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say he is much better this year . SUN ’ S LASSIE sure seems to pass her ability on . Her two-year-old colt , GEMINI ’ S SHADOW , is a black stallion by BLACK ANGEL ’ S MACK K who is by two world champions . This colt shows extreme natural ability and looks like most two-year-olds do at the end of the season . We also saw her yearling filly by GO BOY ’ S SHAD OW . She seemed to be about perfect .
I received a very nice letter from Claude Laffoon of Houston , Missouri , telling about their horses . They specialize more in pleasure Walking Horses and they have a number of two-year-olds in the barn . Miss Linda Spurgeon of Houston has a two-year-old MER RY BOY blue roan filly in training . She is doing quite well and Linda is planning on showing her this season . Another colt they are working is a fine-looking GO BOY stud owned by Jerry Kirksey . This is a big colt that is starting well and showing much promise . Mr . and Mrs . Laffoon have two line-bred MERRY BOY colts that are doing quite well . Another colt that is looking real good is a two-year-old by the Laffoons ’ MERRY BOYS SHAMROCK . This is the first colt from this stallion , and she is owned by Mrs . Laffoon .
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BREEDERS ’ ASSOCIATION INITIATES 4-H CLUB PROMOTION PROGRAM
Pictured at the left is a full-page ad that ran in the April issue of the National 4-H Club News , a flne pube
Ucation that reaches the nations 4-H Club leaders and members . This organization has tremendous prosS nects as an outlet for Tennessee Walking Horses and the " horse projects ” within the organization are des cribed as being the most popular and fastest-growing phase of club activity .
Our Breeders ’ Association has initiated a program that is long overdue and we congratulate them on this giant step . As part of the program they have also prepared a fifteen-page full-color brochure that is described as an " introduction to the World ’ s Greatest Show and Pleasure Horse whose background and heritage dates back over 175 years . The personality traits and characteristics , intelligence , popularity and many other interesting attributes are fully described i ______. mu xirifVi thp rarfi . pracpfnl hpantu *.!.•
unique breed .” The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders ’ Association cannot do the whole job , however . They must have the complete support of everyone in the business . Now is the time to make yourself known to the
4-H Club leaders in your area . Express your willingness to work with these fine youngsters and to assist
them in obtaining a registered Tennessee Walking Horse for their " project .” Other breed enthusiasts have done an excellent job of making brood mares , breeding services , colts and pleasure horses readily
available to 4-H Club members . The overall scope of this program is staggering . According to official reports from the United States
Department of Agriculture , the 4-H Horse Project grows at a rate of 10 to 20 % each year . In 1964
there were approximately 120,000 members actively engaged in the horse program . In 1967 well over
146,000 youngsters had entered the program . The overall program is extremely well organized and official project literature for the club horse program is excellent . According to a release made in 1966 , the most important needs of the horse program are in three categories . First , more teaching materials such as movies , slides , and other visual aids are necessary .
Second , more leaders and teachers are needed in the area of horse programs . Third , national sponsors to
provide scholarships and other appropriate recognition for outstanding work in the horse program are needed .
Our congratulations to the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders ’ Association for undertaking this most important project . Remember , in order to achieve maximum success , they must have your support on this and other promotional programs that they plan to develop .
For your additional information , the 4-H Club embraces over 2,225,000 youngsters with over 450,000 men and women involved as volunteer leaders . There are over 14,000 professional Extension workers - Federal , State and County — who are also devoted to the 4-H Club . What a market for Tennessee Walking Horses ! We recently learned that , as of April 30 , the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders ’ Association in Lewis hurg , Tennessee has received over 6,000 inquiries as a direct result of this advertisement . Let ’ s see now- If only 10 % of these youngsters decide to get Tenne ^ see Walking Horses for their 1968-1969 4-H CluD
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