a bit harder, so put Annie out in front and drove the Obstacles with a Unicorn. When both of Annie's tugs came loose
he hollered he didn't need them...but changed his mind when Annie did a 360 in front of Breezy and Kerela. He lost some time getting
things straightened out, but had a lot of fun.
Thanks everyone for providing us with such good memories-
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| 2010 Winners
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| Our "Fun" Award Winners:
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| Best Looking Female Plowman: |
Suzanne Burkhart of Beaverton, OR |
| Best Looking Male Plowman: |
Duane Van Dyke of Yamhill, OR |
| Youngest Plow Animal: |
2 year old Fjord "Hansey" owned by Woody Hoopes |
| Oldest Plow Animal: |
26 year old Mule "Breezy" owned by Wayne Beckwith |
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| Our "Serious" Award Winners:
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| Best Horse Hitch: |
Belgians "Spud" and "Tater" owned by Gerald Lee, Boring, OR |
| Best Mule Hitch: |
"Ewa" and "Gus" owned by Larry White, Clackamas,OR |
| Best Walking Plow: |
Neal McCool of Amity, OR working Mules "Bart" and "Bonnie" |
| Best Sulky-Gang Plow: |
Clarence Stancil of Tenino, WA using Belgians "Dick" and "Duke" owned by Larry Livingston of Olympia, WA |
| Best Crown: |
Don Lee of Estacada, OR working Percherons "Chase" and "Rock" |
| Best In and Out: |
George Bowen of Custer, WA working Percherons "Pat" and "Mike" |
| Best Finish: |
Gean Courtney of LaCenter, WA working Percheron/Quarter Horse cross "Diesel" and "Tinkerbell" |
| Best Junior Plowman: |
Heather Reed of Carnation, WA using Belgians "Ernie", "Belle" and "Bonnie" owned by Wayne and Marcia Buckner of Fall City, WA |
| Best Lady Plowman: |
Teri Blankinship of Winlock, WA using Mules "Breezy" and "Kerala" owned by Wayne Beckwith of Dayton, OR |
| Best Open Plowman: |
Buzz Altman of Eagle Creek, OR with Shires "Rose" and "Duke" |
| Best Senior Plowman: |
Clarence Stancil of Tenino, WA |
| Supreme Plowman: |
Neal McCool |
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| Log Skid-Champion Adult: |
Wayne Beckwith of Dayton, OR working Mules "Breezy" and "Kerela" |
| Log Skid-Champion Junior: |
Heather Reed of Carnation, WA using Belgians "Belle" and "Bonnie" |
| Obstacles-Champion Adult: |
Suzanne Burkhart of Beaverton, OR using Mules "Oscar" and "Pretty" owned by Neal McCool |
| Obstacles-Champion Junior: |
Hannah Reilly of Bothell, WA using Belgians owned by Geoff and Traci Van derPeyl of Shoreline, WA |
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| CLICK HERE to see Log Skid competiton score sheet |
| CLICK HERE to see Obstacle competiton score sheet |
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