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Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®
“Bits and Pieces”
By Janice A. Pack
Some funny and interesting incidents have happened
to me since the beginning of 2017. These experienc-
es still bring a smile to my face as I remember them.
They remind me that positive events should take
precedence in our lives and we should share them.
Equifest of Kansas now in its 20th year of serving
area horsemen remains an event for folks to observe,
learn, shop and perhaps find a little humor. Horseman
and trainer Cal Middleton and I watched a noted train-
er put on a demonstration in one of the
arenas. As we walked out a woman looked at Cal and
said something to this effect: “I once had a horse with
the same issues and was impressed to see how YOU
handled the situation”. Then she just faded into the
crowd. Cal had an incredulous expression on his face
and I laughed. She had mistaken him for the clinician!
Mistaken identity does not necessarily evoke a hu-
morous response. The fact that a height discrepancy
of nearly a foot existed, plus age and build differences
shed some light here. Cal also sported his “winter
beard” and a beautiful new vest which the clinician did
not. Eventually Cal grinned and we both wondered
what the woman may have had in her Diet coke! Still
Cal had to be a little flattered.
Earlier, in the Better Equine Booth, my editor, Jana
Barcus took a picture of Cal and me as part of her
Equifest coverage. I immediately grinned. It’s a great
picture that should be labeled—“Only one thing better
than one pair of bowlegs is two pair!” Guess what
cowboys and cowgirls? They are your horse riding
legacy and they never go away!
Jimmy Goenouer, Fontana, KS, attended the same
Easter dinner I did. He brought along a beautiful wall
hanging made with
horseshoes and horse-
shoe nails. His friend’s
father, Gary Harvey,
crafted this piece of art.
Mr. Harvey, a retired
professor from Ft. Scott
(KS)Community Col-
lege, lives northwest of
Ft.Scott. I only hope he
continues to revel in his
retirement and makes
more lovely western art.
I should have named this article “Bits and Pieces
Starring Cal Middleton.” Cal sent me a picture from
Elko, NV. Capriola’s Western Store has a display of
Tom Dorrance “Wade Tree Saddles.” These saddles
have been popular with working cowboys out west for
a long time.
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