Miniature Horse

 The All-State Miniature Horse and Donkey Show that was set for Sunday, May 29, has been rescheduled. The show will be held Sunday, July 24, at the Mountain Valley Riders Club show grounds, 7591 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, Pa. For more information, call 717-352-7262 or go to www.allstateminiaturehorseanddonkeyclub .

larryy@herald-mail.com Carrousel's Star Over Texas, owned and trained by Don and Shirley Hovermale of Hagerstown, has enjoyed an incredible career and had another outstanding 2005 campaign. The nine-year-old miniature horse has captured 616 blue ribbons in six years of competition and is a Hall of Fame member in Halter Confirmation, Driving and Obstacle Trail. He needs just four points in the Jumper Division and three points in the Hunter Division in 2006 to join that elite class in those divisions.

HAGERSTOWN - In an exhausting half-hour chase Thursday after an escaped miniature horse, a Washington County Sheriff's Department deputy had his share of close calls, watching and wincing as the gelding stopped traffic, jumped guardrails and galloped in and out of his sight. With help from a couple of Huntzberry Brothers Inc. workers, Deputy 1st Class Tom Routzahn finally caught up to Giddy-up, a young gray-and-white miniature horse, at a Hagers Crossing construction site near the Centre at Hagerstown, about six miles from the horse's home in the 15200 block of National Pike.

Miniature horse show GREENCASTLE, Pa. -All-State Miniature Horse and Donkey Club Miniature Horse Show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at Silver Star Saddle Club grounds, 1524 McDowell Road. There will be 41 classes on conformation, showmanship, tricks, costumes, jumping and more. For information, call 717-352-7262 or 717-816-4334. Annual Interfaith Family Picnic The annual Interfaith family picnic will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 at City Park, 501 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, in the pavilion next to the concession stand.

Authorities are assessing the health of 29 animals seized last week from a southern Morgan County property near the Virginia line, Morgan County Animal Control Officer Jason Pearce said Thursday. The 21 dogs, two goats, three rats, a pot-bellied pig, cat and miniature horse were seized after authorities investigated a complaint about the welfare of the animals, Pearce said. No charges have been filed, Pearce said. The animals, whose conditions vary, are being kept at the county's facility along W.Va.

katec@herald-mail.com Suzie Binns rode in the Parade of Horses through downtown Charles Town, W.Va., during the first six years of the equine holiday event. The holiday-on-hoof procession, started by local horse enthusiast Betsy Wells, will reach its eighth annual installment Sunday, Dec. 14. Binns started helping out last year and has continued in 2003. Binns, who plans to ride one of her horses and carry the flag at the front of the parade, expects more than the 150 horses who paraded through the town's business district and residential streets last year.

By SCOTT BUTKI / Staff Writer photo: MARIA BROSE / staff photographer Some Washington County students had a chance to see some riding, roping and other skills of the old West during a Thursday field trip to Antietam Recreation. One student said the 1999 Antietam Recreation Horse, Dog and Roping show was "awesome. " Students from Smithsburg Elementary School, along with some youngsters from Hancock Elementary School, were on hand for the show, featuring young cowboys Andy Rotz, 14, and Billy Rotz, 6. The Rotz boys, along with a boxer, Sparky, an Arabian horse, Idja, and a miniature horse, Trigger Jr., entertained the crowd with tricks and demonstrations of life in the Wild West.

Trains for everyone H0- and O-scale model railroads, trains for children to operate with a new layout, historic railroad artifacts, photos and equipment. Today through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 300 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. $3.50, adults; 50 cents, ages 4 to 12; free for ages 3 and younger Call 301-739-4665. Cruise-in The Heart of Maryland Classic Chevy Club will hold a cruise-in with food and music. Proceeds will benefit the Ali Ghan Shrine in Cumberland, Md., and Shriner's Hospitals for Children.

Location changed for class of '84 reunion The South Hagerstown High School class of 1984 has changed the location for its 25-year reunion. It will now be a dinner buffet at Nick's Airport Inn in Hagerstown on Saturday, Sept. 12. A social hour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. with an open bar, wine and beer, and fruit and cheese hors d'oeuvres. A buffet and cash bar will follow. Tickets cost $30 per person. Send reservations to 1943 Winston Drive, Hagerstown MD 21740 ASAP with checks made payable to South High Class of 1984.

Authorities are assessing the health of 29 animals seized last week from a southern Morgan County property near the Virginia line, Morgan County Animal Control Officer Jason Pearce said Thursday. The 21 dogs, two goats, three rats, a pot-bellied pig, cat and miniature horse were seized after authorities investigated a complaint about the welfare of the animals, Pearce said. No charges have been filed, Pearce said. The animals, whose conditions vary, are being kept at the county's facility along W.Va.

An animal cruelty officer in Franklin County, Pa., said he has been encountering overheated animals without access to water, including five miniature horses seized in the Chambersburg area Wednesday. The four male and one female horses were lying on ground that registered 133 degrees with an infrared thermometer, according to Buck Hessler, a humane society police officer with the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. He is consulting with the Franklin County (Pa.) District Attorney's Office about filing citations against the horse's owner for improper shelter, tethering and unavailability of water.

Miniature horse shows are growing in popularity compared to their larger counterparts, according to Linda Marsh, president of the All State Miniature Horse and Donkey Club. “A lot of people in the area have miniature horses and all the big shows are so far away, so we all got together and made a club that is just kind of into itself and starts with fun,” Marsh said. Based out of Fayetteville, Pa., the club held its annual 2011 show Sunday at the Mountain Valley Riders Club Show Grounds just outside Waynesboro.

 The All-State Miniature Horse and Donkey Show that was set for Sunday, May 29, has been rescheduled. The show will be held Sunday, July 24, at the Mountain Valley Riders Club show grounds, 7591 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, Pa. For more information, call 717-352-7262 or go to www.allstateminiaturehorseanddonkeyclub .

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- All but 12 of more than 50 horses seized last week from an equine rescue organization in Berkeley County were adopted Wednesday, according to Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Myers. The horses were available for adoption free of charge at an event hosted by Berkeley County Animal Control. "Eighty percent of the (adopted) animals went to Berkeley County residents," Myers said. The Berkeley County Sheriff's Department is investigating conditions at Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue Inc., where the animals were seized Saturday.

o If you like reading Tim Rowland, you'll love watching him. See what else Tim has to say I got a casting call in the mail the other day -- not for me, I don't have enough feet. But if they pay cash, I think I can help them out. The notice went as follows: "In preparation for the shooting later this year of the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures' movie 'Secretariat,' Mayhem Pictures, the producers of the film, will conduct an open, online 'casting call' for horses to portray the legendary 1973 Triple Crown winner.

Location changed for class of '84 reunion The South Hagerstown High School class of 1984 has changed the location for its 25-year reunion. It will now be a dinner buffet at Nick's Airport Inn in Hagerstown on Saturday, Sept. 12. A social hour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. with an open bar, wine and beer, and fruit and cheese hors d'oeuvres. A buffet and cash bar will follow. Tickets cost $30 per person. Send reservations to 1943 Winston Drive, Hagerstown MD 21740 ASAP with checks made payable to South High Class of 1984.

Miniature horse show GREENCASTLE, Pa. -All-State Miniature Horse and Donkey Club Miniature Horse Show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at Silver Star Saddle Club grounds, 1524 McDowell Road. There will be 41 classes on conformation, showmanship, tricks, costumes, jumping and more. For information, call 717-352-7262 or 717-816-4334. Annual Interfaith Family Picnic The annual Interfaith family picnic will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 at City Park, 501 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, in the pavilion next to the concession stand.

Cruise-in The Heart of Maryland Classic Chevy Club will hold a cruise-in with food and music. Proceeds will benefit the Ali Ghan Shrine in Cumberland, Md., and Shriner's Hospitals for Children. Today, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Barefoot Bernie's and Cancun Cantina West, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Call Earl at 240-446-6657, send an e-mail to 567hmccc@comcast.net or go to www.hmccc.50G.com. Acoustic variety Cephas & Milo's Rusty Strings Roadshow performs.