1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 December Voice

THIS AND THAT (Conid.) (Continued from Page 20) Walking Horse World, it may seem strange that this area is almost ‘foreign territory’ to the Tennes see Walking Horse. There are some fine American Saddlers here, but mostly this is ‘Quarter Horse’ country. Only of late years has the TWH breed become established and recognized. First there were only a few scattered Walkers in this area, brought in by former Tennessee and Kentucky residents. In fact, there were so few, that even the oldest established shows did not include classes for them. But, like all good things, the Walk ers are growing, capturing the en thusiasm of spectators, and demand is increasing. Classes are included in most all shows and response has been tremendous. Things are on the move in the Midwest Walker World. Several fine breeding farms and training stables have been es tablished. Sometime from one of these, there will be a Celebration Winner. "Doctor (tymwtoac Up in Ohio several years ago Frances and I went to a horse show and saw a three gaited mare named “The Painted Doll”. She was a great mare and except for an unusual chestnut color looked like any other great horse. When she was foaled she was all black. As a two year old she was iron gray, and by the time she was four she was mostly white and gray and she was built right and could do exactly what a three gaited horse is supposed to do, but apparently the judges were not impressed by her color. She never did win or even tie in the money most of the time. Most horsemen would look at her and say, “She could be JIM BABB STABLES Offers Excellent Facilities and Training for Mid- West WALKING HORSE Enthusiasts! JIM BABB STABLES, Carthage, Missouri, has fast become the cen ter for Walking Horse activities in this part of the country. They boast year-around training facilities, with a 200’ x 20’ inside riding location. An added attraction here is Mr. Ralph (Sleepy) EHis, who has a blacksmith shop at the barn. “Sleepy” is considered one of the top Walking Horse Farrier’s in the business. JIM BABB trained horses have won consistently at every major show in the Mid West since 1958. At Omaha, Nebraska, the American Royal, Missouri State Fair, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, among others. DECEMBER, 1964 JIM BABB has started juvenile riders who have gone to the top. Among these are Dianne Corley, who won the juvenile class at Tulsa in 1962, Janie Julian, who won at such shows as the American Royal, the Springfield, Missouri Show and the Missouri State Fair under the guidance of Jim Babb. In 1963 Cathie Bailey won at such shows as Dallas, Tex., Montgomery, Ala bama, and placed 2nd at the Cele bration under the guidance of Jim Babb. JIM BABB trained horses have an enviable record for 1964. They have won blue ribbons at such shows as Tulsa, Oklahoma, Saddle & Sirloin, Lee’s Summit, Jefferson a great mare, but look at her color.” They weren’t consistent, beca use for years horsemen have had a habit of saying, “The best color for a horse is FAT”. Anyway, she didn’t win and was sold pretty cheap as a brood mare. An enter prising young lady in Ohio then purchased her and hired a beauty operator to redo her color. She came out a bright chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail. She’s been winning ever since! There are lots of folks that never could win if it weren’t for beauty operators and makeup artists. It would be a dull world anyway if people didn’t try to be more attrac tive. City, Adrian, Ash Grove, Clinton, Warrensburg, Missouri State Fair, Springfield (Heart of America of ficial show), all in Missouri, and in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, to name a few of the shows won in 1964. Doing an excellent job of creat ing more interest in the Tennessee Walking Horse in the Mid West, in 1964, the JIM BABB STABLES sold some fifty five head of horses up to the middle of November— and there are likely to be some fur ther sales made before the end of the year, thus ending another suc cessful year for the JIM BABB STABLES. They are now looking forward to 1965. FROM COAST TO COAST — ALL BREEDERS BOAST — OUR STUD BRED MORE IN SIXTY-FOUR! THANKS TO THE VOICE! 27

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