TE^C^^wiuMM h ' 36 ) RS £ FEBRUARY , 1964 from another Bitter Soot rancher .
“ Ever since I was a boy , I always wanted a horse that could walk well and was comfortable to ride ,” he explained . “ Joe seemed to fill this requirement . Besides , he was a gentle horse , and we thought he would be just the animal for the children .”
The family enjoyed Joe so much , that they decided to raise a few more . Two years later they bought a mare , CUPPS OREGON QUEEN , from a ranch near Flathead Lake . It was through this combination — originally meant to produce horses for all the family to ride — that produced a high steeping winner , JOE ’ S LIL QUEEN .
Something Extra
From the time LIL was a small colt . Bob said that she “ just seemed to have something extra .” Last winter he contacted Charles Court , a well-known horse trainer at The Dalles , Ore .
Court agreed to take the young horse on a test trial of three months and said at the end of that time , he would notify the Keyser ’ s “ if she had it .”
At the end of a week of training , he called to tell them he thought they had a winner in a show horse .
Since that time , . another colt has been produced , which also seems to have the making of a winner . This is a stallion , QUEEN ’ S LITTLE JOE , and he is being trained by Evaro ( Preach ) Gray of Missoula . Takes Honors
Following several months of training , LIL was entered in the Oregon State Fair in September where she won second place in the Walking Horse Junior Class .
In October , she walked off with more trophies at the Pacific International Horse Show in Portland , Ore . She won the first place silver trophy and blue ribbon for the open mare-gelding class .
Horse fanciers say that this is unusual for such a young horse . ( LIL was just two years old and had been in training about 8 months when she won her first ribbon ). Attends Show Mrs . Keyser attended the show at Portland . Meanwhile , her hus band , who has contacted a case of “ walking horse fever ,” went to Tennessee to see about getting another stallion .
At the horse show in Portland , Mrs . Keyser noticed that all the other horse stalls were draped with luxurious cloth , and looked more like rooms than stalls . So she hurried down to a department store — purchased a few yards of bright red flannel — and decorated LIL ’ s stall .
When she returned home — she brought the material with her . and stitched up four pairs of bright red pajamas for the little Keysers .
Successful Search
Meanwhile , her husband was successful in his search for a stallion and purchased a horse known as SECRET VENTURE . This stallion can trace his history back through a long line of champions .
The Tennessee Walker is not just a show horse as many might believe . The breed came originally from the matings of southern and northern horses during the Civil War . But it wasn ’ t until Feb . 2 , 1950 , that the United States government for the first time recognized the Walker as a “ distinct and pure breed of light horse .”
The Walker , according to people v / ho know horses , is one of the best pleasure animals to have and to ride — whether you go camping in the mountains or just want to run across the back pasture .
After riding HEY JOE , I can agree .
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION NEWS BULLETIN FOR 1964
The NCTWHA was having one main difficulty in the year 1963 , that was in establishing a suitable constitution and set of by-laws for it to work by . It was decided to send away to the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders ’ Association of America for a copy of their constitution , and after some delay , it was finally received . Now , we have a working constitution , that of the National Association . This constitution , along with its by-laws were voted for unanimously by the members of the NCTWHA at its first January meeting .
The calendar for 1964 has moved the meeting date from the first Saturday of each month to the second Saturday of each month , thereby eliminating all holidays which would keep us from having successful meetings , with the attendance dropping during these times . The place of the meetings are the same , being held at the Sacramento Horesmen ’ s Association clubhouse , located at 3200 Longview Drive , Sacramento , California . The time of the meetings will be the same also , beginning at 7:30 P . M . Mark this down on your calendars and be sure to attend . Notices are mailed out a few days in advance as reminders to all members .
It was also voted upon during the January meeting that the fiscal year be from January 1 to January 1 , in accordance with the national association , so the dues are due and payable from that time . The cost is $ 9.00 per family , allowing two votes , and $ 7.50 per single member , allowing one vote . An adult voting member must be sixteen years of age or older . The dues must be paid on an annual basis and membership cards will be mailed out upon receipt of the annual dues .
Another date to mark on the calendar is the coming election of officers . February will be the month for the nomination of President , Vice-President and Secretary - Treasurer . The date for this will be February 8th , and the election will be held in March , second Saturday of course . Please , all members urged to attend this meeting to vote for your choice . Ballots will be mailed to those requesting same if they can not possibly attend .
Anyone in Northern California who is interested in joining this fast-growing organization ( in less than two months we had fifty-two charter members ) please write to Virginia Lamb , 2901 37th Avenue , Sacramento , or dial 421-1740 , and an application blank will be mailed
out immediately .