1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 October Voice | Page 34

ALABAMA WALKING HORSE ENTHUSIAST WINS COLT MRS. FANNY LOU KING, ARAB ALABAMA HAS WINNING TICKET The First Annual VOICE Colt Give-Away proved to be a great success from every angle. Searching for something to add new life to our participation in the Celebration, the VOICE Publishing Company gave away a top Mack K stud colt at the show this year. Registration was held at the VOICE office on the show grounds from 10:00 AM until show-time every day, and over 8,000 interested people signed up. The drawing was held Saturday afternoon after the last horse had gone through the Beech-Yokley Sale of Champions and over 2,500 people were on hand to witness the drawing. A cute little blond (aged seven years) was selected from the audience to draw the winning ticket, and when Col PETE YOKLEY called out the winner one could hear the audible sounds of disappointment on the part of those present. Mrs. FANNY LOU KING of Arab, Alabama was not pres­ ent. Her name was posted at the VOICE office. Early in the evening someone came by to check the name of the winner and said that they knew Mrs. King, and would call her. Mr. and Mrs. King were on the show grounds in about two hours and, after the show, became the proud possessors of one of the top coming-two-year-old colts around. In addition to winning the fine stallion, Mrs. King also w'on a goodly supply of tack furnished by the Walking Horse Supply Company of Shelbyville, three months’ free training at the Green & Hugh Stables, Shelbyville, and a S500.00 insurance policy from the Jimmy Richardson Livestock Insurance Agency in Shelbyville. The staff of the VOICE Publishing Company would like to thank everyone who participated in this pro­ gram. To the ten stables who were invited to provide a colt we are indeed grateful, and to the Vic Thomp­ son Stables, Shelbyville, from whom the colt was pur­ chased, we offer a special thanks. Also a big thank you goes to Mr. GEORGE LEE LENOX and Mr. CHARLIE BOBO for allowing us to stable our colt at their barn during the Celebration, and for caring for him during that week. We would like to invite each and every one of the thousands of Celebration visitors who came by to register for our colt this year to come again next year. We already have a fine colt to give away at the 1966 show and we hope that YOU are the winner. 34 The Winner — Mrs. Fanny Lou King is pictured receiving the winning colt on Saturday night of the Celebration. Reach Right In — A cute little blond from among the crowd of 3,000 is selected to draw the winning ticket. Participonls - left to right — Jimmy Richardson donated o basic insuronce policy' Buddy Hugh provided three months' free training; Bruce Spencer, VOICE Publishing Company; and handler, courtesy of GLL Forms. Vic Thompson, from whom the colt was purchased, was not present at the drawing. VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse