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the ejtfjott jfctt nlrmtyfifth year no 2 acton ontario wednesday july 9 1969 sacond section wfcwfcwtfiw early mornina fog hunt ew the beery batch at brow farm w mr weitraut motion of oueaph mb out to trv her luck at tlrewberrv picking mra morion u krtt on of the hundred who turn out on monday wednesday friday and saturday at the held on highway 28 near 8pvld to pick their own ttrwberrlesiaff photo in th bony toofrti if strawberry lovers a foggy cold and damp one they leave the patch the whipped cream orvit uornuw but hundred of strawberries find their way into a little cream and friday morning but hundf ed of aidant strawberry lover wert oct band tt 6 m at brobar farm ort highway 25 to descend on the patch of ripe berries waiting to be picked the farm run by john and ed brown and v t barber fum been declaring open season on its berry patch around thia time of year for the past six year berry enthusiast pay 30 cent per uiart basket lor the delicacy and can pick a many quart a they can carry fifteen acre are open to picker and dally crowd average between 300 and 600 atmott even acre of an adjoining field have been lued to park cart and it i usually full by 8 am all aorta of people can be found in the patchfrom woman in everpresent half curleri to butlnetimen on holiday who have a craving for freih atrawberrle whole feraflle come and every member of the dan b tent out to search under the plant for the red fruit strawberries find their way into plea strawberry shortcake with little cream dessert bowl plain with tugar in hard at work mra waltraut morton of guelph pick her own trawberrle at brobar farm where the ha come for the morning to try her luck at picking the gourmet dolight mr morton like many other choose early in the morning to come to brobar on highway 26 because by mid morning most ol the crop ha already been picked staff photo effective july 1 1969 yea special whatever your reason for uvinfi our skoal savings account gives you a bis k interest on the minimum monthly balance iti skttal too became you can itirt your account with a uttte as s3 no minimum for depotf ts there are no chequing privilege but if you wuh to withdraw juit come in person or write to us open your account today georgetown 55 main street north 8772266 john a edgar manager local dl rector w j hearty vicepresident north halton advisory board john t armstrong chairman reford gardhoute maurice c beety michael utdwlth john gov dr d b young convenient office hours man thurs 900 600 fridays til 600 halton peel trust 1 affiliated with canada trust huton erijs a swccew to wntttiy greg rapson shoes and trains horses 1 by wendy thomion come ipring most horse emerge from the bam looking like the country cousin to tlie city hone with a shaggy body fuzzy ears wooly feet and whiskers owner head for tlie stable armed with shedding blade brush comb shears and various oilier paraphernalia to begin the tedious chore of getting a horse ready to be taken out in public again it takes many teutons with a strong arm and brush before it 13 slick and gleaming in body the sheai make short work of the hairy fetlocks but when hi person doing the grooming gets down to the horses feej they almost always call in professional help wlnlc in bygone days people brought their horses in to tlie village smithy set under the chestnut tree of song and story todays men who tend to horses feet travel around the countryside in a lulfton truck with their shop contained in the back no matter whether they have 0 regular route or just go where their fancy takes them they arc welcomed wherever there are horses while the smithying itself is a dying jrt the farrier profession lus taken a surge ahead as interest in the horse has grown one of the newest to join the few in the district 11 greg rapson of milton who graduated from oklahoma farriers college last year und li rapidly making a name for himself not only as a farrier but as a trainer and shuwnun as well when asked how he got into this line greg explained that it began wilh a diploma course in agriculture he was taking at guelph as hit summer project he planned to train a few horse because he liked the training and because he was a little bored at guelph he left and began looking for other training prospects he figured that by trimming and shoeing he not only would fill an existing gap at his father farm but would also get out to meet other horse owners to promote his abilities us a trainer after looking over several farriers colleges greg settled on oklahomas since 11 offered roping and bulldogging as well although the course was only two months long he learned more tluu he figured posuhle we had a good instructor he said in the drawl he picked up he could put a point across so clearly and so well that you couldnt help hut learn greg went on to tell of his shoeing experiences i nailed a shoe on a horse the first day i was there and i jjdnever hammered a ruil before in my life and oh man wai i scared all in all he shod about 200 horses while there and learned to run down ropes and tie calve in lliree or four seconds as far as tlie last goes im a little out of practice now he concluded back home uung his fathers six r tarm as a base camp greg found enough work in tlie district to keep him going steady he starts his day with a drive to three or four different placei to shoe horses then on to another farm for exercising and training a couple and shoeing a few lie continues with a riding lesson going home to do ins own chore then riding a few sampling the goods i karen barber of brobar farm who was up bright and early to help tend the amateur strawberry picker out on their way she did manage to take a short break and downed her breakfast in the form of fresh ripe ttrawberrleaisuff photo frigidaire space saver pncuti kir bud jut wi tcliurb mu f u 1 m compact only 24wide 57lbsize freezer chest with protected ice trey storage fruits and vegetables stay fresh and crisp in the full width hydrator store afmafl m more food on full width full depth shelves j srij 111 si 219 5 year protection plan aaanning electric 54 mill st acton isuvm more head after supper sometimes till 1 0 p m or so most horses greg has shod in one day is 17 he said he could do more if he had to but then hed be no good for anything use next day gregs plani for the future are a little vague as yet id like a big farm with a big lake to raise and train quarter horses a course tn vet technlcology might be in the offing as well his one definite aim for this year is to win the title of top western riding horse of the nation for show tip owned by paul oswald although they won the top weitetn riding stallion award for 1 968 they missed out on the higher award by only half a point with this in mind greg has been taking off every weekend with show tip and a few other horses to make the rounds of the various shows they started by going to columbus ohio the next weekend they went first to downsville ny then on to south park penn the next day where show tip placed first in western riding third in western pleasure third in western trail third in english pleasure and third in erlning and received a trophy cup and blanked as top performance horse of the day greg also won the grand champion gelding award on doublemar over the past few months the group has alio been to centreville indiana newcastle ind buffalo ny holland ny michigan and richmond ilillont their lists of wins are so impressive that their arrival is met with mixed reaction partly here come those canadian horseswish theyd hay home and gee im glad youre heredo you have your tools with you greg says he like being able to lend a hand in an emergency but thii ii one of hit pet peevespeople who leave their shoeing till the very last minute when theyve known for months that it had to be done his other peeves people who tend their horses for retraining who say they have only one small problem and you find theyre full of problems the wont part is people looking over your shoulder while youre shoeing and criticizing or people who object to your straightening the horse out when it ttartt acting up as far as im concerned there no horse worth getting hurt over he assert generally greg likes the people and likes the travelling last year he drove between 35000 and 40000 miles and has already put about 10000 mile on hit truck to far thi year i like the work and i like doing a good job if great to see other horses win that i shod now that is taking pride in your work maam top photo greg rapson at work below ho talks over hi unusual profession bottom lt bad onough having people watch you worknow velvet ha a turn staff photo