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“QUESTIONS & ANSWERS”
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service. Our Board of Advisors will try to answer
your questions in their particular field. Their
answers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
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Direct all questions on these subjects to:
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS BREEDING
VOICE PUBLISHING COMPANY STEVE BEECH
Belfast, Tennessee
DR. F. L. ROGERS, DVM
Apple Creek, Ohio
JUDGING TRAINING
C. A. BOBO
Shelbyville, Tennessee WINK GROOVER
Etowah, Tennessee
P.0. Box 6009 - Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401
BREEDING
Question: "I have a mare that has
a lot of old MERRY BOY breeding
on her dam side. I would like to get
some authority to tell me exactly
what percent she is and to outline
for me how it was figured out. She
is by PHIL’S GO BOY, JR. and is
out of MERRY JANE R. (see papers).
"MERRY BOY appears one time
on the top in the last generation but
appears three times in succession on
the bottom side. What percent MER­
RY BOY blood is the mare MERRY
JANE GO GIRL?”
Dr W. R. Harper, DVM, Chattanooga
Answer: "MERRY JANE GO GIRL
appears to have 56-1/4% MERRY
BOY blood. This answer is based on
the assumption that the "sire” and
"dam” will each produce 50% of the
foal’s bloodline.
TRAINING JUDGING
The following letter was received
from Mr. D. L. Hines, Stony Point,
North Carolina. Question: "At a recent horse show
(at which I did not have a horse
showing), I noticed a very prominent
member of the Trainers’ Association
helping one of the exhibitors from
outside the ring. The exhibitor was
not charged with a time-out, and
went on to tie the blue in the class.
Is this not in direct contrast with
the accepted rules?”
Mrs. Ray Blackmon, Horton, Ala.
Question: "How do you break a
Walking Horse from pacing? I have a
five-year-old mare with MIDNIGHT
SUN and MERRY BOY breeding
that would rather pace than hit the
big lick.”
Answer: "You must put a horse
off balance to break up the pace.
You may do this by putting built-
up weighted shoes on the horse’s
front hoofs and cutting the toe of
its back hoof off very short and
leaving the heel high.
"When riding, ride in high weeds
or grass and/or over rough ground.
In extreme cases riding a horse in
some surroundings as described a-
bove also with a blindfold may be
advisable.”
Answer: "The rider should have
pulled to the inside of the ring, and
taken time out.
"I think he is entitled to assistance,
but it shows a lack of courtesy to do
it on the rail as other riders have to
pull around. This was not a fault of
the judge, but the ringmaster or
show management should have com­
plete control of the ring at all times
and any rule violations that happen
in the ring should be corrected by
them.”
Question: "Concerning the rules for
showing Pleasure Walking Horses:
(1) The rule states, 'One pad per­
missible.’ What thickness is consid­
ered as one pad? How many ply?
(2) Just what does the term 'Artifi­
cial Appliances’ include?”
Charles Waddell, Chuckey, Tenn.
Answer: "(1) One ply is considered
standard for this pad - it is usually
made of leather and is about 1/4”
thick. (2) A tail brace, switch, quar­
ter boots or bell boots are consid­
ered an Artificial Appliance - no
other artificial equipment is permis­
sible.”
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