All summer we taught ourselves to ride , and had fun . Then , in October , we found that we could join the 4-H Club . Our Club has riding sessions almost every Saturday just a few blocks from our stables . Our leader , Mrs . Dolores Hatch , insists that we learn about our horses and how to take care of them , so we have monthly meetings at her house to learn care of horses , feeding , how to take care of our saddles , bridles , etc . Mrs . Hatch ’ s daughter Pam , a champion in her own right , comes to our riding sessions and teaches us the proper way to ride , how they expect us to perform at shows , etc . All of this is valuable information to those of us who haven ’ t had professional training .
Naturally , the shows are the most fun . Having been in the Club only 5 months , I have only been in two and didn ’ t even place , but I am not going to give up . Every day I work with LADY and she is getting better and better . She is the only Tennessee Walker that we know of in any of the local clubs . We have some tough competition - Quarterhorses by the dozens !
Speaking of competition , nothing can be much tougher than presenting a demonstration on some subject pertaining to horses to highly qualified judges . I gave mine on " The Tennessee Walking Horse ” and was one of the ones chosen from my club to go to County but was defeated there . I wasn ’ t too well prepared for some of the questions they asked me but next year I ’ m going to do a better job , as there are some mighty nice people in Arizona who own Tennessee Walking Horses and they have offered to give me some assistance and advice .
Eleven months have passed since we bought our first horse and it is just as exciting now as it was then . While we now have three mares and four colts to work with , I still prefer the Tennessee Walker , and LADY and I will " Walk On .”
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THOMAS S . CASEY . G . PHONE ( 617 ) 323-5464
Street West Ro * 8ury . Mass . 02132 FOR FREE BROCHURE - DEPT . I
Moonglow Stables P . O . Box 177 BARNWELL , S . C .
TRAIN BOARD
SELL
TRADE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSES
Manag « r / T rainer BOYD MELTON Phone 803 / 259-1278
Owners Mr . and Mrs . Herbert Black , Jr .
FIRST ANNUAL TAR HEEL CLASSIC MAY 2-3 , 1969
STATESVILLE , N . C . HELD AT THE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
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