1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 April Voice RS | Page 33

JUDGE CARL INGLE MAKES BLUE RIBBON DECISION
"THE HARD WAY"
We received a letter addressed to Mr. GERALD
TENNEY, City Editor of ShelbyviUe Times-Gazette,
from Mr. W. F. BARBER, East Lansing, Michigan,
that has a good word for a top Judge, Mr. CARL
INGLE of Flat Creek, Tennessee. Mr. Barber said.
Never in the history of all the Michigan Walking
Horse Shows have the exhibitors and the crowd alike
been so enthusiastically pleased with the perform­
ance, honesty and know-how of a judge. A sense of
honest firmness, tempered by traditional Southern
courtesy, was applied by Mr. Ingle. In his final judg­
ing of one close class, he got on one of the horses
and tried him out before making his final decision.
The crowd went wild. At the end of the show, the
crowd gave him a standing ovation. In the fabulous
setting of Michigan State University, Carl Ingle did
the state of Tennessee, the city of Shelbyville and
the county of Bedford right proud!” He is pictured on o
horse belonging to Mr. MEL NORMAN of Battle Creek that
wos entered in the Pleasure Class.
MICHIGAN WALKING HORSE NEWS
by Mrs. J. Wade Titus
Galesburg, Michigan
Twenty-nine members of the Tennessee Walking
Horse Club., Inc. met January 15 in Galesburg, Mich­
igan, for a pot-luck supper. A short business meet­
ing preceded the program for the evening, which was
a very interesting and amusing talk by Miss JANE
BEE BY of Kalamazoo.
Jane has recently returned from a year in England,
where she attended the Tolland School of Equitation,
Cirencester, Gloucestireshire, England. The school is
operated by Lt. Colonel CHARLES SIVEWRIGHT,
M. C., and his wife, MOLLY Sivewright, F. I. H.,
F. B. H. S. Jane is a former member of the Tennes­
see Walking Horse Club and her talk, while it did
not include Walking Horses, was still very interesting
to all horse lovers. She pointed out that her training
in Dressage helped her in every way to become a
better rider and horsewoman.
All Walking Horse lovers in Michigan mourned the
death of Midnight Sun. We will all miss the thrill and
excitement of seeing him at Harlinsdale when we
make our trips south.
During an exceptionally mild and nice fall and win­
ter, up to the second week in January, we enjoyed
using our Walking Horses for "pleasure” and had
lots of fun riding on the trails and through the woods
and countryside around our homes. But I, for one,
decided when the snow, wind and zero temperatures
came that it was time to make an adjustment in my
routine. I called on our good friends, WANDA and
DUANE FANKHAUSER, at Few Acres Stables in
Otsego, who have a lovely new roomy stable with a
wonderful indoor riding hall, and decided to let them
keep my Walking Pleasure mare, Shadow’s Bright
Dawn, and my granddaughter’s pony, Miss Hattie,
for the rest of the winter. With a few trips planned
for the winter months ahead, we know they will be
well cared for at Few Acres. Also, I find it rather
fun to ride inside on nice soft tanbark when it’£ snow­
ing and blowing "great guns” outside. Another thing
I like is the service we get When we’ve had enough
we can jump down and run for the warmth of the
heated tack room and a cup of steaming coffee. Sha­
dow is promptly taken over and cooled out for me.
You see, our stable is a "do-it-yourself’ two-horse
deal, which gets pretty much of an "all work - no
play” venture during Michigan’s winters.
President of the club, Mrs. HARRIETT HAYNER
of Kalamazoo, reported that the "Little Celebration
Horse Show” sponsored by the T. W. H. C. will be
held as usual at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds,
July 9 and 10, 1966.
It is hoped that the show, which is suffering "grow­
ing pains,” will be bigger and better than ever this
year, and that the members can keep up with its f
success. It is quite an endeavor and right now seems
DETERMINATION
a hig job for the members, who are also exhibitors
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only
end like to participate in the show. Help from those
to hold a man's foot long enough Jo enable him to put the
who do not exhibit would be so very much appreci­
other somewhat higher. — Thomas Henry Huxley
ated and welcomed. Anyone with a liking for Horse
Shows, and time on their hands, could really be of
use. They should contact Mrs. Hayner, President; or
DO ALL YOUR FRIENDS TAKE THE "VOICE"? IF NOT, NOW
Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. JACK DINGHAM, Route
IS A GOOD TIME FOR THEM TO SUBSCRIBE.
3, Paw Paw, Michigan.
April, 1966
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