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12 The Acton Free Press Wed March 1S74 Attractive widow Mary Hatch farms raises horses trains trotters for Acton man STORY AND PHOTO BY JENNIFER I do It nil again exactly the only fewer mistakes says Mary Hatch of R eight yean of farming id horse breeding A city girl enjoying ruling from the age of Mary married well known local horseman Bill Hitch of Hocking Chair Ranch at the corner of Highway and 1 me Widowed early Mary was left with a small son acres and head of horses to look after I had no alternative but to carry on Mirv 1 loved the horses live in the city again Mary carrying on mcnnl farming the HO acres totally on her own handling the horse including stallions and learning the business Teaching herself plow harrow and seed the find ike hay and harvest t easy Mary remarks faclly Running her fnrm success fully for three Mary sold the excess horses A great many horses Tail to Georgetown tame from Rocking Chair Ranch Next logical step wis to a smaller firm ret on the I me down Mills way I or the past five years Mary his worked this acreage even to servicing the machinery on ui her husband one of Ontario s irly Mary is iw on pro ducing quality Arabians The Hocking Chair ranch sports small cosy stable converted from the purehred Arabians more due lo be born shortly form the nucleus of the breeding operation Mary hones to Hoarding horses occupy remaining stalls They keep her hopping Mary makes the hay harvests oats straw for the II horses she usually winters She ruses foils trains shows and sills thim breaks colts handles the stallions and up Many a breeding season hits seei Miry silling up nil night to for foal or diclor is mother Whin your own dirty jobs Mary says ere no She wen with dislrisslitL task of having to mortally Injured and now keeps a rivolvi handy for 1 nol in my of those tome Trotters if this i win I keep her lusy Mary works Dan amp ell of Acton five days a week helping lo core for and train Dans Stand racehorses Several years working with Vivien i Ray before they moved from their I form taught Miry the fundamentals of trolling as will f I reds mnnuri shovelling she already kniw Son Todd now 10 Is becoming a real help stable care lie has large penile Anglo Arab to call his own Mary rid ability both Western anil I Is apparent In the well schooled horses she turns out A Half Arab won Arabian Champion ship for Ontario in lorn petithc Riding in acbievL this Mary rode hundreds of miles on the sturdy gelding in order to prepare him for the four OH Ontario Competitive ttiditiL endurance rides completed nil rides place at Ride and away wilh the Grand in the Hide Another of Mary the purebred Arab Ihn lecame llifh Point horse of Ihe Trail Riders for 1072 taking home an armload of ribbons and trophies for Mary Seeing Mary si m younf attractive its picture her changing tires pitching bales and breaking Millions but done all this and more of Acton and Schmitz training at the stables of Dan toToarid So it Campbell Acton Local delegates attend conference The March of the Acton Jr Farmers was lied at the borne of Dili and Joe Brooks of on Mar A parly ire vuusly planned had be due to the mild weather Hits is Junior armors Week marks loth in of Ontario Far Several local members will be attending the Spring Conference being held the Inn on the Park Mar thru Mar Junior Fanners from all across will lie participating in the three day conference night in highlighted by the annual banquet hearsing play for county lance where the winners of drama night to be held Miy II travelling scholarships will be announced On the local scene never of the Acton members are In Hon April is membership month and the club welcomes new numbers rural or urban 4th Line Flower FRESH CUT FLOWERS POTTED PLANTS FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS 8532739 CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Road Guelph Bright Ideas for all your lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Eleclr Heal IB Centra Vacuum WrngDc PROMISES PROMISES from the Canadian Forests knotty pine SATURDAY MARCH 30 1974 PRICES STATED GOOD TILL PANELING Ospringe Easy to Install SUSPENDED CEILINGS Large crowd at auction sale Doris Hue- Mr and Mrs Danny Hutchinson and of Inersoll visited on Sunday at the home of s Mr and Mrs and f Town I an sorry to bear McMillan isiir i patient llospilol for surgcrv wish in no k recovery irowd auction sad on ilurda for Mr and Mrs Chrenci ren Prices brisk verv good for ih intque The werewell plnsed nihil r suits of the dav The d Mil hid a booth and hot fee went well on a A Rood attend inn from congregation of wen on hand Burns in Church in for tin break fast of andes ill thi trimmings on morning Tluj stividfortlu e hurch service in hear Mr Hoy Hamilton of Islington deliver the sermon Hiss of the March of Ladies Aid She show slides from I met hit Id Mission from South America 1 going to rlh Western llrizil a nurse and will be spend months a loniu school before joiiil into field work 4H visit In Monday It the members of Mice pi hit visited the firmot William Mr told how In began breed in IJGJ with a flock of I- He now hub Suffolk and folk of purebred Suffolk ewt limbs with some of the member rnsons We then llu refresh imnls served by Mrs Discussing plant costs During of Regional Public Works Committee Wednesday the committee Agreed to meet with representatives of the Ministry of the Environment to discuss budgets for lutlon control plants in Hills and Burlington operated by the Ministry Shi then will be staying four hostess for the meeting with from the Tidings on doing Indian work in eleven ladies present living the hinds mo tile Northern Mrs Gordon A gave Themcctinc was sdjourned must Mrs I iv id Stewart was the devotional reading with the Lord Prayer