1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 May Voice | Page 21

Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
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Breeder s Association Show, School Draw
350 Spectators From 14 States
(By Special Correspondent)
More than 350 slightly chilled spec­
tators representing at least 14 states
attended the highly successful judging
school and show staged April 12-13
at the C. C. Turner’s Farm at Broad­
way, Va. by the Tennessee Walking
Horse Breeder’s & Exhibitor’s Assn,
of America, Inc. Attending the 2-day
affair were Walking Horse fans from
Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, North Caro­
lina, South Carolina, West Virginia,
Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Mary­
land, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and
New York.
Sixty-four horses were shown in the
9-class event. Horses from virtually
every training establishment in Vir­
ginia were on hand, with others from
New York, Pennsylvania and Tennes­
see. Cotton Queen’s Go Boy, Junior
World's Champion of 1962, trained
and shown by Doug Wolaver of Pu­
laski, Tenn., was breath-taking to
watch as Doug put him through his
paces both days of the school.
After numerous requests, C. C. Tur­
ner finally consented to having Go
Boy’s Souvenir brought out so every­
one could see him. Bill Loomis rode
him in the ring bareback with nothing
but a halter on and the famous son
of Merry Go Boy never looked better.
Annual Schools Planned
After a lapse of several years, the
TWB&EA renewed the plan of staging
a Walking I-Iorse School. The original
school idea was promoted and staged
by Virgil L. France of Roanoke, Va.,
and C. C. Turner at the latter’s farm.
The organization that sponsored the
school was the Virginia Tennessee
Walking Horse Exhibitors Assn., then
a branch of the TWH&EA of A. The
Breeder’s Assn, now plans to have at
least one or more schools yearly, after
the successful results shown at Broad­
way last month.
Judging chores were taken up by
having one, two and sometimes three
judges to a class. John B. Curley of
Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., chair­
man of the association Committee on
Judges and Judging was the head
judge. Col. E. W. Gardner, Falls
Church Va., Johnny Arthur, Lynch­
burg, Va., and H. Tom Fulton, Lewis-
burg, Tenn., association executive
secretary, assisted in judging.
The dinner meeting Friday night
was attended by 140 persons. At the
head table were Tom Fulton, C. C.
Turner, Herman Kimsey, Washing­
ton, D. C., master of ceremonies and
announcer for the show, John Curley,
Doug Wolaver, his father, Myron Wol­
aver, and Fred Black of Broadway.
These men composed a panel for the
question-answer period and they were
asked some lu-Iu’s. Nobody really got
out on a limb and the meeting was
enjoyed by all.
Demonstrations and Discussions
Demonstrations and discussions dur­
ing the show included:
Everett Shipp, Luray, Va., showed
how to prepare the horse for the show
ring;
Dr. Richard Kay, DVM, Timber-
ville, Va., discussed detection and care
of common horse ailments;
C. B. Graves up on his Shadow’s
Big Star, demonstrated Walking Florse
Equitation, with Fred Black narrating
on the mike;
Dr. Kay spoke on breeding mares,
inspection, condition, etc.;
Doug Wolaver on Cotton Queen’s
Go Boy demonstrated “true Walking
gaits”.
Fred Black told “what to look for
in purchasing a Walking Horse;”
C. C. Turner discussed bitting and
shoeing of Walking Horses;
Tom Fulton treated with Walking
Horse conformation, and discussed
Souvenir’s Play Boy, shown by Bill
Loomis.
Complete results of the show are
shown on the Show Results page in
this issue of the Voice.
Bethel Foursome,
Adds More Stalls In
Walker-Booming N.C.
Four partners who launched a Ten­
nessee Walking Horse stable a bit over
one year ago at Bethel, N.C., recently
saw seven more stalls added to their
175-foot long facility—making a grand
total of 32 right notv full of horses.
Colts are parked in an old barn and
there is a waiting list of folks wanting
their horses to be taken care of.
It’s a real adventure for Tom R.
Andrews, F. L. Blount, Jr., Y. Z. Foss
and Clayton Carson. Recent ly they
engaged Bob Waggoner, former Ten­
nessean, to handle their training. Bob
came over from Hagerstown, Md.
where he had been operating a barn.
At one time he worked with Steve Hill
at Beech Grove, Tenn., and also with
other trainers.
The Bethel stable has been a chief
contributor to 12 shows in a hookup
known as the Coastal Plain Circuit-
boasting the championship point win­
ners for the Grand Champion and
Reserve Grand Champion among
Walking Horses, and also the Cham­
pion Pleasure Walking Horse.
All the folks in Bethel have joined
with the foursome in their mutual in­
terest — watching Fairlane Acres Sta­
bles, Inc., spread out as an influence
for progress in the Tennessee Walking
Horse World.
The partners have about 8 horses
themselves and others are being
trained for customers. The promoters
have been surprised to find a lot more
Walking Horses in Eastern North
Carolina than they expected. The
Principal Urges
-most recent addition is Greenback
Pleasure Horse Classes
Money Tree, bought to serve as an
Principal Albert P. Avery, the Mil­ entry in larger shows and also to be
ler School, Greencastle, Indiana, re­ used for stud purposes.
marks: "Enclosed find a check for
§4.00 for renewal. It is a magazine
which speaks to us and we do have $555 In Walker Coin
a sense of belonging. Since 1946 I
have attended the Celebrations.” Mr. At Charleston, Miss.
That Charleston, Miss, show on
Avery urges the Celebration to have
at least one pleasure class each night May 28 at 7 p.m. at the Fairgrounds
for the showing of Tennessee Walk­ will boast of eight Tennessee Walking
ing Horses under their natural condi­ Horse classes in which money prizes
tions. The Voice Editor has passed will total §555.
It’s the first annual show sponsored
on Mr. Avery’s letter to Celebration
officials. Mr. Avery also adds: “My re­ by the Tallahatchie County Fair Asso­
laxation from school pressures comes ciation. A. E. (Rock) McEwen of Wil-
from mounting my saddle mare, a lamsport, Tenn. (near Columbia) will
wonderful old mare, and relaxing judge the show. There are 12 classes
with every stride. We keep two Walk­ in all with prize money exceeding
§750. A lively start for a first show.
ing Horses.”