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the examiner Saturday Jgntzz1978w Brenda Posie plans to make career out of horseshoeing Whether the horse is large or small she says the Situation is pretty well the same when it comes to shoeing them The only difference is in discipline and Olllts are not used to being handled quite as much as horses so they object more The pony photo at right If the shoes fit placed on sedatives toa public school lleidi Schmidt of Calgary left and her brotherJolin 1t Evicted from school Ehildren on sedatives CALGARY CP Two Calgary children bewildered vic tims of battle between their father and the Calgary board of education are so upset by the affair they have been Heidi 14 and her brother lohii 10 were evicted from school when their father Al Schmidt Roman fatholic re fused to pay $18001n extra tuition while sending his children didnt know it was wrong to be Catholic Heidi said lhursday We have always been taught at school and by our parents to respect other peoples culture and religion Schmidt formerly of Toronto and the board have been fighting for three years over provision in the Alberta School Act which stipulates that Catholic parents must pay were evicted from school because their father refuses to pay $1800 in extra tuition to the public school board Photo tuitions over and above normal taxes if they wish their children to attend public school That is my right as Canadian to educate my children in the Human Rights Act makes that very clear said Schmidt who last year designated his taxes to the public school system Heidi fought back tears in an interview when she ex plained that her principal called her into the office and told her that this was the most inhumane thing he had ever had todo but she would have to leave the school cried and my best friend asked me what was wrong but or how to tell her Scott Saville vicechaiman of the board is expected to argue on Schmidts behalf at school board meeting whatever way want Ididnt know what to say Tuesday ntario medal for GloodCitizenship is Nettie Von Stryen imported from Holland The larger horse is Jeanies Nan Tee who won first in stake class for best Roadster owned by anadian as well as Reserve lrand hampion at the Royal Winter Fair Roadster show She was also the winner of the over 152 hands class Both horses are owned by Bill Maleom son of trown Hill who says losie can handle some of his horses better than he can Examiner Photo reward for helpers Ontario residents who have shown selflessncss humanity and kindness to help make the province better place in which to live are eligible for the Ontario Medal for Good Citizen ship Wc are seeking people who have helped others without personal publicity and without thinking of themselves says Helen Bourke of Toronto ex ecutive secretary of the ad visory council which will select winners of the medal Nominees cannot have been paid for their work she said Past medal recipients have been people who expended per sonal effort at sacrifice Miss Bourke said examples of past recipients of the medal have included man who helped found halfway house for former offenders and botanist who started plant growing project for mental pa tients In 1974 the second year of the Ontario government project Mrs Leo Mcann of Barrie was awarded medal for her many ywrs of work helping new Canadians settle in the Barrie area lwclve medals are awarded annually to residents personal throughout the province after members of the advisory coun cil sift through an average of zoo nominations Miss Bourke said profes Sional researcher verifies every nomination received to assure no paymentwas made for the serVIce provrdcd She said nine volunteer members of the advisory coun cil vote to decide who should receive medals The council members are drawn from all over ntario through sugges tions made to the preiniers of lice in Toronto Medal recipients often cant think why medal the said One lady refused it at first saying she didnt think she meritedit they won Miss Bourke However these are the poo ple the medal seeks to recognize she said People who know someone they believe would merit the medal are encouraged to write to Miss Bourke at Queens Park Toronto for nomina tion form All nominations should be received by April 15 Recipients of the medal are announctxl in the summer liy ll illiltGlS lIxaininerStaff Reporter Brenda Iosic plans to put on hundreds of pairs of shoes in the next few years She also hopes to butld up good stock of shoes over the winter The shoes in this case are little different than what the average girl would he in crusted they are horse shoes and she will be mak ing many of them herself llorseshocing is something lve always wanted to learn because Ive been around horses all my lite she said losic attended lCastvitw Secondary School Ill Barrie and has worked for three years for Bill Maleomson of rown Ilill who raises standardbrcd roadster horses While working for Malconr son losie spent much of her time exercising and training the horses which are similar to the ones which race at the Bar ric Raceway trained the horses to behave when being hitched and unhitchcd trained them to stand still back up and to show good style when being shown forjurlging But Ive wanted to get into shoeing so took an eightweek course at the Canadian Na tional School of llorscshrwing in Mount Albert she said While there Iosic learned how to make liorscsliocs from bar of steel how to put them on and the various types of shoes and their purposes UNDERSTAND HORSES Theres more to horseshoe ingthanmeetstheeye You have to have an understanding of horses to do this job Its hard to explain either you haveitor you dont Its sort of horse sense They have good and bad days just like us and you have to sense this There are no two horses alike Posie said Maleomson said he has been raising horses for many years and he has had some that Posie could handle better than he could She can drive any horse own he said PETS WORST Kids horses which are used as pets are harder to handle than any trained highstrung show horse This is because they dont have the discipline They might be wonderful and gentle with the kids but when they have to do something they arent used to and dont want to do such as having their feet at tended to they wont behave Posie says the first thing she has to do is show the horse whos boss Once they know wont stand for any fooling around they usually quiet down and let me get the job done The 22yearold blacksmith says she very seldom has to use face she stands fivefoot three and weighs about 115 pounds If they dont quiet down sometimes use twitch twitch is an apparatus which is placed in the horses nose and twisted so it numbs the nose Posie says the sensa tion takes his mind off what is being done to his feet DRRECTIVESHOES Posie has learned ways of correcting many problems horse may have through ad justing weights and thicknesses of its shoes There are about 20 different types of shoes one horse could wear Sometimes weight is put on with small steel bars to cor rect the problem of horse throwing its feet to the inside or outside loe weighting makes the horse lift his feet higher and gives him more style when be ing shown Posie says most saddle horses wear very plain shoe to protect the foot from slipping splitting or getting bruised tromstones The biggest problem horses havc with their back feet is when the back leg comes up too fast and hits the front leg or foot before it can get out of the way In this case would put trailer on the back foot causing the problem trailer is an extended heel put on to catch the ground It curves out on ttic side of the shoe and is placed on the back feet only TRISIMINH FEET Horses hooves should be trimmed every six to eight weeks all year round Posie says lipping depends on the horse itself and how fast its hooves grow The procedure for big and small horses is basical ly the same lipping their feet is much the same as clipping your own fingernails If you cut your own too short the end of your finger is tender and if you cut the nail more it will bleed The same thing happens with horses foot losic uses gauge to measure the correct angle of horses hoof as it is being clip pcd This is very important to en sure that both feet are level and sitting on the ground at the same angle Posies duties as blacksmith also include keep ing an eye out for corns thrush and contracted heels Thrush is disease of the foot caused from improper cleaning and wet stables Corns and contracted heels are caused by impro er shoe ing Its from shoes ing too tight which causes the foot to draw in The same thing hap pens if the shoes are left on too long without being changed ACCEPTED AS FEMALE How does Posie find people react to her being female blacksmith Im accepted very well although think some people call me to see if can really do the job When Im introduced to so meone new and they are told Im blacksmith their response is usually Are you really blacksmith and then they want to know all about my jobshesaici guess people are usually surprised by it all Posie says marriage is the furthest thing from her mind right now plan to set up my own business in this area So far lmjust parttime Being blacksmith requires strong back and Posie has that even though she is fairly small well thats good Its really not so much brute strength involved as know how She plays hockey broomball and baseball and is member of the roJets Hockey team DE OF ETHICS Blacksmiths have their own code of ethics as do other pro ftssions and Rosie is no excep tion You dont talk about another blacksmiths work when you go to job Even if you dont think what they did was right you just do your job well and leave it at that You dont talk about work done on other farms either For example if man has some horses he shows or races he may do some corrective work to make them perform better and he doesnt want that known by others And thats right its nobody elses business When you shoe these horses Malconisons Roadsters you dont just come in and throw on pair of shoes Sometimes it is necessary to do shoeing three or four times to get correction nght Those four feet have to hit the ground exactly when they are supposed to Posie says people who buy horses either for themselves or their children and dont know how to look after them create big problem for blacksmiths blacksmith can only do so much with what he or she is given to work with Theypush pyjamas TORONTO CP Maggie Bill and Barbara Semwick like togive pyjama parties They are manufacturers designers and purveyors of loungewcar and lingerie and have borrowed the Tupper wareparty concept of demonstrating their products Maggie and Barbara market their scanty fashions in two ways over drinks at disco or over coffee and cake at somebodys home When they work at disco Maggie and few of her friends who are models parade through the dimly lit room while Bar bara does the commentary from the disc jockeys booth With the show they hope to in terest people in holding house parties where they can continue their sales pitch with further model ling demonstrations The two women rely on the exposure they get from their shows and spend no money on advertising We cant lose says Mag gie We dont have any money behind it to lose we just spend ourtimeandeffort Both Maggie and Barbara have other jobs besides selling their wares Barbara works with the designer Marilyn Brooks and has designed dress line under her own label Maggie who worked in tele vision production or about nine yuirs now is cocktail wait ress She uses her free time during the day to purchase fabric deliver orders and make accessories Ann Landers Wide assortment of panty hose Dear Readers Recently woman complained that Ameri can ladies were being ripped off by the hosiery manufac turers Surely she said nation that can put man on the moon can produce fabric that wont snag and run within minutes of first wearing re lied assure you the American fabric companies know ow to make runresistant nylons for women but why kill the goose that lays all those golden eggs then ac cused the hosiery industry of planned obsolescence which is as American as moms frozen apple pie Almost immediately was flooded with letters from the public relations departments of numerous hosiery manufac turers asking if they could send samples said No Then came wide assortment of pantyhose in every con ceivable size color and style The extra large thanks lot gave to charity organization along with the chalkwhite navyblue and extra small decided not to be so bullheaded and proceeded to give few pairs try To my surprise discovered that some in expensive models not only fit better than the ones had been buying at fancy price but they wore like iron will NOT give the name of the pantyhose so please dont write and ask If theres anything do not need it is to be ac cused of collusion with manufacturers So this is to say all pantyhose are not alike If you look around and try variety of brands you may be lucky enough to find the ones Ive switched to Dear Ann Landers have good friend whom my husband has forbidden me to see or call We the four of us were close friends for five years My husband worked for her husband We saw lot of each other socially My husband started having problems at work and wanted to quit wouldnt listen to him because felt his friend would never betray him Well my husband claims he was doublecrossed and handed in his resignation We have children who were raised together Everyone is flirt admit there was wrong on both sides still like the other people My husband refuses to see them Shall suffer along with the kids or should see my friend during the day let our kids continue to play together and hope my husband comes around to our side Dont Mix Friends With Busi ness Dear Mix By all means allow the children to be frien dly they had nothing to do with the problem See your friend during the day and dont press for reconciliation for several months Time may be your best ally Dear Ann Hes 27 Im 28 Ive known three years Hes taken me out dozens of times but always the dates were arranged by someone else We are paired by hostesses relatives and friends Everyone thinks of us as couple but Ive invited him to many affairs when Ive had tickets When host party hes always my guy Ill bet hasnt spent $20 on me since Ive known him What do you thinkMe Dear You think if you want to go through life dating hosting parties and buying tickets you have found just the man who will let you do it The doctor game Estrogen can ruin vacation iday By GlFFORDJONES This time of the year many Canadians flv south The majority will enjoy the sun But some women will have their vacation spoiled or cut short Its because they developed chills and hot flushes before packing their bags Not from the winters wind or an overheated home but from lack of estrogen Their doctors prescribed this female hormone and quickly stopped bothersome symptoms Yet in the rush of his office he forgot towam the patient how estrogen can ruin holiday Women who journey south are particularly vulnerable to this trouble The majority are either at or past the menopause They need estrogen but receive it at the wrong time Estrogen like new pair of shoes is best tried while youre at home Why do women start estrogen just prior to tri south Psychologically people like to see doctor be ore leaving on holdiday Sometimes it may spot problem 65 year old woman will be found to suffer from senile vaginitis and require estrogen to restore the vaginal lining normal thickness Others will have menopausal symptoms that necessitate this hormone Still others are simply at the age when some doctors believe its sound idea to start estrogen replacement therapy ERT Most women are grateful for the treatment Yet after their arrival in Florida few will develop postmenopausal bleeding good many will worry about the possibility of cancer And the fun is suddenly gone WHAT HAS HAPPENED What has happened to cause the bleeding Estrogen has numerous effects on the body One purpose is to stimulate the inside endometrial lining of the uterus during the reproductive years At this time the endometrium is highly responsive to estrogen and it becomes thicker in preparation for possible pregnancy Later on in life the withered endometrium does not react as much to estrogen Yet on occasion it still has enough get up and go left in it to produce spotting or outright bleeding What should ou do if this happens in Florida It basically epends on the timing If it occurs couple of weeks before returning home you may as well wait to see you own doctor But send him letter explaining what has happened This should ensure prompt appointment on your arrival back in Canada But if the bleeding occurs several weeks before scheduled return there are two choices You should fly north immediately or see Florida necologist It may result in wasted trip home Most like and will reveal benign polyp fibroid or merely prove that the bleeding was due to estrogen stimulation of the endometrium Yet much better to cut vacation short than delay for months and then discover that cancer had been present Never never procrastinate by waiting to see if the bleeding will occur again Its an approach that could cost you your life And if your own doctor or the one in Florida tells you the trouble is due to estrogen without an examination or and get another opinion Is there any way to prevent mining Florida vacation Theres no one hundred per cent method but you can trim tle chance by following few simple rules NEVER PACK NEW DRUGS Remember never to pack new shoes or new drugs in your suitcase If youre having menopausal symptoms or just want checkup see the doctor long before you head south In the event you require estrogen theres ample time to adjust the dosage to your own needs Taking the lowest possible dose will decrease the risk of abnormal bleeding Its also wise not to push the doctor towards estrogen if youve suddenly read an article stressing the benefits of ERT If you havent needed estrogen for the last ten years you can do without it at least until after your return from Florida Women with senile vaginitis who need treatment can tanporarily sidetrack the oral estrogen tablets or the intra muscular injections This problem can be cured easily with local estogen cream Since only small amount is absorbed by the bod postmenopausal bleeding is rarely en countered hen on returning home oral estrogen can be started USE COMMON SENSE Whether in Florida or at home women must use common sense in taking estrogen But in the past two years this hormone hasi been badly bruised reports linking it to cancer Every week see patients have decided to stop taking it Or are reluctant to start strogen when it could cure an annoying symptom Dont forget that estrogen is still valuable hormone In later article Ill tell you how it can be taken sensibly in 1908 Letters can be sent to PD Box 55 Niagara Falls Ontario 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