Association Scoop
new facilities. The new equestrian center provided the perfect
backdrop for the weekend - where visitors could move down
the center isle with ease, and even the animals seem to find it
quite enjoyable.
Our barn display focused on our youth riders and the
accomplishments of our adult riders. High-Point ribbons and
trophies were on display with shining stars. You could not walk
past our booth without stopping to look. We offered a photo
booth and lots of information about our beloved breed. Our
booth featured a sitting area, which facilitated many discussions, storytelling and plenty of opportunity to talk about our
club. Plus, visitors stopped by our stalls to visit our demo horses, pet a soft nose, or ask questions about gaits and temperaments. Our gentle walking horse breed did not disappoint - as
they poured on the charm and a little southern hospitality for
the visitors. Nothing proves the beauty of our breed better than
actually meeting our good, gentle walking horse.
The future looks bright for our breed as long as we have
opportunities such as The Midwest Horse Fair to promote and
educate the public. And, its great to have such a wonderful
team of members who helped to make the entire weekend a
success: Lynn Beres (breed coordinator), Marcia Boeing (col-
iseum booth coordinator), Bill Butler, Peggy Butler, Delahny
Charbonneau, Tehya Crego (exhibitor), Jennifer Donze, Ashley
Frones (exhibitor), Jessica Gilchrist (exhibitor), Stephanie
Hogeboom, Amanda Huebner, Terre Huebner, Kricket Jewett
(exhibitor), Katie Livingood (exhibitor), Bob Rodenkirch,
Mick Salm, Chuck Scholl, Jim Sizer, Kim Sizer, Margaret
Wittkopp (exhibitor), Gale Zinter. Of course we need to also
include, Hacksaw, Angel, Roy, Pretty, and Elliot, without
these wonderful horses our booth/demo would not have been
complete. The team took on the challenge of delivering at the
Midwest Horse Fair and did a smashing job of putting us in
the limelight to promote our breed!
For more information about the Wisconsin Walking Horse
Association, visit www.wiscosinwalkinghorse.org or find us on
Facebook.
Submitted by:
Renee Stasiewicz
Vice President, Board of Directors and
Communications Director
Wisconsin Walking Horse Association
Wisconsin Walking
Tommy Hall Visits Wisconsin
Brings With Him
A Shining Report On Our Breed
On the morning of Friday, May 1, Tommy Hall could be
seen running through the Nashville airport, leaping small children and luggage - on a mission not to miss his plane. Next
stop - Wisconsin (by way of Tampa). By the next evening, he
was calm, cool and collected, and standing up in front of the
Wisconsin Walking Horse Association (WWHA) membership,
microphone in hand. After cocktails and a healthy banquet
dinner, Tommy was introduced as our guest speaker who
came to share walking horse stories, recount the history of the
Walking Horse Owners Associations (WHOA), and answer
questions regarding the most current breed topics on everyones’ minds.
As the Executive Director of WHOA for more than 30
years, Tommy has seen a lot of change, however remains
bullish for a bright future of our breed. He is the driving force
behind ensuring the walking horse owner is well represented
within the walking horse community. “We represent more
than the show ring, WHOA offers trail, search and rescue,
educational clinics and youth programs, to meet all interests
of the walking horse owners,” explained Tommy. To that end,
WHOA has renovated their marketing materials with new
pamphlets, brochures and bookmarks to help promote the
walking horse breed and all the WHOA programs at many
Horse Fairs across the country - such as VA, OH, IL and WI.
In fact WHOA supplied WWHA with materials to share at the
Midwest Horse Fair just last month. He also stands firm on
unity, “We all need to come together, to support each other in
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