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Tho Acton Froo Proas Wcdnusdoy May 1980 Betty Jean Hut ton BJ to her friends Is a little lady with a big horse doing great things for the world of dressage The resident is doing something very few equestrians even attempt to do She is rapidly on her way to being one of the top sage riders in Canada on a Canadian owned bred trained and ridden horse This sport tho ultimate in English equestrian sports originates In Europe and Canadian rid era still relatively new in the field either buy their horses from Germanj or send them there to Detrained Betty Jean Is training on Canadian sot learning as she goes training herself and winning while doing it Dominico was Ontario medium level champion and in he was reserve champion for Ontario Jumptodmiage A few years ago Betty Jean was like any other horsecrazy little girl paying an hour for a chance to risk her neck on a livery horse At IS still living in Hamilton she started to take lessons with Doug Hood well known trainer then living on the Guelph Line A rapid learner Betty Jean was soon winning junior jumping classes on one of Doug Hoods show the favorite Gentleman Jim University time took Betty Jean out of the equestrian world for five years while she in English at MiMaster and took a year of postgraduate education studies at the University of Toronto After university Betty Jean taught English and remedial reading at Lord Elgin High School in Burlington until two years ago when she re tired to give her full attention to her and equestrian school Once back to riding after her university hiatus Betty Jean decided she wanted to specialize in dressage after seeing Chrialilot Can number one dressage expert perform Gone was the desire to excel In the show Jump ing ring Betty Jean wanted to take up dres sage an ancient and intricate form of horse training that brings out the best of a horse movements Attending Riding School In Cam bridge Betty Jean learned a good basic military sent but found it enough so she went to Germany and England to learn as much pes enters the picture Back home in Canada somewhat disillusioned by European training Betty Jean bought Grey Stone farm just off the Guelph Line married Blaine Adams and started training with Lorraine Slubbs Canadian Dressage champion who has a farm north of Highway in Eramosa Schooling with Lorraine became a necessity when Betty Jean found her horse a seal brown German Coach and Thoroughbred gelding owned by Graham Winter of Guelph has been in Betty Jean hands for five years since he was a seven year old The registered Canadian Hunter is a natural mover powerful and precise in his pates Betty Jean has found him a Joy to work with She says she is delighted how far the pair of them have come in less than five years she spent two years on the ground after a painful back injury This year she is studying with John Lassiter a student of the Spanish Riding School in order to compete at the advanced level of dres sage Dominico and Betty Jean are competing advanced during the 1980 sea son and so will have to travel to the United States to do it There not enough horses this level in Can ada for this type of competition she explains The American team trains in the States all the Canadian horses go to Germany There are American advanced horses so Betty Jean will be competing with them during June a July ending with the largest show of all Devon before coming homo to try for the Ad championship of Canada in early fall Olympics Betty Jean says she really doesn think there any necessity to train for them at this time but she does plan on taking Dominico to the ultimate Grand Prix level by next yearOlympic level If Dominico makes It to the Grand Prix ho li be the first Canadian owned trained and ridden horse to make it I want to show them it can be done It my Intention to train him from start to finish that a why it staking so long My Intention is to teach and I can unless I loam the process from A to Betty Jean is very definite about her ambition to train young Canadian dressage riders on their own soil instead of always running off to Ger many She hopes to prove it can be done with her own case Rhythm and Important To assist in achieving her goal the diminutive lady 5 foot 1 inch tall 105 pounds is taking weight lifting courses at a fitness institute In or der to keep her huge horse under complete con trol in all movements She also been taking classes sense of rhythm Rhythm is most important in riding you have to feel where the horse feet arc going to give the aid at just the right moment In addition to her intensive training with Betty Jean runs a riding school of students and is responsible for horses Five of the horses are school horses three are her own youngsters in training the rest are boarders Keep an eye on Betty Jean she and Dominico will be making equestrian history in future Betty Jean Mutton GIFTS 20 OFF ALL GOLD RINGS EARRINGS CHARMS TIMEX WATCHES Home Gifts Cards MILL STREET EAST ACTON 8531730 Smoke and flames damaged part of Shortill General Store during the April 30 fire The cause is a suspected electrical fault according lo Halloo Hills Deputy Fire Chief Bob Hyde Smoke fire damage to Ballinafad store An electrical fault is the suspected cause of the fire in Shortill a General Store in fad last week according to Halton Hills Deputy Fire Chief Bob Hyde The deputy chief noted there was much smoke damage to the store while Tire damage was con fined to a stairwell and the basement ceiling A damage estimate of between to 000 was placed on the building by the deputy fire chief though of ficlally the fire is in Erin Township The five residents of the store upstairs apartments escaped into the early morning last Wednesday A stone and wood stair well leading into the store basement was blackened Gary one of the residents his wife Bonnie and their nineyearold daughter Corlna escaped as did Viola and her daughter Penny Senior apartments no nearer to completion Acton senior citizens may not be occupying the new Senior Citizen apartments on Elizabeth Drive until late June or early July according to a spokesman for the Ministry of Housing Although a final inspection was slated for mid April with takeover by Halton Housing Authority to come shortly after that final In pec t Ion has yet to take place Ken Ducharme of J P Homes Ltd building contractor says delays are basically and electrical Back orders late deliveries minor annoyances like stolen stove fuses have com to delay completion Du hopes for the building to be finished by the end of the month he said Mr Maxwell of the MiniBry said the building was per cent com plete but by the time it is finally inspected handed over to Halton Housing Authority seniors con and paperwork done it may be late June or July before it occupied The building started last sum was scheduled for completion by March I Legion exec Acton Legion Branch elected its 108041 executive Monday night and Pat la the new president This executive will take the 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