1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 January Voice | Page 43

EDITORS COLUMN (Conld.)
(Continued from Page 35)
Regarding Pleasure horses . . .
we realize that this is a growing
phase of the Walking Horse busi­
ness and the demand is greater
than ever. We stress that the plea­
sure horse market is not as lucra­
tive as some other phases of the
business but it represents volume
and turn-over that will assist
greatly in keeping things moving
and stablizing the price of Walk­
ing Horses at all levels. Remember
that a good registered mare that is
used purely for pleasure could very
easily be the dam of a future World
Champion or that an old registered
gelding could create enough inter­
est on the part of the owner to en­
tice him to buy a better horse. It
all adds up!
We hope that 1965 will be a good
one for you, regardless of your
personal interest. To breeders,
amateurs, professional trainers,
owners, horse show managers, and
pleasure horse riders, we extend to
you our pledge to assist in any way
to make your activities more lu­
crative, more enjoyable and above
all, more advantageous to the fu­
ture of our beloved Tennessee
Walking Horse.
the
HorthueAt
Hail, 1965! A brand new year!
And what looks like the best Show
Season ever!
However, there is a crying need
for uniform and understandable
rules applying especially to Pleas­
ure and Trail Horse Classes. In
travelling from show to show,
state to state, we see great variety
and confusion in these classes. In
one state, a pleasure class may see
English equipment, Western equip­
ment, a jumper saddle with hacka-
more bridle, and trail class “props.”
In another state, or even another
locality in the same state, English
and Western classes are properly
divided. In yet another it is dif­
ficult to tell English pleasure from
Stake Classes! We may see English
BULLETIN
pleasure
with “loose rein” so
An item of interest was made
“loose”
there’s
no rein at all, and
known to the VOICE just as we
so
uncollected
the entire group
went to press. JOHNNY MID­
looks
like
the
“end
of the trail,”
NIGHT, a full brother to the 1963
and
“hands”
are
just
something to
World’s Grand Champion SUN’S
DELIGHT, has just been purchased sit on to keep warm. While some
by Mr. Larry E. Gribble and Mr. of the classes look like they might
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