1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 June Voice RS | Page 6

WEST COAST WALKING HORSE NEWS
A monthly report of breed activities on the West
Coast with news about the horse activities of
individuals, associations and horse shows.
All information regarding West Coast Walking Horse
activity should be sent to one of the following: South,
ern California and surrounding states-(Mrs.l Carolyn
Lund, P.O. Box 599, Clovis, California; Northern Cali­
fornia and surrounding states—(Mrs.) Helen Porter
6444 Hickory Avenue, Orangevale, California.
CALIFORNIA WALKING HORSE
CELEBRATION DRAWS THE
BEST IN THE WEST!
TOP BILLING — It was a pleasant sight to see the sign in from of the Los
Angeles County Fairgrounds giving the California Walking Horse Celebration
top billing. We shared the facilities, however, with a Tropical Fish Display.
Sunny Southern California was at its best during the
week ending May 19, as the Sixth Annual California
Walking Horse Celebration dominated the attention of
West Coast horse lovers. Pomona was the place and
the Carnation Ring of the Los Angeles County Fair­
grounds was the site as this annual classic, sponsored
jointly by the Tennessee Walking Horse Exhibitors’
Association of California and the Pacific Coast Walk­
ing Horse Association, got underway.
The show marked considerable progress over last
year and there were over a hundred more horses
entered. This included all breeds but Tennessee Walk­
ing Horses comprised their share of the increase,
indicating a steady growth of the breed on the West
Coast. The California exhibitors have more classes in
which to participate than most parts of the nation in­
cluding Park Pleasure, Two-Year-Old Halter Classes,
Novice Classes, Get of Sire, Produce of Dam, Park
Pleasure Equitation and Walking Horse Equitation.
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These classes, in addition to the regular events, cer­
tainly give everyone ample opportunity to participate,
which is good for the breed.
The judge for the 1968 show was Mr. Bob Lindsey
of Little Rock, Arkansas. He came well qualified for
the task and did an excellent job of tying horses with
the true Walking Horse gaits. To our knowledge,
everyone was pleased with Mr. Lindsey’s efforts and
we feel that he added much to their show this year.
Other officials included Ro Swift, Manager of the show;
Malcolm Rossoll, Announcer; Johnny Johnson, Official
Photographer; Charlie Harris, Barn Manager; and
Ralph Walker, Ringmaster.
The show lasted three days, and Walking Horse
events dominated the field with twenty-nine classes
ranging from colt classes to the Walking Horse Cham­
pionship Stake on Saturday night. The show included
Arabians as well as three- and five-gaited saddle-
breds. Many of these were costume and harness clas­
ses as well as a variety of other events including a
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