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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-11-21, Page 7Two girls BY SUSAN OXI011tD Two Seaforth arc* young wuuwcu have returned from thou first uiap* Wise show in floc Unitood States and are coiled to put to use all they learned. The show. the All American QNa is Horn Congress. was in Columbus, Ohio from Oc- tober 15-28 and was atieeded by Rhonda Saudi and Jackie Wildfcwg. They preformed the duties of oats - tants to the Ontario junior team. Both girls have bad a fascination with horses and at years of les- sons, each now have their own horse. But u to than years of dedication and commitment before they proved they were ready w canoe for a horse. Rhonda lives near Brodhage n and has loved horses since she was a young girl. Her mother has hostas and Rhonda grow up with dam being a part of her life. Rhonda took horseback riding lessons for years under the instruction of Dan and Kathy Patterson of Twin Bells Ranch near the Smith house. Recently Rhonda got her first horse after proving she could cane for one. Jackie lives near Clinton and had years of lessons before getting her own horse four years ago. Last year she moved from a beginner horse to a new horse and began taking les- sons from the Patterspns. Both Jackie and Rhonda have quarter horses and both girls spend a great deal of their time with their horses. "In Chinese astrology 1990 is the 'Year of the Horse'," said Rhonda. "That was the theme for this year's Congress. We had a lot of preparation to do before going to Congress. We collected sponsors, made plans for stall decoration and team uniforms. It was a long drive to the show at the Ohio State Fairgrounds." Dan Patterson is a director and youth chairman for the Ontario Junior Quarter Horse Association (OJQHA) and both Kathy and Dan are youth advisors with the club. The OJQHA is the youth section of the Ontario Quarter Horse As- sociation. Jackie and Rhonda are returi > THE HURON EXPOSITOR. NOVE&ISER 21. I you t from Quarterhorse TWO GIRLS AND A HORSE - Rhonda Smith (left) and Jackie ~long share some time together with Jackie's horse Slid( (Call Me Coit) The girls wen to an American horse show. Oxford photo. members. This year the Pattersons were responsible for the team representing OJQHA at the Congress in Ohio. About 250 young,sters belong to OJQHA and to qualify for par- ticipation in the Congress they must accumulate pants throughout the year and prove they have the maturity to represent their province. Fundraising is undertaken by the members to help pay for the excur- sion, which can be, since it is dealing with horses, very expensive. The Ontario team was made up of nine members and one alternate member, and two assistants, Jackie and Rhonda, all under the guidance of their youth advisors, the Patter - sons. The Ontario Junior Quarter Horse Association (OJQHA) team decorated its stall with Canadian flag curtains, matching horse halters of red, black and white, and tack boxes displaying the OJQHA logo. New store takes Seaforth BY SUSAN OXFORD Computers are capable of anything and so is a new store in Seaforth. The Computer Planning Centre is a store selling, and leasing, computers and just about any software anyone could wish for - from programs on accounting, graphics design, word processing, to implementing the GST into your business. The Computer Planning Centre is owned by partners Rick Billson and Harry Denhaan, but when you go into the store it's more likely Rick will be working. Rick already has a Waterloo based business selling computers and training people in their use, and the Computer Plan- ning Centre is a natural extension of that business. You won't see many computers in the store and the selection of instock software and games is limited. The main method of shop- ping will be ordering from the choice of companies that the store deals with. Most of the hardware comes from Royaltex and is all IBM compatable. Software is available from many companies and there are thousands of titles to choose from through the Computer Planning Centre. Also, Rick will teach you how to use the computer and software. One of Rick's specialties is teaching people to become com- puter literate and to help those who know computers to use new software. Rick has many years experience teaching computer literacy in businesses in the Kitchener -Waterloo area. In the early 1970s, while he was studying business at WLU (Waterloo Lutheran University, and now Wilfrid Laurier University), Rick became interested in computers. Six years ago his interest heightened with the introduction of personal computers. He'll tell you he was one of the first students at WLU to use a calculator and he spent $149 on one that was larger and less powerful than the calculators that can be bought for $2.99 today. When he first became fascinated with the machines, computers were massive and could easily fill a room. Today Rick has a personal computer on his desk at the store and he points out that it has three times the power the old room -size computers had. The software is more compact too. "I think there's enough interest in computers in Seaforth to warrant a store right now," said Rick. "i'm not afraid of the GST. 1 have software to help businesses implement it. There's a 'lockage to use with the GST and to keep track of it." Harry has different responsibilities at the Computer Planning Centre. He became interested in computers some time ago and bought one himself nine years ago. works as an accountant and wi 1 help customers at Computer Plan- ning ('entre who want to purchme accounting programs. He will sell Out of over 50 other teams the Ontario team won third place for stall decorations. The Congress is the largest Quarter Horse show in the world and competitive classes usually had up to 100 competitors. Team mem- bers are from across North America, including Ontario and Alberta, and this year there was a team from Austria. The fairgrounds are huge and the Congress made full use of the arenas and coliseum. Every year a Queen is chosen and this year the Queen is a Canadian, Sharon MacLeod of Acton. Along with the horse shows and class exhibitions, Jackie and Rhon- da had the chance to see new products for horses and "some of the colours and styles were pretty bold, like bright colours and neons," remarked Rhonda. Both girls say part of the reason they learned about dedication, com- into future HE LOVES COMPUTERS - Rick Billson of the Computer Planning Centre demonstrates a graphic package on one of the computers he sells. Oxford photo. computers and software other than accounting, but he is the accounting specialist at the store. Harry will also do consulting from an accoun- ting perspective. He has no plans to teach computer literacy and will leave that end of the business to Rick. The Computer Planning Centre can customize a computer and software to an individual's needs. There are programs for accountants, farmers, stores, machine shops, interior design, and just about any other type of business. After con- sulting with Rick a customer will have a computer especially suited to their business and personal needs, and as their business grows, more related software can be added. For example, there are programs available for machine shops wan- ting to use numerical control and Rick has access to the computers. He'll hire a company to install the rather large industrial system and Rick will give some on-site instruc- tion on how it works. Rick has co- ordinated the purchase of a com- puter system that measures feet for a business that specialized in making prescription shoes. On-site training is another feature of the store and Rick will come into a business and teach employees and management how to use the com- atINKIPiwIlliteoat eorcaatcli.ct{wcay.r,aec tali .`ter` 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 in puter and get the most out of it. In the future the Computer Planning Centre may have a classroom set- ting to teach computer literacy. Since computers are changing rapidly and new programs to do more work for people are being introduced, Rick has to keep on top of the changes by attending classes and workshops three or four times a year. Rick refers to these classes as "getting overloaded with infor- mation." The Billson family has a com- puter at home and it is well used by his eight children. Rick and his wife home school their children fol- lowing curriculum from Ontario and the United States. The children use the computer for their studies and pleasure. • Rick points out part of the suc- cess in understanding computers is to view them as a tool that gathers information and lets us extract that information. And, as Rick says, it does that incredible well. Festive Stratford City Centre "Delight in our hospitably Experience old fashioned. cordial shopping. Stafford Cify Centre. Three huncfrod and fifty -sewn warm welcomes ars waiting Fir you Mac eer IIMIc ane aniline rc 11111 ns.c art r•t 9 1 9 1 1 ONE MONTH FREE with one year Imo. Astt_tor more dNsil* ret personal ol..4.y sell Err. Gerrie Morin .l (II lb) 235-0349 wee. •s bM drep b, V 1 ,m..e sus.at and tespousibility so.rard a Horse was because at their as- sociation - socia t on w sth the Pasersaas, who have corn tummy yuuag thins in love with bones. "So many lube gins mad books like Black Beauty and want a horse. Toys like My Little Puny add to tine fascination with horses,* ea/iaised Kathy. "I've soon so many poem buy the horse first before $IYWI the child lessons. After awful') they'll call me looking for lassoes sly IV 'Our child is having probk■rs with the horse.' You can't just buy the horse first and expect U to be a wonderful Ci[pC[1c1cC. Some of these kids just walk into the barn and are torrif ed." When children conte to Twin Bells for reasons they get first-hand experiencx on how to care for and groan a horse. They learn to over- came any fears they may have, as Rhonda says she did while at the Paucrsons' stables. Jackie and Rhoda know hones are not pets and don't react in the same manner as dogs and cats. Kathy sees a trend in parents starting to expose their children m horses through lessons and watch the children mature enough to show they arc capable of caring for a horse. Some parents find lessons to be sufficient for some children and the child may take lemons for years and years and be COMM not to own and care for their own horse. Quarterama is the largest quarter horse show in Canada and is held at the CNE grounds in Toronto every March. The Pattersons have been attending Quarterama for many years with students from their Twin Bells ranch and last year brought six of their students to the show. The students made placings at the show and won ribbons. One of the Patterson' students was Lisa Watt of Blyth who took lessons with them for several years. Lisa was on the OJQHA team at Quarterama and the Congress in Ohio and worked as an assistant at the summer horse camps at Twin Bells ranch. The past four summers Lisa has worked in Italy showing quarter horses. Jackie and Rhonda plan on loving horses for a long time and hope to attend the upcoming Quarterama with the Pattersons. 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