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c2 tribune may 6 1987- s m craven w tine quality true taste in 25s and the classy new 15s pack regular and king size warning health and welfare canada advises that danger to health increases with amount smoted avoid inhaling average per cigarette craven a light king size tar 10 mg nia 10 mg regular tar 7 mg nic 06 mg arabians enter dressage ring by denise mcdonald battling centuryold myths and longestablished traditions les and marny wagschal are helping establish the arabian horse as a national contender on the recog nized dressage circuit in 1982 while attempting to overcome initial prejudice to wards arabians in the dressage world the wagschals owners of shalom farm arabians inc of rri gormley formed ca dence canadian arabian dres sage enthusiasts club east cadence was created to provide a home base for anyone serious about the arabian horse and hisher riding explained club member margaret sansom anyone who either owns rides or just has an interest in the ara bian horse can belong according to ms sansom ara bians have never possessed a good reputation in the dressage world largely because north american breeders and trainers have never attempted to maxi mize the breeds show ring poten tial the arabian is thought to be more at home in costume park and sidesaddle classes and its this thinking thats earned them the reputation of a circus horse she said yet at the same time ger many who leads the world in dres sage competition developed this enormous placid horse that could compete at grand prix levels and jump as well ms sansom con tinued she also pointed out how people interested in purchasing a horse are more apt to look for one thatll do well at a show and guarantee success what better horse to choose than one used by the top leading riders namely the german horse the equestrian said yet while most dressage riders today look for the large placid horse for a dressage prospect european military riders of 300 years ago began on the backs of small mediterranean horses such as the arabian barb and turk these animals were very small yet possessed tremendous strength ms sansom said when military men had to march 1000 miles they wouldnt conceive of doing it on the back of a great lumbering beast like a shire pound for pound the ara bian is by far the strongest horse however club members have faced difficulties associated with promoting the arabian in the dressage world their tempera ment and excitability can some times be detrimental for a horse required to perform intricate movements under complete con trol claiming cadence has been making strides in the industry both ms sansom and mrs wags chal agreed more and more all- arabian shows have started to in clude dressage classes in their competition in 1984 we took our arabians to the states to compete in a national dressage competition there were only 12 horses entered and at one point the numbers were so low they had to cancel mrs wags chal said but last year they had 57 entries in the same class i de finitely think arabian participa tion in the dressage world in on the upswing students stage new operetta students at ballantrac public school present the operetta alice in ox tonight may 6 and tomor row at 730 pm joan widcman is directing this musical adaptation of alice in wonderland and the wizard of ox student art work is on display in the schools hallways in conjunc tion with the shows