Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse 9
This 16-Year-Old Pennsylvanian Needs Walking Horse Help With His " Serious Horse Problem ' Wins Endurance
Match In Wash.
( Note— We regret being so late printing this letter from a 16-year-old boy who writes fine on the typewriter, expresses himself well indeed, and thinks of other people and also of his horse. Great man-in-the-making, we think. You maybe can help him with a serious problem” related to his horse. BAG)
Dear Mr. Green,
I am a boy of 16 years old, and live near Reading, Pennsylvania. In this letter I have two main purposes, one is concerning my Tennessee Walking- Horse, Mr. Pepptrmint.
My first purpose is to tell you and the members of the Tennessee Walking Horse World, of the death of Mr. Lloyd W. Wagner, on July 27, 1962. Mr. Wagner was the owner of Hanover Acres Stables, which was located in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. Some of his famous Walking Horses were“ Untouchable” and“ Hanovers Headliner” and the famous Parade Horse— Times Square. Due to Mr. Wagner’ s sudden death, the widow, Mrs. Buehla Wagner, has sold the Hanover Acres Stables, and now this famous Northern Walking Horse Stable is but a memory to Walking Horse Lovers everywhere.
My second purpose is to ask you if you could help me in a serious problem with my Walking Horse. I purchased my horse, Mr. Peppermint, in May of 1962, from Hanover Acres, and only had him for two months when Mr. Hanover died suddenly of a heart attack. He did not give me the necessary information I need for the registration of my Walker.
In this letter I will try to give you the facts about my horse, and I hope that someone within the reach of your monthly publication may recall this horse, and thus tell me who his parents were, or are. I realize that this is a lot to ask, and that this information is almost impossible to secure, but I have faith in you and your knowledge of the Tennessee Walking Horse. The information below concerns my horse, who I call,“ Mr. Peppermint.”
1. He was shipped up from Down South, most likely in the months of April or May, and was sent to Martins Auction Stables in Blue Hall, Pa.
2. He stands about 15 hands high, and his color is a dapple-grey, with a white mane and tail. His legs are long and slender, and he has all of his natural gaits.
3. He is about 6 years old, and is strictly a pleasure horse.
1 know this is not much, but I am hoping on the chance that someone might remember this horse, and recall his parents. I thank you, Mr. Green, for your time in such a small matter as this, although to me it is very important.
Please forward information to JON BEARD, Boonecroft Farm, RD No. 2, Douglasville, Pennsylvania.
( Note— Now you agree with us that Jon is a real smart lad. It will take official pedigree information to get his pleasure horse registered. Any help available, anywhere will be appreciated by Jon and the Voice Ed will thank you also. BAG.)
Greensboro, S. C. Show Scheduled For Sept. 21
A Sept. 21 Horse Show is scheduled at Winnsboro, S. C., according to a communication from President L. C. Hickman, speaking for the Fairfield Junior Chamber of Commerce. He says this“ annual event has become increasingly popular in this area with horse owners and spectators.” It’ s on Winnsboro Rt. 2 that the owner of Shadow ' s Hotshot— Alan Shedd— makes his residence. And Hotshot occupied a full page in the May issue of the Voice with Trainer Charlie Martin on the horse ' s back— after winning two classes at the Chattanooga Pilot Club Show. Hotshot is age four and feeling his oats.
Mighty Sun Shines Bright At His Old Kentucky Home
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lewis of Georgetown, Ky. decided to take their Champion Walking Stallion, Mighty Sun, back to Kentucky to stand the 1963 season. They feel they would be doing the Tennessee Walking Horse breeders in the Kentucky Bluegrass area a service, and could enjoy showing him in amateur classes at top Kentucky shows.
On their way home from Elmore Brock ' s Stable at Sparta, Tenn., where Sun has been in training and at stud, since he was a 2-year-old, the Lewises stopped to see the Hopkinsville Horse
B. J. McKinney of Rt. 2, Box 147, Hoquiam, Washington State, testifies to the strength and endurance of the Tennessee Walking Horse in the following report( for which we are grateful and of which we are proud): Just a note which may prove interesting to your readers.
Here in the woodsy and very beautiful Pacific Northwest, we go in for Competitive Endurance Riding, 25 miles in 4 hrs., 50 miles in 8, etc., and in very heavy wooded country.
Our Washington State Champion in 1961 was a TWH named Portland Rose and owned by Armand Mooney. The championship is determined by an accumulated point system over the whole season, including the 60-mile Slate Championship Ride.
This year Bob Smith on his Silver Sage( TWH) is giving them a run for their money.( Or should I say— he’ s walking, they’ re running.)
There are three registered Walking Horses in competition on these Endurance Rides and a few weeks ago on a 15-mile pleasure ride, out of 43 riders we had 7 TWH( all registered). This is especially interesting because this is still very much Quarter Horse Country and yet there were not 7 horses( registered) of any other breed. People are finding the Walking Horse pretty hard to beat in the mountains and on the trail.
Show. When show officials learned Mighty Sun was on the grounds, they insisted that Mr. Lewis exhibit him.
With a strange bridle saddle and rider, this great stallion showed the crowd he was worthy of the many championships he has won.
Mighty Sun’ s first colt, Mighty Sun’ s Starlet, will be 2 years old June 5th. She has been under saddle 3 weeks. Knowing horsemen say if she is a sample of his get, his offspring will have that great front end and his“ Mighty” big lick.