Woman Asks Why White Horses
’ t Win; We Give 3 Answers s @ 5ay s 7Siste Horses Do Win
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Woman Asks Why White Horses
’ t Win; We Give 3 Answers s @ 5ay s 7Siste Horses Do Win
A woman reader in a Southern Stale writes the Voice Editor as follows:
" Will you please tell me where I can find out what bloodlines are best in the breed?
" We are vti v new and green where it concerns horses, having fallen in love with two Palominos. We bought them in good laith to discover now that one has two weak knees and is dangerous to ride. We paid triple what each w as worth.
“ Since that lime we have discovered the Tennessee Walking Horse and are considering a colt of( stallion’ s name) belonging to a Mr.
. of....................... The agent who is trying to sell us a colt says, although Mr. does not show ' his horses their get are consistently in the winner class. I have searched your magazine but have come on no white winners, although I see several new colls registered who might be progenies.
“ Personally 1 prefer a white horse but my daughter wants to show the horse we purchase. Is there some reason that the white horse does not win?”
The Voice Editor will attempt to answer this triple-barreled question in order:
1— There is considerable difference of opinion as to what distinct bloodlines are best. So in this letter personally we will mention several and not define any“ best.”
2— As for white horses of the breed— they are rather few now and the sheer w ' eight of numbers would find the solid color horses tied far more than the white entries. White Star, a mare, was Grand Champion of the World in 1954. Maid of Cotton, Cotton Stockings and many other white horses were superior animals in the show ring— as the records show.
1 talked to a trainer and he gave me two ideas. The white horse shown under the lights is a dramatic figure, but a white horse’ s mistakes are far easier to detect than the mistakes of a solid color horse— as the dark horses tend to blur under the lights. It is like a woman with a white glove on one hand and a black glove on the other. The white glove stands out against the darkness and can be seen far more readily.
One other point is that white and roan horses cannot stand as much work under the sun— because the pigment of their skin makes a white animal easier to sunburn, blister, etc. And one other point too— as honesty goes— is that it is far more difficult to " doctor up” the feet of a white horse to get that extra big lick— because the medicine used shows up far more clearly on the white.
But there are some good white horses today— as always.
Quiz Column( Continued frow page 2-i) share their secrets and I do not blame them. Most other professional people, lawyers, doctors, etc., etc., shy away from volunteering free advice. BAG.
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Also Broodmares, show horses, pleasure horses and Shetland ponies At the Home of Goodie ' s Merry Go Boy V. A. GOODWIN
Goodie ' s Oak Lawn Farm Dickson, Tenn. Phone 446-8352
Q—" Please send your recommendations for size and construction of a riding track. Gerald Kees, P. O. Box 556, Brookhaven, Miss.
A— The Celebration track, accepted as a world standard for horse shows, measures 300 feet by 150 feet with a dirt track 37 1-2 feet wide all the way around. However, for a private or practice track, 1 would suggest one the size of the Celebration infield that measures 225 feet long and 75 feet
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