1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 May Voice RS | Page 48

Dear Sir:
I would like to let you know how
much I enjoyed the TRIPLE
THREAT story in the March issue
of the VOICE. However I would like
to suggest a correction. On page 13
you state that TENSA’S GYPSI GIRL
died without having another colt.
TENSA’S GYPSI GIRL had 2 other
colts, I refer you to the 28th edition
of the Blue Ribbon, page 21 and 22. I
own the younger half brother to
TRIPLE THREAT, a gelding named
MIGHTY HAPPY, reg. d£612234
sired by HAPPY DAYS K bv PRIDE
OF PANOLA and out of TENSA’S
GYPSI GIRL.
Incidentally the March issue as you
know also had a fine article on PRIDE
OF PANOLA. I enclose a snap shot
of MIGHTY HAPPY who looks very
much like TRIPLE THREAT. My
wife and I ride this horse regularly
and he is certainly a natural walker.
We very much enjoy articles on the
famous horses of this breed and hope
you will have many more. Keep up the
good work.
Sincerely yours,
Charles Knorr
1406 Douglas Street
Midland, Texas 79701
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter
was received from Mrs. Madge Kirkland.
We were so impressed that we decided to
share with our readers.
Sear Sir:
With reference to some items in your
March issue regarding the future of
the Walking Horse business and what
we can do for it. I will not expound
too much on paper because I never
know when to stop, but I do feel the
Georgia Walking Horse Exhibitors
Association has done much for the
Walking Horse in Georgia and is be­
coming more capable through the in­
creasing membership, of improving the
future. This group of exhibitors, by
agreeing to exhibit only at shows sanc­
tioned by the group, has certainly up­
graded the quality of the horse shows
in Georgia by limiting the distance be­
50
phase of the Walking Horse “business”
from the pleasure to the professional
media. “The breeders of today are the
history of tomorrow’s Walking Horse!”
I bought a registered mare last spring
that is out of MIDNIGHT ROCK A
WAY who has MIDNIGHT SUN and
MERRY BOY breeding and out of a
mare of WILSON ACE breeding.
This mare had a very natural
“going” colt last year and then she was
bred to my stallion who is ALLEN’S
BLACK MAGIC. I am truly looking
forward to this colt and believe “it”
will be something “special” with extra
great natural ability.
Contrary to what many believe, I
thin k that with the right pedigrees,
enough time, and the right “set-up” a
breeder can produce more of those
“special” horses than those “plain”
ones whether they become pleasure or
professional show horses. Someday, I
hope I have the opportunity to prove
this.
ALLEN’S BLACK MAGIC is now
twenty-six years old and I was very,
very fortunate when I was able to
acquire him last summer. MAGIC is
out of MERRY BOY and by a
GIOVANNI mare. He is a full brother
to BLUE NAMRON who is in Cali­
fornia and I understand he is a three-
quarter (or better) brother to MERRY
GO BOY. He is the father of WITCH
DOCTOR.
I think BLACK MAGIC has quite
a history and if anyone happens to
know something about him, I would
appreciate the information. He was
shown by Winston Wiser several times
at the Celebration.
I have another mare out of WIL­
SON ACE and BETTY WHITE.
This letter is getting long, I know,
but I can’t stop without praising the
VOICE.
I would not trade the VOICE for
any other magazine. I think it’s “great”
and tell everyone so. On the day that it
arrives, it goes to “coffee break” and
to “lunch” with me. Then I finish
reading it that night.
But no, it doesn’t stop there! I put
Dear Editor:
it in my VOICE binder and refer to
I am twenty-three years old and I it many, many, times!
live in mid-Missouri. I believe this
For Walking Horse lovers and en­
state has great potential for the Walk­ thusiasts—whether onlookers, amateurs,
ing Horse breed and someday I hope or professionals—there is a wealth of
to have a stable here.
information in a year’s collection of
There are many Walking Horses VOICES.
around in this area and they have in­
I study pictures, pedigrees, histories
creased in popularity very greatly just of horses and the men behind the
within the past few years. I would like horses—even study locations! Find it
to see them become the greatest breed fascinating homework. And very
as they truly deserve. However, there informative!
is much yet to be done in nearly every
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tween shows on the same date (thereby
increasing the competition at eacn
show); by requiring a certain number
of walking horse classes m each show,
by requiring at least one juvenile class
(after all these children are our fu­
ture) ; by now recommending the
Walking pony be recognized at the
Georgia shows in his own right, by
limiting a judge to only one judging job
in Georgia a year (in an effort.to elim­
inate judging cliques); by requiring ex­
hibitors to show at ten Georgia shows to
compete for one of the Georgia Cham­
pionships ; and although nothing is
written about it we know our fellow
members are observing the condition of
our stock when we show and we do a
pretty good job of policing ourselves.
And we have quietly discouraged and
eliminated some exhibitors in the state
who were abusive to their horses and
to judges.
There is much to be done. There
always will be. We only hope each
small step taken is in the right direc­
tion. As you so aptly said “the ‘doers’
are the ones who make the world go
around.” This is why we say to the
members over and over—give us your
suggestions and recommendations,
everyone of them will get to the mem­
bership for a vote.
We feel that the title GEORGIA
CHAMPION after a horse’s name
means a great deal in Georgia and will
be ever increasing in prestige in the
future.
One more word I must say, and that
is that the horse shows officials and
managers in Georgia are a fine bunch
of folks who cooperate 100%. They
have found that what we believe is
good for the Tennessee Walking Horse
makes bigger and better horse shows
and so our interests are definitely
common ones.
I must add the Voice is the one mag­
azine that comes each month that the
family member with the fastest running
walk gets to read first.
Best regards,
Madge Kirkland
Secretary
VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse