Medford mail tribune., June 12, 1960, Image 18

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Medford
Tribune
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1860
Rancher's Pride
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From the time he first worked around a stable in California as a small boy, horses
have been an important nart of thft life of Alhert F. WhitA. Fnr tnA nntt 90. unnn
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Thompson creek where they raise and train horses and in the summer and fall KpMt f JV''.?
montns, tney arive and show in the Oregon and California shows. Last-Sunday Mr LyOlu J
White donned his "silks" and took a fast turn around his ranch track with Jet
Primrose. Jet, from the famous Primrose line, wears his immaculate white "quarter
boots" (see inset) as he keeps his fast, measured trotting gait and strives for the
form -and style which make a show winner. . '
Ella White, who first drove horses when she lived on the family ranch in North Dakota, helns to train the harknAV nnniK nnfi rtriu in iUaca ,lnta. In Ua
horse shows. Sunday, Mrs. While drove Silver Star Marks Lindy, who belongs to the Martin Bauernfeinds of the Silver Star Ponch ranch, Williams, and
is being trained by the Whites. Mrs. White says that lindy, a Welsh of palomino color, has the floating action" for which his breed is noted and will be
ready soon to enter shows. Mrs. White is driving her pretty little Viceroy cart of black patent leather and maroon upholstery. Women who enter this
class in the big shows must be formally dressed, wear hats, gloves and corsages; rules are rigid and the purses high.
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Marie Harrington, who lives at the ranch and is learning all about horses and the farrier's trade, took a turn of ground
driving around the track Sunday morning with a fine little blue roan Welsh pony with the impressive name of Dyrin
Druid. This Welsh, less than two years old and not yet fully grown, is wearing the chains on his feet which are used
for training. Horses in training for show and track events must be worked daily-and that means every day with abso
lutely no skipping, according to Al White. Druid was shipped over recently from Wales and is being trained for Ralph
and Dorothy Hurst of Glendale, Ore.
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Training o horse takes Know now, . skim, parience ana iime-panicuiany ioi n
toy the Whiles. The ranch owner are shown here with Roy Boehme (at left), onother employee, as
the three watch Mark and Druid work out with one of the sulkies. Since both the young man and
the Welsh pony ore learning, the Whites offer advice from time to time. Al White has known the
heat and excitement of ;nony a race, and has much knowledge to pass on to the younger man.
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After a stint of ground walking, Druid was hitched to the sulky with Mark driving. Before taking to me track, Mr. Whit
carefully checked the harness and equipment. The tack room at Al White's Rogue stables has row on row of harness and .
trappings which must be kept cleaned and oiled and In tip-top shape. When the men of the ranch haven't anything els
to do, they can always clean harness. Later Mr. White and Mark demonstrated training "on the longeing" with The Hobo, .
a dark bay harness hackney of which the Whites are proud. With Mark In the center of an orena, The Hobo ran circles around
. him at the end of a long rope.
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Green forest and pastures, bright sun and blue sky, a man, a horse and a dog these were Ideal Ingredients for
Photographer Robert Vroman last Sunday. Mark relaxing a bit now that the show for the visitors Is ever, Is en
Pikoki Chief, on American soddle bred stallion whose lines and richly gleaming coat make him an Impressive
tight. Tiny, the little black and white spotted dog which was under the feet of both horses and men all morning, it
only one of several dogs and cats which help to make the White's ranch typically western.