ca. 1956. 1956 Woodbrook Horse Show. The annual spring horse show would be held May 19-20 at the Woodbrook Stables, the Northwest's largest covered arena. A woman in Arabian garb puts her stallion through his paces at the Horse Show. The pair are competing in the Arabian mounted, native costume. The show was open to public and viewers could thrill to some of the finest horses and riders in the Northwest. (TNT 5/6/1956, pg. D-1)

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ca. 1956. The annual Woodbrook spring horse show was held May 19 & 20th, 1956, at the Woodbrook Stables, the Northwest's largest covered arena. Intermission entertainment included female members of the club modelling fashions of interest to the modern horse woman. They included English and Western riding attire, square dance outfits and summer fashions for work and entertaining. Pictured second from left is Mrs. H.A. Briggs; third from left is Beverly (Mrs. William) Goodwin. The other women were not positively identified. (TNT 5/6/1956, pg. D-1)

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ca. 1955. A woman in western style riding gear sits astride a horse and is being awarded a ribbon by a woman in formal English hunt attire. Photograph ordered by the Woodbrook Hunt Club. The Woodbrook Hunt Club's 1955 Spring Horse Show was held May 21-22, 1955 in the covered arena at the Woodbrook Stables. It featured exhibitions by the Pierce County Sheriff's Posse, square dancing on horseback by the Lariettes and a style show of what the best dressed horsewoman wears for Western riding, to an English hunt or square dancing. Also featured was competition in different horseback skills and on different breeds of horses. (TNT 5/15/1955, pg. D-1& D-2)

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Marian Crossen, of the Boulevard Academy of Seattle, holds her trophy in one hand and the bridle of her blaze horse "Sweetheart" in the other hand at the new Woodbrook Hunt Club stables. The pair won top honors at the annual horse show held October 28 and 29, 1938. (T. Times, 11/5/1938, p 9).

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Horse performing a trick at the Annual Horse Show held in the new Woodbrook Hunt Club stables October 28-29, 1938. A man is holding a rope attached to the horse's bridle; the horse is sitting on the floor of the arena. (T. Times, 11/5/1938, p. 9).

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Celia Grace Schofield, member of the Girls Exhibition Drill Team, sits astride her horse "Gilt" at the Annual Horse Show held October 28-29th, 1938. The show was held at the new stables of the Woodbrook Hunt Club. A performance by the costumed drill team was part of the evening's entertainment. (T. Times, 11/5/1938, p. 9).

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Three riders were pictured in November of 1940 in front of the Woodbrook Hunt Club clubhouse. They are believed to be, left to right, Catherine Strong, Marion Gilpin and J.J. Mellinger.

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An unidentified rider in a publicity photograph taken for the annual Woodbrook Horse Show, scheduled for November 15 & 16, 1940. The 1940 show would be notable because a Tennessee Walking horse would be shown for the first time in the state of Washington. The rider and horse were photographed in front of the Woodbrook Stables. (T. Times 11/9/1940, pg. 5)

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Publicity photograph taken for the Woodbrook Hunt Club Horse Show, scheduled for November 15-16, 1940. Pictured left to right are Lee Doud (on Joe Bingen), Lt. J.J. Mellinger (Commander of the mounted troop, Home Guard), Alta Ryan, Mrs. Arthur Hannum (wife of manager of the stables), Helen Keho, Dr. David M. Landon of Puyallup and Mrs. Joseph Gilpin, president of the Hunt Club, on Flashlight. Pictured station wagon has "Woodbrook Riding Academy, Lak. 2829" painted on rear mounted spare tire cover. License plate reads: "Private Bus,, WA., 1940, 351." Photograph was taken in front of the Woodbrook Stables. (T. Times 11/9/1940, pg. 5)

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Publicity photograph taken for the Woodbrook Hunt Club Horse Show, scheduled for November 15-16, 1940. Pictured left to right are Lee Doud (on Joe Bingen), Lt. J.J. Mellinger (Commander of the mounted troop, Home Guard), Alta Ryan, Mrs. Arthur Hannum (wife of manager of the stables), Helen Keho, Dr. David M. Landon of Puyallup and Mrs. Joseph Gilpin, president of the Hunt Club, on Flashlight. Pictured station wagon has "Woodbrook Riding Academy, Lak. 2829" painted on rear mounted spare tire cover. License plate reads: "Private Bus,, WA., 1940, 351". Photograph was taken in front of the Woodbrook Stables. (T. Times 11/9/1940, pg. 5)

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Publicity photograph taken for the Woodbrook Hunt Club Horse Show, scheduled for November 15-16, 1940. Pictured left to right are Lee Doud (on Joe Bingen), Lt. J.J. Mellinger (Commander of the mounted troop, Home Guard), Alta Ryan, Mrs. Arthur Hannum (wife of manager of the stables), Helen Keho, Dr. David M. Landon of Puyallup and Mrs. Joseph Gilpin, president of the Hunt Club, on Flashlight. Pictured station wagon has "Woodbrook Riding Academy, Lak. 2829" painted on rear mounted spare tire cover. License plate reads: "Private Bus,, WA., 1940, 351". Photograph was taken in front of the Woodbrook Stables. (T. Times 11/9/1940, pg. 5)

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Korny Karnival, Women of Rotary. Two of the women are dressed as scare crows with straw coming out their cuffs, and their hats. Their faces are covered with fabric so their identity is completely concealed. The man with them is one of the members of the barbershop quartet who sang that evening.

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Korny Karnival, Women of Rotary. The Women of Rotary entertained their husbands at a "Barn Frolic" held at the Woodbrook Riding Academy. They planned to make the affair an annual event. The evening began with a buffet dinner and was followed by the appearance of costumed members. (TNT, 2/29/1948, p. B-4)

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Korny Karnival, Women of Rotary. A buffet dinner and was followed by entertainment provided by the women. Guests enjoy the antics of one of the costumed dancers. L-R, Osee V. and Maud C. Snyder, Evelyn and Fred Treichel, Mary E. amd Martin Petrich and Mrs. Paul Latham watched Pigtail Fleet Goop (played by Mrs. H. Sanford Saari). Several of the guests hold soda pop bottles. (TNT, 2/29/1948, p. B-4)

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Korny Karnival, Women of Rotary. Four of the men have added mustaches, aprons and towels to their attire to perform for the Women of Rotary and their husbands. They make up a barbershop quartet, singing a cappella.

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View of Master of Foxhounds Earl Craig and wife Leona. Members of the Woodbrook Hunt Club are making preparations for the start of the hunting season in early October, 1951. Earl Craig, Master of Foxhounds, steadies the ladder while his wife Leona touches the Woodbrook sign on their brand new red barn. The Woodbrook sign is made of white horseshoes. The Craigs suffered tremendous losses when Woodbrook caught fire in the summer of 1950. A small white sign warning that smoking is prohibited around the stables is a sober reminder of fire's dangers. (TNT 10-14-51, D-1)

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Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven being initiated as an honorary member of the Pierce county Sheriff's mounted posse at Woodbrook Riding Academy. Dr. Ruthven, President of the University of Michigan, was visiting Tacoma and attending meetings with alumni and conferences regarding the University's program for the development of peace time uses of nuclear power. The educator was a veteran horseman and a Morgan horse enthusiast. (TNT 3/29/1950 pg 3)

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Horseshoeing at Woodbrook Riding Academy, Times, Prescott. Al Reizner trims the horse's hoof after applying a new horseshoe while Julie Ann Craig looks on. Julie is the daughter of Earl and Leona Craig, owners and operators of Woodbrook Riding Academy. Mr. Reizner wears a leather apron to protect himself and his clothing. The horse is tied by his head to keep from moving while Mr. Reizner trims the horse's new shoe. (TNT, 5/1/1949, p.C-11) (Additional identification provided by a reader) TPL-10135

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Horse shoeing at Woodbrook Riding Academy, Times, Prescott. One man holds the reins of a horse while Al Reizner fashions a horseshoe with a hammer at a portable anvil. Mr. Reizner carried the anvil in the back of his pickup truck, traveling thoughout Tacoma six days a week, shoeing more than 100 horses each month. (TNT, 5/1/1949, p.C-11)

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