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Sacramento folks returning the visit.
Preparatory to this visitation the Sac­
ramento people met Sept. 15th at
Leonard Dunn’s Stables for some
movie-making. The films show brood­
BY VIRGINIA LAMB
mares and colts, how two-year-olds are
started in training, how pleasure
Voice Pacific Coast Representative
horses are trained and how top show
horses are developed. These films were
2901 37th Avenue, Sacramento, Calif.
to be screened at the Reno gathering.
The Reno horse-lovers visited Sac­
Dear Ben:
Tennessee Walking Horse and the
Received your airmail letter today Voice that he wishes to place the ramento with the idea of selling
and believe me, it was quite a sur­ magazine in the Public Library at out their horses—but upon seeing my
own two-year-old stallion work, they
prise. I am more than happy about Addis Ababa.
The Voice subscription is being changed their minds and are now
the idea of being your Pacific Coast
Representative for the Voice. I called purchased by Mr. Dunn and Mr. Cecil planning to go ahead with the breed­
Ted (husband at the Cal-West Bar­ Quick of Carmichael, Calif., a fine ing and training of Tennessee Walk­
bershop in Sacramento) and he man and a lover and breeder of Ten­ ing Horses in Reno. Four horses are
thought it was a great idea. We pro­ nessee Walking Horses. The maga­ being shipped from Reno to Mr.
ceed along lines outlined—seeking zine will be forwarded to the officer Dunn for training. The Reno folks
news, subscriptions, advertising, book- who wishes to remain unidentified at offered Mr. Dunn a position there as
this time. (This subscription has been trainer, he declined but said, “there
sales, etc.
entered and magazines are on the way is an excellent opening for a top
Here's some information:
trainer in the Reno area.”
to Ethiopia. BAG.)
Spring Sale At Dunn's Stables
(Editor’s Note—The Voice is indeed proud
There will be a Spring Sale, some­
Tokyo Public Library Also To
to have Virginia Larab serve it in an official
time in May, for Registered Tennes­
capacity. Her Trail Riding articles in this
Get The Voice
see Walking Horses only at Leonard
Captain L. D. Richardson, United magazine have won for her nationwide ap­
by those who love the Tennessee
Dunn’s Walking Horse Stables, 726 Slates Air Force, now stationed in preciation
Walking Horse. BAG.)
Del Paso Road, Sacramento. There Japan, is going to order another sub­
will be approximately 50 head going scription to the Voice—to be sent to
through the ring. They will include Japan and to be placed in the public
A Beachhead In Bowdon
broodmares, yearling colts and fillies, library in Tokyo.
Brenda Rainwater of Bowdon, Ga.,
pleasure horse, a few show stock and
These are fine, outstanding men Box 262, tells us: "Since we are the
one or two stallions. This will be an and my heart felt thanks goes out to only TWH enthusiasts in our area,
open consignment sale.
them for wanting to help promote the we would appreciate several of the
Anyone interested in selling a horse right kind of interest in the Tennessee Celebration Brochures (the vacation
at that time should contact Mr. Dunn Walking Horse and not trying to pro­ folder issued by the Celebration), if
prior to the sale—at 726 Del Paso mote themselves.
you have them to spare, to show to
Road—or telephone him on WAbash
I just learned a couple of things our friends who are becoming in­
5-9586 or WAbash 5-0956 for further that I feel are more than worthy of terested. . .” She also says she and her
information. These horses will be being printed. They are as follows:
father enjoy the Voice. We mailed to
screened and only the better bred,
Brenda five of the leaflets. Friends
Parker
To
Make
Movie
With
high type horse will go through the
in far-away Oregon, Montana, Iowa
“Gallant Bess”
ring. This will eliminate undesirable
and other distant states may be sur­
Art
Parker,
a
retired
Navy
officer
stock being passed as good Walking
prised to learn there are Georgia
and owner of Gallant Bess, a retired neighborhoods
Horses.
where the TWH folks
movie
mare,
has
just
completed
plans
The seller as well as the buyer will
are not numerous.
to
bring
the
mare
out
of
retirement
* # *
be protected in this manner.
Full pages of advertising will ap­ and make a new movie. She was
“She’s That Way Too”
brought
to
Sacramento,
Sept.
27
and
pear in the Voice for a period prior
Austin Cain, 10SI3 1st. St. No.,
to the sale so all interested parties is going to be at Leonard Dunn's Largo, Fla., must have "diagnosed an
Walking
Horse
Stables
to
be
bred
to
will have full details on the event.
epidemic” when he said he “must be
This advance notice will give those The Rebel J, by Captain Eddie and crazy” because he had six pleasure
out
of
a
Midnight
Sun
mare,
length
interested parties time to register their
horses but no one rides except him.
stock and to be prepared for the sale. of lime to remain unknown.
Along comes Mrs. Edith Hardage, P.
Her
being
bred
to
a
Walking
Horse
This notice will also enable them to
O. Box 823, Milledgeville, Ga., to
is
going
to
be
featured
in
the
movie
get information on their horse placed
say: “I read your 'Must be TWH
and
television
plans
are
now
being
in the ad. It will help buyer and
article in the June issue (P.
processed for a series highlighting this Crazy"
12). Guess all of us who have ever
seller alike.
famous
mare.
Two more noteworthy items:
owned one is (crazy). We own three
Reno—Sacramento Walker Lovers mares and have two beautiful little
Voice Subscribed For
colts. Part of them are reg. . . We love
Meet
Library In Etliiooia
A group of Reno, Nevada, Walking the Voice and sure hope it will con­
An Army officer from Ethiopia in
faraway Africa recently visited Horse owners and lovers visited Sac- tinue through the years.” (Thanks.
Leonard Dunn's Walking Horse Sta­ cramento recently and a meeting was Mrs. Hardage. Arrangements are
bles and was so impressed with the set up for Oct. 1 in Reno, with the made.)
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