1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 July Voice

GREATER CINCINNATI HORSE SHOW ATTRACTS consider regarding the mare. Is AREA WALKING HORSE she short and choppy gaited? Is her EXHIBITORS back a little too long, or possibly too short? Does she have a good A troop of the Royal Canadian flat-walk, but just can’t do a good Mounted Police performing their dis running walk? Or does she have tinctive "Musical Ride” provided the an excellent running walk and outstanding entertainment feature can’t flat walk? What is her speci at the annual Greater Cincinnati fic breeding? Look at all of her Horse Show held at the Cincinnati best points, then her weak points. Gardens in May. Look at several stallions. Check Tennessee Walking Horses were their breeding, and if possible, much in evidence throughout the some of their produce. If your mare show and the quality of horses and is too small, breed to a larger stal good judging did much to create lion. Make sure that stallion is more interest in our breed in this area. Despite the concentration in capable of performing three dis tinct gaits. If your mare is short this area on Gaited Horses and Hun gaited. and the stallion is short ters, the Tennessee Walking Horse is rapidly gaining in popularity. gaited, it isn’t likely that you will Attendance at the five-day show get anything but a colt that is short gaited. A trustworthy trainer, or has been estimated by show officials at 30,000, which is an increase over breeder, will help you select the 1964. More than 500 horses, includ stallion that is right for your mare. ing outstanding Tennessee Walking While it is true that the horse does Horses, from approximately twenty not have to be a show horse to be states were brought to Cincinnati to a good stallion, it is true that the compete for $20,000 in cash and stallion you select should have the trophies. qualities to become a show horse. Net proceeds from the show are In other words, it takes a good donated to the endowment fund of horse, with a perfectly natural gait the Cincinnati Summer Opera, which each summer presents a number of that only needs to be polished some America’s leading opera singers in to make a good show horse. If the a season of operas at the Cincinnati horse has to be made by the trainer Zoological Gardens. from the ground up, then he is not Officers of the Greater Cincinnati what you want to breed to. The Horse Show are: JACK C. MAIER, colts will not be of the type or president; JOHN L. MAGRO and quality that you should be breed FRANCIS EUSTIS, vice presidents; ing for. You should remember that J. TRACY KROPP, treasurer; and you want to breed your mares up Mrs. LEE EBERLE, JR., secretary. (to a superior stallion) not down Members of the Horse Show Com (to an inferior stallion), and that mittee were: Mr. Maier, Mr. Eustis, you should strive to upgrade your ORESTE BARONE, and Dr. ED colts, giving them more natural ac WARD J. KENNEDY. Mrs. HARRY tion. not go backwards with them. FISHER served as Show Secretary, This can only be done by selective and Mrs. LEE EBERLE, JR. and Mrs. JACK C. MAIER were Show breeding. Breed to a stallion that Office Secretaries. Walking Horse excels in whatever your mare is lacking in, but if he has any weak Judge was the Honorable HORACE YOUNG, Lewisburg, Tennessee. points and your mare has the sam^ Complete results are reported else ones, then your best bet would b'- to pass him up. Don’t ever over where in this issue. look a good disposition in any horse. This is something that any one contemplating purchasing c~ BUYING . . . SELLING . . . SHOW breeding should look for. ING! REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS YOU WANT TO PROMOTE, Men ore generally more careful of Ihe YOU CAN DO IT BETTER FOR breed of their horses and dogs than of LESS IN THE “VOICE” THAN their children. William Penn IN ANY OTHER HORSE MAGA ZINE. 24 CELEBRATION WEEK AUCTIONS LEAD OFF WITH BAILEY-MONTGOMERY SALE OF SHADOW & PIDDLEY COLTS Starting the week right, the B ailey- Montgomery Stables of Shelbyville will feature the outstanding get of Go Boy’s Shadow and Piddley on Monday, August 30th. Mr. JACK MONTGOMERY, manager of the stable, reported to the VOICE that the 1964 sale was a complete suc cess and that more and better colts were slated to come under the ham mer this year. Topping the sale last year was an outstanding colt that brought $4,100. Over fifty outstand ing yearling colts and fillies are al ready assigned to the sale. Emphasizing colts and young hor ses, the sale will also feature some excellent brood mares (most bredto Shadow and Piddley) and some top Show Horses. The sale is scheduled to begin at 9 AM, so start your Celebration Week right by visiting the Bailey-Montgomery Sale. They offer a lot of hospitality, good food and "horse talk,” in addition to some of the best stock in the nation. For complete information, contact: Mr. JACK MONTGOMERY, Bailey- Montgomery Stables, Lewisburg Highway, Shelbyville, Tennessee. CARTHAGE HORSE SHOW ADDS FIVE WALKING HORSE CLASSES FOR FOUR-DAY SEPTEMBER SHOW Due to the efforts of a group known as The Amateur Horsemen of Amer ica, Inc., the Walking Horse classes have been increased by five events at the old-old Carthage Horse Show. This show, held in conjunction with the Carthage Fair, is one of the oldest horse shows held in the Cin cinnati, Ohio area. Mr. ALTON PIERCE has been selected as the judge. It is expected that he will again make one of his fine unbiased-decision shows, for which he is justly famous. Last year the Carthage Show had three Walking Horse classes — this year there will be eight: four Open and four Amateur classes. The mon ey and trophies will be of the best. There will be ribbons for all exhibi tors in the Amateur classes. Everybody is invited to attend and exhibit at this show. It will be held on September 15, 16, 17 and 18. VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse

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