1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 May Voice RS | Page 34

FIRST MID-WEST SPRING SALE
INDICATES INCREASED INTEREST IN BREED!
Dr. Ralph E. Bancv believes in the old saying, “If it’s
worth doing, it’s worth doing right.” With this thought
in mind he staged his Spring Mid-West Walking Horse
Sale for the first year. All of those in attendance will
vouch for the fact that the good doctor “did it right” as
he left nothing to chance in his preparations for the sale.
For the third year in a row the weatherman in Kan­
sas City, Missouri did not come through with pleasant
weather as four inches of rain fell in the 30 hour period
up until noon of sale day. However, the attractive candy
striped tent covering the sale ring kept everything pretty
dry and the sale went on.
Rain or no rain, the sale proved to be a success. Dr.
Bancy*s opening introduction included the parade of his
famous stallion, MIDNIGHT SECRET, with some of his
get. Following this Pete Yokley and Herb McLean, in their
inimitable styles, “got the show on the road.” Buyers from
15 states were on hand to bid on the top-quality stock.
The sale was very well balanced, with every type of
Tennessee Walking Horse being offered; weanlings, year­
lings, two year olds, show horses of various ages, stallions,
pleasure horses, brood mares, some heavy in foal and
others with colts at their sides. These Walkers were both
from Red Bridge Stables stock, and from consignors who
recognize that the Midwest is a growing market for Ten­
nessee Walking Horses.
By mid-afternoon, 72 horses had gone through the
sale. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of this sale
was the fact that there was a very small percentage of
no sales. Prices of stock compared well with the going
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price in other Tennessee Walking Horse sales in the south.
This was the first Spring Midwest Sale but because
of its success, Dr. Baney has announced that he will
continue the sale each spring, rain or shine, along with
the fall sale each year during the week of the American
Royal Horse Show in Kansas City.
Dr. Baney went to extra pains to insure having a
top sale. He sent a private plane to Shelbyville, Tennessee
to pick up Vic Thompson, Tommy Fouche, Bruce Spencer,
and David Howard and bring them to his sale. Mr. Spen­
cer and Mr. Howard were representing the VOICE of
the Tennessee Walking Horse magazine while Vic Thomp­
son was very active in the bidding and selling of horses.
Tommy Fouche helped out as a ringman.
This sale attracted many newcomers who were looking
for pleasure horses. This is a good situation in that these
people will be exposed to the breed and can draw con­
clusions as to their future horse plans with the Tennessee
Walking Horse in mind. If people become familiar with
the breed through actual contact we have no doubt that
the breed can make many converts from other areas of
horse activity.
In our opinion the Mid-West Walking Horse Sale will
become a key sale in the country in a few years. Since
it is removed from the cradle of the breed in Middle Ten­
nessee, it can do much in the area of spreading the breed
to this section of the country. Dr. Baney is to be com­
mended for the excellent way in which his sale is always
conducted and we wish him much success with his future
horse activities.
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