1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 March Voice RS | Page 21

Noting that the pickup truck and horse trailer were not familiar, Lonny Barnes was pleased
to hear the stranger ask, "Is the new Lonny Barnes Walking Horse Stables?"
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The painters were still hard at work as the first load of horses
pulled into the driveway and up to the side door. Young Lonny
looked anxiously to see just what trailer it was, and noted that it
didn't look familiar.
"Is this the Lonny Barnes Walking Horse Stables?” asked the
driver, looking around the doorpost of his pickup truck. "Yessir,”'
replied Lonny, as he started out to meet what appeared to be his
first customers.
Introducing himself, Lonny was pleased to hear his new acquaint­
ance remark that he knew Lonny by sight, having seen him exhibit
many times in the showring. This was the beginning of a long and
hard career for a young man who had decided to try making a liv­
ing as a professional Walking Horse trainer.
Lonny had been around in the Walking Horse business, much
the same as many other young men active as trainers. As a boy,
he had worked around stables in Kentucky, where Thoroughbreds
were the big attraction.
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