1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 August Voice | Page 49

F L AS H F R O M T U L L A H O M A
Wit h p a r d o n a bl e p ri d e I r e p o rt o n
m y h o m e-t o w n D a yt o n, O hi o H o rs e
S h o w w hi c h w as h el d A u g ust 2 - 7.
M o r e t h a n 5 0 0 h o rs es f r o m 1 8 st at es
a n d C a n a d a c o m p et e d i n t h e 8 6 cl as ­
s e s f o r t h e 8 2 4, 0 0 0 i n a w a r ds a n d
t r o p hi es.
Ki n g Ri c h a r d III w o ul d n ’t b e s o
willi n g t o t r a d e a ki n g d o m f o r a h o rs e
if h e c o ul d s e e h o w m a n y of t h e m
t h e r e w e r e r u n ni n g a r o u n d t h e f ai r­
g r o u n ds.
T h e s h o w, s p o ns o r e d b y t h e A nti ­
o c h T e m pl e f o r t h e S h ri n e H os pit al
f o r C ri p pl e d C hil d r e n ( a v e r y g o o d
c a us e), h as b e e n a wi n n e r h e r e f o r
y e a rs. S o m e of t h e b e st h o rs efl es h
i n t h e c o u nt r y w as o n p a r a d e at t h e
f ai r g r o u n ds, f r o m h u nt e rs t o j u m p­
e rs, f r o m W al ki n g H o rs es t o w est e r n
h o rs es. Littl e w o n d e r t h at t h ei r b e a u ­
t y a n d p e rf o r m a n c e h a v e c o m m a n d ­
e d s u c h l a r g e a u di e n c es t h r o u g h
t h e y e a rs.
F o r t h e t r ai n e rs, ri d e rs a n d att e n d ­
a nts, h o rs e s h o w e v e nts off e r a stiff
t e st of t al e nt a n d s kill. Y et c o m p e ­
titi o n, k e e n as it is, c a m o ufl a g es its elf
a mi dst p a g e a nt r y t h at d eli g hts t h e
s e ns es. H e r e a r e t h e c ol o rf ul b a n ds
a n d fl a gs. H e r e a r e t h e b e st f r o m t h e
st a bl es, c o m b e d l o n g a n d m eti c u ­
l o usl y, a d o r n e d i n s m a rt h a r n ess es
a n d p olis h e d s a d dl es
F o r o n e w e e k, a r e a e y es f o c us o n
t h e g r a c e of t h e ri d e rs a n d t h e b e a u ­
t y of t h ei r m o u nts, a bl e n d s o pl e as ­
i n g t h at it c o m m a n ds r e p etiti o n i n
m e m o r y l o n g aft e r t h e 6 n al t r u m p et
h as s o u n d e d.
A n e w c o m e r o n t h e D a yt o n
s c e n e w as A L B E R T W RI G H T,
J r., L e xi n gt o n, K e nt u c k y, m e m ­
b e r of t h e b o a r d of t h e T W B A,
w h o e x hi bit e d W al ki n g H o rs es.
His n e w y o u n g t r ai n e r, M A C K
M O T E S, a c q uitt e d hi ms elf v e r y
w ell.
1
A u g ust, 1 9 6 5
T h e f oll o wi n g l ett e r a n d pi ct u r e of
D E B BI E P A T T E R S O N of Mi a mis-
b u r g, O hi o, a n d h e r h o rs e is a c k n o w ­
l e d g e d wit h t h a n ks:
" T h e l o v e of h o rs es is n’t a n e w
t hi n g f o r m e, b ut I li k e t h e T e n ­
n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs es b est. B ei n g
f o u rt e e n a n d a n a m at e u r, I h a v e a
l ot .t o l e a r n, b ut it’s al w a ys a t h rill
e a c h ti m e I s h o w m y r o a n g el di n g,
M a c k K ’s K o k o m o. L ast y e a r I als o
s h o w e d m y fi rst T e n n ess e e W al k e r,
Si m ps o n ’s Di ct at o r, a r o a n st alli o n.
" D a d s a ys it’s g o o d f o r m e t o
h a v e t h e r es p o nsi bilit y a n d t r ai ni n g
of K o k o m o, b ut t h at is n’t w o r k t o
m e f o r I l o v e e v e r y mi n ut e of it.
Si n c e m y f at h e r b uilt o u r i nsi d e ri d ­
i n g b a r n, I h a v e h a d t h e pl e as u r e
of m e eti n g diff e r e nt p e o pl e a n d w at c h
H A R R Y SI M P S O N t r ai n t h e W al k ­
i n g H o rs es. ”
"I ’m k e e pi n g m y fi n g e rs c r oss e d
h o pi n g t o g et t o s e e t h e Bi g S h o w
( C el e b r ati o n) t his y e a r. It will b e
a d r e a m c o m e t r u e.”
A l ast- mi n ut e n e ws it e m f r o m t h e
T ull a h o m a H o rs e S h o w, h el d S at u r ­
d a y, A u g ust 1 4, i n di c at es t h at a
" gi a nt ” h as fi n all y r e us e d his h e a d
a b o v e t h e c r o w d. W o r d c a m e t o t h e
V OI C E t h at S A M P A S C H A L, ri di n g
t h e m u c h- dis c uss e d J o h n n y Mi d ­
ni g ht, m a d e a C el e b r ati o n p e rf o r ­
m a n c e of it t o wi n t h e St a k e Cl ass.
T h e e nti r e W al ki n g H o rs e W o rl d h as
b e e n w aiti n g wit h b at e d b r e at h t o
s e e j ust w h at p r o g r ess S a m w o ul d
m a k e wit h t his hi g hl y- r at e d h o rs e as
t h e fi n al st r et c h c o m es i nt o f o c us
a n d t h e t o p- r at e d h o rs es b e gi n t o
r e a c h t h ei r p e a k of t r ai ni n g f o r t h e
" bi g s h o w.” S a m als o w o n t h e J u n ­
i o r Cl ass o n a n ot h e r f a v o rit e, S etti n g
S u n D eli g ht, t o i n di c at e t h at h e will
s u r el y b e a c o nt e n d e r i n t his cl ass
als o.
T h e T ull a h o m a s h o wi n g of J o h n n y
Mi d ni g ht m a y h a v e a ns w e r e d t h e
q u esti o ns of m a n y p e o pl e as t o t h e
a nti ci p at e d s h o wi n g of t his bi g bl a c k
st u d. W o r d is t h at " S a m P as c h al
c a n t u n e a h o rs e f o r t h e C el e b r ati o n
ri n g as w ell as a n y o n e . . . a n d h e
n o w h as his ' 6 5 St a k e H o rs e r e a d y! ”
C H A T T A N O O G A H O RS E
E N T H U SI A S T I N J U R E D I N
H O R S E S H O W MI S H A P
M r. G. M A C K
P L Y A N T, w ell-
k n o w n C h att a n o o g a a r e a h o rs e e n ­
t h usi ast, w as h os pit ali z e d r e c e ntl y
as t h e r es ult of a n a c ci d e nt s us­
t ai n e d w hil e h e w as att e n di n g a
h o rs e s h o w i n C a nt o n, G e o r gi a. At
t his w riti n g, t h e s e ri o us n ess of his
i nj u r y is n ot k n o w n b ut h e h as u n ­
d e r g o n e s u r g e r y aft e r b ei n g ki c k e d
i n t h e a b d o m e n.
" M A C K, ” as h e is k n o w n t o his
m a n y ass o ci at es i n t h e W al ki n g
H o rs e b usi n ess, is p e r h a ps b e st
k n o w n f o r his h o rs e s h o w a cti viti es
wit h his a m at e u r h o rs e, T h e S u n,
w hi c h h e s h o w e d e xt e nsi v el y i n t h e
1 9 5 0 ’s.
T h os e of y o u w h o a r e i nt e r est e d
i n w riti n g t o M a c k w hil e h e is i n
t h e h os pit al c a n r e a c h hi m at t h e
f oll o wi n g a d d r ess:
G. M a c k Pl y a nt,
R o o m 3 0 8,
R. T. J o n es M e m o ri al H os pit al,
C a nt o n, G e o r gi a
W e h o p e h e h as a s p e e d y r e c o v e r y.