1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 July Voice | Page 23

Announcing the 2nd Annual
AUCTION OF
SHADOW and PIDDLEY
SELECT COLTS
PIDDLEY
"The Best of the Breed”
BAILEY-MONTGOMERY
STABLES
SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE
PHONE [phone]
MONDAY, AUGUST 30th
SALE STARTS 9:00 A. M.
For Information Call 684-4757
cause colic if there are very many
of them, particularly in colt’s. For
treatment, consult your veterina­
rian. (three) Bois, the larval form
of the botfly. A good preventive
measure is to remove the small
yellow eggs which are sometimes
seen on the long hairs of the legs
and belly. A veterinarian can treat
your horse for bots where botflies
are a problem. COLIC: a stomach
and intestinal upset of the stomach.
It can be caused by many things,
such as over-eating, eating while
fatigued, working too soon after
eating, or drinking while exhaust­
ed. The usual symptoms are look­
ing or biting at the side, rolling
around, and getting up and down.
The usual treatment is to keep the
horse walking until the trouble
subsides. If symptoms remain se­
vere, call a vet. There isn’t anyone
that is a born vet, so don't delay
if your horse shows signs of any
symptoms of illness that may seem
worse than a common cold.
Horses Are Different
Many years ago, horses were dif­
July, 1965
SHADOW
• TOP COLTS
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• SHOW HORSES
SELECT MARES
# TOP PROSPECTS
ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 20th
Here is YOUR once-a-year opportunity to purchase top
colts by the nation's leading sires — GO BOY'S
SHADOW and PIDDLEY ---- at the price you want to
pay.
A few added entries are invited — If you have out­
standing mares bred to SHADOW or PIDDLEY and
want the best price . . . this is the place.
ferent than today. Before esta­
blished breeding practice came into
being, horses had become so in-
bred that they lacked a great deal
in looks. If you have ever had the
occasion to look at old photographs
of horses, after the camera came
into being, you will notice that
most had rather large, ugly heads,
the neck was usually out of propor­
tion to their generally too long
bodies, and while they were gen­
erally tough, as they had to be,
as a rule they were pretty sorry
to look at. I wouldn’t stay that the
Tennessee Walking Horse was
any exception. At first, when an
actual breeding program got un­
der way, the main purpose was to
obtain their easy but fast walk.
The horses were heavier than to­
day, of coarser bone and generally
a different type altogether. Of
course, as is known, they were
used for a variety of things, as well
as being a saddle horse. Pulling a
plow was an old story to the
Walker. As the need for all-pur­
pose utility horses began to dimin­
ish, the horse began to change in
appearance. Their breeding was
improved, and as the breeding im­
proved, so did their looks and con­
formation. More emphasis was
placed on conformation, and those
that did not pass judgment were
more or less passed over. The horse
of today, the graceful gaited Walk­
ing Horse, is a product of a good
many years of trial and error, and
even sometimes heartbreak. To­
day, you will find the horse is much
more refined and very pleasing to
the eye. Occasionally you will
find a horse that very closely re­
sembles his forebearers, but this is
to be expected. It is not something
that would be wiped out in a mere
hundred years. Careful selection
of stock to be bred, either stallion
or mare, will prove far more sa­
tisfactory than the haphazard
breeding program that is occasion­
ally found.
The question might come up ‘I
have a mare that