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Special, an amateur stallion that Jimmy and per­
haps Mr. Hensley will be showing. To top their show
string, Mr. Hensley purchased Rebel’s Elegance from
JOE URQUHART. This is the chestnut stallion that
Dr. REEVES showed in Amateur classes and won so
many ribbons with. All other horses are working good
and they are anxious to get started showing from
their new stable.
COVERED RACE TRACK USES VINYL PANELS
Enclosed half-mile race track provides protection from snow
and rai n the year round. A similar installation would be ex­
cellent for training Tennessee Walking Horses.
New covered race track incorporates Lustro-Span vinyl panels
in conjunction with aluminum for roof and alone for upper
sidewalls.
A new enclosed race track, designed for the year-
round training of horses, is in operation in Morrow,
Ohio, at Happy Times Farm. The use of Monsanto
Company’s Lustra-Span rigid vinyl panels made pos­
sible the construction of the covered half-mile track,
according to F. B. FRASER, president of Happy Times
Farm.
"The rigid vinyl panels enabled us to erect a roof
which would protect the track surface from the ele­
ments while providing realistic lighting and low main­
tenance costs,” he said.
The track’s long roof is composed of alternate panels
of aluminum and Lustra-Span. Spacing of the trans­
lucent, corrugated vinyl panels and the aluminum
sections of the roof assures sufficient light without
glare or shadows on the track, whatever the weather,
according to Fraser.
Along the sides of the track are Lustra-Span pan­
els which enable the trainers and owners to see their
horses work out. The side panels provide glareless
light transmission and weather protection.
WALKING HORSES AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL
Even while engrossed in the busy schedule of a
college freshman, BILL DAVIS, son of Mr. and Mrs.
ROY DAVIS of Calhoun, Georgia, retains his avid
interest in the Tennessee Walking Horse. Bill, who
has won "many-a-blue” on his Bel Aire’s First Son
in Juvenile and Amateur Classes throughout Geor­
gia and other southeastern states, prepared a re­
search paper on the breed and, needless to say, at­
tracted the attention of the President of the institu­
tion, Dr. EARLE FTJSSELLE, who is also a Walking
Horse enthusiast.
Application Suitable for Walking Horse Stables
It has been noted that the installation of similar
material to provide adequate natural lighting in new
Walking Horse stables is becoming quite prevalent.
A note of interest is the construction of this com­
pletely enclosed track for working horses throughout
the winter and in rainy weather. Perhaps the con­
struction of a similar work ring for Walking Horses
would give our trainers a head start in the spring
and would allow them to keep their horses in peak
condition for ring performance. It is certainly some­
thing to think about!
May, 1966
BILL DAVIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. ROY DAVIS of Calhoun, Ga.,
an exhibitor of Tennessee Walking Horses and a freshman in
Trueft McConnell College, wrote an excellent research paper
on the background of the Tennessee Walking Horse. Bill's pic­
ture is with the President of the college, Dr. WARNER EARLE
FUSSELLE, who is a licensed judge of the Tennessee Walking
Horse Association. Dr. Fusselle made the observation, "Bill
received a Blue Ribbon for his research paper!" (Bill's actual
grade for his splendid paper was "A.")
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