1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 February Voice | Page 17

FEBRUARY, 1964
SHADOW'S
NODDER
Sensational Blue Ribbon winner
of the 2 year old stake in the
first major challenge of the 1964
Florse Show Season . . . the
WINTER HAVEN Imperial Charity
Horse Show. SHADOW'S NODDER,
owned by Mr. Frank Roper and
shown to perfection by veteran
trainer Paul Smith, is by GO
BOY’S SHADOW and is out of a
SOCIETY MAN mare. OWNER—L. Frank Roper I WEST ORANGE STABLES
TRAINER—Paul Smith I
WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA
and the whole crowd is eating out
of your pocket. While you are ad­
miring your new foals, the two
year olds are getting as fresh as
new paint. They are big enough to
start training for the serious busi­
ness of being good pleasure horses.
You either send them to a trainer,
which adds to your cost, or you
add a few more hours to a busy
day. When the bill for this two-
year-old is added up, you have a
horse which you cannot possibly
afford to sell for $125.00 to $200.00.
This is the price many buyers ex­
pect to pay for a good pleasure
horse. Suppose a buyer comes to
look at the horses you have for
sale; he loves the young mare with
the matched stockings; how much?;
when you say $500.00 or more the
look on his face is one of amazed
regret. This is your market—he
cannot understand why the price
is so far beyond his offer.
After reading over the last para­
graph, I asked myself, what am I doing in this business? I looked out
the window to find the answer.
My horses were bucking and kick­
ing up their heels, and racing each
other over the pasture, for the
sheer joy of being alive. This
moment of pure delight answered
my question, I just naturally love
horses. As for the profit, well
maybe next year I am going to
break even.
I have felt for sometime the
need for someone to try and arouse
more interest in raising the Walk­
ing Horse for pleasure riding. If
you think my ideas and suggestions
would be of interest to your read­
ers, I would appreciate publication
of this letter in the Voice. I like
your new concept of the magazine,
I believe it will interest a greater
variety of readers.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Ruth S. Randolph,
Rt. No. 1
Fincastle, Virginia”
-@iL’
The immediate acceptance of the
FIRST ANNUAL TENNESSEE
WALKING HORSE STALLION
DIRECTORY was tremendous. As
a result of the majority of new
subscribers who wish to have their
subscription start with this Jan­
uary edition and the many read­
ers who have written requesting
additional copies of the DIREC­
TORY, we have gone back to press
to print a second edition. Some
new subscribers may receive your
February issue before you receive
your January issue. PATIENCE,
PLEASE! We will get all issues to
you as soon as possible.
THE EDITORS.