1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 May Voice

1 TENNESSEE WALKING HEARSE EDITORS COLUMN A NATIONAL PUBLICATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE BREED BUSINESS IN GENERAL VOL. 3 MAY, 1964 NO. 3 PUBLISHED BY VOICE Publishing Company GENERAL OFFICES P. 0. Box 3054 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404 For Information Contact: C. Bruce Spencer—Ph. 698-7996 Fred E. Friend—Ph. 821-3481 STAFF BEN A. GREEN................................ ....... Founding Editor C. BRUCE SPENCER...................... ......Managing Editor FRED E. FRIEND............................ ......Associate Editor GLORIA L. SPENCER..................... ......Associate Editor BARBARA M. FRIEND................... ......Associate Editor ..Contributing Editor MARY FRANCES GREEN............... DR. M. E. ENSMINGER........................... Contributing Editor CHARLES GOLDSWIG............................. 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Box 3054, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2nd CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN. IN THIS ISSUE Editors Column ............................................................................................... p. Cover Story ...... p. Profiles ..... p. Columbia Spring Jubilee ............................................ p. Professionals on Parade .......... p. Walking Horses Around World .......... p. Dr. Ensminger ......... p. Bama Bi-Line .............................................................................................................. p. Tarheel Review ..................................................................................................p. Horse Business ...............................................................................................p. The Northwest Corner ....................................................................................p. Remember Back When ................................................................................... p. Virginia Lamb ................................................................................................. p. Barn Storming ........... p. Roving Reporter......... .....................................................................................p. Horse Shows To Remember...........................................................................p. Show Results ........... p. Stallion Directory ............................................................................................. p, Trade Market .................................................................................................... p 3 4 5 6 10 12 14 18 20 22 26 28 29 33 36 38 39 45 47 How do things look for the Walk ing Horse business at the present? Let’s take an objective look at the various phases of the business with which we are all vitally interested and take stock of things. The horse show season is in full swing . . . breeding is beginning to taper off after one of the most successful springs ever and from coast to coast the Tennessee Walking Horse is gaining popularity and approval both as a pleasure horse and a show mount. HORSE SHOWS—Several things are apparent regarding the trends at horse shows this year. The big shows are getting bigger and the small shows are getting smaller. Reasons? Pure economics is taking it’s toll at the gate. It appears that the usual money-making methods of the local civic club are wearing thin and they are having to turn to the exhibitors to bear the whole brunt of financing the horse show. Folks! If the local civic clubs can’t make money from their program advertising, the concession stands, local paid attendance and entry fees . . . they just aren’t going to make it. Charging exhibitors at the gate isn’t going to save the day! JUDGING—So far this year we are getting excellent reports of horse show judging. It appears that for the most part our selected ring officials are doing a good job. There are exceptions but remember ... a judge is not going to get in front of a thousand Walking Horse enthusi asts and make any mistakes in judgement on purpose. As we all know—poor judging is due to two things: Personal bias and favorit ism toward exhibitors and lack of knowledge regarding the Walking Show Horse. We have witnessed little of both this year. ORCHIDS to: Jimmy Waddell, Wink Groover, Buddy Kirby, Alton “Junior” Pierce, “Lightning” Greg ory, George Witt (these we have (Continued on Page 39) 3

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