HORSE BUSINESS ( Continued From Page 44 ) materials : 1 ) An automobile or truck wheel rim ; 2 ) Five 10 ' lengths of 2 " Black Pipe ; 3 ) A good 3 ' 4 H . P . electric motor ; 4 ) The transmission from an old truck ( preferably a four forward speed model ); 5 ) The rearend ( Differential ) of an old car or truck ; 6 ) The Universal Joint of a similar make ; 7 ) At least 60 running feet of 2 " angleiron ; 8 ) Two 12 " dual belt pullies and one 3 " dual belt pully and 9 ) One 3 / 4 " steel axle about three feet long .
AUTOMATIC WALKER in operation . Note bracing both horizontal and vertical . Note enclosure around walking area to keep horses in proper position .
Construction is by no means simple and the services of a good metal worker with a welder and torch will be required . The recommended approach is to build the ground frame and mount all basic components as indicated in the photograph . Remember that exacting measurements will be necessary to allow free movement of all parts and eliminate extra friction and wear . The operational process is relatively simple : The electric motor motivates the pullies that turns the transmission ( geared to the proper speed ) which turns the universal joint which rotates the vertical center post and turns the “ automatic walker ”. All four forward speeds can be used but the most effective is low , which should move about 6 revolutions per minute .
The base frame should be bolted to a concrete foundation at least 6 " thick and if at all possible the center post should be secured at the top at a pivot point . This will give you a very strong “ walker ” that will give good service with a minimum of breakdown and repair . Anything that you can do to make it stronger will be to your advantage .
Well . . . it ’ s up to you now ! As most of you realize the “ automatic walker ” is nothing new to many stables as they have been in use for many years , however to those of you who are new in the business or are trying to up-grade your operation you will find that it will save time and money and is much easier on the horses .
NOTE : Just as we went to press we received a letter from W . E . Pieper , President of Waldon Farms , Milwaukee , Wisconsin who has developed some new ideas on the construction of the “ Automatic Cooler ”. We will have more on this in the May issue . Our thanks to Mr . Pieper .
SHOW RESULTS ( Continued From Page 21 ) KNOXVILLE , TENNESSEE
The Knoxville Dogwood Arts Festival Horse Show was held April 9 , 10 and 11 in Knoxville , Tennessee . Judging the Walking Horse classes was F . W . Gregory of Greenville , South Carolina . The results are as follows :
Ladies Walking Horses — ( 1 ) SHAD OW ’ S JET , owner-rider Judy Wiser , Shelby ville , Tenn .; ( 2 ) PRIDE OF KNIGHT , owner-rider Dr . Helen Jones , Fayetteville , Tenn .; ( 3 ) SETTING SUNS SUNBEAM , Mary Howell up for Iialacre Farm , Sweetwater , Tenn .; ( 4 ) SUN ’ S CHIEF , Patty Stewart up for E . C . Nichols , Maryville , Tenn .; ( 5 ) THE CHIEF , Sharon Bryant up for Mr . and Mrs . Bette McCarthy ; ( 6 ) SUN ’ S TROUBLE MAKER , Betty Lacy up for Roy Thurman , Maryville , Tennessee .
Amateur Walking Horses —( 1 ) LIL ’ S MAJOR , owner-rider Dr . W . D . Jones , Fayetteville , Tenn .: ( 2 ) MIDNIGHT SUN STREAK , owner-rider Ed Street , Johnson City , Tenn .; ( 3 ) MR . PID DLE Y . owner-rider Sam Hall , Tuscumbia , Ala ., ( 4 ) MIDNIGHT MIRACLE , owner-rider Paul Henderlight , Concord , Tenn .; ( 5 ) MERRY BOY ’ S SHADOW , owner-rider Carolyn Stansbury , Maryville . Tenn .; ( 6 ) C & D PRIDE , Bob Cooley , Jr . up for Cooley & Fullen Stables , Madisonville , Tenn .
Juvenile Walking Horses — ( 1 ) DREAM AT MIDNIGHT , Debbie Pollard up for E . C . Nichols , Knoxville Tenn .; ( 2 ) ALLEN ’ S BIG SHOT owner-rider Chuck Isbill , Etowah Tenn .; ( 3 ) STERLING SILVER B owner-rider Sue Elder , Athens Tenn : ( 4 ) SHADOW ’ S BIT , Jerry Yarnell up for Hugh Griffin , Concord , Tenn • ( 5 ) PRECIOUS JEWELL , Gray Venable up for J . & G . Stables , Tazewell , Tenn . - ( fi ) JET ’ S BLUE SUN , owner-rider June Riggs , Athens , Tenn .
Junior Walking Horses — ( 1 ) SATIN SUN DUST , Wink Groover up for F . H . Harbin , Knoxville , Tenn .; ( 2 ) SHAD OW ’ S NOMAD , Steve Hill up for Bob Allen , Fayetteville , Tenn .; ( 3 ) JETS MERRY BOY , owner-rider F . B . Poteat , Jr ., Jonesboro , Tenn .
Walking Mares — ( 1 ) TROUBLES MIGHTY MAID , Mike Janaway up for Roy Thurman , Maryville , Tenn .; ( 2 ) MY MERRY ’ S SHADOW , Steve Hill up for W . C . McGinnis , Tampa , Fla .; ( 3 ) GO BOY ’ S DARLENE , Jim Messenger up for Messenger Stables , Sparta , Tenn .
Two Year Old Walking Horses — ( 1 ) SETTING SUN ’ S APOLLO , Billy Brantley up for Dr . and Mrs . E . B . Sliger , Chattanooga , Tenn .; ( 2 ) GO BOY ’ S BIG BOY , Wink Groover up for Burnett & Burke , Morristown , Tenn .; ( 3 ) BOMBBAY ROCKET , Arthur Borden up for Mid-South Stables ; ( 4 ) BOY ’ S BLUE BOY , Mike Janaway up for Roy Thurman , Maryville , Tenn .; ( 5 ) MR . G , Hugh Griffin up for Mrs . Hugh Griffin , Concord , Tenn .; ( 6 ) GO BOY ’ S MAGIC , Jim Messenger up for Doris Ledford , Chattanooga , Tenn .
Walking Horse Stake — ( 1 ) HILL ’ S PERFECTION , Steve Hill up for Mr . and Mrs . Dwain Clark , Beverly Hills , Calif .; ( 2 ) SHADOW ’ S JET , Wink Groover up for Judy Wiser , Shelbyville , Tenn .; ( 3 ) PRIDE OF KNIGHT , Horace Young up for Dr . Helen Jones , Fayetteville , Tenn .; ( 4 ) TROUBLES MIGHTY MAID , Mike Janaway up for Thuman Stables , Maryville , Tenn .; ( 5 ) MR . PIDDLEY , Harold Kennedy up for Sam Hall Stables , Tuscumbia A , la .; ( 6 ) SETTING SUN ’ S SUNBEAM . Mary Howell up for Halacre Farms , Sweetwater , Tenn .
PILOT LIONS CLUB HORSE SHOW March 28 , 1964 Judge : Billy Bunn , York , South Carolina .
Walking Horse Lady to Ride — ( 1 ) HIGH HATS GEE GEE , owner-rider Ann Prescott , Pine Grove , Pennsylvania ; ( 2 ) SIR GALANT , Jane Hedrick up for Tanglewood Park , Winston-Salem , N . C .
Walking Horse Pleasure — ( 1 ) AN GEL ’ S BLUE BOY , Steve Willard up for George Yokely , Winston-Salem , N . C . ( 2 ) LADY ’ S PRINCE CHARM ING , owner-rider John Burton , Thomasville , N . C .; ( 3 ) MABEL WILSON ALLEN , owner-rider Danese Lackey , Thomasville , N . C .
Three Year Old Walking Horses ( 1 ) TOUCHDOWN , Sam Cecil , Jr ., up for Clement Stables , Hickory , N . C . ( 2 ) JUNE ’ S DIAMOND , C . A . Bobo up for Davis and Spainhour , North Wilkesboro , N . C .; ( 3 ) HARDROCK , ownerrider Claude Hicks , Candor , N . C .; ( 4 ) SIT-RIGHT DOWN , owner-rider Carl Land , Gastonia , N . C .
Two Year Old Walking Horses ■ — ( 1 ) MIDNIGHT BLACK LADY . C . A . Bobo up for Brenda Smith , Lexington , N . C .; ( 2 ) SHOW TIMES LITTLE BOY , David Pope up for P . L . Hartsell , Albemarle , N . C . ( 3 ) GO BOY S BAY LAD , Sam Cecil , Jr . up for Clement Stables , Hickory , N . C .; ( 4 ) Ju “ BILEE ’ S DENA , owner-rider , Carl Lackey , Thomasville , N . C .
16 VOICE of The Tennessee Walking Horse