1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 April Voice

# TENNESSEE WALKING HI JBRSE A NATIONAL PUBLICATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE BREED VOL. 3 APRIL, 1964 NO. 2 PUBLISHED BY VOICE Publishing Company GEPN0RABL ox 03054S For lnformation Contact: Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404 C- ®ruce Spencer Ph. o98-7996 Fred E. Friend—Ph. 821-3481 COVER PHOTO GUXSMOKE’S SON — Story on Page 4 EDITORS COLUMN STAFF BEN A. GREEN................................................Founding Editor C. BRUCE SPENCER.....................................Managing Editor FRED E. FRIEND........................................... Associate Editor GLORIA L. SPENCER.................................... Associate Editor BARBARA M. FRIEND.................................. Associate Editor MARY FRANCES GREEN......................... Contributing Editor DR. M. E. ENSMINGER............................Contributing Editor CHARLES GOLDSWIG..............................Contributing Editor VIRGINIA LAMB ....................................... Contributing Editor ALETHA WIEHL............................. Contributing Editor BETTY BLEDSOE.......................................Contributing Editor BILLY JOE ANN ESTESS....................Contributing Editor HAROLD THACKER.................................. Contributing Editor ELAINE THACKER.................. Contributing Editor WALTER WILLIAMS. .........................................Art Director BESS FAULKNER...............Circulation and Reader Service Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES $4.00 per year—$10.00 three years. Single copies .50c per. PUBLISHED MONTHLY ADVERTISING RATES Front Cover $250.00 — Back Cover $200.00 — Inside Covers $180.00 — Full page $125.00 — All other space $5.00 per column inch — Color rates on request. Postmasters: Form 3579 should be sent to Voice Publishing Company, P. 0. Box 3054, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2nd CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN. IN THIS ISSUE Editor's Column ............................. Cover Story .................................... Knoxville Horse Show.... ............. Hi-Line, Billy Joe Ann Estess ...... Professionals on Parade ............... Profiles .......................................... Walking Horses Around the World . Horse Show Results ........................ Barn Storming ................................ Walker ...................................... -..... Horse Shows to Remember ........... Mid-South Park In, Betty Bledsoe ... Dr. Ensminger ............................... Tarheel Review................................ Aletha Wield.............. ................... Roving Reporter, Charles Goldswig Horse Business .... ......................... Stallion Directory ....... ................... Voice Trade Market ....................... APRIL 1964 p. p. p. p- p- p- p- p- p- -P- ■p- -p- -p- p- -p- -p- -P- 3 4 6 11 14 18 20 21 30 31 34 36 37 38 40 42 44 49 51 We have received numerous in quiries from members of Civic Clubs, Horse Associations, Clubs and other interested parties re questing that members of the “VOICE” staff be guest speakers at their individual functions. We would like to say that we appre ciate these invitations and will do everything we can to render our services to as many as possible. We have 16 MM films of the 1961, 1962 and 1963 Celebration in Shelbyville. To our knowledge these are some of the finest films available on the competitive activity inside the big ring. If you would like for a “VOICE” representative to speak at your meetings regarding any particular phase of the Walking Horse business, please contact: C. Bruce Spencer, c/o Voice Publish ing Company, P. O. Box 3054, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404. We will try to work out our schedule to have at least one member of the staff honor your request. 1964 JUDGING OFF TO HONEST START Good news for Walking Horse exhibitors, both professionals and amateurs! It appears from all out ward indications that 1964 will be a good year from the inside out as far as judging is concerned. From the beginning of the “Florida Sun shine Circuit” to the San Antonio Charity Horse Show, we are get ting good reports of honest judg ing. This is refreshing and will in deed have an influence on shows to come and the feeling of respon sibility of all judges. (Continued on Page 29) 3

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