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LI T T L E C E L E B R A TI O N
H O RS E S H O W
b y M rs. J. W a d e Tit us
G al es b u r g, Mi c hi g a n
T h e Littl e C el e b r ati o n H o rs e S h o w
st a g e d at t h e K al a m a z o o C o u nt y
F ai r g r o u n ds o n J ul y 1 0 a n d 1 1, 1 9 6 5
cl os e d S u n d a y aft e r n o o n wit h c ol o r ­
f ul c e r e m o ni es, a n d wit h t h e G r a n d
C h a m pi o ns hi p W al ki n g H o rs e St a k e
g oi n g t o S h a d o w's T o p N e ws a n d
o w n e r H A R R Y H O H A M of A u b u r n,
I n d. C o n g r ess m a n P A U L T O D D, J R.
of K al a m a z o o p r es e nt e d t h e J o h n F.
K e n n e d y M e m o ri al C h all e n g e T r o ­
p h y o n b e h alf of G o v e r n o r R O M N E Y
of Mi c hi g a n t o t h e G r a n d C h a m pi o n
W al ki n g H o rs e of t h e s h o w. S h a d o w ’s
T o p N e ws a n d his o w n e r als o w o n
t h e G r a n d C h a m pi o n a w a r d l ast
y e a r. Wi n ni n g t his a w a r d t h r e e ti m es
( n ot n e c ess a ril y c o ns e c uti v el y) e n ­
titl es p e r m a n e nt p oss essi o n. Als o i n­
cl u d e d i n t h e p ri z es f o r t his a c hi e v e ­
m e nt a r e: a h o rs es h o e of r os es, a
c as h p ri z e of S 1 2 5. 0 0, a n dt h e G r a n d
C h a m pi o n ri b b o n.
M rs. WI L LI A M DI N ZI K of Vi c ks ­
b u r g w as s h o w c h ai r m a n a n d w as
a s si st e d b y M rs. G E O R G E P RI F O L D
of K al a m a z o o. Q u e e n of t h e s h o w,
Miss J O A N E DI N ZI K of G al es b u r g,
w as s el e ct e d f r o m a g r o u p of b e a uti ­
f ul y o u n g h o rs e w o m e n of t h e st at e,
a n d w as c r o w n e d S at u r d a y aft e r n o o n
b y M a y o r R A Y M O N D L. HI G H ­
T O W E R of K al a m a z o o.
T h e Littl e C el e b r ati o n is s p o ns o r e d
b y t h e T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e
Cl u b, I n c. f o r t h e b e n efit of t h e K al ­
a m a z o o C o u nt y Ci vil D ef e ns e P oli c e
R es e r v e, a n d is p att e r n e d aft e r t h e
N ati o n al C el e b r ati o n H o rs e S h o w
st a g e d e a c h y e a r i n S h el b y vill e, T e n ­
n e s s e e w h e r e t h e W o rl d ’s G r a n d
C h a m pi o n W al ki n g H o rs e is n a m e d.
S h a d o w ’s T o p N e ws is a s o n of t h e
f a m o us t wi c e- W o rl d’s C h a m pi o n
W al ki n g H o rs e, G o B o y ’s S h a d o w,
a n d is a b e a utif ul b a y g el di n g. T h e
s h o w att r a ct e d m a n y o utst a n di n g
W al ki n g H o rs es of Mi c hi g a n as w ell
as m a n y ot h e r b r e e ds f r o m I n di a n a,
O hi o, P e n ns yl v a ni a a n d Illi n ois. T his
is t h e T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e
Cl u b ’s fift h a n n u al s h o w a n d s e e ms
t o b e a n o utst a n di n g W al ki n g H o rs e
s h o w e v e nt i n t h e st at e.
T h e cl u b w as o r g a ni z e d a b o ut si x
y e a rs a g o b y M rs. R U S S E L L H A Y-
N E R of K al a m a z o o a n d ot h e r W al k ­
i n g H o rs e e nt h usi asts oft h e vi ci nit y,
a n d h as r a pi dl y g r o w n t o b e o n e of
A u g ust,
1965
Mi c hi g a n ’s l a r g est W al ki n g H o rs e
o r g a ni z ati o ns. It is h e a d e d a g ai n t his
y e a r b y M rs. H a y n e r as p r esi d e nt,
WI L LI A M DI N ZI K, Vi c e P r esi d e nt,
M rs. M E L N O R M A N of B attl e C r e e k,
S e c r et a r y- T r e as u r e r a n d M rs. P HI L ­
LI P N Y E of B attl e C r e e k, C o r r es ­
p o n di n g S e c r et a r y.
C o m pl et e s h o w r es ults a r e els e ­
w h e r e i n t his iss u e.
T HI R D A N N U A L M A R S H VI L L E
S H O W " V E R Y S U C C ESS F U L”
U m/'t
r
m o nt h.
T h e r e a r e s e v e r al l o c al p e o pl e g o ­
i n g t o t h e C el e b r ati o n t his f all. D r.
F e r r e e is g oi n g wit h his ni n e- h o rs e
v a n a n d will b ri n g b a c k his m a r es
f r o m T e n n ess e e. H e will als o b ri n g
b a c k m y fill y, Miss Fl yi n g B, w h o m
I b o u g ht f r o m B o y d B e v e ri d g e of
S h el b y vill e.
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B y P E A R L T O M P KI N S
El m o, M o nt a n a
D r. a n d M rs. VI R GI L F E R R E E
of K alis p ell, M o nt a n a t o o k m e t o
t h e M u r r a y F a r m S al e t his y e a r,
a n d I h a d q uit e a ti m e. W hil e t h e r e
I b o u g ht a ni c e fill y w h o is n o w
b ei n g b r e d t o G o B o y ’s S h a d o w.
A v e r y e nj o y a bl e p a rt of m y t ri p t o
t h e h o m e of t h e W al ki n g H o rs e w as
a t r ail ri d e o n w hi c h I m et s o m e of
t h e ni c est p e o pl e i n t h e w o rl d. E v e r y ­
w h e r e I w e nt t h e p e o pl e w e r e v e r y
ni c e a n d t h e y m a d e m y t ri p o n e t o
b e r e m e m b e r e d.
F o r s h o wi n g m e s u c h a w o n d e rf ul
ti m e I w o ul d li k e t o t h a n k t h e m a n y
fi n e p e o pl e i n a n d a r o u n d S h el b y ­
vill e. Als o I w o ul d li k e t o gi v e a
s p e ci al t h a n ks t o t h e F e r r e es f o r
m a ki n g m y visit p ossi bl e a n d als o
t o M r. L. C. F RI T Z C H E, M r. F R E D
P HI L LI P S, t h e B O Y D B E V E RI D ­
G E S, a n d t h e T E L F O R D S f o r all t h e
h o psit alit y s h o w n t o m e. T h e r e is
o nl y o n e a ns w e r f o r all t his ki n d n ess
a n d t h at is — s o m e d a y I will b e
c o mi n g b a c k!
I c a n s e e t h e i nfl u e n c e of t h e
T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e s p r e a di n g
all o v e r t h e c o u nt r y. U p h e r e w h e r e
I a m his i nfl u e n c e is j ust b e gi n ni n g
t o b e f elt. I n o w h a v e 3 7 h e a d of
r e gist e r e d W al k e rs a n d m y W els h
m a r es wit h t h ei r f o als b y t h e W al k ­
i n g st alli o ns a r e j ust b e y o n d m y
wil d est . h o p es. T h os e c olts r e all y
w o r k!
L ast w e e k I s ol d t w o st u d f o als f o r
$ 5 0 0 a pi e c e. T h e y a r e f r o m m y st al­
li o n F rit z c h e ’s M e r r y B o y, w h o c a m e
f r o m T e n n ess e e wit h B O B K EI P S E R.
O u r F o u rt h A n n u al T e n n ess e e
W al ki n g H o rs e E x hi bit o rs Ass o ci ­
ati o n of M o nt a n a T r ail Ri d e w as h el d
J ul y 2 3- 2 5. I will h a v e s o m e pi ct u r es
a n d a r e al g o o d st o r y o n it n e xt
T h e T hi r d A n n u al M a rs h vill e H o rs e
S h o w, h el d J u n e 4- 6 at t h e s h o w-
g r o u n ds i n M a rs h vill e, N o rt h C a r o ­
li n a, att r a ct e dl a r g e a n d e nt h usi asti c
c r o w ds i n a d diti o n t o m a n y t o p h o r ­
s es a n d t r ai n e rs. T h e s h o w w as s p o n­
s o r e d b y t h e M a rs h vill e B o a r d of
T r a d e a n d w as d esi g n e d t o p r o m ot e
t h e cit y.
I n t h ei r eff o rts t o p r o vi d e t h e f ai r­
e st j u d gi n g s yst e m p ossi bl e, t h e
s h o w s p o ns o rs us e d t h e t h r e e-j u d g e
s yst e m. T h e W al ki n g H o rs e j u d g es
w e r e: H o n o r a bl e H O R A C E Y O U N G
of L e wis b u r g, T e n n ess e e; H o n o r a bl e
JI M M Y M O R RI S of R al ei g h, N o rt h
C a r oli n a; a n d H o n o r a bl e J. T. L E E C H
of Wi n c h est e r, T e n n ess e e. T h es e 3
j u d g es di d a fi n e j o b a n d a r e t o b e
c o m m e n d e d f o r t h ei r w o r k.
S h o w M a n a g e r C ol o n el R. E. B A R ­
R E T a n d S h o w C h ai r m a n M r. T O M
S T E G A L L a r e b ot h t o b e c o n g r at u ­
l at e d f o r a w ell- pl a n n e d a n d w ell-
e x e c ut e d s h o w. T h ei r h a r d w o r k a n d
eff o rt g o l a r g el y u n n oti c e d b y t h e
s h o w- g o e r, b ut wit h o ut t h e eff o rts of
t h es e o r g a ni z e rs m ost s h o ws w o ul d
b e i m p ossi bl e. A n n o u n c e rs C L A R K
G O O D WI N a n d B O B S MI T H di d
m u c h t o k e e p t h e s h o w r u n ni n g
s m o ot hl y a n d a r e als o d es e r vi n g
of c o n g r at ul ati o ns.
T h e M a rs h vill e s h o w is a v e r y g o o d
t h r e e- d a y s h o w, a n d if it c o nti n u es
t o p r os p e r a n d g r o w as it h as i n its
s h o rt p ast, it will s o o n b e o n e of t h e
p r e mi e r s h o ws i n t h e W al ki n g H o rs e
w o rl d. C o m pl et e r es ults of t his s h o w
c a n b e f o u n d i n t h e H o rs e S h o w
R es ults s e cti o n of t his iss u e.
B U YI N G . . . S E L LI N G . .. S H O W ­
I N G! R E G A R D L E S S O F W H A T
I T I S Y O U W A N T T O P R O M O T E,
Y O U C A N D O IT BETTE R F O R
L E S S I N T H E “ V OI C E ” T H A N
I N A N Y O T H E R H O RS E M A G A ­
ZI N E.
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