February 11, 2010 It is with great sadness that we share the news that Calvin West has passed away. He has been an important part of The Plaid Horse and The Paisley Pony magazines almost from the start and will be greatly missed by everyone here.
Cal spent countless hours at the horse shows and loved meeting people and following the results and accomplishments. One of the greatest joys he got was from the dogs he met at the shows. He had biscuits for them when he saw them, knew all of their names and was the reason we do a special dog-themed issue every April.
Cal was a definite character who happened along our publications by chance and quickly became an integral part of our regular operations. Ironically, he just decided that he wanted to sell advertising for us, and well...he hired himself, and sold he did! Besides being a sales representative, Cal was always ready to lend a hand with articles, news, proofing and editing. He is going to be missed greatly. Cal graduated from The Friends School in Philadelphia and went to Brown University.

WORDS FROM OUR READERS

"I am so saddened to hear about Cal. I met Cal last year at Pony Finals, he was so nice and we had a great chat."
Kathryn Southard - Welcome, MD

"It is so hard to believe that Cal will no longer be phoning and talking with me to arrange advertising. Always enjoyed our conversations immensely. Our condolences to all his family and friends, he will be greatly missed."
Lynda Davies ~ Manoravon Farms
Guelph, Ontario

Cal was my competition with the magazines but my good, good friend. We spoke 3-4 times a day - every day- about everything. He was a study in contrasts for sure and one of a kind. My life was fuller with him in it and I miss our chats terribly. If where he is now he can be in charge of a library or numbers calculations, with pets at his side, he'll be very happy. God Bless Cal- still shocked you've left us.
Nancy Halvey Advertising Sales Rep.