26 July, 1962
Oklahoma City ' s Marguerite Rentzel Our
Friends— The Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse herewith offers its nominee for The Best Horse Show Publicity Lady in the Nation— namely Mrs. Delos W.( Marguerite) Rentzel, 8700 Waverly Drive, Oklahoma City, Okla.
One of our alert Oklahoma City scouts sent us a Thermofax copy of her article in the Okla. City Times headed“ Walking Horse Long on Style."
We wrote to the newspaper folks and they told Mrs. Rentzel we wanted to know her better. She responded with carbons of three other horse show advance articles that likewise show her energy, wisdom and newspaper instincts. Mrs. Rentzel is the bright-eyed lady in the lace dress here pictured at the Okla. City Charity Horse Show— held May 22-26 at the Stockyards Coliseum.
She tells us she got much of her information from Marguerite Henry’ s“ Album of Horses” published by Rand-McNally Co. Also we notice she quoted the World Book encyclopedia.
We will try to synopsize the high spots in this lady’ s excellent fourarticle advance dealing with(!) The Tennessee Walking Horse:( 2) Horse Intelligence:( 3) Cosmetic Aids for Horses;( 4) Ringmaster Duties:
The Tennessee Walker
“ An owner of a Tennessee Walking Horse once said that his horse reminded him of a lightning rod, for, as he rode, all the sorrows in his heart flowed down through the splendid muscles of his horse and were grounded in the earth.
“ What is he, this horse that walks a hole in the wind? What and where were his beginnings?
“ The Tennessee Walking Horse can proudly wear the label‘ Made in America’. He originated and was developed within a small area of Central Tennessee, but his bloodlines trace back to the Thoroughbred, the Standardbred, the Morgan, and the American Saddle Horse....
“ First and foremost, the Walking Horse was a plantation horse, and is often called the Plantation Walker. He is every inch the magnolia, mintjulip, mawning glory Southerner. You can almost hear him say‘ Suh’ with each nod of his gallant, courtly head... at the( horse show) the world ' s most comfortable horse is al-
Mrs. Delos Rentzel ways shown under saddle with full mane and tail.
" He must do three gaits with ease and perfection— the flat-foot walk; the running walk; and the rocking-chair canter, or refined gallop... All gaits must be performed so smoothly dial the rider could go to sleep in the
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" They are today’ s pleasure horses, the gentle mounts for business and professional people who are not interested in speed and highstrung feisty horses. For them the Walker is fast enough— for them the comfort and companionship are pleasure enough."— AMEN, Mrs. Rentzel.( BAG)
‘ Horses Learn By Repetition’
“‘ There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man’ is an old saying that is long familiar lo horse lovers. The fascination for the horse continues in an age where there no longer exists— with the exception of‘ Old Pain’— even little practical or utilitarian reason for owning a horse.
“ But the nation-wide enthusiasm for beautiful horses is evidenced by the increasing popularity for the
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