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His family also increased to include another son, Stanley, now age eleven. Stephen is twenty-one years of age and is in his fourth year at Portland State College, where he was recently elected student body senator. Even with this busy schedule, Steve finds time during the summer to give his father a helping hand at the stables. The entire Biles family has found that the show horse business can be a family affair, shared and ioved by all.
Joe was one of the original organizers of the Oregon Horseman’ s Association and has served faithfully in various capacities for nine years. At present he is second Vice- President and serves on the Agricultural Committe eof the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The Oregon Horseman’ s Association is an extremely active group which was exemplified in 1963 when a total of 645 members and guests were present for the annual meeting.
Joe Biles is well-known in the show world from Canada to California and is credited with promoting much interest in show horses. He is most congenial, making new friends with ease, which has been a definite advantage in his business. He is an extremely hard worker, which is a necessity in the horse business, and has developed many friends and customers through his personal efforts to deal honestly and fairly with everyone. Many 4-H Club groups visit the Biles Stables during the year and Joe gives of his time and talent to instruct them as to the proper care of their horses, riding, etc. He also travels many miles to serve in any capacity to bolster the horse interest, being a well-known after dinner speaker with the unique ability to present an informative and humorous speech.
One of the Biles Stables recent additions is STORMY MIDNIGHT. This black roan stallion was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Ross M. Hart of Beaverton, Oregon from Sam Paschal and will be shown at exhibition by Mr. Biles at the Boggs Skyline Stables Horse Show, East Everett, Washington, March 14th and 15th.
Although Joe’ s best love is for the Walking Horse he has been heard many times to say he likes any breed if it is a good horse. That love has been beneficial as he has started and trained winners in many divisions including a World’ s Champion Parade Horse. He is a strong supported of amateur and juvenile classes, knowing they are the foundation upon which the horse business is built.
We wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. Joe Biles for adding their personal story to the special section, Walking Horses West, in this month’ s issue of the VOICE.
ROSE PARADE
By Aleiha Wiehl many, the highlight of the tiful Pasadena Rose Parade the appearance of the three tiful Walking Horses, performsvery step of the way. Such ppearance is certain to benehe Walking Horse business is the country. Many thanks lue Mr. Sam Paschal and the
Escue family.
t, some of the most fervent, cs may never reach their ears, ons watched the event on telen in their own homes, in horestaurants, wherever people i father. In front of one color
TV set a group of very young spectators gathered. No suntanned, wind-whipped, pink-cheeked kiddies here. Many sat in wheel chairs. But, oh, what eager, expressive eyes! Most of them remembered no life other than a hospital. Not one of them had ever seen a real live parade.
One little boy had seen a real live horse once and even touched it! He excitedly made this fact known when the first horse appeared in the parade. Then, in answer to eager questions he slowly, carefully provided the very best description he could.“ It was soft, like a worn teddy bear. Big. And right down at the end of his nose I touched him. He felt like a hot water bottle when it’ s not hot any more, and not cold yet, but JUST RIGHT!”
Squeals of delight came with the appearance of each horse in the parade, and groans when an approaching one was ommitted. For just a moment when the Walkers appeared there was an unusual silence. Such rapt attention! Then, as they disappeared from view one of the tiniest little girls wailed,“ Don’ t go away! Come back,‘ Yes- Ma’ am Horses’, come back!‘ Yes- Ma’ am Horses’, come back!” That started a chant that turned into a roundelay of calls for the return of the“ Yes-Ma’ am Horses” and the“ Rockin’ Horse Man”( Sam Paschal).
As a result, a few weeks later, a trailer was pulled up to the back of the hospital. As dozens and dozens of eager faces appeared at the windows a beautiful black“ Yes-Ma’ am” horse was unloaded. He was not one of those that had appeared in the parade; but his mane and foretop were braided with gay colors; his hooves were shining. He was brushed and groomed as if in readiness for the stake at the Celebration. True his coat was long because he had not been blanketed against the winter cold, and his rider was a far cry from the“ Rockin’ Horse Man.” But there were no critics in that audience, only starry-eyed admirers. For twenty minutes or so he was the most beautiful horse in the
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