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The reserve honor in this class went to THE bU SPORT and Mack Motes . Mack ’ s horse made a real strong show in the stake and kept the pressure on Mr . Groover and SENSATION . The 1966 two-year-old champion , EBONY ’ S OLD CROW , tied third with talented Donald Paschal doing the riding . Donald and OLD CROW showed plenty of true walking ability and they will certainly be around challenging or honors in the future .
TRIPLE THREAT AGAIN won one of the two preliminary four-year-old stallion classes earlier in the week with a spectacular performance . However , he was not quite right in the stake class and was tied
fourth . This big-lick horse has the ability to be one of the true greats of the breed if he keeps growing and developing like he has . Doug Wolaver is a master at getting the most out of a horse and it will be interesting to see just what he does with this horse . Some of the best two-year-olds ever to enter the Celebration ring turned out this year , and the crowd had a hard time picking a favorite . The winner of the title was DOUBLE DELIGHT O and Elmore Brock . Elmore put on a solid , steady show by keeping his horse on the rail and concentrating on doing two gaits . This horse should continue to improve in the coming years and Elmore can certainly bring a top horse along effectively .
Buddy Hugh and SPECIAL DELIVERY were the reserve winners in this talent-filled class . Buddy and his horse have looked good all year long and his show in the stake class w ' as of blue ribbon calibre . Joe Martin , who rode several real good horses during the Celebration , tied third on a bright prospect named REFLECTION ’ S SHADOW . This is another horse to watch in the coming years .
TIGER BAY , after winning one of the two stallion preliminary classes in brilliant fashion , tied fourth in the stake . This cocky-looking stud was not up to par for the stake class but his showing in the preliminary labels him as a future contender for top honors . Bob Cherry has done an outstanding job all year on this colt and deserves a lot of credit . Winning the Amateur Championship with two spectacular exhibitions was Candace Williams and GO BOY ’ S ROYAL HEIR . This great stud has all the ability in the world and Candace manages to get the best out of him . Some of the most outstanding passes of the entire Celebration were made by this talented team . Reserve honors went to LADY GO- DIVA and Mrs . Frank Parnell . Mrs . Parnell and her horse kept battling the winners till the end and never gave up . CLOWN ’ S SPUR and Lloyd Wood tied a good third with a great effort on the part of both rider and horse . This horse was unbeaten prior to the Celebration and he continues to improve . The juvenile championship was captured by the 1966 champion UNTOUCHABLE and Judy Tillett This combination is practically unbeatable and they never seem to have a bad show . Reserve award went to JET SECURITY * and Jan Wright . Jan , second to none in riding ability , gave her horse a masterful ride to best advantage . The pony title was won by MIKE ’ S MIGHTY MAN
10 and little Pam Heed . Pam won the blue in a preli^ ;. nary class and came back even stronger to win the stake Second tie went to former World ’ s ChamniJ Two-Year-Old SETTING SUN ’ S APOLLO and Lynn Doughty . Lynn is getting along better than ever with APOLLO and should be an even stronger entry in the years to come .
A development that had the crowd buzzing interest was the enforcement of new rules having to do with scar tissue of two-year-olds . After the Fiuv Class on Friday night , in which thirty-two horses were eliminated , it became painfully obvious that something had to be done . The trainers held a meeting with the Celebration officials , and came to a " meeting of the minds ” as to the ruling ( see story elsewhere in this issue ).
The teamwork and unified effort on the part of the trainers for a ruling they felt necessary was indeed gratifying . These men have insight into many of the problems connected with running a horse show and the horse business in general . Their ability and willingness to take concrete action for important matters is essential to the breed and its continued growth . Again attendance records were shattered this year as the trend continues with unbridled enthusiasm . On the final Saturday night , over 27,000 horse fans turned out to cheer for their favorites . Many of these people in the general admission areas came early in the morning to insure having a good seat for the night ’ s classes . Interest in and enthusiasm for the breed is an important part of the overall development of the show potential of the Tennessee Walking Horse .
One of the interesting sidelights to the show was the manner in which the champions of 1966 tied . Starting at the top of the list , the 1966 World ’ s Grand Champion , SHAKER ’ S SHOCKER , and Betty Sain tied eighth in the championship stake and did not tie at all in the Aged Stallion class earlier in the week . Last year ’ s Junior Champion , MAN OF RHY THM and Boyd Hudgins , did not tie at all in the Aged Stallion class and did not show in the Championship Stake . We understand that he sustained a
bowed tendon in the first workout of the stud class . THE ENTERTAINER , World Champion Three-Year-
Old in 1966 , came back strong in 1967 to win the Junior title and the Four-Year-Old Stallion preliminary class . The Two-Year-Old Champion of 1966 , EBONY ’ S OLD CROW and Donald Paschal , tied third in the Three-Year-Old finals after tying second in one of the two stallion preliminary classes .
Judy Tillett and UNTOUCHABLE staged a repeat of their 1966 Juvenile Championship by winning the title again in impressive fashion . The Owner-Amateur Champion of a year ago , MOONGLOW JR . and Burt
Daugette , tied third in the preliminary class and did not show back in the stake . The Pony Champion tor the past two years , LITTLE BIT O ’ TROUBLE
^ay Beech , tied second in the preliminary an third in the finals .
From the above account , it is easy to see that most of the 1966 Champions did not fare too well oiv , ls^ear s Championship classes . There were man > wwu- ribbon winners in 1966 who did not nafur 1Sf ^ear anc * ^is emphasizes the compete
° f the breed and how difficult it is to stay top once you get there .
VOICE of the Tennessee Walking H