1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 March Voice RS | Page 34

COLLEGE COURSE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
STIMULATES INTEREST IN WALKING HORSES
by Helen Porter
ia Tennessee Walking Horse Association shows.
Out here, versatility in a breed is highly rated and
freedom of riders to compete in any class they choose
is accepted. It is not easy to explain that, though
they may appreciate the easy gait on the trail, they
cannot show the same horse if they are in the habit
of pasturing or boarding a few horses or occasionally
training as many do. Those who are most serious
about the combination of using a trail horse and
showing (and do so with other breeds) are most
likely to be impatient of the idea that they will be
either running into restrictive rules or putting the
horse up on feet that prohibit trail use and ranch
work. These do-it-yourself people are particularly im­
pressed with the all-day ease of the gait for general
use. Discussions become very brisk. Students new
to the horse world are likely to be more concerned
only with the concept of a horse easy to ride.
The Horse Husbandry Courses at Sierra have pre­
sented our breed to a number of individuals and in
a variety of styles.
JIMMY SMALL
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Dennis L. Hampton, head of the Agricultural Department, Sierra College,
Rocklin, California, looks on as student Kathy Kelly of Carmichael tries a
ride on SAUCY'S TOMBOY.
One of the few Horse Husbandry courses in the
United States is conducted at Sierra College in Nor­
thern California. The first field trip of each course is
to the Walking Horse barn of Les and Helen Porter in
Orangevale where various methods of training for
show and trail work are demonstrated. The Porters’
horses are exhibited with discussion of conformation
and bloodlines followed by a question-and-answer
period.
Students are given the opportunity to experience
the Walking Horse gaits. Most of the students have
ridden only Western-type horses.
The Horse Husbandry Course is part of the general
Animal Husbandry division at Sierra College in Rock­
lin and is in great demand. Last fall an evening class
was also established.
The evening class made only one visit during the
season, an evening carefully scheduled to cover much
information, demonstration and riding. The balance
of the course was bookwork. Rubber bits, bitting har­
ness, breeding hobbles and various equipment items
are shown on the horses with explanations, questions
and answers. This is always a most interesting part
of the visit, for some of the students train their own
horses and are alert to ideas they can use in general
training. Tail sets, braces and boots are more likely
to be matters of curiosity because most have never
seen them before. The majority of riders do not at­
tend the State Fair, Cow Palace or Northern Californ­
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Box 163
BENTON, KENTUCKY 42025
502/527-2431
527-7414
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HORSE SHOW ANNOUNCER
QUALIFIED-EXPERIENCED
NOW BOOKING FOR 1968
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL
WALKING HORSE SCHOOL
AND
HORSE SHOW
MAY 24-25, 1968
SPONSORED BY
AMERICAN WALKING HORSE
ASSOCIATION
AT
QUENTIN RIDING CLUB
QUENTIN, PENN.
WE WILL AGAIN HAVE A COMPLETE PROGRAM
OF INSTRUCTION ON THE SELECTION, CARE,
BREEDING, TRAINING, SHOWING AND JUDGING
OF THE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE.
PLUS
AN AMERICAN HORSE SHOW ASSOCIATION
RECOGNIZED CLASS "B" HORSE SHOW WHICH
WILL INCLUDE MORE THAN TEN WALKING
HORSE CLASSES AND GAITED, HUNTER AND
WESTERN CUSSES.
THIS IS "THE” SCHOOL, "THE" ONLY SCHOOL,
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE TENNESSEE
WALKING HORSE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
PRISCILLA R. MARBLE, Secretary
753 Herkimer Road
__________ UTICA, NEW YORK 13502
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Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse