1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 August Voice | Page 51

T h a n ks, B o b W a g o n n e e r, f o r m a k­
i n g t his n e e d e d st u d y, a n d f o r s h a r­
i n g t h e r es ults wit h all of us. Aft e r
r e a di n g y o u r r e p o rt, I c o m e o ut wit h
t h e f e eli n g t h at t h e r e is n e e d f o r
m o r e a n d b ett e r t r ai n e d f a r ri e rs,
a n d t h at t h e p r of essi o n is a s g o o d
a n d h o n o r a bl e as y o u m a k e it.
C E D A R T O W N H O RS E S H O W
D R A WS R E C O R D C R O W D
H O O FS A N D H O RS ES H O E RS
T h e v al u e of a h o rs e li es c hi efl y i n
his a bilit y t o m o v e — h e n c e t h e
G r e e k a xi o m, " n o f o ot, n o h o rs e. ”
I n t u r n, g o o d f e et n e c essit at e p r o p e r
t ri m mi n g a n d s h o ei n g.
T h e h e alt h y h o of g r o ws 3/ 8 t o 1/ 2
i n c h p e r m o nt h. If it is n ot t ri m m e d,
t h e w all will b r e a k off a n d it will n ot
w e a r e v e nl y. T o p r e v e nt t his, h o ofs
s h o ul d b e t ri m m e d r e g ul a rl y a n d
a b o ut o n c e p e r m o nt h, w h et h e r t h e
h o rs e is s h o d o r n ot.
M a n y p e o pl e t hi n k t h at t h e y a r e
h o rs es h o e rs if t h e y c a n n ail o n a
s h o e. Alt h o u g h t h es es a m ef ol ks m a y
p a y h a n ds o m el y f o r i nst r u cti o n i n
g olf, s wi m mi n g, t e n nis, a n d ot h e r
s p o rts, it n e v e r o c c u rs t o t h e m t h at
c o m p et e nt f a r ri e r i nst r u cti o n is e s ­
s e nti al t o l e a r ni n g h o w t o s h o e a
h o rs e.
H o rs es h o ei n g is v e r y diffi c ult. I n
t h e fi rst pl a c e, n o t w o h o rs es a r e
ali k e. T h e n t h e r e is h a r dl y a n y li mit
t o t h e t y p es of s h o es, a n d t h e r e a r e
t h e diff e r e nt g aits a n d, i n a d diti o n,
r a ci n g, t r ail ri di n g a n d ot h e r u s e s
p r es e nt e nti r el y diff e r e nt p r o bl e ms.
M o r e o v e r, h o rs es h o ei n g c a n n ot b e
t a u g ht b y m e r el y r e a di n g a s et of
i nst r u cti o ns. It c a n b e m ast e r e d o nl y
aft e r p ati e nt p r a cti c e f oll o wi n g c o m ­
p et e nt l a b o r at o r y i nst r u cti o n.
S h o es s h o ul d b e m a d e t o fit t h e
f o ot, n ot t h e f o ot t o fit t h e s h o e.
Als o, h o rs es s h o ul d b e r es h o d o r t h e
s h o es s h o ul d b e r e s et at 4- t o 6-
w e e k i nt e r v als. Ot h e r wis e, t h e h o ofs
m a y g r o w o ut of p r o p o rti o n, a n d t h e
h o rs e will b e t h r o w n off b al a n c e.
S h o es p r e v e nt t h e w all f r o m w e a r­
i n g d o w n t h e s e nsiti v e tiss u e b e ­
n e at h w h e n h o rs es a r e us e d o n h a r d
s u rf a c e, a n d m a k e f o r a m o r e effi ci e nt
A u g ust,
1965
p e rf o r m e r. Als o, t h e y m a y b e us e d
t o c h a n g e g aits a n d a cti o n, t o c o r­
r e ct f a ult y h o of st r u ct u r e o r g r o wt h,
a n d t o p r ot e ct t h e h o of its elf f r o m
s u c h c o n diti o ns as c o r ns, c o nt r a c ­
ti o ns, o r c r a c ks.
Y o u r H o rs es h o e r ( F a r ri e r)
W h at is y o u r e v al u ati o n of y o u r
h o rs es h o e r ? H o w g o o d o r h o w p o o r
is h e ? I n a n eff o rt t o f e r r et o ut a ns ­
w e rs t o t h es e a n d ot h e r q u esti o ns,
B OB W A G O N NEE R
- a n a bl e
f a r ri e r i n his o w n ri g ht, a n d a t w o-
ti m e F a r ri e r C o u rs e e n r oll e e — s u r­
v e y e d his f ell o w st u d e nts i n t h e
H o rs e S ci e n c e S c h o ol. H e r e is w h at
h e f o u n d:
Q — A r e y o u r h o rs es h o e r ’s b usi n ess
p r a cti c es s atisf a ct o r y ?
A — His c h a r g es a r e f ai r a n d r e a ­
s o n a bl e, b ut h e n e e ds t o o p e r at e as
a b usi n ess — es p e ci all y w h e n it
c o m es t o m a ki n g a n d k e e pi n g a p ­
p oi nt m e nts a n d r e n d e ri n g it e mi z e d
bills.
Q — A r e y o u r h o rs es h o e r ’s p e rs o n al
t r aits a c c e pt a bl e ?
A — H e ’s n ot a n o b n o xi o us f ell o w.
B ut a w h o p pi n g 4 2 % of t h e r es p o n d ­
e nts a d d e d t h at h e ’s l a c ki n g i n g e n e ­
r al e d u c ati o n.
Q — Is y o u r h o rs es h o e r a c o m p e ­
t e nt c r afts m a n ?
A — Y es, b ut n o. 3 7 % h a v e a n u n ­
f a v o r a bl e o pi ni o n of t h e a v e r a g e
h o rs es h o e r, 5 0 % f e el t h at t h e r e is a
n e e d f o r i m p r o v e d c o r r e cti v e s h o e­
i n g, a n d 4 2 % b eli e v e t h at h o rs e ­
s h o e rs n e e d m o r e t r a d e s c h o oli n g
a n d t r ai ni n g.
Q — Is t h e r e a s h o rt a g e of h o rs e ­
s h o e rs ?
A — Y es, a c c o r di n g t o 2 7 % of t h e
r es p o n d e nts.
T h e C e d a rt o w n, G e o r gi a O pti mist
Cl u b H o rs e S h o w, k n o w n as " T h e
H os pit alit y S h o w of t h e S o ut h, ”
r e all y li v e d u p t o its m ott o t his y e a r
wit h 3 9 w ell-fill e d cl a s s e s a n d o v e r
4 0 0 e nt ri es. H el d o n J ul y 1 0, t his
w as C e d a rt o w n ’s s e v e nt h a n n u al
s h o w a n d f r o m all i n di c ati o ns it is b y
f a r t h e bi g g est a n d b e st e v e r h el d
i n C e d a rt o w n.
T h e aft e r n o o n cl a s s e s w e r e w ell
fill e d a n d h a d pl e nt y of e x cit e m e nt.
J u v e nil e Ri d e rs o n W al ki n g H o rs es
o r P o ni es, wit h a cl ass of 1 8 e nt ri es,
g ot t h e ni g ht s h o w off t o a g o o d st a rt.
S o m e of t h e t o p W al ki n g H o rs es i n
t h e S o ut h w e r e c o m p eti n g i n t his
s h o w, m u c h t o t h e e nj o y m e nt of t h e
5, 0 0 0 f a ns w h o t u r n e d o ut t o c h e e r
o n t h ei r f a v o rit es.
T h e H o n o r a bl e C L A U D E S H A W
h a d his w o r k c ut o ut f o r hi m w h e n
t h e m a n y t o p W al ki n g H o rs es e n ­
t e r e d t h e ri n g. H o w e v e r, Cl a u d e
l o o k e d at t h e fi n e p oi nts a n d di d a
c r e dit a