1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 April Voice | Page 30

"FROM EAST TENNESSEE"
YOUR ROVING
REPORTER
By Charles Goldswig
DATELINE: MARCH,
St. Petersburg, Florida
The All Amateur Charity
Horse show sponsored by the
Amateur Horsemen of America
for the benefit of the Boy Scouts
was held on Sunday, February
28, 1965 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
I just spent another weekend
with GINNY RAY of Chattanoo­
ga. We traveled to Calhoun, Ga.
again to see Go Boy’s Bright Sun,
Ginny's new gelding. I am happy
to report that Ginny and Sun are
getting along very well together
and that she has moved him to
their stable in Chattanooga.
It is my pleasure to announce
the arrival of Bel Aire Stables’
new trainer, Mr. HAROLD KEN­
NEDY. Best of luck, Harold!
On a personal note, I simply
must tell you that my father and
I attended the Inauguration in
Washington, D. C. I had a mar­
velous time. We attended almost
all of the festivities and not only
did I see the President and many
other dignitaries, I dined and
later danced at the Inaugural
Ball with PAUL PETERSEN of
the Donna Reed Show!
I am sorry to report the death
of one of the East Tennessee
Horse Show Association’s favor­
ite pleasure horses,Honey Hush,
owned by Mr. JOHN GREER of
Loudon, Tennessee. Honey Hush
was a small sorrel gelding with
loads of "get-up-and-go.” An
autopsy failed to reveal the
cause of death.
I received a very nice letter
from Mr. FELIX ODEN a few
weeks ago. Mr. Oden is a retired
locomotive engineer and lives in
Antioch, Tennessee. Mr. Oden is
a strong supporter of the VOICE.
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With perfect horse show
weather, more than a thousand
spectators enjoyed the thirty
classes in which 266 entries par­
ticipated, vying for the eight rib­
bons and trophy in each class.
The show started at 10 AM with
nine classes in the Hunter-Jump­
er Division, followed by twelve
classes in the Saddle Horse Di­
vision, closing with nine classes
in the Western Division.
Also a few weeks ago I received
a letter from KATHA BUTTS of
Goodlettsville, Tennessee. She
is 17, and a junior at Goodletts­
ville High School. She enjoys
both walking and gaited horses.
Katha moved to Tennessee two
years ago from Cairo, Illinois.
She is a majorette during march­
ing season and plays the flute in
the band during concert season.
Mr. and Mrs. KYLE MAY and
KYLELEEN and TERESA May
of Athens, Tennessee are the
proud owners of a brandnew filly.
She was born February 8, 1965.
She is by Sundust of Midnight
(now known as Johnny Reb)
and out of May’s Copper Maid.
She’s truly a picture of perfect
conformation. She’s a friendly
little girl -- at the age of one day
she walked right up to me and
wasn’t a bit nervous. She is at
Evans Stables here in Athens.
Perhaps next month I’ll have
more stable news, but since I
With only two Walking Horse
Classes, the show was well repre­
sented in this area by good
horses, active participation and
keen desire. Mr. CARL MOSS-
LER of Colorado Springs, Colo­
rado tied the Walking Horse
Classes and, needless to say,
tied a good show. Yours truly,
who shows strictly for the pleas­
ure of it, lucked into a perfect
day with Wright’s Heir and got
what will probably be our only
blue of the season. "A ribbon. . .
a ribbon. . .preferably BLUE” -
isn’t that the way it went? Com­
plete results are reported in the
"Horse Show Results” column
elsewhere in this issue.
had to write a 4,000-word term
paper, complete a science proj­
ect ana do about a million other
things, I was unable to visit too
many stables.
Now, why let those real scoops
from horsedom, whether large or
small, stay hidden in the stall?
Wipe away the cobwebs and send
them to me:
June Riggs
Box 168
Athens, Tennessee
BUYING . . . SELLING . . . SHOW­
ING! REGARDLESS OF WHAT
IT IS YOU WANT TO PROMOTE,
YOU CAN DO IT BETTER FOR
LESS IN THE “VOICE” THAN
IN ANY OTHER HORSE MAGA­
ZINE.
VOICE of The Tennessee Walking Horse