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M -1 THE BATTALION Page 11 THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1978 til; “I crat. iise.’ft, me ove r stidioiu Er tomy m it itch in, wanted ask mi t'-asil better ve) )ut tft ii ival ol ids has nillion ing to is bus- r-type estau- mails, ies. 's who irds at le de- ir ol atop ge ad- inball n the ; ne« card. » give andil in se- knoa mg is g, hit- iit too sig- ig the ividu- e the ithold lipper hope iteai ween Fourteen inches tall Lilliputian horse born United Press International HANOVER COURT HOUSE, Va. — A fine Thoroughbred horse can win prizes and widespread rec ognition. But that takes time. For "Tiny Tina, ” a rare miniature pony, the excitement began the moment she was born. Tina is only 14 inches tall and won’t get much bigger. Boh Pauley had been raising miniature horses, or Lilliputians, for 12 years but he knew he had some thing unusual last week when he (helped deliver Tiny Tina. "She was the smallest thing you ever saw. No bigger than our cat. I’ve never seen one so tiny, said Pauley, who runs the Hobby Horse Farm. The idea,of breeding miniatures is to turn out the smallest and most ideal specimen for show, demon stration or sale. Tina’s mother was a respectable 32 1 /r inches and her father 26‘/a, so Pauley said he ex pected an average miniature foal. Instead, out came Tiny Tina, with a nearly full fluffy brown and white coat. Frisky and rambunctious, she bucks when approached as if pre tending to be a wild unbroken mare. Tina became upset while having her photograph taken and Pauley cuddled her like a puppy. She nuz zled her head into his armpit to shut out the world. ‘They’re real funny at this age. They sometimes think you’re their mother,” he said. Pauley started breeding minia ture horses 12 years ago, when he decided to sell his Richmond, Va. auto body shop and do something different — "something nobody else was into.’ Today, he and his wife Jean have 95 miniature horses as well as pygmy goats and miniature Sicilian donkeys. Pauley said he wouldn’t dream of trading his animals and going back to gas-powered Colts and Mustangs. "It’s very rewarding. They are re sponsive, probably gentler than the larger horses. They make excellent pets although they’re too small to ride,” he said. Pauley said his farm is the only Energy experts: U.S. may lose place in world scheme By JAMIE AITKEN Battalion City Editor The United States standing as a world power is in jeopardy if some thing is not done soon to turn the trend of energy waste. That belief was prevalent Wednesday as a task force of energy experts conducted workshops for some 200 area homeowners, build ers and businessmen in an effort to cut energy waste in the state. The “Planergy” seminars were sponsored by the Governor’s Office ofEnergy Resources and the Public Jtility Commission. It was one of 24 such meetings the state has scheduled for this year. In his keynote address, Dean Raymond Reed of the Texas A&M University architecture department noted that although energy conser- ration has been a recurrent topic for edia and government alike, it has een avoided in practice by the tmerican public. Reed warned that if measures are lot taken now to reduce the 25 to 30 lercent energy waste now commit- ed by American citizens, the United States will find itself power- ess literally and politically. He said Americans must become nergy-conscious to head off a loom ing crunch much more devastating thantheoil crisis of the early 1970s. There still has not been a major impact upon the way in which we live on the American public, he said. "The American public still does not believe that there’s an energy problem, and the time it takes for us to solve this problem is very long. 1 feel there’s going to be bad times in die near future unless we do something about it. Reed said Americans have be come lax With energy since the im mediate consequences of the 1973 oil embargo stalled the nation. "It’s hard to accept that the era of inexpensive energy is over. But you only have to look at your utility bills to begin to recognize that some thing’s changed very' drastically. A major portion of the energy seminar involved conservation of the future; specifically, construction of homes and apartments and the design and management of cities. "In essence, Reed explained, "the United States was designed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. We re now competing on a world market with those countries which were defeated in World War II, and those countries which have rebuilt since World War II with more efficient techniques and de vices. And unless we can find a way to solve ,thpse problems, the day of the United States as a world power is over.” Representing the governor’s of fice was Chris Roitsch, who told those present that although Texas is the nation’s largest producer of energy, it is also the largest user and high on the waste list. Through the foreboding of Reed s energy fore- LABOR DAY WEEKEND N AVASOTA SPEEDWAY AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY PRESENT “JAMBOREE IN THE HILLS” SEPTEMBER 2, SATURDAY — 8:00 P.M. 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Later on she will be bred or shown and possibly sold for a handsome price. "A good miniature sells for $500 to $3,000,” Pauleys said. “But some thing special like Tina — she could fetch anything.” Last year, a Hobby Horse Farm entry won first prize in the Ashland, N.C., miniature show. Pauley fig ures Tina is a sure-fire winner in any sh ow. Based on her bones at birth, Pauley projected Tina will grow another four inches, to stand about 18 inches. That would make her one of the world’s smallest miniatures. Pauley turned to look at Tina and said, “You’re going to be a celebrity horse. But Tina, looking more like a lap dog, had curled up to sleep in the hay. HAVE FANS! 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