European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. April 19. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 if the shoe fits. / go Blacksmith from California gets a foothold in Germany bemused visitor recently As he tried Iti Man Euvera newly shod horse into its mail. Supplied Wilh the missing . Nikon quickly had the animal penned. Otherwise Ita differences Are things Wilson sail he will gel used to they drive around in tars instead of pickups and they Don t play a lot of country he said adding thai Kipp Crl also wears English Riding pants instead of jeans. Thai s not wrong that s nol right it s just and. While Wilson said he s used to Nuong front $200 in $300 ii weekend shot ing Hurt s in the United states "1 told him Kipper i d do it for him for free bul i d charge his Al , win Bitryk Hure Aii Fulda West Germany his face gives him away. Crow s feel appear around his Eves when he smiles or winces at the Sun. The Mark of an older Man. Or one whose free has seen a lot of weal her. And with his Black Cowboy hat Matching anode length Riding Coal and pointy toed boots Cpl. Victor Wilson looks As though he d be More at Home on the Range i an american Western Llian standing under the Gray Slit s of Germany. I d rather be admits the year old native of Ikon of. Calif., no assigned to the sup ply and trails troop of the i hit. Army Cav regt in hut. Since he could t bring the Small ranch he grew up on s i West Germany he brought the next Best lignin the working knowledge and tools of -3 Western Blacksmith. I be been Oil my with them All my life Wilson said about horses i grew up taking care of me not Only ended to horses Hack at the ranch but while sensing with the 1st Cav div s horse Hc-1 at i Ort Hood Texas luring thai assignment he at tended the Farrier s College m Sperry. Pkla., where he became a Cert i lied far Rier or Blacksmith. Binding himself stationed in Ger Many Wilson wanted to continue working Wilh horses. Through Public affairs channels he Mel Lessen state parliamentary representative Winfried Kipp Crl who keeps horses on his farm Iii Hof Hieber near a Ulda on his first Visil to the -50-Yenr-old farm. Wilson met Linpert s regular Farr Rier who Sou ret i Iii cd that Wilson knew what he was doing although he Fie showed Ine some things i showed him some things a Ilson said. One difference two1 blacksmiths shoe horses. Ripp Crl i Reg ular Farrier needs someone to hold the. Horse s leg while he replaces a shoe. Wilson like other american Black Smiths holds he horse s ice Between his own while working touting his Seei irid Nilo the farm was on shot a Hii ise his was. Kipp Crl Sass he s waiting 10 we which Horie Hue will Stav on longer Wilson also found it difficult to get s horses to i up Enid mands. Until he realised the animals understand Only German ".-,-."how do r u say Hack,1 " he a suced a. Cpl. \ in or Wilson shows imn to slim n Linzse in the american male. Sus a rom mj1j Vitkun i us Liis furrier outfit. Restraints confine training says it. Willinger. West German in % Iron mental concerns arc making it m fair the army to gel realistic ground trailing in West Cher Many the v. Corps commander said Tuc Dayi vat is a Formi Lible Challenge to train a tank Bat Alum to Man Euver proficiently in 3 country where Gifu jul is so Preo Ous hat no one wants Yosi to use it fair train-1 ing it. Gen John Woodmansee Saul. Even Al. Our. Major training areas the neighbors Don i want .111 to make noise. And inc value of our superi6r ni�hl.figh-. Ing systems is diminished by our inability to train adequately at night.". Woodmansee said nato Murt con Sider training a other Colin lies and seek greater use of simulators to remain pre pared. However there is no Complete substitute for some training on the terrain which you intend to he Semina r on the future of nato Al the annual association of the us army convention. The. Three Day event Eon eluded tuesday in his address Wood Minisee cum cd thai a in nato s conventional forces either from budget con Sira Tsor disarmament initiatives. Would Coll into question the Alliance s1 slate go of Forward defense. The strategy requires nato to deploy enough Forward forces to de fend West germans s Borders. Forwar defense demands Strong standing conv Elliona forces. Nato s standing ton yen Honal forces Are not fur. Rest try Strong Jav Iha ii in 1414. Biff peace Way no More stable he Suid. Deler Rente is our Soal and it May or. May nol be assisted by wociiliitarisei1 also nol de that Despie a Eccl my Vovsi the soviets. In arms Negolia Loiis. They have conducted Over the past decade. An a nov including increases of As much As 164 percent m artillery and anti-tank1 Recap Imsand w percent in wills Ihus Odds. The i m must exploit us mixer Iii technology to Holster is inferior conventional Fortes he Siirid " in an address to the the Eosin Ander of the uis army in Europe said the Biffiel cd Al. Lenge facing the. Command is Money and tilt apportionment of shrinking re sources. To maintain the Quality of training. Ii n. Crosbie Saint arms is renovating the training areas at Hohenfels and either Sites 10 obtain More it ii incl. Us e of training funds.-1in a morale boosting speech spiced with humorous references to count re and Oslo in songs. Saint touched of several. Tuples aimed at the soldiers attending the conference. Saini also compared Lyle soviet Union s current military reforms to a to. In acc the past 40 Sears have been Druon by soviets hating us. Then All of a Sud. Den they Lell us they love us. How about to tall about lie said. -
