1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 July Voice RS | Page 53

OW’S RHYTHM BOY. In the Ladies, Marianne
was first on BLAZE OF PERFECTION
Wolf; J- T. Leech was first in the Open „
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CREATOR for Mrs. J. W. Tolbert,
SHADOW OR
ICHABOD reserve with Leo Baum up for River Trel
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JU.N'IOR WINNER - Donovan Heltibridle is pictured on WELLS DARK VEL­
VET, winner of the Junior Stake at Madison. He is owned by Miller Oil
Company.
JUVENILE WINNER- Another shot of REGAL GOLD with Lyn Phillips
up for Walter McDuffee.
August 4th is the date to circle for the 4th Annual
All Walking Horse Show, at Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Bob
Cherry will be up from Tennessee to judge the 13
classes (starting with weanling at halter and going all
the way through the Open) and the VOICE PUBLISH-
ING COMPANY is presenting a challenge trophy in
the Open class. For further information write or call
Bill Kuehl, Rt. 1, Wildwood Circle, Colgate, Wis. 53017,
414/628-1574 or Mrs. Gloria Pickhardt, 4745 Shasta
Drive, Brookfield, Wis. 53003, 414/781-5506.
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towels, in addition to a variety of simple tricks. An
advanced trick that requires a lot of confidence is the
"ring of fire" (see picture), in which a horse is re­
quired to stand alert on a box in the center of a lire
ring with the handler circling his head with a blazing
firebrand.
The future of this professional trainer looks good, as
this is the type of act that is in great demand Trick
horses are not too unusual because television and the
movies have put so many different acts in front of the
public, but an act such as Gibb Stepp performs is ex­
citing and different. And...we are especially pleased
because he is finding out that the Tennessee Walking
Horse, in addition to being the World's Greatest Pleas­
ure Horse, a fine utility horse and the most exciting
show horse in the nation, is also well qualified as a
"trick horse.”
Congratulations to Gibb Stepp and the great strides
he has made with his trick horses. We are pleased to
have presented his life story in our "Professional on
Parade” for this month. Anyone wishing to contact
Mr. Stepp about booking for horse shows and other
events can reach him by writing to Gib Stepp, P. O.
Box 1419, High Rock Stables, Winter Haven, Florida.
JOE VANN CLAYTON INJURED
IN HORSE SHOW ACCIDENT
Joe Vann Clayton, popular Tennessee Walking Horse
enthusiast from Attalla, Alabama, was recently
July, 1968
jured in an accident that occurred during a horse
show. Mr. Clayton was reportedly kicked by a com­
petitor’s horse while in the line-up during the show
and suffered a compound fracture of his lower right
leg. His injury is said to be serious enough to keep
him incapacitated for several months.
Mr. Clayton is known for his horse activity through­
out the United States and has been a popular exhibi­
tor, judge and auction ringman for many years. He
is in the automobile and real-estate businesses, among
other things, in addition to being active in the train­
ing and breeding of Tennessee Walking Horses. Any­
one wishing to contact Mr. Clayton may do so by
writing to him in Attalla, Alabama.
GLL PRODUCTION SALE SCHEDULED
SEPTEMBER 7 AT HENGEN-LENOX SALES BARN
The Second Annual GLL Farms Production Sale
will be held the last day of the Celebration, Septem­
ber 7, at the Hengen-Lenox Sales Barn in Shelby-
ville. Twenty-one choice colts and fillies by CARBON
COPY will be offered for auction beginning at 10:00
a.m.
Col. Eddie Bryant and Johnny Jones will handle
the sale for George Lenox. Last years sale was a
great success with the emphasis on quality rather
than quantity. Most of these colts will be ready to
show at the GLL Farms Annual Barn Party, Friday,
January 31, 1969.
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