Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse 25
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A Mare By Wartrace
Mr . and Mrs . Adrian T . Personius of Rt . 3 , Ithaca , N . Y ., tell us they have a mare , I De Clare 483120 , sired by Wartrace , and a stallion , Souvenir ' s Jet 541223 by Go Boy ’ s Souvenir . They enjoy the Voice , want the Biography and ordered the training book also .
We are glad they mention Wartrace . He is an “ older sire ” in the breed and is listed in the very firs ' volume of the nine stud books that have been issued by the Breeders ’ Association . His listing follows : “ WAR- TRACE , property of Clyde E . Westbrook , Cleveland , Miss . Bay horse ; foaled April , 1930 ; bred by G . L . Patton , Pelham , Tenn . SIRE , Wilson ’ s Allen 350075 . DAM , Nancy Patton , by Mabery Allen , by Roan Allen F-38 .”
We recall our good friend , Tom Fulton , executive secretary of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders & Exhibitors ’ Assn , of America , Inc ., has owned horses tracing to Wartrace , the sire . Clyde Westbrook owned him when the registration was issued in 1938 . Clyde is the man who gave the name to the Association . Suggestion was made that the " of America " be added to show that the association covered the nation , and “ not just Tennessee .” Clyde was also a judge at the first Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration . He rode both Strolling Jim and Lily White before he could decide which of these horses he would vote for as Grand Champion of the world . The other judges were Dr . N . B . Hardeman , then living in Henderson , Tenn ., and Charles Ramsey of Viola , Tenn ., who was later the breeder of Midnight Sun , sired by Wilson ’ s Allen out of Ramsey ’ s Rena .
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Another Doctor ’ s Prescription
Quite often the Voice Office ( at home ) gets a letter containing just a doctor ’ s prescription blank plus a brief note to the general effect : “ Please send me Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse for 1 yr . Check enclosed .” That arrived July 7 from B . J . Bolin , M . D ., Jones Building , Columbia , Kentucky . We thank Dr . Bolin and assure him he is in " good company .” At least 20 per cent of our subscribers are doctors or lawyers . So if we get into any real trouble our subscribers can patch us up at the hospital and get us out of jail .
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“ Whole Family ” Happy
" I and my whole family look forward to and enjoy your magazine every month and feel that it serves a much needed and worthwhile purpose for lovers of the Tennessee Walking Horse ," remarks Insuranceman J . L . Dean , Rt . 3 , Box 387 , Opelika , Ala .
( Once upon a time , during World War II , I lived within 25 miles of pelika and published a weekly newspaper called the Tallassee Tribune — currently one of the outstanding weeklies in the South in one of the friendliest communities on Earth , published by my friend , Herve Charest . BAG .)
She Loses A Gelding
“ We sold our 4-year-old gelding ,” writes Mrs . G . E . Erickson , Rt . 7 , Box 18 , Union Gap , Wash ., with tears in both eyes . " I should say Dr . David W . Williams , ( 4109 W . Chestnut Street , Yakima , Wash .) bought him . I had not thought of selling him . They had been looking for a horse for Dr . Williams to ride . He had never cared for Walkers . When they saw how gentle , well-mannered , easy to ride , etc ., they were determined to have him . I miss our gelding . Since they were unfamiliar with the TWH I loaned my book ( Biography ) to them — and told them of your new book to be published . They want one too ..........”
( So you see how a good Tennessee Walking Horse sells itself to an interested person . Mrs . Erickson ordered our Training Book , sent us a lovely wedding anniversary card , and otherwise has endeared herself to Mary Frances and to me . Thanks to a Dear Friend . BAG ) .
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