The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-10
Breezing Round New York


New York, Nov. 8-Society Is al a-twitter this week over It's annual "Horse Show" which gives an ex- cuse if any be needed until We'd nesday for numerous parties al swank places in addition to the col orful show that actually takes place for one solid week in Madison Square Garden, truly a spectacle tc see and one in which it is difficult to secure tickets for just ordinary people like you and l.
 Society has its blue bloodeo horses, prize winners to be sure, yet I believe that if a morse census was made available to the public those figures would show just or dinary individuals outshine society people as horseback riders, by diff ference of twenty to one.
 As matter of fact person car visit almost any office in midtown New York where there are a great number of workers making from thirty-fiye dollars 8 week up. In- variably several people in those of fees are taking horseback riding in- Structions; it is popular subject o1 conversation.
 One might wonder that they get time for such sport. Even an in- experienced horseman understands one lesson on a Saturday or Sunday would not be sufficient to convert 8 novice to an enthusiastic devotee.
 Most New Workers riding instruc- tions are received at night in the privacy of indoor arenas. Beginners ought to be able to afford approXi- mately twenty dollars each week fol hire of horse and instructions over period of four weeks at recog- nized riding academy before taking up this sport. I base this estimate on an approximate cost of two dol lars for hire and four for instruc- ton three times a week. Aftel once learning how to handle horse properly, this weekly cost is gaugec according to the whims of the rider
 Some people of moderate circum- stances who have no need for ar automobile in the big city, save uT and purchase a fine friend in gooC young horse. This excludes the kinC of horseflesh that can be picked uI for a hundred dollars. Good riding horses without too much worry about pedigree command price. ranging from five hundred to 2 thousand dollars and some muct higher. These are not show horses whose prices soar far beyond that range. Plain but understand ing riding horses get just as much lovable care or possibly more, fol they are actually pets.
 It costs an owner of 8 good horst approximately fifty dollars montl for board and care. One nigh think there are few such owners At the Alyward Riding Academy a 32 West 67th Street, are easily on' hundred and fifty such boarders This place, considered New YOrk' largest riding academy, has an in door arena that measures one hun dred and eighty live feet by eighty five feet. It is in close proximity t Central Park where Manhattan riders take their outside exercises ol the miles of trails that lead iron 67th Street, around the ReseTvoi and what is known as the loop without once having to cross road with motor traf1c. The only time ; horse and rider must use 8 cemen drive with automobile, is enterinl or leaving Central Park which 1 done near trafic lights at 00tI Street, 67th Street or 50th Street.
 If readers were to visit Alyward' they would see day and nigh classes engaged in training. Nor advanced riders specialize on phase of expert horsemansllip that In trigues them.
 The riding academy resembles