1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 June Voice | Page 13

Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
book on the Tennessee Walking Horse
to one of my friends.
“I am enclosing a gift card to put
Truly not only accepted for herself, in the package. This is my third book
but also for her foster daughter, son- from you. I think it is the greatest
in-law and grandson who live in Tus­ single contribution in book form ever
caloosa, Ala. They will join her for written on the Tennessee Walking
Horse.”
the trip.
Very sincerely yours,
After this second message from Mr.
Gordon H. Wilder,
Hughes, the Editor became willing
P. O. Drawer 1049
and ready to go—and has made no
Lexington, Ky.
more excuses. Mr. Hughes’ persua­
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sive letter says:
Doctor
Prescribes
TWH
“The reservations are made for the
“The Outside of the Horse Is Good
last few days of June and 1st week of
July, and we are looking forward to For The Inside of a Man.”
One of our numerous doctor friends
your stay at ‘Cabindale.’ Here are
some show dates we now have: Rogers- —Dr. Kenneth M. Calhoun, 1001
ville June 22; Baileyton June 29; North Main Street, Bloomington, 111.,
Jonesboro July 4. We will certainly gives us the above prescription.
“The next time you feel the ten­
plan to visit some local barns:
“Robinwood where John T. Carter sion, may I suggest that you go out to
is trainer (he has brought some 10 Vic Thompson’s, S. W. Beech, Jr.’s or
or 15 horses from Joe Urquhart of Sam Paschal’s and watch those mares
near Columbia) only 6 miles from with their colts, and if their antics
Cabindale; Ben Hashe of Greeneville don’t snap you out of any moods, then
where Starkey is trainer just 32 miles; nothing will.”
The good doctor writes that he
at Bluff City where John Stockard
messe s with them—only 8 miles away; owns just one mare but he is ever so
and our own 'By Pass Stable,' operated proud of her lineage of Allen F-l,
by amateurs—Russell Beals, F. B. Pol- Roan Allen F-38, Wilson’s Allen
ent, Jr., Kenny Huffine, C. P. Gilles­ 350075, and Merry Boy 350189. He
pie, Ernie Wiedner and Carroll Huff­ says, “Our mare was bred to Merry
Go Boy this last August and we ex­
man.
“Our horse, Go Boy's Easter (ad­ pect great things from our expected
vertised in the Voice) is standing there, colt. When she foals, believe me,
and that’s only 6 miles.” (So you can everything else will stand still around
visualize your Editor on a “Busman’s our house.” * #
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Advice To Beginner Riders
The following advice comes from
Brooks Beach Beckons Too
After receiving a lovely letter from Elliott E. Gordon, 1500 Hilcrest Drive,
the Val M. Brooks family inviting us Manhattan, Kansas.
to be their guests in one of their Beach
“First of all inexperienced riders
Homes at Okoboji, Iowa, we wish we should know and understand that the
could be at two places at the same Walking Horse is a natural pacer. If
time or that we could take two vaca­ he does not pace he will not walk—he
tions! The post cards and brochure has to be a loose going horse. Even
depicting Brooks Beach are simply with training the horse will revert to
‘out of this World’ and they made me his natural shuffle or pace if he is not
want to pack my bathing suit and take properly bitted or handled.
“Proper handling of the reins is a
off immediately. The Brooks are lo­
cated in the heart of the Iowa Great must with riders of a Walker. It is
Lakes Region and they own 16 Beach true that a trained Walker will main­
Summer Homes. These wonderful tain his gait even with an inexperi­
people have given us a standing invi­ enced rider on his back. In all my
tation and we certainly look forward years handling Walking Horses, I have
to visiting them and seeing the beauty knotvn of only one that was so well
of the North Midwest at our first op­ trained that she actually taught a ten-
portunity. (Thanks for your warm, year-olcl girl how to ride and go
cordial letters. Since reading them, through her gaits in the show ring.
"My advice to the beginner Walking
we feel that we already know you,
just as you feel since reading the Horse rider is to talk to someone who
is familiar with the handling of a
Voice.)
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Walking Horse. The sooner a rider
learns to ride a Walking Horse, the
He’s ‘Wilder’ About Book
“I am enclosing my check for which sooner he will appreciate the world’s
please mail a copy of your wonderful greatest pleasure horse. A well-trained
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Walker will walk just as long as he is
made to walk. Never let the horse loaf
on you, but make him look and act
like he is going some place, at all
times.”
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TWH Scarce in Henry County
Carolyn C. Montgomery, Rt. 2,
Paris, Tenn., tells us that the Voice
is filling a need in that it is supplying
information, understanding and pub­
licity for the Walking Horse. She
says there are people in her area who
still don’t know what a Walking
Horse is. Unbelievable! However,
progress is being made. Five years
ago she had the only registered Ten­
nessee Walker in Henry County,
which is quite a large county. Now
there are five owners of registered
stock and her registered stallion will
improve the situation this year.
Carolyn says that Quarter horses
have been promoted in that area and
Walking Horses ignored, but now
things are changing! Quote: “Every
one in our area is elated to hear that
Little Merry Boy has been purchased
by Idle Hour Stables, Covington,
Tenn. and will stand there this sea­
son. We think it’s wonderful that a
horse with the prestige and proven
breeding qualities is now in West
Tenn.”
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Dud & Rusty Get Together
Rusty East became Rusty Stetler by
marriage to Dud Stetler last fall. The
newlyweds’ address is 516 E. Main St.,
Van Wert, Ohio. When they joined
forces their Half Tennessee Walkers
did also and they are now stabled in
the same barn. The horses are half-
brother and half-sister from a regis­
tered Tennessee Walker Stallion.
Their ages are 3 and 4 and Dud and
Rusty trained them, getting them at
the ages of 1 and 2. (May they all live
happy ever afterward!)
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Retires—But Not From Horses
Mrs. Sterling Curtis, 8171 Marriah
Rcl., Swartz Creek, Mich, writes that
she just teaches, takes care of five
Walking Horses and keeps house! She
is retiring from teaching this year.
She says that her Cure-All for any and
all ailments is the Walking Horse.
She still feeds, grooms, cleans stalls
and shows her horses. She says “I
am looking forward to the accom­
plishments of our yearling filly by
Cheerleader out of our mare by Mid­
night Sun. We will put her in train­
ing in the fall with our good friend
Ray Tenpenny of Wartrace, Tenn.,
no doubt. We think you are going to
get to see her!”