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Rejected elephant finds a Lucky home
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By Sara Gray, Staff Writer
Thursday, July 24, 2008 | No comments posted.
Natalie Hutchenson, a member of the Hauser Dune Riders, leads Lucky, her horse, dressed up to be an elephant, around the show ring at the Coos County Fair on Tuesday. -World Photo by Susan Chambers
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MYRTLE POINT — Exotic animals can be hard to come by in Coos County. But with cardboard, duct tape, glitter and some imagination, they came to life Tuesday at the 4-H animal dress-up contest at the Coos County Fair.
One such specimen was named Lucky. A horse by day, Lucky came to the tent arena dressed up as an elephant. Lucky was part of the winning team from the Hauser Dune Riders horse club in Tuesday night's contest.
The club worked together to create a story based on the fair theme, “Under the Big Top.” In the story, Lucky was a rejected elephant searching for a home. He looked in North Bend, but it was too old. Charleston smelled like fish. Bandon was too windy.
In Coquille, he tried working at the Sawdust Theatre, but they paid peanuts. Finally, in Myrtle Point, he found a home “Under the Big Top” — the fair’s theme for this year. The 4-Hers completed the presentation by tossing bags of animal crackers into the crowd.
Each team had to take time out of the busy fair schedule to get ready.
HDR leader Barbara Bates said they started preparing for the contest Tuesday afternoon. It took two to three hours to come up with the story and dress Lucky. It’s a good break from the stress of showing, she said.
“We all get together, and everyone can be silly after a hard day,” she said.
HDR is a regular participant in the contest. Bates said the club has competed in the event the past 20 years; the club has existed for about 50.
About 40 people, mainly friends and family, gathered around the arena to cheer on the three groups. The other two, who tied for second place, were the Bandon Sea Horses and the Critter Getters, a mixture of clubs from the small-animal barn. Both had stories to go along with their animals’ costumes.
The Critter Getters, led by Kasey Dixson, presented their rabbits and chickens as the Coos County Fair princesses. The animals wore doll dresses and hats.
In the Bandon Sea Horses’ presentation, Kim Bussman led Peanut across the arena while Kortnie Johnson told the story of the frustrated horse who decided to become a clown after his rider kept roping his head.
The competitors were judged on how well they incorporated fair themes into their routine and the amount of audience applause they received. The event was guided, and sometimes purposely misguided, by emcees Larry Blount, llama superintendent, and Dave Scolari, dairy superintendent.
One such specimen was named Lucky. A horse by day, Lucky came to the tent arena dressed up as an elephant. Lucky was part of the winning team from the Hauser Dune Riders horse club in Tuesday night's contest.
The club worked together to create a story based on the fair theme, “Under the Big Top.” In the story, Lucky was a rejected elephant searching for a home. He looked in North Bend, but it was too old. Charleston smelled like fish. Bandon was too windy.
In Coquille, he tried working at the Sawdust Theatre, but they paid peanuts. Finally, in Myrtle Point, he found a home “Under the Big Top” — the fair’s theme for this year. The 4-Hers completed the presentation by tossing bags of animal crackers into the crowd.
Each team had to take time out of the busy fair schedule to get ready.
HDR leader Barbara Bates said they started preparing for the contest Tuesday afternoon. It took two to three hours to come up with the story and dress Lucky. It’s a good break from the stress of showing, she said.
“We all get together, and everyone can be silly after a hard day,” she said.
HDR is a regular participant in the contest. Bates said the club has competed in the event the past 20 years; the club has existed for about 50.
About 40 people, mainly friends and family, gathered around the arena to cheer on the three groups. The other two, who tied for second place, were the Bandon Sea Horses and the Critter Getters, a mixture of clubs from the small-animal barn. Both had stories to go along with their animals’ costumes.
The Critter Getters, led by Kasey Dixson, presented their rabbits and chickens as the Coos County Fair princesses. The animals wore doll dresses and hats.
In the Bandon Sea Horses’ presentation, Kim Bussman led Peanut across the arena while Kortnie Johnson told the story of the frustrated horse who decided to become a clown after his rider kept roping his head.
The competitors were judged on how well they incorporated fair themes into their routine and the amount of audience applause they received. The event was guided, and sometimes purposely misguided, by emcees Larry Blount, llama superintendent, and Dave Scolari, dairy superintendent.
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