1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 July Voice RS | Page 75

,aIe taken to keep all parts of the body clean and
free from any foulness’ but not so rough nor severe
as to cause irritation either of the skin or temper.
THE PARABLE OF
WA — MOO — LANG
JWA CHARITY HORSE SHOW
increases walking horse interest
__ Family Name
MOO-LANG - Beautiful Lily
"The story begins in the Sung Dynasty about 1279
A.D-* nearJy 700 years ag°- It is the end of the dy­
nasty and a revolution is breaking out. Among those
drafted into the Army is a retired General named
Hwa of Wa. General Wa is old and in poor health;
his draft brings much sorrow to his family. There is
no older son to go instead, only a baby boy and
the seventeen-year-old daughter, Wa-Moo-Lang. The
induction date is drawing near and General Wa has
already purchased his uniform, horses, guns, and
other equipment. The family is quite sad and much
thought is given the decision. Many times Wa-Moo-
Lang is seen deep in thought, and without a word
to anyone she goes to town. On this trip she pur­
chases a uniform, supposed to be about the rank of
a Lieutenant or Captain. Wa-Moo-Lang then dresses
in the new outfit, eventually resembling a handsome
young officer. She then returns home to be greeted
as a visitor. At first no one recognizes her until she
speaks to them. After much pleading and arguing
the strong-willed Wa-Moo-Lang convinces her parents
that she should go in place of her father. With their
consent she goes to war as the older son of the fami­
ly Wa.
"So made up as a soldier, Wa-Moo-Lang joins the
Army. She fights many battles, gains much praise
and eventually becomes a victorious General. The
war is over and for their courage, General Wa and
her two companion Generals are to receive awards
from the Emperor in person. The Emperor is very
impressed and pleased with the courage, leadership
and victories of all three, especially General Wa.
He requests that they remain with the Army and be
appointed to higher posts in the country. General
Wa politely refuses, stating she would like to return
home and reside with her elderly parents. The Em­
peror grants this sincere request, still unaware of the
General’s sex.
"The revolution and celebration have ended and
General Wa returns to her home village with her
two General cohorts. Again there is much gaiety and
celebration that greets the three victors. After a while
they are greeted with a festive mood. At this point
General Wa excuses herself to go to the privacy of
her old room. There she discards her uniform for a
her old room. There she discards her uniform for a
dress and emerges a beautiful woman, Wa-Moo-Lang.
She returns to her guests and they are shocked y
this beautiful new member of the family. It is a
t his point that Wa-Moo-Lang reveals her false iden­
tity as General Wa. This, she does by talking to the
°ther two Generals in Army language, saying only
things that a victorious General would know. Hme
eventually took care of everyone else finding out,
even the Emperor.”
, The w.0Im1en of the Jun'°r Welfare Association of Tus-
a oosa Alabama are doing their best to disprove the
belief that women are the weaker sex. At least as far as
staging horse shows.
. T^e^th Annual Tuscaloosa Junior Welfare Asso-
ciation Charity Horse Show held June 17-18, was one of
the best planned and presented shows in this events history.
The women left nothing to chance as they spent a great
deal of time and energy to make the show a success. The
indigent children of Tuscaloosa are the ones who will
reap the benefits of these ladies efforts since all proceeds
from the show will be used to help sponsor the JWA charity
projects. This fine organization is constantly undertaking
projects to raise money for these children and they are
doing a real fine job plus a needed community service.
Pete Yokley served as announcer for the show and was
a big factor in the success of the show. Pete always does
a fine job and he pulled all the stops to make this show
one to be remembered. Walking Horse judge Lawrence
Snelson of Jackson, Tennessee did a good job judging
some tough walking horse classes. Organist Mrs. Norman
Bassett of Tuscaloosa contributed to the fine atmosphere
of the show with some top horse show music.
The crowd for the two day show totaled over 8,000
and drew 376 entries from a five state area. The crowd
came from a wide area also as this show is gaining in
popularity every year.
The stake class drew the most attention as usual and
had the crowd calling for more. Hershel Talley on
DUKE’S HANDY MAN and Dixie Weaver on OLD
GLORY’S SHEPARD staged a real battle for the blue.
The judge called for a two horse workout for these two
horses and both trainers went all out for the blue. How­
ever Talley withdrew his horse before the judge turned
in his card much to the crowd’s dismay.
In the preliminary contest, the Aged Stallions and
Geldings class on the night before, Talley and his horse
had tied above Weaver and his horse but the injury to
his mount prevented Talley from staging a repeat.
Another top class was the Walking Pony class which
saw Lvnn Doughtv of Mobile, Alabama take the blue
ribbon' aboard SETTING SUN’S APOLLO. For this
talented team this was their ninth straight blue ribbon.
Tving reserve was GO BOY’S LITTLE TROUBLE with
owner Debby Snow of Tuscaloosa in the saddle.
In the amateur Walking Horse Stake Bobby Lawrence
of Troy, Alabama took the honors on MIGHTV MISSILE
K Bobby showed his horse to perfection and earned the
top tie from the judge. Second place went to KING
CREOLE with George Herring up from Centreville, Ala-
h^he women of the Junior Welfare Association are to
be congratulated for the fine job they did in staging th
show. Plans are already underway for next year and know­
ing these hard working ladies it will be a typical success.
A spec al congratulatory note to Mrs. Dwight Morgan
horse show chairman, for coordinating all the efforts and
guiding the plans of the show.
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July, 1966