1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 October Voice | Page 11

West, and then the Export Trade
dropped in. Well, he felt so much
better he bought a trailer to put
by the barn and he and Mrs. Phil­
lips hardly ever dropped by their
South Brittain Street home. So
away went the house to make a
town-dweller happy. The trailer
serves its purpose and, oh yes, the
new Phillips’ home is right in the
middle of the farm. The house that
you’ve always dreamed of? Well,
they have it.
For many years Fred Phillips
hunted birds with dogs and gun
on horseback. A horse that would
stand and graze while he dismount­
ed and shot birds (and be ready
and not vanish) was a horse hard
to come by — until he found a
Walking Horse.
To practice, he goes through the
real motion in bird season and
practices shooting with his dogs
in off season A real all-around
pleasure horse at the Phillips’ farm
is a good hunting horse and field
trial horse.
Fred never gets tired of thank­
ing that doctor for getting him
into the horse business — profi­
table, oh yes; repeat customers are
many. The Phillips have a beaten
path between their lovely home
and the barn and trailer. There
are some 25 horses on hand most
always — others on hand contin­
uously. Fred has a problem: he
must travel almost weekly to
another county to find a horse that
will suit a buyer. He advertises
“pleasure horses;” he never has
said, “This one will be a show win­
ner.” He does say, “This one will
be a fine horse for you to ride,
love and enjoy.”
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In visiting his farm, he is very
keen to point out to the scribe,
“Now, Fritzsche, that horse just
would not suit a lady — and that
one there is a field trial horse in
addition, of course, to being a com­
fortable riding horse.”
Most everyone had a car; so then
there was a built-up truck for
horses, then the two-horse trailer,
and then the six-horse van which
has made many trips to the East
Coast. It is most unbelievable for
a van load of horses for pleasure
to be sold and delivered before the
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purchaser ever inspects the horse,
but he tells them what it is and
it is that way. This must be why
he is a good Steward in the Metho­
dist Church.
Fred Phillips is typical of the
many people in the Walking Horse
World who realize the attraction
and need for pleasure horses and
for this purpose the Tennessee
Walking Horse is unsurpassed.
Our thanks to Mr. L. C. Fritzsche
of Shelbyville, an avid supporter
of the Tennessee Walking Horse
both as a pleasure horse and a show
mount, for his interest in preparing
this article for publication.
LITTLE CELEBRATION
HORSE SHOW
KALAMAZOO. MICHIGAN
by Mrs. J. Wade Tilus
The show is over, the curtain is
drawn, and Michigan’s finest Walk­
ing Horse Show is history! Long to
be remembered and incidents long
to be cherished by many.
The Tennessee Walking Horse
Club staged it’s 4th annual Little
Celebration Horse Show, July 10-
11-12, and by far, the biggest and
the best.
This show was a 3 day affair,
bringing many out-of-state exhibi­
tors. To recall a few; the Harold
Terry Stables of Upton, Kentucky,
Bobby Burris of Harlinsdale
Farms, Franklin, Tennessee, D. C.
Stables, Marion, Ohio, Pleasant
Valley Farm, Galien, Ohio, Emery-
dale Farm, Sylvania, Ohio, and
Victor 6 Pony Hitch, Chicago, Illi­
nois.
The Grand Champion Walking
Horse of the show was Hal Ho-
ham’s SHADOW’S TOP NEWS,
coming from Auburn, Indiana and
ridden by Hal’s son, Harry Hoham,
also of Auburn. SHADOW’S TOP
NEWS was a Magnificent animal
and a beautiful performance was
given. A touching presentation of
the John F. Kennedy Memorial
Trophy, by General Charles K.
Gailey, the horse shoe of roses, a
cash prize of $120.00, and the graci­
ous, handsome rider, accepting all
with a quiet dignity. The gleaming,
bay coat of a beautiful Walking
Horse, circling the show ring, and
making'his triumphant exit from
the Little Celebration Horse Show.
Closing ceremonies were con­
ducted, with a beautiful bouqu