22 June, 1962
What Other Friends Tell Us
Book Burned In Chair Fire
“ We had a fire at our home. A chair completely burned causing much damage." writes Mrs. Walter R. Wallinglord, Trinity, Ky. My husband’ s copy of the Biography of the Tennessee Walking Horse was burned halfway through beginning at the front. He thought so much of your book that I would like to replace it. I would like to know if a second copy would be at the same price as the first copy?"( Yes, Mrs. Wallingford, more copies are available and the price will be the same as was paid for the book at the Celebration. We are sorry for the fire and hope damage was not too great. And the fact that your husband values the book so highly gives us encouragement to push right on with the training book to be published in August. It takes a good deal of nerve to start printing a second book when you have a carport full of unsold books in your carport. But we will do exactly that. The " Biography” is a permanent book, and will be in demand after we are long gone from Lhis earth. BAG.)
Believes In Seal Bells
A special person in our book is Dr. James C. Andrews, 801 East High St.. Charlottesville, Va. He loves Tennessee Walkers and he loves people. On his letters he uses a rubber stamp that says“ SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES." It carries an illustration to show a man in a car belted to his seat. In a letter he says in a P. S.“ You could plug seat belts for me.” Evidently the good Doctor believes seal belts make for safety in driving. He wants to help you. Do you own a seat bell? Do you use it? We have a good friend who says he lives today because he used a seat belt five years ago. BAG.
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News About Jan Wright
We hear by the newspaper grapevine that 10-year-old Jan Wright of Nacogdoches, Tex. almost had to hire an extra horse van to lake home her trophy from the New Orleans Horse Show. She won blue ribbons in the Juvenile Walking Class for riders under 12 on Walkaway Dark Shadow, owned by her grandmother, Mrs. M. S. Wright; took a blue for equitation Walking Horse Seat on Honeytime, and also a reserve championship in this type riding. She won temporary possession of the 3-foot-high challenge trophy offered by Mr. and Mrs. J. Glenn Turner’ s Circle T Ranch in the Juvenile class. It must be won three straight times for permanent possession. Jan was a fifth grader last school term, has been riding four years and her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright. Her horses are in the Lone Star Stable operated by the Texas Farm Products Co. In Issue No. 1 of the Voice, Father Joe Wright said Jan is the“ inspiration girl " of the Wrights’ whole Tennessee Walking Horse operation. Bill Moore is the trainer. He took a fourth place on Walkaway Dark Shadow1 at New Orleans. Later we heard Jan also won first in a juvenile class at Tulsa, and look many other ribbons elsewhere.
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“ Goldens” In Copperliill
J. M. and Helen Golden, who operate Super Service Station in Copperhill, Term, learned from the May Voice that the Rev. Bruce Green, vicar at St. Mark’ s Episcopal Church,( one of their customers) is my son.“ My husband and I have a Last Chance mare, 16 years old, and we have raised three registered mares from her,” Helen writes. " All have good bloodlines. She is now at Wink Groover’ s Stables for breeding again.
In a year or so we hope to set up so we can raise Walking Horses and sell them as pleasure horses. There’ s nothing that can take the place of a good ride on a Tennessee Walker. We can hardly wait from month to month to gel our magazine. We are also looking forward to your training book of 300 pages.”( It will be fine to have Walkers in the Copperliill area where we have met so many fine folks. And there is an enormous demand for pleasure Walkers. More power to your dreams. BAG).
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Holmes Lose“ Daughter-Jockey”
“ Our jockey, my eldest daughter, has up and married and moved to Twin Falls, Idaho, where she is working at Magic Valley Hospital in the pathology lab," writes George Holmes of Walking H Farm, Box 125, Sherman Road, Chardon, Ohio.“ We are sure going to miss that blonde head astride Sun Dust Shadow. The good wife is more philosophical. She says,‘ Now maybe, we’ ll see you astride a good horse for a change.' I guess it’ s normal to give your kids the best and lhat applies to horses, too. But things aren’ t the same around the ole‘ Walking H Farm,’”( You are lucky, George, that your daughter did not“ walk oil” with Sun Dust Shadow when she left. You ought to take the horse to her, maybe next birthday, BAG)
McKenzie stables
Peterstown, West Virginia
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J. M. and DAVID McKENZIE, Owners
Phone PLS 3-4303