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Senate
Joint
Resolution
4
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
4
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1064)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
designating
the
American
cream
draft
horse
1
as
the
official
state
horse
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
2
WHEREAS,
the
American
cream
draft
horse
is
the
only
draft
3
horse
breed
native
to
the
United
States;
and
4
WHEREAS,
the
American
cream
draft
horse
is
a
breed
that
5
traces
its
bloodline
back
to
a
mare
named
“Old
Granny”,
which
6
is
believed
to
have
been
foaled
in
Iowa
around
the
turn
of
the
7
last
century,
first
appearing
in
records
from
a
farm
sale
in
8
rural
Hamilton
county,
Iowa,
in
1911;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
breed
was
recognized
by
the
Iowa
department
10
of
agriculture
in
1950,
based
on
a
1948
recommendation
by
the
11
national
stallion
enrollment
board;
and
12
WHEREAS,
in
1944,
the
American
cream
horse
association
of
13
America
was
chartered
by
Mr.
C.T.
Rierson,
and
his
assistant
14
Mrs.
Karene
(Bunker)
Topp,
of
Radcliffe,
Iowa,
the
culmination
15
of
almost
40
years
of
interest
in
creating
a
new
breed
of
16
American
draft
horse;
and
17
WHEREAS,
in
1993,
members
of
the
organization
voted
to
amend
18
the
organization’s
articles
of
incorporation
to
change
its
name
19
to
the
American
cream
draft
horse
association;
and
20
WHEREAS,
the
American
cream
draft
horse
is
immediately
21
identifiable
by
its
cream
coat,
pink
skin,
and
amber-colored
22
eyes,
specific
traits
of
the
famous
champagne
dilution
23
gene;
and
24
WHEREAS,
in
1990,
genetic
testing
found
that,
compared
25
with
other
draft
breeds
and
based
upon
gene
marker
data,
the
26
American
cream
draft
horse
formed
a
distinct
group
within
the
27
draft
horses;
and
28
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Introduced
WHEREAS,
the
breed
is
closely
associated
with
Iowa’s
29
farming
heritage
——
having
a
wide
chest;
sloping
shoulders;
30
a
short,
strong
back;
well-muscled
hindquarters
with
strong,
31
well-proportioned
legs
set
well
apart;
strong
hooves;
and
a
32
gentle
disposition;
NOW
THEREFORE,
33
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
STATE
HORSE
DESIGNATED.
The
American
cream
draft
1
horse
is
designated
and
shall
be
officially
known
as
the
state
2
horse
of
Iowa.
3
Sec.
2.
APPROPRIATE
REPRESENTATIONS.
The
state
records
4
commission
shall
cooperate
with
the
American
cream
draft
5
horse
association
to
obtain
appropriate
pictures
and
other
6
representations
of
the
American
cream
draft
horse
and
shall
7
display
the
pictures
and
representations
in
an
appropriate
8
place
in
the
state
historical
museum.
9
Sec.
3.
OFFICIAL
REGISTER.
The
editor
of
the
Iowa
official
10
register
shall
cooperate
with
the
American
cream
draft
horse
11
association
to
include
an
appropriate
picture
and
commentary
of
12
the
American
cream
draft
horse
in
the
Iowa
official
register
13
along
with
the
pictures
of
the
state
rock,
state
flower,
state
14
bird,
and
state
tree.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
joint
resolution
designates
the
American
cream
draft
19
horse
as
the
official
state
horse
of
Iowa.
The
state
records
20
commission
is
required
to
obtain
pictures
and
other
appropriate
21
representations
of
the
American
cream
draft
horse
and
display
22
the
pictures
and
information
in
the
state
historical
museum.
23
The
editor
of
the
Iowa
official
register
is
required
to
include
24
in
the
Iowa
official
register
a
picture
of
the
American
cream
25
draft
horse
along
with
pictures
of
the
state
rock,
state
26
flower,
state
bird,
and
state
tree.
27
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