1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 March Voice | Page 13

of the Sunshine Circuit, and won
the $2,500 Florida Sunshine Sweep-
stake at the Miami Show.
As the 1964 show season moves
north, the Gochneaurs will mark
the trail with an impressive col­
lection of ribbons, and one can be
sure that their horses will give ex­
cellent accounts of themselves at
the Greatest Horseshow on Earth.
DR. ENSMINGER (Continued)
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tive assistants to executives in
Agribusiness. Also, women are
sought for positions as technicians
and scientists in research, and for
work with horses.
Q.—Were horses and mules kept
at Mount Vernon?
A.—George Washington, our first
President, maintained an extensive
horse-and-mule-breeding establish­
ment at Mount Vernon. The Presi­
dent was also an ardent race fan,
and riding to hounds was a favorite
sport with him. President Wash­
ington was also the nation’s first
breeder of quality mules. In 1787,
the Marquis de Lafayette presented
him a jack and some jennets, and
eight years later the King of Spain
favored him with similar gifts.
Q.—What were the names of
some of the horses used by great
warriors of history?
A.—The deeds of great warriors,
mounted on their favorite chargers,
have long been perpetuated in
marble and bronze. Every school
boy associates Alexander the Great
with his horse, Brucephalus; Nepo-
leon with Marengo; the Duke of
Wellington with Copenhagen;
George Washington with Nelson;
and General Grant with Jack.
Q.—How do donkeys differ from
horses?
A.—Donkeys or burros are small
asses (Equus Asinus). The males
are known as jacks, and the fe­
males as jennets. Compared with
the horse, the ass is smaller; has
shorter hairs on the mane and tail;
does not posses the “chestnuts” on
the inside of the hind legs; has
much longer ears; has smaller,
deeper hoofs; possesses a louder
and more harsh voice, called a
bray; is less subject to founder or
injury; is more hardy; and has a
TOWN AND COUNTRY STABLES—owned by Vernon Gocheneaur
in Aurora, Ohio, one of finest Walking Horse Stables in the North­
east.
longer gestation period — jennets
carry their young about 12 months.
Donkeys should be fed and cared
for in the same manner as horses,
lessening their feed and space re­
quirements in keeping with their
smaller size.
Q.—How does one measure a
horse?
A.—The measurement considered
important to a horse are his height,
weight, girth, and bone.
1. Height of a horse refers to the
distance from the highest point of
the withers to the ground. It is ex­
pressed in hands; each hand being
4 inches (derived from the average
width of the human hand). The
experienced horseman estimates
the height of a horse in relation to
his own stature; by standing oppo­
site the front limbs and sighting
across to the top of the withers.
Height may also be determined by
actual measurements.
2. Weight is best determined by
using a scale.
3. Girth refers to the circum­
ference, in inches, as measured
with a tape, of the chest, from be­
hind the withers and in front of the
back.
4. Bone is the circumference, in
inches, as recorded on a tape meas­
ure, around the cannon bone half­
way between the knee and fetlock
joints.
Q.—What are the main differ­
ences betwen horses and meat ani­
mals from the standpoint of feed­
ing.
A.—Horses differ from other
farm animals because (1) they are
kept for recreation, sport, and
work, instead of for meat, milk, or
wool production; (2) they are fed
for a longer life of usefulness than
meat animals, the latter are usually
marketed for slaughter at an early
age; (3) they have a smaller diges­
tive tract, which does not permit
as much use of bulk as is possible
with ruminants; (4) they should
not carry surplus body weight; and
(5) they are fed for nerve, mettle,
animation, and character of muscle,
rather than tenderness and flavor.
TRAIL OR PLEASURE
HORSE TRAINING
Wanted—Horses for training in trail
or pleasure riding. Can take them
immediately. Have 32-stall barn, in­
door working area, plenty of acre­
age for training-trail in the vicinity.
Also can give riding lessons.
Communicate With
VIRGINIA LAMB
2901 37th Avenue
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
FOR SALE
Top-bred mares, colts and yearlings
Mares bred to MIDNIGHT SUN, SUN'S
BIG SHOT, MIDNIGHT MACK K and
STATELY'S GO BOY
Visitors Always Welcome
LESLIE WHITE
Route # 1
Williamsport, Tennessee
(Near Columbia)
Phones: 388-4750 or 583-2373
MARCH 1964
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