1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 September Voice

HILL'S PERFECTION a Hidden Horse with a Great Future ••A horse without a physical flaw,” six-ycar-old HILL’S PERFECTION, made his debut at the 1963 National Celebration by seizing the trophy in the Four-Years and Older Gelding Class to become the World s Champion Gelding, and he promises to be contender for the W'orld’s Grand Championship in future seasons. He took third place in the Grand Championship battle t us year chosen bv the judges for the three-horse workout with SUN S DELlGtil, bam Paschal up. and TRIPLE THREAT, ridden by Harold Kennedy HILL’S PERFECTION had been a "hidden horse” since his foaling in Iowa — until the day Steve Hill bought the animal as a stallion, aged loui years, six months. He had been running in North Dakota with marcs, engaged in “pasture breeding.” Steve had a man-sized job in breaking the strong stallion; and he gelded the Stalwart son of MIDNIGHT SUN out of BABY RAY by MERRY BOY in the process of developing the great gelding within a period of eighteen months. HILL’S PERFECTION swept the blue ribbon in his class at the Chicago International last fail, first of his major show victories. Then the horse cam paigned in Middle Tennessee to win at the spring show in Nashville, at Man- Chester, at Huntsville, and at Murfreesboro. Steve says the horse has no physical flaw that he has been able to detect. He has a natural lick; he possesses a rare rhythm, hard to find in most horses; he executes the gaits separately and distinctly; he has speed to cope with any other animal of the breed; and he also shows the natural head motion that identifies prefectly the Tennessee Walking Horse. Oldest Active Trainer’ in Show The veteran trainer-rider, oldest in years of service among all the active trainers showing at the Celebration of 1963, believes this gelding will “last for years” as a contender for top honors. And Steve should know. He sat on the back of TALK OF THE TOWN, a gelding who won the Grand Championship of the World in 1951-52-53 — and set the record no other horse has equalled. HILL’S PERFECTION won his class with a judge-referee vote for first place and was a unanimous choice for third place in the Grand Championship Stake in which fifteen horses competed. Steve Hill won four blue ribbons and a third place to lead all professional riders at the 1963 Big Show. He was ridden in every one of the 25 Celebrations — and rode STROLLING MARY to the Two-Year Championship in the 1939 Celebration that started the historic show on its march to great glory. He also owned his victorious horse that year. HILL’S PERFECTION was sold in 1962 to Mrs. Dwain Clark of Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Clark is regional vice-president of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association of America, Inc. for the Far- Western California area. Steve rode to the blue ribbon the great eight-year-old marc LITTLE MYSTERY, which again became the World Champion Mare and was one of the few champions to repeat at the 1963 Celebration. LITTLE MYSTERY is owned by W C.. Maclnnes of Tampa, Florida, one of the most prominent utility magnates in the Southeast. The mare was sired by MERRY GO ROY nut of the famous MIDNIGHT MYSTERY twice American Champion Mare Won Blue With LULU The first blue ribbon for Steve at the Celebration was the Yearling Filly Class trophy won by GO BOV'S LULU who also won the blue ribbon in the World Championship Walking Yearling Class m a judge-referee decision. LULU, bred by Stanley McNabb of Murfreesboro ,s by MERRY GO BOY out of a mare by MIDNIGHT SUN. The mares dam was sired bv SOCTFTY MAN Hill sold LULU at auction for $5,500 she was bought by Don Deck Omahl Nebraska at the Show Ring Champions Sale on SepteUer 5 Th transaction set^a world s record price for the sale at auction of a Tennessee Walking Horse Ilf ■ : TENNESSEE WALKING Steve also showed Mrs. Clark’s mare and foal to a „i the combination being MERRY SOUVENIR and MIDNIGHT SOUVENIR^ Earlier MIDNIGHT SOUVENIR had won third nlacl in Vh, V , « ' Colt Class. His dam - MERRY SOUVENIR - Jas1 re W H°rSC Mare and also World’s Champion Junior Marc with Hill r’H’* * ChamI?10n years. This mare won 166 blue ribbons in her life a, a show ma e'"® PrCV1°US Th.e.:r^'„b^S^V^"f.OTmcd at thc Celebration indicates he too - - well as HILL’S PERFECTION has many more years to go in the competitive ring at the Greatest Show on Earth for the'Tennessee' Walkbi^Horse'

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