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C O N G R A T U L A TI O N S t o t h e
m e m b e rs of T W H B & E A f o r n e w
r ul es a n d c r a c k d o w n o n t h e mist r e at ­
m e nt of t h e T e n n ess e e W al ki n g
H o rs e i n t r ai ni n g f o r t h e s h o w ri n g.
T h e r e is n o q u esti o ni n g t h e g r a c e,
r h yt h m, s pi rit a n d b e a ut y of a w ell-
b r e d T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e as
n at u r e m a d e hi m. N eit h e r is t h e r e
a n y a r g u m e nt t h at c a r ef ul t r ai ni n g
c a n m a k e hi m a b ett e r h o rs e. B ut
is t h e p u r p os e of t h e s h o w ri n g t o
a w a r d t o p h o n o rs t o t h e b est T e n n e ­
s s e e " W al ki n g H o rs e, o r is t h e o bj e ct
t o wi n — b y f ai r m e a ns o r f o ul, i n­
cl u di n g a b us e oft h e h o rs e o r "fi xi n g ”
a sho w?
R e m e m b e r, s h o w ri n g s p e ct at o rs
a r e t h e f ut u r e. T h e y a r e p ot e nti al
o w n e rs, t r ai n e rs, b r e e d e rs a n d e x ­
hi bit o rs. At p r es e nt t h e W al k e rs
h a v e m a d e u n p r e c e d e nt e d st ri d es
f o r w a r d. T h e y a r e t h e f a v o r e d cl as ­
s e s at all s h o ws a n d a r e e nt h usi as ­
ti c all y r e c ei v e d f o r t h ei r u n us u al
g ait a n d n at u r al b e a ut y. B U T, s p e c­
t at o rs a r e als o a fi c kl e l ot. L et t h e
g e n e r al p u bli c b e c o m e a w a r e of mis ­
t r e at m e nt a n d a b us e of t h e e x hi bi ­
ti o n h o rs e o r q u esti o n t h e i nt e g rit y
of t h e j u d g es a n d t h e y will b e gi n t o
q u esti o n t h e n at u r al a bilit y a n d st a­
bilit y of t h e b r e e d a n d t h os e w h o
r e p r es e ntit. T h e g r e at W al ki n g H o r ­
s es will l os e t h e p o p ul a rit y h e h as
g ai n e d i n r e c e nt y e a rs.
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r e g ul ati o ns a n d st ri ctl y e nf o r c e t h e m
at e a c h a n d e v e r y s h o w, b e it l a r g e
o r s m all. E a c h j u d g e is a c o nt r ol
c e nt e r. B y his d e cisi o n, m a y t h e
W al k e r b r e e d c o m e o n st r o n g e r a n d
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b ett e r t h a n e v e r b ef o r e.
S h o w s e as o n is n o w i n f ull s wi n g
i n t h e Mi d w est. It is i m p ossi bl e t o
c o v e r t h e m all. T h a n ks t o t h e c o ­
o p e r ati o n of cl u b s e c r et a ri es a n d
ot h e r att e n di n g s p e ct at o rs, n e ws h as
c o m e of t h e e nt h usi asti c r e c e pti o n
t h at W al k e rs a r e r e c ei vi n g at all
s h o ws. T h e c r o w ds e x p e ct a ntl y a-
w ait t h ei r cl ass es. M ost all a c c r e d ­
it e d s h o ws n o w i n cl u d e T e n n ess e e
W al ki n g H o rs e cl ass es.
T h e s e as o n st a rt e d wit h t h e D es
M oi n es C h a rit y H o rs e S h o w i n mi d-
M a y. T his is a n a n n u al aff ai r s p o n­
s o r e d b y t h e J u ni o r L e a g u e of D es
M oi n es, a n d is h el d at t h e St at e
F ai r g r o u n ds P a vili o n. T h e c o m mit ­
t e e m e m b e rs e x p e n d e d a n all- o ut
eff o rt t o p r o vi d e e x c ell e nt j u d g es f o r
all cl ass es a n d p ut o n a s h o w t h at
r a n s m o ot hl y a n d effi ci e ntl y. C o ns e ­
q u e ntl y, e x hi bit o rs w e r e d r a w n f r o m
all t h e Mi d w est a r e a, cl ass es w e r e
fill e d, a n d t h e g all e r y w as s ol d o ut.
P u bli cit y w as e x c ell e nt. T h e f ol­
l o wi n g h e a dli n e a c c o u nt a p p e a r e d
i n t h e D es M oi n es p a p e rs:
W A L K E R S St e al S h o w of H o rs es
T h e T e n n ess e e W al k e rs st ol e
t h e s h o w as t h e y r a n a r o u n d t h e
ri n g at t h e f a m o us r u n ni n g w al k
— m u c h t o t h e pl e as u r e of t h e
c h e e ri n g a u di e n c e. T h e C h a m ­
pi o ns hi p St a k e i n W al ki n g H o rs e
c o m p etiti o n w e nt t o Hi L a n d M e r ­
r y Gi rl, a b e a utif ul bl a c k o w n e d
b y VI R GI NI A R U E T Z E L of F r e-
m o nt, N e b r as k a a n d s h o w n b v
J O A N N T O R R E N S. G o B o y ’s
S h a d o w R o c k et ri d d e n b y A B E
B A K E R, O m a h a, N e b r as k a pl a c-
e d s e c o n d a n d t hi r d, All e n ’s P e a ­
c o c k W wit h DI C K W A L L E N
Si o u x Cit y, I o w a u p.
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s o m a n y W al k e rs e nt e r e d. Wi
e x c e pti o n of ' W est e r n Pl e a
t h ei r cl ass es w e r e t h e l a r g es
c o m p etiti o n w as k e e n.
It w as t h e fi rst ti m e o ut f o r
of t h e J u ni o r h o rs es a n d t h e y
a n e x c ell e nt s h o wi n g. R es ults
J u ni o r W al ki n g H o rs e cl ass wi
f oll o ws: Fi rst, S u n ’s T elst a r, (
b y N O R M A N S MI T H of C u
l a n d, I o w a; a n d s e c o n d, Miss P
Littl e M a n, o w n e d b y D WI G H T
TI B RI D L E of G r u n d y C e nt e r,
A m at e u r cl ass s a w G o B o y ’s
o w n e d a n d ri d d e n b y D wi g ht
b ri dl e w al k off wit h t h e bl u e. G o
S h a d o w R o c k et o w n e d b y A b e B a k
wit h D E B B Y B A K E R u p; B o m b a V
di e r ’s M a n o w n e d b y E M E R Y L
D O O N A N, T a yl o r Ri d g e, Illi n ois
wit h D O N N A E RI C K S O N u p; R e( j
S oils wit h N O R M A N S MI T H u p.
M e r r y ’s C h oi c e, o w n e d b y R a n g e-
m o r e F a r ms, W at e rl o o, I o w a wit h
T E R R Y F O S T E R u p, pl a c e d i n t h e
o r d e r gi v e n.
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s h o ws — i m p o rt a nt, y et t o o n u m e r ­
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