1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 April Voice RS | Page 36

MISSOURI WALKING HORSE NEWS by EFFALES POSENKE
Kerr Stables is located in Ava , Missouri , down deep in the Ozark Hills . Trainer John Self and assistant Bill Paschal are working some fine young colts for this season ’ s two-year-old classes . They also have several horses who did well last show season preparing for this year ’ s show ’ s .
BLUE CHIPS , a blue roan stud by MIDNIGHT SUN , is one of the top horses showing out of this barn . He is owned by Fred Baker who also owns j BARON ’ S COPY CAT , a four-year-old , who won eight out of eleven shows last year . Dwane Scott of Blytheville , Arkansas has a beautiful four-year-old mare by WILSON ’ S BLACK BARON named BARON ’ S DIANE .
YOGI ’ S CARBON COPY is a good-looking two-yearold by YOGI BEAR . A two-year-old filly by WILSON ’ S BLACK BARON is looking good for the coming season . The fine mare , BARON ’ S CAROLINE , will again be giving plenty of competition in mare classes this year .
Kerr Stables wTill be showing YOGI BEAR in open classes this year . This fine stud has been full of energy of late , and John is going to let him get rid of some of it in the show ' ring .
George Blades , manager and trainer of B & M Stables in Republic , Missouri , reports that he has a barn full of good horses for the 1968 season . He has a beautiful two-year-old filly by ROGER ’ S MERRY BOY owned by Mr . and Mrs . Orville Ross of Mt . Vernon , Missouri . IMPALA ’ S SUN is a two-year-old out of THE IMPALA owned by Mr . and Mrs . M . A . Odell of Hutchinson , Ks .
Mr . and Mrs . Ed Potts of Republic have a sorrel stud by NIGHT TRAIN in training at B & M . They also have a promising black filly . SECRET ’ S MOONLIGHT­ ER is a three-year-old grey stud by MIDNIGHT SEC­ RET . This fine colt did well in two-year-old classes in 1967 . Other horses being worked at B & M include EBONY ’ S BLACK SHADOW , owned by Mr . and Mrs . G . G . Hallaway of Neosho , Mo . He wall be shown in junior classes this season . Mr . and Mrs . Bill Pickering of Rogersville are the proud owners of KEETER ’ S PINUP . This horse has tied consistently well throughout Missouri . SUN DUST RHYTHM is also owned by the Pickerings and he appears ready to have a ribbonfilled show season .
L & M AWARD SERVICE NEW FEATURE OF JIMMY RICHARDSON ENTERPRISES
Jimmy Richardson Enterprises continues to expand with the addition of the L & M Awrard Service . This service will manufacture and sell trophies , ribbons and related materials for horse shows , dog shows or any type of exhibition . All work is done in the plant in Shelbyville and all items needed by a show committee are offered . Jimmy Richardson Enterprises now offers livestock insurance , personal appearances by Jimmy Richardson , albums of organ music suitable for background music at horse shows and the new show supplies line .
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they too are getting a better grade of mare . As we said in our January issue , " Breed the best you ’ ve got to the best you can find ” ... and it looks as if it is paying off !
We get a lot of comment from our readers pointing out that we never have much to say about Pleasure Horses . Well , this area of the Walking Horse business is getting more and more important every day — the reason being that most of us have finally gotten it through our thick heads that all horses are not destined to be World Champions . Despite the fact that we sometimes cross a great producing mare with a World Champion stallion , we many times get a cull for a colt . The wise horseman today accepts this colt for what he is worth and , if he does not have the basic ingredients of a " show horse ,” he passes him on as a pleasure horse and goes on to something better . What ingredients are we looking for ? ( 1 ) Conformation — If a colt is not pretty by our standards and does not have the build demanded of a show horse , the chances are nil that he will ever make the grade . ( 2 ) Natural Ability — If a colt does not have the natural ability to produce a Walking gait , you are just wasting your money to put him in training . ( 3 ) Pedigree — While we do not agree that this is the most vital factor , it is important , especially if the horse is a stallion . If a colt has the ability and the conformation , regardless of his breeding , he should definitely be given a chance at showring stardom .
It has been pointed out to us that what the Walking Horse business needs , more than anything else , is more geldings . Naturally , everyone dreams about his horse winning the big stake and becoming a financially independent breeding horse . Remember , however , that in thirty years of World Championship competition , only fifteen winners have been stallions and of that small group only a handful have become dominant producers . What does all this have to do with our discussion about Pleasure Horses ? It brings us to the point that if one out of a hundred makes a show horse . . . what happens to the rest ? They become Pleasure Horses and find their way into the stables , and we might add the hearts , of horse owners from coast to coast , who love this horse for his easy gait , manners and stout heart . There is a tremendous market for Tennessee Walking Horses for pleasure use . Saddle clubs are springing up everywhere and the Walking Horse ranks supreme for their purposes . The 4-H Club horse program is the fastest-growing segment of this activity . Universities and colleges are adding Horse Clinics to their curriculums and the Walking Horse has become
dominant for their use . And then there is the general horse lover who has them just for fun . . . he , too , should have a Tennessee Walking Horse . If your next colt does not have the elements of a World Champion
• • . sell him !
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