1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 November Voice RS | Page 30

NEW HOME — Mr. William Fickling of Macon, Georgia, looks at MACK K’S HANDSHAKER as the
1960 World Grand Champion surveys his new home in Sandersville, Georgia. Mrs. Marilyn Adams looks
proudly on as Trainer Gene Adams sets the big horse up for the camera.
CIRCLE A FARMS HOSTS KAOLIN FESTIVAL
WITH DISPLAY OF WALKING HORSES
"A week ago I didn’t even know what a 'Kaolin’
was . . . and now I own one.” This remark was made
by your editor when he learned that the Gene Adams
Stables was to play a big part in the Kaolin Festival
in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia. After
spending two days at this deep south stable we had
learned that Kaolin is a mineral that comes out of
the ground and that it is found in large quantities in
this part of Georgia. Every year they have a "Kaolin
Festival” in Sandersville and this year the visitors
were to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Adams
to see an exhibition of top Tennessee Walking Horses.
Over one hundred and fifty people turned out on a
beautiful day to see Gene and his lovely wife Marilyn
exhibit horses under saddle as well as on the lead
line. The Adams did an excellent job, along with As­
sistant Trainer Roger Hand, of explaining the back­
ground of our breed, telling what the gaits were, and
showing them under showring conditions. The visitors
saw weanling colts, yearling colts, two-year-olds and
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age horses. They saw pleasure horses and show hor­
ses, including MACK K’S HANDSHAKER himself,
with Gene Adams in the saddle. Gene did an excellent
job, and this great champion can still "come up” when
he is called upon in the running walk.
The Circle A Farms comprises several thousand
acres of fine pasture land and offers excellent sur­
roundings for a major breeding program. It is our
understanding that HANDSHAKER will stand the
1969 season here in Georgia and that every effort
will be made to work with mare owners in the deep
south and surrounding areas to get their mares in
foal. HANDSHAKER is a potent stud that has pro­
duced his share of Champions. We are pleased to wit­
ness such enthusiasm for a stallion and to see that
people such as Mr. and Mrs. Adams are eager to
promote our breed as they did recently during the
Kaolin Festival. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a colt
named KAOLIN KING by MACK K’S HANDSHAKER
hit the showring sometime next year.
If you are located in this part of the country, make
an effort to visit the Circle A Farms in Sandersville,
Georgia. They will be glad to help you with any phase
of your Walking Horse activity.
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse