1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 February Voice

FEBRUARY, 1964 TENNESSEE WALKING H 28|RSE TWH AROUND WORLD (Conid.) quires: “Is anybody these days, breeding and training Tennessee Walkers solely for the pleasure of people who love animals and use them entirely for riding “over the roads or hills’ for pleasure and re laxation?” We have had additional corre spondence from J. B. Floyd since his article appeared. He continues to urge that the Walking Horse be promoted as a pleasure horse. He feels that if the breeders and ex hibitors of pleasure Walking Horses were given assistance in organizing some shows and in get ting more recognition for their horses in major shows, there would be a great increase in the number of Walking Horse buyers. Mr. Floyd feels that more amateur exhibitors and pleasure horse exhibitors would buy Walking Horses if they knew they would have the opportunity to exhibit their horses often close to home. He feels that the future of the Breed lies in promoting opportuni ties for showing pleasure Walking Horses. If you agre with Mr. Floyd, NOW is the time to get to work on this project. NOW is the time to con tact those in charge of planning the spring and summer shows in your area in regard to obtaining more and better classes for the pleasure Walking Horse exhibitors. Note of Apprecialion Seni To Parade of Roses Your editor just received the following letter regarding Walking Horses in the Rose Parade. “I’ve just finished a note to the chairman of the Rose Parade ex pressing my thrill in seeing those magnificent Walking Horses walk ing right into the hearts of thous ands of Parade viewers. “Mr. Paschal looked just marve lous—the riders all did. A sweet little enderly lady standing next to me said, ‘Honey, I wish I could jump and scream, too. Isn’t Bing Crosby handsome on that beautiful horse?’ “Wishing you all a wonderful year ahead.’ Mrs. Patricia Harrison Sunland, Calif. Despite the fact that one parti cular so-called TV personality re fused to help promote the Tennes see Walking Horse over the net work, we have received compli ments on our breed from many of the hundreds of thousands who saw them for the first time in the ose Parade. Fredonia, Kentucky Riding Club Promotes Walking Horses We received an interesting letter from Mrs. Charles T. Vinson, Fre donia, Kentucky, regarding Walk ing Horse activity in that part of the country. An interesting feature article in a Paducah, Kentucky newspaper regarding the Fredonia Riding Club prompted an inquiry from a VOICE staff member and reply was as follows: “Gentlemen: Thank you for your letter. The newspaper article was nice and you surmised right. This is Walk ing Horse territory. A member of our club, Mr. J. E. Melton, Provi dence, Ky., owns the Kentucky high-point champion OUR SHAD OW. He has won this award 3 years straight. The horse called “SIL VER LADY” in the article is really SIR HENRY’S RED TOP. He is my personal delight—shown 29 times in the pleasure class with 20 blues to his credit. He is sired by SIR HENRY ALLEN who is owned by C. B. McMullen, Rome, Ga. We bought him in Tennessee. Also SHADOW’S CHEER LEADER, who has been sold to the Arnold Habig Stables, Jasper, Ind. We have a SHADOW colt, a JET PA RADE colt, a MERRY BOY stud and a few brood mares. All in all, 35 head, not all Walkers, but may be soon (I hope). In the club Walk ing Horse interest is growing. We are known everywhere as Walking Horse “lovers.” I am frequently teased about this by the Quarter Horse people in the area. Mr. Henry James, a choice friend of ours, shows MISSISSIPPI SENSATION! He placed about seventh or eighth in the Ama. Gelding Class at the Celebration this past year and wins frequently at area shows. He is from Madisonville, Ky. Also Mr. W. W. Runyan, a club member! placed (third, I believe) in the riders over 50 class on his beautiful black “MIDNIGHT SECRET.” He is from Marion, Ky. The Vaughns’ son Darrel and father Ralph, are Walking enthusiasts from nearby Benton—also Betsy McClain and Harris Chambers and daughter, Diane. In Paducah, Ky., only 40 miles from here there are a great number of good Walkers. In Madi sonville, Ky., there’s the Staltz’s, Bransons, Hankins Lynn, Corums and Browns, to name only a few exhibitors. Also nearby Providence boasts a bunch of TWH owners and exhibitors. Tana Hudson has a gor geous black stud by MIDNIGHT MACK K. We have our horse show scheduled for June 12-13. We will include for Walking Horses these: Amateur, Pleasure Class, 2 Year Old, 3 Year Old (Junior) and Open Class. Also we already subscribe to the VOICE and wouldn’t be without it . . . Anyone wishing information on our show may contact me. I re main, Mrs. Charles T. Vinson (Marlene) Chairman Fredonia Horse Show, Fredonia, Ky. BECKLER-BROWN STABLES OPENS IN SHELBYVILLE Opening of a new Tennessee Walking Horse training barn in the Shelby area was announced re cently by Raymond (Ray) Beckler and Buster Brown of the Beckler- Brown Stables. Brown said Trainer Jqe Martin, formerly of Gallatin with wide experience in the Walking Horse field is in charge of training and is working 12 horses at this time. He said the present facilities offer 31 stalls and when planned con struction is completed with have 57 stalls. Brown-Beckler Stables is located on the Petersburg Road, Tenn. State Route 130. The loca tion is three miles southwest of Shelbyville in the Ray Beckler fram. It is on Rural Mail Route No. 4. Our congratulations to Buster Brown and Ray Beckler on their new venture. (Continued on Page 31)

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