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The Rural Voice, 1983-02, Page 108.8% on used tractors #i_11*1_ Used Tractors Ford 5600 (65 HP) 16 speed. 1700 hours 59.000 MF 50 gas tractor. sharp 53.250 Cockshutt 550 gas tractor 52,495. Zetor 8011. 80 h.p., cab. multi -shift, ex cond. 6.500. Case 1290 diesel. 55 h.p . like new 511.000 David Brown 1210 diesel. 65 h.p.. good used unit S 6.750 eockshetf 1365 -diesel: 55 Ir.p.. wihydraulic bucketioader SOLD 4.000. Case 1070 diesel. 110 h p. cab. power shift 516.500 MF175diesel.65h.p- SOLD 5 4.500 Ford 8600 diesel. 110 h.p.. cab, dual power 515.000 Case 2090 diesel. 110 h.p.. cab. air. power shift. only 1000 hours 525.000 Fend . ,hererm if SOLD 514.000 Case 2390 diesel. 160 h.p , cab. air. power shift only 1000 hours 534,000 Case 530 gas. 50 h.p , good unit S 4 50n Case 2390 diesel. 160 h.p., cab, air. power shift, with duals, 926 hours 536,500 (2) Case 2670 diesel, 250 h.p.. 4 -wheel drive. cab, air, power shift each 535.000. Case 1190 diesel, 45 h.p., demo unit 511,500 Case 1370 diesel. 160 h.p., cab, air, power shift 522.500 Units are eligible for 8.8 % interest rate or interest free to June 1. 1983. 111111 Ar.Jl, Sr,•. . '.' AR 482-3409 PG. 10 THE RURAL VOICE, FEBRUARY 1983 originally. The Trakehners became more than a farm horse when the king of Prussia called upon the farmers to cull their herds for the finest mounts for the royal cavalry. In 1732. twelve state- owned farms were set up on 16,000 acres and the government raised stal- lions to breed with the farmer's mares to develop the breed further. Prior to World War II, the breed had grown to 25.000 registered animals. But the tragedy of war was not restricted to human numbers. After the war a mere 750 Trakehners were alive. Immediately. the former secretary for the breed began the long task of sifting records and recording the survivors. Today there are only 4.000 registered in Germany and 1.000 located throughout the rest of the world. Tell your dealer you saw tj, his ad in THE RURAL VOICE PLETCH ELECTRIC WINGHAM • Residential • Farm • Industrial • Commercial • Motor Rewinding • Complete Motor Sales • Barn exhaust fans and controls • Free Estimates 357-1583 Here in Canada there are fifty brood mares with the majority of them located in Southern Ontario and in the United States. there are 300 Trakehners. Both Herb, his sons and his wife talk with authority on the lineage of their own stock and their connections. A grandson of their old stallion has been awarded an honour in Germany this year. Each year all the stallions born are judged and only a small number are classed as approved breed- ing stock. The grandson was selected from approximately 2,000 other male colts born in the same year. From those, twenty approved stallions were picked and the grandson was the champion. This is called the Stallion Approval Committee Meeting and oc- curs every year. Herb proudly notes the breed has become quite popular with Olympic competitors due to the agility of the horse and the excellent manner they perform in cross country events. Most of the horses the Boettchers have sold have become riding stock and the family keeps in touch with some of the new owners through letters and photos of both riders and mounts. The three sons all learned to ride when they were ten years old and Dirk comments that as they grow older they come to appreciate the time that went into learning the art. The youngest son Joe is a grade thirteen student at Seaforth District High School, while Dirk is a student at Centralia College studying Agricultural Business Management. The oldest son Chris is in New Zealand taking part in an exchange program on a sheep farm The trend back to keeping horses is slow. Herb claims while the Trakehners are great on the farm they are just not fast enough for the farmers. Herb has also observed in Europe as here in North America, the bulk of the riders are women. In fact close to 95 per cent of the riders he has seen are women. Since coming to the Walton area, the Boettchers have spent most of their time at home. The first year they took one of their horses to the Royal Winter Fair one of the judges commented that there appeared to be a bit of Clydesdale blood in the animal and Herb was dismayed. "The breed is relatively unknown here" commented Herb. But the Boett- cher family are working hard to make the name Trakehner as popular here as it is in Europe. The Trakehner breed has come a long way since its humble beginnings in what is now Poland. Keep your eye on the winner's circles, the Trakehners are taking over.