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HOMETOWN The Cincinnati Enwiier B4 Saturday, November 21. 1998 Stallions: Sports horses face competition in rural Ohio BIRTHS If you go What: The Federation of North American Sports Horse Registries 100-Day Stallion Performance Test, featuring 20 of the continent's most prestigious young warm-blood stallions. Where: Paxton Farm, 5697 Ohio 132, Stonelick Township, Clermont County one mile south of the intersection of Ohio 131 and Ohio 132. Saturday events: Cross Country Test, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m; dressage presentation to music, about 2:30 p.m.; announcement of test results 4:30 p.m. Information: 625-2022; the event is free, the public welcome.

coldbloods the draft horses, Clydesdales (horses with) nice personalities, very calm. "Then you had the hot bloods the Spanish and thoroughbreds and Arabians hot tempered. If you want to race, they know how to race, but if you want (the disciplined horse needed for the delicate movements of) dressage, that would be difficult for them," Mrs. Paxton said. Europeans notably the Germans and Dutch combined the hot- and cold-blooded breeds and created the warmbloods the sports horse breeds such as Hanovarians, Oldenburgs, Hoi-steiners and Belgian and Dutch Warm-bloods.

Those are the stallions represented at Paxton Farm. in Germany. "The idea is to produce the horse needed for the Olympic disciplines," said Ekkehard Brysch, chief executive officer of the Oldenburg Registry. Such disciplines include free and saddle jumping, gaits, dressage, and cross country riding. "We want to get as close as possible to that quality and that athletic ability as we can." Of the 20 stallions in the performance test, eight have been foaled in North America, 12 in Europe.

They are all owned by North Americans. "We are trying to breed the best sports horses (in the United States and Canada) as we can," Mrs. Paxton said. "The Europeans have been doing this for much longer than we have. In Europe 300 years ago, there were CONTINUED FROM PAGE B3 "This event is bringing together the very best sports horse stallions in our country," said Mrs.

Paxton. "You would have to go to Germany to see anything like this." Some of the horses being judged or their offspring could qualify for future Olympic competition. This is the first time an equestrian event of this international significance has come to Ohio, Mrs. Paxton said. "I want to educate people on Olympic equestrian sports.

We do a good job of promoting gymnastics and other Olympic sports, and that is deserved. But there are other Olympic sports (such as the equestrian) that do not get the publicity. "You need a very talented and athletic person and horse and both have to be at their prime at the same time to succeed. location was sold. The event bounces from an East Coast to West Coast site every two years, so it will not return here until fall of 2002, Mrs.

Paxton said. The American Federation is managed by the American Hanovarian Society and the Oldenburg Registry, based That is so difficult. You can be an Olympic gymnast at 12 or 13. You have to be at least 20 in the equestrian world to make it. It takes so many more years" to develop, Mrs.

Paxton said. The managers of the North American Federation selected Paxton Farm after a Virginia horse farm the past Birth announcements run on Thursdays and Saturdays. Information is provided by area hospitals. To inquire about publication date, please wait tour weeks after the child's birth and call 768-8412 after 5 p.m. GOOD SAMARITAN Oct.

30 Elizabeth Ann Coors, born to Joseph and Dona Coors. Bridgetown. Oct. 31 William Dominic Herbert, born to Billy St. Clair and Angel Herbert.

Cheviot. Anthony Michael Nutt, born to Tony Null and Linda Grimsley, Harrison. Nov. 2 Shaun Blake, born to Shaun Blake and Lisa Palmer, Price Hill. Emily Elaine Conrad, born to Michael and Connie Conrad, Colerain Township.

Zoey Theresa-Jean Fay, born to Joey Fay and Holly Spence, Colerain Township. Diana Kathleen Hurst, born to Todd and Deanna Hurst, Colerain. Nicholas Robert Niehaus, born to Bob and Linda Niehaus. DelhiTownship. Ashley Victoria Ohmer, born to Lawrence and Elizabeth Ohmer, Green Township.

Nov. 3 Olivia Mae Boyle, born to Tay and Lisa Boyle, Harrison. Christopher M. Brown, born to Gary Brown and Debra Matthey. Mount Healthy.

Abigail Kelly Merz, born to Bill and Lori Merz. Spnngdale. Brooke Taylor Neal, born to Jet) and Mitzi Neal, Hartwell. Krishna Marie Sattler, born to Jeffrey and Janet Sattler, Delhi Township. Nov.

4 Lina Isabella Olivier, born to Mark and Jennifer Olivier, Spnngdale. Karen Marie and Christopher Ryan Owens, born to Kevin and Linda Owens, Cheviot. SCHOOL LUNCHES VWM, LTD Li 3 LW3 Here are elementary school lunch menus tor the week beginning Nov. 23. Milk is included with all meals.

Some menus were unavailable. CINCINNATI Monday: Pork rib sandwich, potato rounds, applesauce. Tuesday: Turkey deli sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, pickle. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, roll, trench fries, frozen juice bar. Thursday: No school Friday: No school.

FINNEYTOWN Monday: Ravioli with roll or barbecue rib sandwich, green beans, pears. Tuesday: Roast beef with gravy and roll or hot dog, mashed potatoes, spiced apples. Wednesday: No school. Thursday: No school Friday: No school. LAWRENCEBURG Monday: Chicken nuggets, roll, mashed potatoes, corn, cake Tuesday: Pizza, oven fries, salad, fruit Wednesday: Deli sandwich, tri later, juice, graham crackers.

Thursday: No school. Friday: No school. LOCKLAND Monday: Chicken nuggets with honey mustard sauce, oven fried polatoes. roll, peaches Tuesday: Beef or turkey with gravy, sweet polatoes, baked apples, roll. Wednesday: Sub sandwich, baked beans, apple.

Thursday: No school. Friday: No school. MOUNT HEALTHY Monday: Rib mbbler with dip. bread slick, tater rounds, mixed vegetables. Tuesday: French toast, ham, hash browns, fruit.

Wednesday: No school. Thursday: No school. Friday: No school NORTHWEST Monday: Mini burgers, trench fries, sherbet Tuesday: Pizza, peas and carrots, fruit. Wednesday: No school. Thursday: No school.

Friday: No school. OAK HILLS Monday: Cheese sticks with pizza sauce, bread stick, sherbet. Tuesday: No school. Wednesday: No school. Thursday: No school.

Friday: No school. PRINCETON Monday: Cheeseburger, tater rounds, peaches. Tuesday: Calzone with pizza sauce, celery with peanut butter, orange. Wednesday: No school. Thursday: No school.

Friday: No school. READING Monday: Macaroni and Iranks. roll, Iruit. Tuesday: Cheeseburger, potato chips, pickles, macaroni and cheese, Iruit. Wednesday: No school.

Thursday: No school. Friday: No school. SOUTHWEST Monday: Chicken nuggets, corn, Iruit. Tuesday: Ham and cheese sandwich, trench fries, fruit. Wednesday: No school.

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