1962-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1962 April Voice | Page 7

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Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
Why Not Pleasure Colts?
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Ire told how much it takes to raise a
coll, how there is a sum of from S600
up already invested in the colt before
it can be weaned and broken to halter
and taken to a pleasure market.
There is no substitute except money
lor the cost—insofar as return in the
sale is concerned.
Let us give this plan a trial in our
mind, at least.
Foals Coming, Growing, Going
The Editor must admit he is in­
spired by a letter received last year
from a couple in a Western state. The
letter cannot be located now—but as
we recall the wife said they were try­
ing to contribute two young Tennes­
see Walking Horses a year to the
world of horse owners. They bred two
mares carefully, and usually got them
in foal shortly after a foal was
dropped.
They usually kept their foals until
nearly age two, then sold them. Thus
they kept two foal coming, two grow­
ing and two getting ready for sale in
a continuous operation. And it was
a lot of fun as well as producing may­
be a little money above expenses.
Largely it was a matter of a worth­
while hobby that made everybody
happy.
So much for Tennessee Walking
Colts for Pleasure Horses. We will be
happy to hear how others think this
idea will work.
In the meantime, let us also pre­
pare to do everything we can to pro­
vide pleasure horses that are grown to
the folks who want to own them.
Advertising is the best way to an­
swer this problem. It is downright
depressing to hear that some club in
a midwestern city wants to find a score
or more Tennessee Walking Horses
for pleasure purposes—but no one
seems to know where to look for any
such number of available horses.
The Voice has several major mis­
sions. One of them is to bring into
contact the owners of horses for sale
and the potential owners who want to
buy Tennessee Walking Horses.
Our circulation is growing rapidly.
Our hopes are high that it will con­
tinue to grow and grow and grow.
Thus this magazine can become a
potent force for advancement of the
breed in popularity throughout the
land. We urge you, take advantage of
it.
W. Henry Davis
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OUR PARTY LINE
“Praying For Us”
There is a special spot in our heart
Two weeks before his death Wil­
liam L. Parker, now bank president, for Charles Stewart of Route 1, Box
paid tribute to Davis in a message to 263, Blackwood, N. J. Charlie wrote:
the Shelbyville Kiwanis Club that
"Looking forward to your magazine
preceded an address by Ben A. Green and honestly praying for your success.
(Editor of the Voice.)
We need you in the Walking Horse
Celebration President William C. field. Your friend in interest of t he
Tune, Jr., said “Mr. Henry has been breed.” (Boy, I especially appreciate
Mr. Tennessee Walking Horse to me those prayers. They help a heap.
since I was a small boy.” He was BAG.)
noted as a horse judge for half a
Charlie also says he met us at the
century.
1960 Celebration and ordered our
Davis was one of the founding book there. He owns Mr. Sundown, a
members of the Tennessee Walking Palomino Walking stud registered
Horse Breeders' Association of Ameri­ TWHBA 580201, coming 5 years old.
ca at Lewisburg, Tenn. in 1935 and He traces back to the magnificent
served as president for 1941 to 1943. Roan Allen F-38 and also to Barker’s
Davis was formerly a Bedford Moonbeam. “Here in South Jersey
County Court magistrate on the they are Western Horse crazy," he re­
county's governing body, and treas­ ports. “I’m known for my enthusiasm
urer and judge for the City of Wart- for the Walking Horse, which is the
race.
only breed as far as I am concerned."
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. (Ditto, Charlie.)
Exine Webb Davis, and a sister, Miss
Mary Alice Davis, of Wartrace.
(Note—Mr. Davis served as a major ad­
Couldn’t Keep Up
visor of the author in preparation of the
book—Biography of the Tennessee Walking
An
endiustiastic
friend, Mrs. Flo-
Horse—written in the summer of 1960.
ride
Evans,
Rt.
2,
Box
420B, Green­
BAG.)
wood, S. C. tells how she "embraced”
the Tennessee Walking Horse and
gives her reason. Here goes:
Stallion's Arthritis
“It is good to see somebody as de­
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voted to the Walking Horse as you.
Walker needs a magazine all its
The Walking Horse began back in The
own.
Civil War days as a cross between the
“I was ‘converted’ last fall. I had a
standardbred pacer and trotter. He three-gaited
gelding, registered and
was originally intended to cover a
only
four
years
old, but couldn’t keep
plantation in the fastest, easiest way
up
with
the
Walking
Horses that be­
possible.
Mrs. Ohrel climbed on a champion longed to my friends. So, as much as
gelding officially named El Conquis­ my whole family was crazy about him,
tador but familiarly called Charley to I sold him (the gelding) and bought
a roan mare the color of good old
show what he could do.
“They have three gaits—the flat South Carolina mud, with a bald face,
walk, the running walk and the can­ stockings, and a black mane and
ter,” said Glenn Willis, the tranier tale . . . The Walking Horse has
really taken South Carolina.”
and another Coloradan.
(Editor's Note—Floride, we welcome you
“Do you see how the horse uses his and congratulate you. I was told at Ft.
shoulder rather than his legs in the Myers, Fla., by a friend that he had a 12-
walk. Other horses go up and down year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare who
would out-walk any of his Quarter Horses
with their legs.
so completely that she could not go on a
“He cantors too, in a rocking chair trail ride with them, and stay together. The
motion.”
longer stride, easier gait do it. That’s why
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There are eight young colts at the
Quarter Circle which Willis will train
in character as well as condition. A
Pleasure Horses For Sale
Walking Horse is supposed to be hon­
At All Times
est-stick to the three gaits.
How was Danny Boy doing here?
Vic Thompson's Stables
“Just fine,” said Mrs. Ohrel. “Like
arthritic people he gets a little ‘ouchy’
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sometimes but he’s fine.”
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