1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 June Voice | Page 5

and his trainer just smiled and congratulated the
man on the good job he had done.
Since he is a big-lick stallion, a lot of people have
compared T Bird to Triple Threat. They are alike in
many respects. T Bird is an extremely powerful horse
with a bold sweeping stride that defies comparison,
even among age horses. Few people have ever seen
this horse at his best, even in the show ring. Billy
says he is saving it until he really needs it, and he
may not need it until 1968. But one of these days
he’s going to catch 'em all flat-footed.
It has been said that success in the Walking Horse
business requires a top horse, a good trainer, and
an understanding owner. This is the case with Big
Shot’s T Bird. Everyone involved will tell you that
winning this year, or even next year, is not the prime
purpose of training and showing T Bird. Mr. Billy
Robinson will tell anyone that "we have a long-range
program for this horse and do not intend to wear
him out just to win a blue ribbon. He is too good for
that and, besides, he still has a lot of growing and
maturing to do.”
The Robinson family is no different from many oth­
ers in the Walking Horse business: they love their
horses! Whenever Kathy, who is eleven years old
now, shows her Juvenile Horse, the Chinese Bandit,
the whole family gets excited and thoroughly enjoys
it . . . BUT when Big Shot’s T Bird goes into the
ring with Billy Brantley up, one would think it was
the Kentucky Derby.
Whether or not Kathy Robinson will be showing T
Bird anytime soon is a remote question. It is true
that he was purchased with this in mind, but for
the next two years, at least . . . she will just have
to be satisfied with her mare. Billy Brantley and
Doris and Billy Robinson are satisfied with T Bird
just the way he is!