The Washington times., 1937-10-19
Team
Will Present
Ibrahlnn
FRIDAY BIG DAY
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Psychologists tell us that per-
sonality depends upon two char
acteristics of habit: ID persist
ency and (2) insistency.
When we speak Of persistency
we mean the tendency which any
given habit has Of lasting or per-
Sisting over a long period Of time
regardless Of changes in place or
event. We learn to expect a
certain kind of behavior, a certain
facial or verbal expression, a
certain kind of mood or emotion,
q certain way of thinking from
a given individual no matter
where we find him or what he is
doing. When we get to know
him, we learn to depend on him
and to judge him as having a
certain kind Of Selfhood.
The habits Of some persons lit
orally thrust themselves into situ-
atoms. We may say that this
thrusting constitutes insistency.
Old soldiers-or rather, old
cavalrymen-tell us that q horse
is no different than a human in
this matter of personality; that a
horse has q definite personality
especially a good horse, and more
especially good Jumping horse
that a horse, by his or her persist
ency and insistency in habits
proves that he or she has person
atty.
PERSONALITY PLUS
If the claims of the cavalrymen
are logical-and few question the
fact-then those of you who go
to the Meadowbrook Club. East
West Highway, between Connect
cut Avenue and Sixteenth Street,
Thursday. Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, will see horses with per-
Sonalities. The occasion is the
Inter-American Horse Show.
At the mter-American you will
see such stalwart and distinctive
animals aS-to name just a few
the Belgian army horse show
teams Ibrahim, owned by Lieut..
Paul Mondron; the United States
Army horse show teams great
jumper, Dakota; Dakota'S famous
mates, Reno, Ugly, Joe Aleshire
and Masquerade; Mr.. and Mrs.
Cassalear's Scanty Annie; Miss
Frances CrouSe's Grandonia: Mrs.
John Hay Whitney's Nip; Mrs.
Hubbard PhippS' Mothball; Joseph
Cotter's Rocksie: Fenton Fadely's
Apple Jack; Charles Carrico's Hun
ger Marcher; Mrs. Eleanor Patter-
sons Cypress de Beau; Betty
CouzenS' Bonnie and Bean Beetle;
Black Caddy, owned by Fred j.
Hughes, jr.; and Mrs. Whitney's
grand performer, the Bear, and
Miss Louise Myers Tandem.
SURVIVAL OF FITTEsT
The Army horses, both those Of
the BelgianS and those Of the
Americans, compete in events
which are based on the survival
of the fittest plan. These horses
20 over obstacles all the way from
five feet high to nearly seven feet.
Ibrahim and Dakota probably are
standouts. They are 'interna-
tional" horses, for they are called
upon to compete in various coun.
tries under various circumstances
and conditions, and they must
prove their personalities" no
matter the place or the event.
Both rank among the first four
or five horses of the world.
Ugly is an interesting old-timer.
He's been most consistent since
along about 1881. He was trained
by a woman, Mrs. Edwin Hardy,
wife Of Lieut.. Col. Edwin Hardy.
Joe Aleshire will intrigue you, too.
He's been jumping for 10 years,
to my knowledge, and probably
longer. Masquerader, too, Is In
teresting. He did exceptionally
well on the U. s. Army teams trip
abroad this Summer. Incidentally,
Dakota won in the German compe.
titionS with IL nations competing.
Yes, you'll see standout horses
at the Inter.American and plenty
of 'em. You'll see personality"
horses who perform with a persis-
tency and insistency Of habit
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