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The Allison family of Harley, Lois, and son,
Wayne, has been showing
road horses now for over thirty years. Harley first began with a
bike and a horse called Slade, who was rumoured to have enjoyed an
occasional rum and coke. As Harley says, "he was the happiest horse
in the show ring, but he didn't do any better." The next step was a
buggy and a team -- a favourite class of Harley's. One of his
biggest thrills was showing at Lexington, KY, and placing fourth in
the bike and stake classes.
Wayne added to the family business when he married Prudy and they
had two new helpers -- Marla and Michael. The twins attended their
first horse show -- Woodstock -- when only three weeks old and have
missed very few since then, including entering the show ring
themselves with a Hackney pony and the road horses. Prudy has also
shown well in the ladies' classes when her work affords her some
rare downtime.
There have been numerous horses over the years, but the one with the
greatest impact has probably been Boogily Bear which is owned and
trained by Wayne. Not only was Boogily Bear the 1999 and 2000 Wagon
Champion at the Royal, but he also did quite well at the World
Championships in Louisville, KY.
Harley Allison was inducted into the CRHA Hall of Fame in 2005 and
sadly passed away in February of 2008. Although he is greatly missed
in the showring, Wayne continues to show at many of the fall fairs
and the Royal Winter Fair with the assistance of his mom, Lois.
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Harley Allison, along with his family
at his
Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in at the RAWF in 2005. |
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