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DR. SCHILKE BECOMES

DISTINGUISHED

MEMBER

During a surprise moment at the first general

membership meeting of the Association in Toronto on
Novembe-r 2L,1975, ATA President, Leo H. Whinery,
presented Dr. Fritz Schilke, founder and past presi-
dent of the West German Trakehner Verband, to tt e
general membership with the following introduction:

"The Trakehner horse is Dr.Fritz Schitke's lif,e. Dr. Fritz Schilke, new Distinguished member, prepares to
Actiuely inuolued in Trakehner breeding since address the membership at the Friday morning meeting.
1922 and, lnter, since 1932 as Director of the Helen Gibble, his mostabletranslator, is inthe baikground.
East Prussian Studbook Socicty, Dr. Schilke,s President Leo Whinery and Secretary David Gribbons ap-
plaud at right.
efforts were directed tnwards the improuement
of the 1947 founded Trokehner Verband, he
of the Trakehner breed. His publicatinns',Das deserues much of the creditfor the unparalleled
comeback of the Trakehner breed and its re-
O s@reussische Warmblut Pferd' , published in gained worldwide recognitinru. At the age of ZS,
7938, and"Trakehner Pferde Einstund Jetzt,', Dr. Schilke retired this year frorn adiie duty;
howeuer, Trakehner breeders and friends hope
presently in its 4th edition, haue become in- that he will continue to m.ake his tremendous
ualuable for euery Trakehner breeder. At the h,nowledge ouailable for the benefit of their be-
end of World War II, the darkest hour loued Trakehner horses."
Trokehner breed wheru it was almost for the
extinct

due to war artiuitics, Dr. Fritz Schilke set out to
help re-build the breed with extraardinary ef-

forts and sacrifices. As manager and president

,\MERxc,LN DISTINGUISHED MEMBERSHIP This is a replica of the
FOR
lfn.rxnmspm Distinguished Membership
Associ.quox nNc DR. FRITZ SCHILKE
Certificate presented to Dr.
Wnmtrs, Dr. Fritz Schilke, of Hmbur8, C€mey, h8 Schilke for the Distinguished
Membership to which he had
dedi@ted his life to the beloved Tmkehner, md been elected just a few
moments before coming to the
mWl{HdtrEsIRsEitfoaiesBs, toouren.dpeth.rieuthTsemcahldeilvhleenrehersmtomnaditdsiteioprelox*Fnfoatuoorlndwtii@enm; tweiofqrnoledtul meeting room to be presented
to the membership.
sbtu. an.l
Wfffn.Eas, Dr. Fnu Schilke has urelfishlv shared his
knowledge and experiences as a breder md horsemm
through his publietiom md eduetional rotaials ,

Bs m fimmoRx RESoLvED, that Dr. FriE schilke be
t1med a distin8uished member d the Amerim Tmlehna

Asffiation,Inc.
Adopted uMimously this 21st day of N@embs. 1975 at

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