Times-Advocate, 1979-05-02, Page 6By ELAINE TOWNSHEND
Timej-Advocate, May 2, 1979
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Rather walk
In case you’ve forgotten
last week’s column or didn’t
read it, I wrote about hor
seback riding for han
dicapped people. This week’s
column is in reply to the
reader who stopped me on
the street and asked, “Did
you write from a bird’s eye
view?"
The answer is definite:
“No way!”
I visited a riding stable
and talked to a few people
about their experiences.
Some suggested that I find
out for myself, but I declined
for several reasons.
First, I didn’t want to
offend the people I in
terviewed by making them
think I didn’t believe them.
I wanted them
appreciated the
to know I
time they
CELEBRATE DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY — Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Schenk of Crediton celebrated their 60th wedding an
niversary Sunday with a family dinner and Open House at the
Crediton Community Centre. The couple was married at the
Corbett United Church parsonage on April 30, 1919 by Rev.
Willens. Mrs. Schenk was the former Catherine Pfaff. They
farmed in Stephen township until 1959 when they moved to
their present home in Crediton. They have one daughter Mrs.
Andrew (Gladys) Bierling, Usborne township and two sons,
Gerald and Paul, both of Crediton. Their are nine
grandchildren and seVen^ great-grandchildren. T-A photo
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had taken to talk with me.
Second, I wasn’t dressed
for horseback riding.
Third, I’m chicken.
When pressed to try
something I’d rather not, my
standard reply is, “I could if
I wanted to but I really don’t
want to, so why should I
waste your time and mine by
doing something I really
don’t want to do anyway?”
The run-on question is
usually long enough to
discourage further attempts
at persuasion. But not
always.
When I was about fifteen,
my father and brother-in-law
hounded me until I tried
horseback riding. I gave in
with the understanding that,
if I tried once and didn’t like
it, they wouldn’t coax me to
try again. At least, that’s the
way I understood it.
I mounted a coal black
steed and felt his power
beneath my knees. He was
champing at the bit, im
patient to fly. Together we
rocketed through meadows
and forests, over streams
fences and fallen logs, in a
daring unforgettable ride.
Well, I may have
exaggerated a little.
Actually my “steed" was a
black Shetland pony, and my
father and brother-in-law
were at each side as we
ambled down the farm lane
to the road and back to the
barn — a distance of about
two hundred yards.
“I gave my brother-in-law
my usual warning: “If you
let go, I’ll never speak to you
again!” and he gave his
customary reply:
“Promises! Promises!”
You see, we have a
problem in our family. Half
the members are crazy
about horses and can’t un
derstand why the rest of us
aren’t.
Half the family loves to
ride; the rest of us love to
watch them ride. They enjoy
grooming horses and
working with them; we enjoy
admiring horses from a safe
distance, preferably with a
fence‘between us.
They can’t understand our
timidity, and we can’t un
derstand their fearlessness.
The dissension has led to a
few arguments, such as the
following examples.
Request . . . “Don’t ride
through the flowerbed!”
Response . . . “We’re three
feet away from it.”
Request. . . “Don’t tie that
horse so close to the
shrubs!” Response . . . “She
won’t eat shrubs. She just
eats grass. She knows the
difference!”
Question . .. “Do you have
to head that horse straight
for me when I’m lying here
trying to get a suntan?”
Response . . . “What’s the
matter with you? She won’t
walk on you!”
Counter response .. .
“Maybe she won’t, but I’m
not so sure about you!”
Question . . . “Want to
come for a ride?” Answer
. . . “No thanks, I’m busy.”
“Aw c’mon.” Answer . . .
“No I don’t want to interfere
with your riding.”
“That’s not the real
reason, chicken!”
“Get lost!”
I hope this summer we will
be able to agree on aMxuce. I
won’t interfere with therest
of the family’s riding on
horseback, if they don’t
interfere with my staying on •
solid ground.
A PART OF THE JOB — While Exeter United Church had many happy eaters at its annual
smorgasbord luncheon held Thursday there were many people working behind the scenes.
Washing dishes were (front to back) Agnes Davis, Dorothy Finkbeiner and Isabelle Cann.
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