1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 December Voice | Page 26

MOBILE CHAMPIONS - Jack Moorman and LIVING LEGEND receive ihe
blue ribbon and silver following iheir victory at the recent Mobile Deep
South Horse Show. Jack is very confident in this horse and will be out to
win the championship in the three-year-old division next year.
TIME RECORD. CAESAR’S GHOST, SUNBEAM’S
PRODUCER. MIGHTY SUNBEAM, APRIL LOVE,
PRIDE OF SPRING. SPUR’S COMMANDER and SUNS
GREAT SOCIETY give some indication of the type of
horse that Jack trains.
TIME RECORD was defeated only once, and that
was by the great HONEY GOLD at Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. CAESAR'S GHOST was a two-time South­
west Circuit champion, and SUNBEAM’S PRODUCER
and MIGHTY SUNBEAM were both started by Jack.
PRIDE OF SPRING was to become a World Champion
Amateur Horse with Gayden Schrock of Poplarville,
Mississippi riding. Jack trained APRIL LOVE until
she was a four-year-old, when he sold her for Ryan
Chevrolet Company. Two other top horses that Jack
has had for Jerome Ryan were SPUR’S COMMANDER
and SUN’S GREAT SOCIETY. COMMANDER retired
Southwest Circuit trophies at Beaumont, Shreveport
and Houston. GREAT SOCIETY’S career was cut
short when he died last year following the Shreveport
show.
All of these "name" horses achieved great success,
but Jack has one now that he thinks can be the best
he has ever ridden. LIVING LEGEND, owned by Jim­
my Lackey’s Whiteway Farms, is the greatest young
horse Jack has ever trained. He is a big, powerful
colt, and is getting better each week. Since the Cele­
bration he as won the Two-Year-Old Championship at
the Mobile show and tied reserve to the reigning Two-
Year-Old World Champion at Baton Rouge. He appears
headed for a great season next year and Jack is ex­
tremely optimistic about 1970.
This colt was ready for the 1969 Celebration but
suffered a foot injury prior to the show and could not
compete at top efficiency. In the stallion preliminary,
the colt was tied fifth and Jack had to be excused in
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the championship after making a brave bid to show
despite this injury.
Besides being recognized as a top-flight trainer of
horses, Jack has earned a respected reputation as a
judge. He has judges most of the major shows in the
country, including the Celebration in 1966, and he is
in great demand every year.
Jack’s approach to judging shows explains his suc­
cess. "I like to judge a show where there is top stock
and plenty of competition. My approach is to let the
best horse win in the ring, where you’re supposed to
win.’’ It is this approach that enables Jack to attract
the top shows to judge. Jack limits his judging to
twelve or fourteen shows a year, and estimates that
he is forced to turn down about twice that many.
The old saying goes, "Behind every successful man
stands a woman.’’ Jack has one standing behind him.
Carol Moorman and Jack were married February 6,
1958. She follows Jack’s horse activity closely and is
quite often with him at the shows. Jack and Carol
make their home at Whiteway Farms in Forest.
Mike, Jack’s stepson, is a sophomore at the Univer­
sity of Mississippi, and although he has not developed
an interest in horses, he is a fine athlete in his own
right. Mike plays golf at the University. The future
for a talented golfer as a professional is bright and it
is surely a lot easier than riding horses from dawn to
dark.
Jack Moorman is a true credit to the Walking Horse
industry and to the ranks of the professional trainers.
He is a splendid example for younger people, and his
horses are always presentable and in top condition.
He has proven that the proverbial talker of the sports
world, Chicago Cubs’ manager Leo Durocher, was off
base when he said, "Nice guys finish last.”
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