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The Teen Scene
Life is better in the country!
by Pat Livingston
"Life is better in the country,"
says 16 -year-old Annika Rear, of
Kincardine Township. And, no
doubt it is, for this teen whose life
centers on her animals.
From the time she was a two-
year-old and received her first
'horse', the wooden rocking type,
Annika's interest in animals was
peaked. "Ever since she was able to
talk, it was horse, horse, horse ..."
says her mother Kathy.
Riding lessons began at age six;
she got her first horse at age nine,
and now has two quarter -horses:
Herb, the horse she uses on the
Ontario circuit, who is eight, and
one -year-old 'Hooper', affec-
tionately named after Kincardine
veterinary Allison Hooper who
nursed Herb through a serious
illness last year. She continues with
her riding lessons, currently with a
trainer in Dublin.
Horses are a "very important part
of my life", she says. "There's a
freedom to them, even if you ride
them in the ring."
Annika is a young lady with very
strong opinions when it comes to
her best friends. She said some
people think a horse's personality
can get in the way of training. "1
think you can get a lot more out of
a horse if you let it show its per-
sonality, but still maintain being the
boss."
Annika has been showing horses
for seven years in the Western
Pleasure, English Pleasure and
Showmanship classes. "It's a love
and partnership with my best
friend," she says. "Some people
think it's master and beast; it's not,
it's a partnership."
Four years ago, Annika joined a
4-H club and her interest in sheep
took off from there. The teen is
making a name for herself at local
fairs and the Royal. "Sheep are an
addiction," says Annika. "They
grow on you the way the wool
grows on them."
4-11 is a great learning experience
says Annika. "1 learned most of
what I know about sheep through 4-
H, watching other people and from
the mistakes 1 made."
She is now a 4-H junior leader
and along with another have been
touring public schools promoting
the sheep club. As a junior leader,
Annika says she is learning even
more about sheep. "You have to do
projects and you have to .know
something to teach it properly to
others. You learn the more
complicated."
The walls of the teen's bedroom
are lined with ribbons too numerous
to count - attestation to her show-
manship ability.
•see Lamb, page 5
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