1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 April Voice | Page 26

April, 1963 24 Why Not Trail Horse Class In Shows? Asks Mrs. McArthur We find the women folks write more letters and say more (as a ride) that the menfolks. Hear what Mrs. Marty McArthur from 5228 Elizabeth St., Cudahy, Calif., has to say: “Dear Mr. Green: We enjoy your magazine so much and since we are all interested in the same tiling, I would like to suggest or see what other interested parties might think of a trail horse class in our shows. “We have the pleasure class with beautiful high steppers who are showed for that purpose and we all enjoy them. But we also in our part of the country have a great number of one-horse owners, especially young folks, who cannot compete in the high- stepping class. “They have good registered bred horses. They make long trail rides, 15 or 30 miles or more over all kinds of trauls, sand rocks and hills. Many of them 1 believe would like to com­ pete in a class of this kind. “The walking horses at e not new to me. J have been riding them for the past 15 years or more. Would like to hear from others on this.” (Note — Mrs. McArthur, you are going to get a lot of mail—we predict. And we hope you get something going on this fine idea. BAG) Ambassador's Wife Rides Walking Horse At Lyndon Johnsons A Washington “friend-informer" sends us a copy of Beuv Beale’s “EX­ CLUSIVELY YOURS"'column from a newspaper there and it reveals the following about Finnish Ambassador and Mrs. Seppala visiting Vice Presi­ dent Lyndon Johnson and his Lady Bird in Texas: “At 8:30 the next morning before breakfast the Vice President drove his ambassadorial house guests to a charm­ ing little Lutheran Church, and after breakfast Mrs. Seppala went riding on one of their horses, a Tennessee Walk­ er.” (We are certain Mrs. Seppala had “the ride of her life.") Quiz Column (Continued from page 19) maker. Also what do you do with a horse that rubs his dock to the point of breaking the hairs, and danaging the appearance of the tail. This horse is not infested with worms.” Mrs. Hunter L. Judd, 29220 Grandview, Mt. Clemens, Mich. A—Folks in the business tell me pat­ terns of this type are closely guarded trade secrets, and designers often get a lot of money for dreaming them up. 1 doubt if Mary Frances will find a pattern. Some ingenuous dressmaker may design a coat ... As for the dock rubbing, it could be caused by an itch­ ing skin, some type of parasite, fungus, just nervousness, uncleanliness. I be­ lieve a veterinarian’s advice after a look at the horse would provide the best remedy. It’s a personal matter with the horse.” BAG. Q—"How do 1 get the diagonal gait? I am training my horse for pleasure and there is a lot 1 need to know.” E. S. Blankenship, Pullman, Wash. A—E. S., we have corresponded be­ fore and I tried to line you up with a trainer to gel some practical experi­ ence. You remember that. 1 think the best way to tackle training when a trainer is not available is to get a copy of Joe Webb’s book and follow it let­ ter by letter. Another thing is trainers all have their secrets, and they vary widely. Some of them do not want to (Continued on page 25) ANNOUNCING: THE 1963 Junior Welfare Charity Horse Show Tuscaloosa, Alabama June 7th and 8th 9. Walking Horse Classes 7 Gaited Horses Classes 5 Hunter, Jumper Classes 6 Pleasure Classes Roadster and Fine Harness for Shetlands 6 Classes for ponies 50" and under Walking Horse Judge: Toby Green Gaited Horse Judge; Charles W. Glenn CHALLENGE TROPHY IN WALKING HORSE STAKE For premium list, write MRS. ROBERT SNOW, Chairman JUNIOR WELFARE HORSE SHOW 45 THE DOWNS TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA