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

S0 aentr

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 )