1962-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1962 July Voice | Page 17

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Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
Doctor Urges Identification Of Superior Broodmares
Why not think in terms of recog­
characteristics—both show and natural
gait. After these proven mares and nizing these superior reproducing
sires have been located, they should Walking horses, officially, both as
be officially recognized by our breed. show horses and as natural gaited
horses. Thus we would have the
Two Products To Merchandise
We have two products to merchan­ classification of Superior Sires and
dise—the show horse and the natural Mares (N) for natural gaited horses.
gaited pleasure horse. From a genetic There are enough knowledgeable men
make-up, they are two different horses in our breed to locate these outstand­
today. The introduction of the fast ing transmitting horses and to set up
running walk has popularized our a breed improvement program.
horse with the spectators, but this is
Albert Dement’s crusade was to
Tlie future of our breed rests not the gait that sold Tennessee breed a better Walking Horse—not to
squarely on the discovery, use, and Walking Horses at the time of Allan make more money. There may have
recognition of the superior brood­ F-l.
been a handful of mares in our breed
mares. This was dramatically shown
Why should the pleasure horse of with the same high qualities as Merry'
by Mr. Albert Dement who virtually today be a show horse that failed? Legs F-4 that never had the chance to
saved our breed by his recognition This natural saddle gait is inherited be recognized. This superior germ
and retention of his superior brood­ too and can be a great source of rev­ plasma is too precious to be idly cast
mares. It is our duty to carry on this enue to breeders; these horses are aside. We need it to improve the
basic breeding program-outstanding easier to break and less spirited than breed. It is time we give breed recog­
proven sires mated to outstanding their show brothers, they are better nition to those Walking Horses who
proven mares.
suited for the amateur pleasure rider have the ability to transmit, in a
and should have their own classifi­ superior way, the Tennessee Walking
Sire, Dam Contribute Equally
horse characteristics.
cation and recognition.
In this day of the glamorous show
stallion, we may lose sight of the fact
that the sire and mare contribute
equally to the genetic make-up of the
Scores of additional S5 pre-publi­ Minneapolis, (2 copies) ; R. G. Peter­
coll. One of the major dairy associ­ cation orders have been received by son, Stillwater; Joyce Lee Yarian,
ations goes on record as saying they the Voice Editor for his Tennessee Lake Elmo.
MISSISSIPPI—Mrs. Joe Crawford
have never had an outstanding bull Walking Horse Training Book that
from an ordinary cow—every out­ will become available by Dec. 1, as Applewhite, Starkville; J. W. Har­
standing bull had an outstanding advertised in this issue. Among orders mon, Moorhead; Cecil H. James,
mother. This would probably apply received prior to July 4—in addition Jackson; Dr. T. H. Rayburn, Pon­
to those previously acknowledged, totoc; Whiteway Farms, Forest.
to our breed as well.
MISSOURI—A. E. Keeney, Rolla;
It is easier and more profitable to are;
ALABAMA—A. FI. Hudgens, Ab­ Flatty Park, Richmond.
single out the superior sires but they
NORTPI CAROLINA—Robert FI.
cannot improve the breed until they beville; Mrs. Reavis O’Neal, Jr.,
are mated with outstanding proven Hazel Green; Ellen Robinson, Hunts­ Craig, Winston-Salem; Dr. E. L.
Jones, Thomasville; Paul A. Walters,
broodmares. Just because a sire and ville.
mare are registered doesn't mean
ARKANSAS—K. L. Karnes, Little Jr., M.D., Creedmoor.
OHIO—Charlie Goldswig, Clayton
their mating will automatically pro­ Rock; Cal D. Gunter, M.D., Siloam
(5 copies) ; Kay-Don Stables, Dr. &
Springs. (3 copies)
duce a superior colt.
FLORIDA—Mrs. Hazel Barron, Ft. Mrs. G. D. Lose, Canton.
Good Tennessee Walking horses
OREGON-P. V. McCurdy, Rose-
are where you find them. No person Lauderdale; J. Robert Davis, Tampa.
GEORGIA—C. P. Henry, Fayette­ burg.
or no section has a monopoly on
PENNSYLVANIA—Katherine Mc-
them. In any livestock breed only ten ville; Ernest Andrews, Hapeville;
percent of the animals can be classi­ James E. Collins, M.D., Manchester. Neal, Canonsburg; William H. Fergu­
ILLINOIS—Evans E. Brittin, Wil- son, New Florence; Doris Riesmeyer,
fied as superior in respect to trans­
mitting highly desirable character­ liamsville; Robert E. Owens, Chicago; Pittsburgh.
istics. The secret in any breed im­ Mrs. Milton Zemlyn, Chester.
TENNESSEE—Douglas S. Jones,
KENTUCKY-E ImerD. Flanery, Bristol; Houston Parks, Columbia;
provement program is to single out
these top ten percent and use them Lexington; Rodney Curtsinger, Shel- Karen Ransom, Nashville; C. C. Ric­
intensely. Both the dairy and swine byville; Mrs. C. C. Richard, Harrods- hard, Wartrace, (2 copies) .
TEXAS—Dr. J. H. Arrington, Deer
industries recognize these superior burg.
animals with official special prefixes—
KANSAS—Anne W arren, Prairie Park; H. H. Hassler, Jr., Stephenville.
Village.
UTAH—Phil D. Jensen, American
both for the male and female.
LOUISIANA—H.
Yates
Hunt, Fork; Dr. Guy A. Richards, American
The secret to locating sires and
mares that will improve the breed is Shreveport.
Fork.
progeny testing. Like begets like. By
MARYLAND-John W. Kirby,
WASHINGTON-Maurice E. Bry­
studying the offspring of our sires and Timonium.
ant, M.D., Colfax (2 copies) ; Linda
MICHIGAN —Wm. FI. Wallace, Boman, Gig Harbor; Mrs. G. E. Erick­
mares we should be able to select
those parents who have the greatest Kalamazoo; Walter C. Jenvey, Holt.
son, Union Gap; Berdie M. Raab,
ability to transmit the Walking Horse
MINNESOTA-Miss Ann Bunstiel, Redmond.
(Editor's Note—Dr. W. B. Cleveland, a
physician of Collierville, Tenn., also a
resident of Cleveland, O., has written us a
most interesting letter—printed herewith. He
suggests for the Tennessee Walking Horse
breed some distinctive plan to seek out the
superior broodmares and identify them in
some special way. With his letter is this
notes “Dear Ben. As a serious breeder of
Tennessee Walking Horses, I would like to
present, for thoughtful consideration, my
feelings on improving the Breed." We hope
our readers express themselves on this mat­
ter. It is truly interesting. BAG)
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