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p14 weekender august 2 1986 k stouffville to host popular horse show llll i by robert donnelly the stouffvillemarkham area has become a mecca for horse breeders to this end stouffvilles 150- acre zweibrucken horse farm has been chosen to host this years 16th annual canadian hunter breeders show the event anticipated to draw almost 3000 spectators is slated for saturday and sunday september 20 and 21 and will promote the canadian hunter sporthorse every year according to a 1986 study on the horse industry more than 16 million canadians are attracted to horse shows and races throughout the country more spectators than profession al hockey football and baseball combined the canadian love affair with horses is no more evident than in the stouffvillemarkham area commented spokesperson liz shaughnessy the sandy soil here is condu- don hargrave the owner of a 25acre cashin glen horse farm in stouffville added that the areas popularity for horse breeders has been on the rise when i first came out here 40 years ago it was primarily dairy and cattle country he said the feed mills will tell you that they sell more horse feed now than they do cattle feed jim elder the longest standing member of the canadian eques trian team and the gold medal winner at the 1968 mexico olym pics described the region as one of the greatest horse areas in the entire world in addition to mr elders 1968 medal winner immigrant many olympic calibre horses have been canadian hunter sporthorses such as big dee canadian jumping team and mainspring us jumping team to name a couple a park for all seasons i only 20 minutes from markham come for a good old fashioned family picnic 25 acres of picnic sights tables 400 ft waterslide wet wild outdoor rollerskating on paved forest trails rollerskates available kids playground trampolines more pony rides donkey trail rides petting farm hay rides horseback riding wilderness hiking trails food beverage available cive to maintaining and training horses she said i come from the less enviable area of caledon where its clay and its very hard on the horse- sas a matter of fact you can lame a horse if you run them too hard she explained horses will be judged on appearance and performance by richard stillwell a british equestrian and coach for princess anne and will be vying for 2500 in prize money proceeds from the twoday event are to be donated to the community association for rid ing for the disabled card steeles and mccowan intersection closed you take the high road and ill take the low road and with a 15- ton grader and more than 1 mil lion in tax dollars well make them meet the low road is the new widened version of mccowan rd from a single lane to three lanes in each direction and the high road is steeles ave following the long weekend starting tuesday aug 5 and en ding friday aug 15 the intersec tion will be closed as the metro roads department drops steeles ave by about 4 ft as earth and asphalt is re moved from the site a 100 ft pa rameter around the intersection will be closed to regular traffic wet basement call us now 4913431 all types of basements waterproofing crack repairs free estimates fully guaranteed sahara waterproofing rr4 mccowan rd n stouffville unionville alliance church presents f howtoff iflchrrond hi 1 uikhimf claflcmont wf iii 1 1 1 1 lofonio 1 i s o 1 picketing park hours weekdays 1000 am600 pm weekends 1000 am700 pm 4715070 rates for company groups picnics available a new film series by dr mrs james c dobsmi beginning sunday aug 3rd 630 pm at unionville public school 300 main st film 1 a father looks back everyone is welcome