1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 April Voice RS | Page 46

FAIRWAY STABLES HOSTS MISS II. S. A.
California Walking Horse
Enthusiast Promotes Breed
with help of Beauty Queen
CONGENIAL HOST - Yerd Walker. West Coast
Walking Horse enthusiast, is pictured with Cheryl
Ann Patton, reigning MISS U.S.A . and Edith Ivey,
fashion commentator for the. J. C. Penney Company.
MIGHTY NICE (the horse, we meant — Cheryl
Ann Patton, MISS U.S.A.. is pictured up on MER­
RY LADY BELLE, a fine mare by RODGER'S GO
BOY out of an ASHVILLE MIDNIGHT mare, as
she joined in a ride at the Fairway Walking Horse
Stables in Concord. California.
^DOUt tvJ0 years ago, we had a write-up in t
VOICE about a real western Walking Horse pionet
\ erd Walker of Concord, California. "Bill Verd."
he is now known in Walking Horse circles, recent
worked out a fine promotion for our breed that i
racted quite a bit of attention on the West Coast,
is capacity as the general manager of the giganl
vTi l . J’ uC‘ Penney Center in Sun Valley Mall, IV
aiker had the opportunity to greet Miss Cheryl Ai
ratton, the reigning Miss U. S. A. Miss Patton w;
the star attraction and featured model at a fashi<
show at the new Penney’s facility and Mr. Walker w;
e official host for the occasion. She is currently u
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