1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 December Voice | Page 23

NORTH CAROLINA WALKING HORSE
ENTHUSIASTS MEET IN GREENSBORO
TO DISCUSS ORGANIZATION
The second meeting of Walking Horse enthusiasts of
North Carolina was held December 6 at the Albert
Pick Motel in Greensboro to discuss and lay plans for
a North Carolina Walking Horse Association. Dr. James
A. Johnson of High Point initiated the meetings in an
effort to get the feelings of everyone regarding such
an organization. Over seventy-five enthusiastic patrons
forsook their television sets and a collegiate football
championship game (which was quite a sacrifice!) in
order to attend.
A steering committee was elected to head up the
program for a new organization. Temporarily called
the North Carolina Walking Horse Association, the
new organization will have several goals, including
the establishment of a North Carolina Horse Show
circuit. The general feeling of the group was that
some stability must be attained in our horse show
activity if we are going to cope with the many prob­
lems of the breed today. It was generally agreed that
our horse-show activity was a good place to start.
Following a pattern already established in many
other states and areas of the country, the North Caro­
lina Association will adopt rules for compeition, recog­
nize a panel of judges for official shows, keep records
for high point awards and generally work toward a
fine state-wide horse show program. It is understood
that, once established, the Association will also work
toward the establishment of a state-wide Futurity as
well as regular shows.
Temporary officers for the new organization are: Dr.
James A. Johnson, Chairman, and Bill Rector, Secre­
tary-Treasurer. The temporary Board of Directors in­
cludes: Ed Hubbard, Tal Williams, Ben Long, Lewis
Jenkins, Bill Medlin, Ed Clark, Boyd Elliott, Jim
Traynham, Bob Garrison, Dr. Raymond Renfrow, and
F. L. Blount. Particular emphasis was placed on the
geographical location of the directors to insure a bal­
anced representation from across the state.
A highlight of the program was a presentation made
by Mrs. Nancy Power regarding a similar organization
that was recently started in Virginia. Nancy detailed
the function of the Virginia association and related
that a long-range program of establishing a tri-state
Walking Horse Association might be advisable in the
future.
It was refreshing to note that, after meeting for al­
most two and a half hours to discuss the Walking
Horse business and the ways and means to a greater
future, the subject of "sore horses” was not the major
topic of discussion. It was generally accepted that if
the horse shows can be organized and controlled, the
"sore horse” issue will be solved quickly and surely.
Watch out for North Carolina...they are on the move!
Top amateur or juve­
nile horse for sale — A
winner at top shows.
Groover-Spears
Stables
Etowah, Tennessee
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