1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 July Voice | Page 18

the Juvenile Class, it had to be
split into two age groups. Jan
Wright, of Nacogdoches, rode her
good black gelding, MIDNIGHT
SECURITY, to perfection for the
blue in the younger class. Ear-
lynne Karr, of Dallas, brought her
gelding, MR. PERSONALITY, out
of pasture to win the older class.
Earlynne tells me that she plans
to retire MR. PERSONALITY at
the Dallas Charity Horse Show in
October.
The Mare Class was won by
Preach Fleming from Orlando,
Florida, on SHADOW’S GAY
LADY. This horse is going as big
a lick as ever. Bill Moore rode
Joe Wright’s new mare. MISSIS­
SIPPI LADY, to a good second.
Joe Wright topped it all off by
winning the Amateur Stake on his
fabulous black stud, SUN’S CELE­
BRATION.
Deedy Decker rode her RED
WARRIOR to a nice first in the
Amateur Stallion and Gelding
Class and to a reserve in the Ama­
teur Stake.
Jack Moorman won the Cham­
pionship Stake for Ryan-McArthur
Chevrolet of Hattiesburg, Miss,
on SPUR’S COMMANDER, a horse
of great motion. Mrs. Robert F.
Thompson’s FAIR WARNING was
a close second.
Evelyn McLean, noted owner
and rider of gaited horses, and I
had a cabana by the big Olympic
pool at the Shamrock Hilton. This
pool seemed to be the gathering
place for the Walking Horse crowd.
Jan Wright, Dianne Corley, Jane
Guenther, Diana Armstrong, Su­
san Sheely, Becky Gandy and
many others of the younger Walk­
ing Horse set congregated at our
cabana and news and speculation
on the shows was a constant topic
of conversation. The weather was
perfect for swimming and sun
bathing.
The high light of the Pin Oaks
Horse Show was a Texas style
Exhibitor’s party at the Shamrock
Hilton. It was given in the luxur­
ious Emerald Room, which, inci­
dentally, is decorated completely
in red. There was a floor show,
dancing until dawn and a scrump­
tious breakfast.
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After a hectic week of showing
horses, parties day and night, all
of us were ready to go home and
collapse. But you can bet your
Jodphur boots, everyone of us will
be more than ready to go back
next year! Join us, won’t you at
the wonderful Pin Oaks Horse
show on the beautiful Abercrombie
estate in Houston?
PIN OAK Lc,
By C. BRUCE SPENCER
PIN OAK . . . magic name to
thousands of Horse Show lovers
from across the nation again pro­
duced one of the most notable
shows of the season. This was the
first trip to the show for your
VOICE staff representative and
needless to say we were very much
impressed with the grandeur and
finesse of the annual event. This
show has something for everyone
and the Tennessee Walking Horse
was very much in evidence.
Most impressive was the enthu­
siasm of the crowds. These people
love horses with a zest that is
unmatched in my experience with
horse shows. They are exuberant
and loud in their applause and ad­
miration for horses in the ring.
This goes for all types, jumpers,
gaited horses, ponies and road
horses as well as Walking Horses.
They would pick out a favorite
and you could hear the build-up
as the exhibitor rounded the turn
and started down the straight­
away with the crowd right with
him. It was very exciting and re­
warding to see.
The PIN OAK Horse Show is
perhaps one of the most efficiently
managed events of the show year.
Mr. Carl V. Garner of Shelbyville,
Kentucky did a magnificent job
of managing the annual event and
was busy from dawn until mid­
night with the various events of
the show. We appreciate the cor­
diality shown to us by Mr. Garner.
Outstanding in the role of Walk­
ing Horse Judge was Mr. Charles
Bobo of Thomasville, North Caro­
lina, doing his usual superb job of
judging horses without bias or fa­
voritism. Mr. Bobo is rated, in our
estimation, as one of the top Walk­
ing Horse judges in the nation and
he is to be commended for the ex­
cellent job he does every time he
takes on the responsibility of judg­
ing. Mr. L. C. “Honey” Craven of
Cohasset, Massachusetts was once
again the ringmaster, “sounding”
the call for the classes in fine form
and performing his exacting duties
in the ring with the touch of ex­
perience. Mr. Craven always adds
polish and finesse to any show in
which he assists. Mr. Emmett Guy
of Jackson, Tennessee, renowned
horse show announcer from Walk­
ing Horse country, once again held
the rapt attention of the audience
with his calm manner and, as usual,
was a big factor in keeping the
show moving. A sad event in which
Mr. Guy was called upon to act
with discretion was the collapse
of a show horse in the ring. Em­
mett explained the situation to the
audience, expressing his feeling of
remorse for the owner at losing a
fine animal and suggested that the
light be turned off as the horse
was removed from the ring. Only
experience and a genuine love for
horses could have handled such a
situation so well.
Besides being one of the most
exciting and well produced Horse
Shows in the nation, the PIN OAK
Show is also noted for the related
events that surround the show dur­
ing the week. As usual, the Sham­
rock Hotel was unofficial head­
quarters for the horsey set and
it was here that everyone gathered
to talk horses. Highlight of the
weeks social activities was a gala
affair held Friday evening after
the show in the ballroom of the
hotel. Entertainment for this grand
event was provided by Jan Gar­
ber and his orchestra, who also
provided the regular music for the
horse show, and the Internationally
famous trio of Jane Russell, Con­
nie Hames and Bearl Davis, who
put forth their usual superb per­
formance of “gospel” singing and
solos that held the crowd of over
two hundred spellbound for over
an hour. The party was topped off
with a 3 a.m. breakfast that settled
everyone down enough to send
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