1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 April Voice RS | Page 74

'The Biography of the Tennessee
Walking Horse,” he might speak with
some knowledge of his subject
We are small breeders but have
only the highest praise for the Breed­
ers’ Association. We have never had
an error on our registration papers.
With the tremendous amount of work
handled at this office, compliments -
not insults - are in order. With all
the work load, Mrs. Brandon and the
others with whom we have had con­
tact have been gracious, accommoda­
ting, patient, and definitely efficient.
We have ridden, shown, bought,
sold, bred, and loved Tennessee
Walkers for over twenty years. Our
greatest pleasure comes from watch­
ing the foals following their dams
around the flrld with a definite walk.
There is nothing phony about it. It
is born in them.
If you print this it might encourage
"Innocent” to come and see. Maybe
we could wise him up. He needs it.
Very sincerely,
MR. & MRS. STERLING CURTIS
Upton, Kentucky 42784
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Curtis:
Thank you for your letter. It was
thought by some people that I had
written the original "Innocent By­
stander” letter, since I have been
somewhat critical of some policies of
the Breeders’ Association. I am very
pleased that you read through this
and were sincere enough to write
your comments.
On behalf of myself and the girls
at the T. W. H. B. A. office ... I
thank you.
THE EDITOR
Dear Sir:
In the February 1969 copy of the
VOICE appeared a most unusual
letter. In fact, the writer of such an
unusual letter seemed bitter against
something or someone.
Mr. Innocent Bystander seems to
be a man of moderate understanding
of the "phony breed.” A man of mod­
erate understanding thinks he writes
divinely: A man of good understand­
ing thinks he writes reasonably.
As I see it, letter writing is a great
revealer of human character. If you
once understand an author’s charac­
ter, the comprehension of his writings
becomes easy. Some people should
cease to write and learn to think. I
would suggest to Mr. Bystander to
get facts first, and then distort them
as much as he pleases.
An attack upon my Tennessee
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Walking Horses is an insult to me. I
am three score and twelve years old.
I have ridden horseback since I was
four years of age. I find that when I
go in partnership with a good horse,
I keep my nerves from jumping out­
side of my body. Horseback riding
causes me to act sanely and serene­
ly, to be happy, and helps me sur­
mount obstacles.
The two greatest men the world has
ever known were both horsemen.
Aristotle taught Alexander the Great
to ride horseback. The nextwas Leo­
nardo da Vinci. Leonardo was not
o