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ing — animals," Harold said
of horses. "Although they
aren't highly intelligent, they
have the quiet temperament
of a grazing animal.
"The relationship you
develop is not a warm, loving
relationship, but the horse
can be an obedient servant,"
Harold said. "You develop a
sense of trust with the horse
and he develops a sense of
trust with you."
Children, particularly girls,
are attracted by the beauty of
the animal and the romance
of riding, he said.
Although it doesn't require
an inordinate amount of dex-
terity, becoming a good
horseback rider is more
demanding than most peole
realize, according to Harold.
A horse will take 1,000 steps
during a 15-minute walk,
which means 1,000 different
minute adjustments by the
rider. Trotting, cantering or
galloping require still greater
control. "It's not just a mat-
ter of sitting on top of the
horse and letting him do his
thing," Harold said.
Siegel said riding provides
a mental break from the
rigors of daily life and is a
great stress-reliever. "I went
this morning before work and
it was wonderful," the Or-
chard Lake resident said
recently. "When I mount that
horse, my mind is so far away
from my office . . ."
Siegel, a 37-year-old
Philadelphia native who
came to Detroit to practice
podiatry 11 yerars ago, said
he began riding English-style
in 1987. The impetus, he said,
was his infant son's love of
pony rides. "I saw all these
parents riding double but I
kind of had a fear of horses,"
the father said.
His uneasiness has so
dissipated that horse jumping
routines now are part of his
regimen. And he's now a
horse-owner.
Siegel recently purchased
Chauncy, a thoroughbred
quarterhorse. Buying a horse
is no small investment, Siegel
conceded, but the experience
has been satisfying for his
family. Chauncy is worked by
Siegel or his wife six days a
week, with Thursdays off.
"It's an expensive hobby, I
know," Siegel said. "But it's
unlike cars or boats (his
previous interests). This is
something that's another liv-
ing, breathing creature,
something with a life of its
own."
Harold, meanwhile, is a
former horse owner. He had
an Arabian half-breed for five
years and still keeps a saddle
in his garage. "I found the
amount of time I had
available for riding was

diminishing as the needs of
my practice and family were
increasing," he said.
Cost also was a factor.
Minimum annual costs for
feed, boarding and veterinary
bills run about $1,800, he
said, and costs can run as
high as $3,000 yearly.
But Harold said he and his
family still manage to ride
several hours some weeks.
In fact, Harold has adopted
an old horseback-rider's ex-
pression as kind of a family
credo: "There's just some-
thing about the outside of a
horse that's good for a man or
woman," the doctor said. 17i

Where To Ride

There are still a bit more
than a handful of places in
southeastern Michigan to
saddle up for an afternoon
on horseback. Some, though,
are a bit of a ride — four-
wheeled variety — from
Detroit and the near
suburbs.
Ranches that will rent
horses to riders:

1. Fenton Riding Academy —
7335 Old U.S. 23, Fenton;
750-9971. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. $10
per person, per hour weekdays,
$12 weekends. Reservations not
necessary.
2. Finley Stables — 7684
Twenty-Five Mile Road,
Washington; 781-5151. 3-5 p.m.
weekdays, noon-5 p.m. weekends.
$8 per person, per hour weekdays,
$11 weekends and holidays.
Reservations not necessary.
3. Great Western Riding Stable
— 5444 Bates, Mt. Clemens;
749-3780. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily.
$10 per person, per hour
weekdays, $12 weekends. Reserva-
tions not required.
4. Hall Creek Ranch — 10866
Cedar Lake Road, Pickney
Recreational Area; 878-3632. 9
a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. $10 per per-
son, per hour weekdays, $12
weekends (weekend rate for ex-
tended rides of at least two hours,
$10; weekend group rate, $10).
Reservations required.
5. Hidden Ridge Stables — 9005
Maceday, White Lake Township;
625-3410. Noon-dusk Tuesday-
Friday, 10 a.m.-dusk weekends,
closed Mondays. $10 per person,
per hour weekdays, $12 weekends.
Reservations not necessary, but
call ahead for availability.
6. Rocking Horse — 325
Lakeville, Oxford; 628-7317. 9
a.m.-7 p.m. daily. $10 per person,
per hour weekdays, $11 weekends.
Reservations not required.
7. Silver Saddle Riding Stable
— 2991 Oakwood Road, Orton-
ville; 627-2826. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
daily. $11 per person, per hour
weekdays, $12 weekends and
holidays, $9 special every Tues-
day. Reservations required for
groups of 10 or more.
8. Willowbrook Farm — 47430
Ten Mile Road, Novi — 349-3220.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday;
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Hours to 7
p.m in the summer. $10 per per-
son, per hour weekdays, $12
weekends. Reservations not
necessary but riders should call
ahead on weekends, especially in
pleasant weather.

