1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 March Voice | Page 10

world in the group and we could
spot these without any trouble, for
they were hitting a free and easy,
long-striding flat walk over the
roughest ground, nodding their
heads every step of the way. We
even found some young stock that
had been taken out of training just
for this ride. It appeared that both
horses and riders were having the
time of their lives “doing what
comes naturally.” ’
Most interesting to us was the
number of people who “just hap­
pened to have their horse’s papers
with them” and would be “glad
for you to look them over.” Some
of the typical pleasure horses had
some fine looking papers, which
proves that if they are bred right
and can walk, there is a ready
market for the pleasure Tennessee
Walking Horse.
Another most interesting item
that caught our attention was the
type of riding gear that was being
used on Walking Horses. We saw
rigs that varied from the expen­
sive modern show bridle to a rope
halter used on a twelve-year-old
ex-show mare. Was she ever bridle
wise? We also saw saddles ranging
from fancy SIMCO Western Sad­
dles to the old worn out British
Trooper Saddles. Whatever the rig,
most riders with Tennessee Walk­
ing Horses were thoroughly enjoy­
ing themselves.
Talking horses with the people
in the gallery, we could hear proud
mention of names like MIDNIGHT
SUN, GO BOY, WILSON’S AL­
LEN, SUN DUST and other promi­
nent sires in the Tennesee Walking
Horse World. These people know
their horses as well as their dogs—
and justifiably so, because without
a good horse, the prospective suc­
cess of the hunt would be consider­
able lessened. Significant was the
fact that many of these sportsmen,
who were from all parts of the na­
tion, were keenly aware of the in­
creasing reputation of the Tennes­
see Walking Horse as a pleasure
and utility horse.
Interesting scenes involving
horses were evident all along the
route. We were particularly inter­
ested in a little lady, obviously
sixty years young, who was dress­
ed as chic as a model. She ap-
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TAKING A BREAK . . . Along about mid-morning, Dorothy Moore
and Mrs. John O’Neal, Jr. of Knoxville, take a welcome break with
Gunbey Jordan of Columbus, Georgia.
OUT FRONT . . . J. It. Lamar and E. C. Laslie of Tuskeegee,
Alabama are pictured out front of the gallery at one rest point.
STAND UP THAR HOSS . . . W. I. “Red” Bowman of Mont­
gomery, Alabama, takes time out to pose his horse for the camera.
Here is the “Plantation” Walking Horse at his best.
FIELD TRIAL PROFESSIONALS . . .
Dr. H. I. Nesheim of Mexico, Missouri,
one of the Judges for the 1964 contest
and Henry P. Davis, Gun Dog Editor
of “Sports Afield” magazine.
BEAUTIFUL PAIR . . . Mary V. Cade
of Atlanta, Georgia is pictured up on
a beautiful black Walking Horse tna
responded perfectly to his riders de­
mands.
VOICE OF THE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE