1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 February Voice | Page 21

H0RSE FEBRUARY, 1964 TWH AROUND WORLD (Conld.) GO BOY’S CHATTA BOX, a fancy going blood bay has just been purchased by Wallace Bran­ don for Mr. Frank Mason, Dallas, Texas. The Horse, formerly owned by Dr. W. B. Cleveland of Collier­ ville, Tennessee, is a coming three stallion with as much prospects for greatness as any horse showing in this class. He was started and has been trained by Phil Goodwin at Alex Robinson Stables in Col­ lierville, CHATTA BOX has been started in his canter and all three gaits are going well. He will be a horse to watch throughout 1964. Congratulations, “Mr. Frank”! Paschal Sells Top Brood Mares To California Breeder Sam Paschal, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has just sold six top rated brood mares to Mr. Harold Pyron of Whittaker, California. In discussing the sale, Sam stated that they are all bred to World Cham­ pion Stallions and that one mare was safe in foal to 1963 World’s Grand Champion SUN’S DE­ LIGHT. We wish much success to Mr. Pyron, who plans an extensive breeding program on his farm in Idaho. With a start like this he is sure to help the Walking Horse breed in his part of the country. George and Dorothy Holmes of Walking H. Farm, Chardon, Ohio, tell us of the death of their great stallion, THE PENNSYLVANIAN: “The great senior stallion of the Walking “H” Farm was put to sleep by Dr. Wiliam Holland on January 31st at the request of George Holmes. He was 21 years old and had served the Holmes family as show and pleasure horse for seven years. He was dearly loved by 15 year old Heather and at her request he will be buried in the center of the Walking “H” Farm show ring. He was by RHODA ALLEN out of NANCY J and was discov­ ered by Martin Burkholder and brought north out of Alabama. He was campaigned for many years by Bob Ried for owner A. J. Hess of Table Rock Farm, Wheeling, W.Va. He was the most famous Walking Horse in the northeast and won more than a hundred blues in the stiffest competition in that area. He was a copper sorrel with two white hind feet and a blaze face. A small horse, just 15 hands, he had a heart as big as his head and spectators often thought that PEN­ NY was a big powerful horse be­ cause of his show ring presence. He won repeatedly at Harrisburg, Youngstown, Hickory, Waynes- burg, Bedford, Wheeling, Charl­ ton, and Mongantown. He was courageous, fiery and true gaited with blazing speed. Last summer at 20 years of age, he was shown six times by Heaiher Holmes, when the regular Walking “H” Farm show string was otherwise occupied, and finished in the rib­ bons every time. In 1961 at the age of eighteen, he was the pleasure Walking champion of Youngstown and Chagrin Falls shows. He sired reserve world champion filly TENNESSEE GAL, and many other colts. The Walking “H” Farm has several of his colts in training. Congratulations to seventeen- year-old Betty Lee of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, whose twelve - year dream came true Christmas morn­ ing when she found a beautiful roan filly, LYNN’S MERRY LEGS, under her Christmas tree. Betty started riding a neighbor’s pony when she was four and seven years later her parents bought a pleasure Walker for her. She discovered horse shows in 1960, placing fifth in a pleasure class; and since that time it has been her ambition to own a good show horse. Now she is the proud owner of a promising filly that she intends to train her­ self. Triumphant training to you, Betty. We know that “blue” will become you. Bea Walker of Walker’s Tennes­ see Walkers, Orangevale, Califor­ nia, gives us a Western point of view in endorsing the article en­ titled “Pleasure Class Promotion,” written by J. B. Floyd of Denison, Texas, and appearing in the Octo­ ber issue of the VOICE: “I would urge everyone who is remotely interested in the Walking Horse BREED to re-read and think about what Floyd says. Really think about it. Doesn’t it strike a chord deep down inside? Can you just feel a red light, (or at least a yellow caution light?) Pleasure horse people need the show horses and vice versa. We all know this or at least give it lip serivce. But what the BREED needs is new blood . . . new walk­ ing horse owners . . . diversifica­ tion! Trail horses, gymkana, stock horses. I have seen these horses work stock and know they have a potential in this field that hasn’t been tapped. I was boarding a gymkana horse for a young woman that had ridden all her life and really knew horses. One day when we were riding to­ gether she mentioned that it was too bad Tennessee Walkers couldn’t run. I couldn’t believe I had heard her right! She really thought that they couldn’t extend the “rocking chair” canter. Knowing a picture is worth a thousand words, I asked, “You w anta race?” Ordinarily I wouldn’t think of such a thing, but a fallacy about the BREED was at stake. We had our race. I wouldn’t say which horse won; that’s not important. The important point is the Walking Horse BREED can do! It just needs direction. Right now is the time, the stage is set, the show horse is here on stage. But before he can really com­ mence, we must think of all the “stage hands,” waiting in the wings, that will be needed before the BREED can give a perfect per­ formance! The supporting players, the electricians, the prop handlers, the director, the prompter, the pro­ ducers—all these jobs must be filled. (Trail horses, gymkana, pleasure, stock work, jumping.) When these jobs are filled and the public has viewed the show, the critics are bound to acclaim the Tennessee Walking Horse BREED as the most diversified, “doing” horse in America.” Another Western reader asks a question that indicates her endorse­ ment of Mr. Floyd’s article also. Mrs. R. B. Lawton of 5 Horse Ranch, Placerville, California, in- (Continued on Page 28)