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FORKLAND - Mark Gordon has spent his life around horses. He has a natural instinct as he's a fifth-generation farmer. His wife, Debbie, received her first horse in high school. "Everybody's got hobbies," Mark said. "I just always liked horses. " Together the couple are honing their vast knowledge of horses in on a breed that not even the history books are completely sure about. The Gordons raise Rocky Mountain Horses, a breed considered rare, and originating from Eastern Kentucky.

Rabbits Californian: Jamie Peavler, Senior doe, red. New Zealand, white: Jamie Peavler, senior doe, blue; Jamie Peavler, junior buck, blue. New Zealand, red: Carrie Stoltzfus, senior buck, blue; Levi Brock, junior doe, blue; Carrie Stoltzfus, senior doe, blue, best of breed; Carrie Stoltzfus, senior doe, blue, best opposite. Havana: Carrie Stoltzfus, senior buck, best of breed; Carrie Stoltzfus, senior buck, best opposite. Florida whites: Carrie Stoltzfus, senior doe, best of breed.

CAMP DICK - The Garrard County Fair continues through Saturday at the fairgrounds on U.S. 27 eight miles north of Lancaster. Admission is $8. Tonight's schedule includes a market lamb show at 6; breed lamb show and pedal pull at 7; and wrestling and truck pull at 8.

One of these two Kentucky Bourbon Red turkeys became Thanksgiving dinner and one was kept to expand the breeding stock on The Chicken Bristle Farm in Stanford. The Kentucky Bourbon Red is a heritage breed turkey developed in Bourbon County in the late 1800's. The Bourbon Red was a common Thanksgiving bird until the 1940's when it was replaced by the broad breasted commercial birds available today.

A reader asked, "I have three children under 5 years old and want to get a dog for them. I thought about a cocker spaniel but one of my friends says that is not a good breed with children. Please tell me about the breed so I can decide. " The cocker spaniel is the smallest member of the large and old family of spaniels. They are classed as sporting dogs and received their name because of their ability to hunt woodcock. The general personality description is "free, merry, sound, and well-balanced throughout.

Dear Editor: As a pit bull owner, I think there should be a law on all dogs. I think we should make a law that makes all owners of any dog responsible for their dog's action. You always hear about pit bulls but all dogs can be vicious. Nobody ever reports it when their kid has been bitten by a family pet. All people would rather talk about is pit bulls. My dogs are never loose unless they are supervised by me or my husband. I have sympathy for the family in Lexington whose baby was attacked by their dog, but I don't see Lexington putting a ban on that breed of dog. Instead, they should send it somewhere else.

Luannie Gazelle's dreams weren't much different than that of many other girls - a family, a home of her own and love for a lifetime. Not too much for a gal who is determined to be faithful to the end, loves spending time with family and herds cattle for a living. Homeless and helpless, she strayed into the Jessamine County S.A.V.E. Shelter and that's when things began looking up for the Catahoula. Meanwhile, call it luck or call it fate, more than 900 miles away in Eagle Bend, Minn.

We share the outrage expressed last week by Lincoln County Attorney John Hackley concerning the dangers of pit bulls. At a Lincoln Fiscal Court meeting, Hackley and members of the court heard from a Lincoln County woman whose son was jerked off his bike and severely bitten by a pit bull. The boy's injuries required 50 stitches, and the attack left him emotionally traumatized as well, his mother told the court. Since then a number of people have written to the Voice of the People defending pit bulls and questioning the constitutionality of banning the breed.

This is another true story of a beautiful dog's adventures and how a Christmas angel performed a miracle. Only the dog's name has been changed for privacy. My most recent name is Gabriel, a fitting name for this time of year, don't you think? My life started normally in a cozy whelping box, with an attentive mother and several brothers and sisters. My breeder was impressed with me from the start and had me microchipped for identification. When I was old enough, I was sold as a show quality pup. That's when bad things started to happen to me. At the new place I didn't get enough nourishing food and I didn't grow like I should have, so I was returned to my breeder.

The North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE), the largest all-breed, purebred livestock show in the world, returns to the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center Nov. 5-18. Attracting exhibitors from all 48 contiguous states, NAILE receives more than 22,000 entries and features more than 140 total shows, sales, breed meetings, entertainment events and judging contests. More than 200,000 visitors attend the show during its two-week run every year, bringing an estimated economic impact of $11.6 million to the state annually.

A Jessamine County teenager with Boyle and Lincoln County ties will be among the Junior Showmanship Finalists featured on the AKC Eukanuba National Championship, which will be televised 2 p.m. Saturday on ABC. The AKC Eukanuba National Championship was held Dec. 17 and 18 in Orlando, Fla. Kristin Lawless, 16, was the recipient of one of four college scholarships in the Junior Showmanship competition on Dec. 17. Kristin is home-schooled and...

Last week a friend asked me what my favorite breed of dog was, and I had to pause before answering. My first love and the breed I had for about 33 years was the standard schnauzer. However, I watched the papillons at the dog shows and especially at the activity events and said that when I was no longer capable of lifting a 40-pound schnauzer up on the grooming table, I would change to a papillon. But these decisions were made in the past, so my answer to my friend's question was unexpected.

It’s Christmas and I asked if I, Nicholas, could tell my true story of how the human angels saved my life. Two of these angels even fly! But I am getting ahead of myself ...  Let’s start at the beginning. I am a great big dog, like a giant breed that usually weighs in at 150 pounds or better. However, when I was brought to the Humane Society, I was skinny, dirty and matted and I emitted a foul odor. The shelter angel had me groomed and then placed my picture and information on UR_KY, the Yahoo rescue group’s website.

Excessive rainfall in most of Kentucky has created abundant breeding sites for mosquitoes. Let’s compare Kentucky rainfall from early April through mid-May this year to 2001. This year, we had nearly 11 inches of rainfall during that period, or 153 percent of normal. Whereas, Kentucky had just over 4 1/3 inches, or 60 percent of normal, during this time frame in 2001. The most effective way to control mosquitoes is to find and eliminate their breeding sites. And standing water is the prime breeding ground and location for immature mosquitoes, or larvae, also called “wigglers.

Below are the results from the rabbit, poultry, swine and goat shows at the 2010 Boyle County Fair: Rabbits Small senior doe — class 1: first, Jaclyn Little; second and third, Julia Little. Small senior buck — class 2; first, Sarah Whiteside; second, Emily Keller; third, Julia Little. Grand champion small breed, Jacklyn Little. Reserve Grand champion small breed, Sarah Whiteside. Medium junior doe — class 3: first, Molly Harndon; second Jessica Harndon; third, Molly Harndon.

One of these two Kentucky Bourbon Red turkeys became Thanksgiving dinner and one was kept to expand the breeding stock on The Chicken Bristle Farm in Stanford. The Kentucky Bourbon Red is a heritage breed turkey developed in Bourbon County in the late 1800's. The Bourbon Red was a common Thanksgiving bird until the 1940's when it was replaced by the broad breasted commercial birds available today.

FORKLAND - Mark Gordon has spent his life around horses. He has a natural instinct as he's a fifth-generation farmer. His wife, Debbie, received her first horse in high school. "Everybody's got hobbies," Mark said. "I just always liked horses. " Together the couple are honing their vast knowledge of horses in on a breed that not even the history books are completely sure about. The Gordons raise Rocky Mountain Horses, a breed considered rare, and originating from Eastern Kentucky.

The award itself would have been enough of an honor for Bill Wise. Beyond that, however, Wise said the award given to him recently by the American Saddlebred Horse Association was even more of an honor because of two other names attached to it. The Danville trailer received the Wing Commander Medal, an award for service to the saddlebred breed and for advancing its popularity, at the ASHA's annual convention last month. Wise said the award was made all the more significant because it is named for one of the greatest saddlebreds of all time and because one of his fellow honorees was the man who trained that horse.

After our week of freezing rain and ice storms, I thought the question on how wolves or wild, feral dogs keep from getting frost-bitten is a very appropriate subject. Domesticated and feral dogs are most likely to suffer from frostbite on the pads of their feet and, in the case of long, floppy-eared dogs, on the ear slaps. Wolves and arctic dogs, such as the Alaskan malamute, Newfoundland, Samoyed, Siberian husky and Eskimo husky all have small, well-furred ears. They also have an evolved adaptation in their circulatory system that keeps their feet from freezing and their legs flexible even in temperatures of 58 degrees below zero and an even lower wind-chill factor reading.

Luannie Gazelle's dreams weren't much different than that of many other girls - a family, a home of her own and love for a lifetime. Not too much for a gal who is determined to be faithful to the end, loves spending time with family and herds cattle for a living. Homeless and helpless, she strayed into the Jessamine County S.A.V.E. Shelter and that's when things began looking up for the Catahoula. Meanwhile, call it luck or call it fate, more than 900 miles away in Eagle Bend, Minn.