Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse 25
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A Mare By Wartrace
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian T. Personius of Rt. 3, Ithaca, N. Y., tell us they have a mare, I De Clare 483120, sired by Wartrace, and a stallion, Souvenir ' s Jet 541223 by Go Boy’ s Souvenir. They enjoy the Voice, want the Biography and ordered the training book also.
We are glad they mention Wartrace. He is an“ older sire” in the breed and is listed in the very firs ' volume of the nine stud books that have been issued by the Breeders’ Association. His listing follows:“ WAR- TRACE, property of Clyde E. Westbrook, Cleveland, Miss. Bay horse; foaled April, 1930; bred by G. L. Patton, Pelham, Tenn. SIRE, Wilson’ s Allen 350075. DAM, Nancy Patton, by Mabery Allen, by Roan Allen F-38.”
We recall our good friend, Tom Fulton, executive secretary of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders & Exhibitors’ Assn, of America, Inc., has owned horses tracing to Wartrace, the sire. Clyde Westbrook owned him when the registration was issued in 1938. Clyde is the man who gave the name to the Association. Suggestion was made that the " of America " be added to show that the association covered the nation, and“ not just Tennessee.” Clyde was also a judge at the first Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. He rode both Strolling Jim and Lily White before he could decide which of these horses he would vote for as Grand Champion of the world. The other judges were Dr. N. B. Hardeman, then living in Henderson, Tenn., and Charles Ramsey of Viola, Tenn., who was later the breeder of Midnight Sun, sired by Wilson’ s Allen out of Ramsey’ s Rena.
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Another Doctor’ s Prescription
Quite often the Voice Office( at home) gets a letter containing just a doctor’ s prescription blank plus a brief note to the general effect:“ Please send me Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse for 1 yr. Check enclosed.” That arrived July 7 from B. J. Bolin, M. D., Jones Building, Columbia, Kentucky. We thank Dr. Bolin and assure him he is in " good company.” At least 20 per cent of our subscribers are doctors or lawyers. So if we get into any real trouble our subscribers can patch us up at the hospital and get us out of jail.
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“ Whole Family” Happy
" I and my whole family look forward to and enjoy your magazine every month and feel that it serves a much needed and worthwhile purpose for lovers of the Tennessee Walking Horse," remarks Insuranceman J. L. Dean, Rt. 3, Box 387, Opelika, Ala.
( Once upon a time, during World War II, I lived within 25 miles of pelika and published a weekly newspaper called the Tallassee Tribune— currently one of the outstanding weeklies in the South in one of the friendliest communities on Earth, published by my friend, Herve Charest. BAG.)
She Loses A Gelding
“ We sold our 4-year-old gelding,” writes Mrs. G. E. Erickson, Rt. 7, Box 18, Union Gap, Wash., with tears in both eyes. " I should say Dr. David W. Williams,( 4109 W. Chestnut Street, Yakima, Wash.) bought him. I had not thought of selling him. They had been looking for a horse for Dr. Williams to ride. He had never cared for Walkers. When they saw how gentle, well-mannered, easy to ride, etc., they were determined to have him. I miss our gelding. Since they were unfamiliar with the TWH I loaned my book( Biography) to them— and told them of your new book to be published. They want one too..........”
( So you see how a good Tennessee Walking Horse sells itself to an interested person. Mrs. Erickson ordered our Training Book, sent us a lovely wedding anniversary card, and otherwise has endeared herself to Mary Frances and to me. Thanks to a Dear Friend. BAG).
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