1962-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1962 March Voice | Page 3

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Tennessee Walking Horse

Brx A. Gnrns.... P ublislter-Editor

Mns. BEN A. Gntur...... Secretury OFFICE-SHELBY \-ILLE, TENN.( This rnonthly rnagazinc is dcilicaiecl to the rvelfarc of thc Tcnnessec Walking Horse breed for shorc and plcasure.) OUR AIII-7 ' o nteintain a tern( t1ent bublication tltat uill merit tlte lull tuPport of all who loue tlte ' l ' ennessee llalking Hotse. Voice of the Tennessee \ Valking Horse is orvned bt Ben A. Grecn end \ lri. Bcn A. Creen, Slrclbyville, Tenn., arrd its editorial contents can be used for rc-publication bv anl pcrson or firm provided proper credit is giren and the magazine is correctly quoted, Voice of the Tennessce Walking Horse is publishcd monthll ar 1ll0 South Brittain St., Shelbyvillc, f-cnn. Scnd all subscription paymcnts and advertising payrncnts ro Bcn A. Green, Shelbyville, Tenn,

Subscriprion Price; $ 4 per year; single copy

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Dear Friends:

This article, an editoral-letter, is the most important piece of r ' r ' riting in this first issue of the Voice of the Tennessee \, Vaiking llorse.

It is essential that you read this and understancl this if), ou are to enjoy this magazine, profit by this mag; azine, ancl help it n ' in a place in the Publication \'\ rollcl related to horses.

First you must understand this is a

BREED IIACAZINE. The [, ditor has sought to study some 25 or morc other breed publications so he can kno ' l ' v their mission. Every bleed magazine

I have studied is Totallv Diflerent from the several societl, ltype horse publications that deal almost exclusively with horse shows ancl shor, r, horses-and lareely lvith the social

phases o [ thcse happenings. Breed publications do not do that.

They make no attempt to cover all or rnost of the shows with clescriptive rnaterial. They lirnit show nervs to l ' acts, often bare results and somc

make virtually no refcrence to shows.

The Voicc of the Tennessee \ Valking Hclrse hopes to hclp promotc shol ' s BEFORE they happen, ancl to

nrge attenclance. But \ re c: rnnot llo1le to covel ' anl consiclelabie numbel ol them. for one thing. onr- copl cleaclline is a fr-rll month before publication

date. Ancl there is no placc { or shor, v details becar-rse rre plan to find enough breerl inlor-mation, ancl hol '-to-do-it materials, and definite Tennessee

Walking Horse promotion storics to fill our paees. Of course, being bascd at Shelbyville-acknorvledged Tennessee \ Aralking Florse Capital of the World-we rti1l seek to let evervone know all facts

about the Tennessee Walking Florse Ceiebration. It is always held every year so that the final Saturday night

show takes place thc first Saturday in September. At the moment the Cclebration lasts six days-but there are inclications it may be lengthened.

Hundleds upon hundreds o [ lettels have comc to me h ' om Charter Subscribers to this magazine. They give vast encouragement. T-hey express much faith. They voice great need for this type of magazine. And often they show disappointment because a magazine of this character has not alreadv existecl. \ A / e hope to satisfy all of thesl:

Iriends-to satisfy them so completely that they will tell others-help us build a largc cilculalion.

Circulation is the first essential. You

can help us reach the people-and the Voice of the Magazine rvill help the

breed. lVe personally are cledicatecl ro rhis cause. We ask for your understanding at all times..\ Are urge your questions, your suggestions, your complaints that can make us please you more.

This magazine is the No. I move of the [ clitor to ] aunch a real crusade

1or the general appreciation of the

Tenncssee \ 4 ' a lking Horse in all its pllases. I ' hat crrrsade is outlined in detail in the only book evel printed under: hard covers about this horse

breecl. The book is Biography of the

Tcnrressee Walking Holsc, by Ben A. Green, Shelbyville, Tenu. Unless you read this book, there will be much in this magazine-issue after issue-that you surely cannot appreciate fully.

The Editor especially appreciates a lcttcr from Gov. tsuford Ellington of ' fennessee-a Tennessee W a I ki n g I { orse owner ancl lover of the brecd.

He says:

" Dea, r Br: n:

" As n 7-en, ne. ssre lVallting Horse ouurrer and. adntirer, I was t2leasetl to Iearn ol y, oLrr plarts to publish u. ntagazirte dr: i, rttacl to irnprot, etnettt of [] te brecd.

'' I ant. sure tlmt I( alking Horse uutterc itt all pat ts oI llte cottntry uill uelcottte tltis tteu pttblirution and tlte opporttr, nity it ofiers for keeping nbrea. st of new deaelopments in, thii tremendous industry. Yout intim, ate lutowled, ge of the industry and you, r location in Shelbyaille should, combitte to prorlrtcc a fine ntagazi tte.

Sincerel. y,

( Si gned) Buford Ellingtetn "

,-( Reprintcd Irorn thc Shclbyvillc, Tenn.-Iimcs_( iazette, Ircb. 1,1, 196?)

The Tennessee lValking Hoi. se has " arr enormorrs " stake in th1 fast-risine " pleasure horse boom " that is srrreinE

in suburbs ol grear-\ mericrn, irrtcrj and every ingredient is mixed anrl ready f <, rr a slorvine Dr. ostrt. r. itv in 1962-63. awair ing thc " himari clemenr to make it all come true, said Dr.

Kenner h C. IlcFarlanrl Srrntlar nislrr.

l ' eb. 12, ro an overflow throng ol ' 500 diners at the Nlid-South Flors " e Shows Association convention ir-r Jackson, Tenn.

' Ihe speaker, introduccd as America ' s. most sorrght-aftci public ol. atol.. hcld his audience lor. 90 [ ast-ralkirre minutes-sr, r ' cpr them wirh Iaughtei and tears-and in rhe end ieli ' the hundreds ready ro fight the Rrrssians

" rt ' ith bare hands " at ant srrfficicnt provocation. Dr. Mcl ' arlincl terminated his remarks. r, l ' ith phrases from his

-'. Citjzcnshio natiorrally [ amous Sge5cli " bur rhe carlicr. parrs( leair with horses, horse shows, * ancl horsemen and horse women.

Dr. Nlcl-arland, owner of famous Tenncssee Walking Horses riclden bv his daughrer Kay io worlcl ' s chamni '- onships, rold hor, r ' his familv do, pushed inro rhe horse busines tiy ini, rlaughter. He prcdictetl marry Lthei. thousands oI faririlies will be intrisued into it rhc same way. Ancl h. cille. l upon " horsc people '' to takc notice ol the children ' beiause thcy offer rlrc promise of tr-rmclrow

Citing a _ Wall Street Journal page I article? f.. 1u.". 24, I \ iZ, the speiker declared it is almost unprcceilentecl for this business newspapcl- to tuin o \ el ' l) ase I rlracc to a lror. se stor. v.

He calletI iL lrighly significant-prool of the ereat lise ih horse popuiar. itv in the heavily populared irdu, thai are becomins ".\ nrel. i(. a ' s Subur. bia."

T ' he Journal articlc tells of a harness firm doubling busincss sirrce 1958, a shortage of blacksmiths in Atlanta,

288,000 suburban lamilics ownins holscs, with plcasrrrc horses rrumbering 1,300,000 as compared with onc million in 1958.

" Th _"

- growth in riding as a spol-r fol ordinarv people has literally 6een

( Cotttinued on Pnge 2l)