1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 June Voice RS | Page 63

MONROE, GEORGIA HOSTS TOP SHOW INDIANA ASSOCIATION NEWS Vic Thompson was the guest speaker at a recent dinner meeting of the Indiana Walking Horse Associ­ ation. One hundred members and guests attended this meeting, held at the Speedway Holiday Inn. Vic touched on many aspects of the Tennessee Walking Horse, and reminisced on his days as a trainer in Indiana. His address was followed by an interesting question-and-answer session. Prior to the meeting a beautiful show bridle was raffled. Bill Randolph was the lucky winner, and "lucky” is the word, for Bill won a valuable radio at the last meeting. SHADOW’S SAND DUST, a pretty two-year-old stal­ lion, is making great progress for owners Dick and Dee Smith of Rockville. He has a great stride and, with only a few weeks’ work, is walking up a storm. Dick and Dee also have a nice junior horse, JOHNNY REBEL, that is working in top form. Both horses are with Lenard Willis. Harold Civils is the proud owner of MERRY SUN’S HOO DOO. Recently purchased from Lynwood Stables in Akron, Indiana, this good gelding will be in ama­ teur classes with Connie Civils up. Herb Deadmond of South Bend has sent his three- year-old mare, PERFECTION’S DOLLY, and a good two-year-old to Henry Randall for training. Both hor­ ses are progressing well. At Mississinewa Valley Stables in Peru, owners Bob and Lucille Ulery are looking forward to a good show season. Mary Hiner is putting the finishing touches on TROUBLE’S CASCADE, a nice three-year-old mare. MONROE CHAMPION — Tommy Howell and ETERNAL SUN are shown as they receive the first place award at the Fourth Annual Walton County Horse Show. Tommy and his horse defeated a top class of aged challengers in winning the blue ribbon. ' The Georgia show circuit for Walking Horses has been red hot this year with first-class shows featuring top classes for our breed. One such good show was held in Monroe, Georgia. The Fourth Annual Walton County Horse Show at­ tracted over 300 horses for the thirty-class program. The show was sponsored by the Monroe Primary P-TA and they did a fine job. Rex Watts judged the Walking Horse classes, and the show featured both an afternoon and an evening session. The winner in the Walking Horse Stake was Tommy Howell riding ETERNAL SUN for the Sugarloaf Farms of Atlanta. ‘Tommy had his big black stud in fine form to win over some other top entries including the re­ serve award winner, JET PARADE’S MIDNIGHT and Huck Moss. The Amateur Class was won by the promising team of Patti Reams and HURRY SUNDOWN from the Big Talk Farms in Douglasville. Reserve award went to Cissy Best showing SILVER SHADOW’S REPLICA. Complete results of the show can be found in the Horse Show Results section of this magazine. SUN’S HOLIDAY June, 1969 • • • • READY to win 61