1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 February Voice RS | Page 16

GAYNES LUNA
1969
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THE LUNA FAMILY: In the living room of their home, the Gaynes
Luna family pauses for this photo. (I. to r.) Diane, Michelle, Mike
and “Daddy.”
GAYNES LUNA AND PALA PAL:
Gaynes Luna is pictured working one
of his top horses, PALA PAL, for owner, Mr. H. L. Worrell. Gaynes has
bright hopes for this horse and will take on all competition in 1969.
There are a lot of fine trainers among us who, for
some reason, never seem to make headlines or create
news in the Walking Horse business. Many of them
prefer to remain almost anonymous in their horse
activity. They work diligently on their show horses,
buy and sell, make a lot of the better horse shows,
win their share of the honors, and still . . . still, they
do not attract the acclaim of the horse world. One
such trainer that is known by almost everyone in the
horse business is Gaynes Luna.
Gaynes hails from the heart of the Walking Horse
world — Lewisburg, Tennessee. He received his edu­
cation in the public schools of Birmingham, Alabama,
and was in military service from 1950 until 1952. On
receiving his discharge from the Army, he decided to
follow the same path his father had followed and be­
come a Walking Horse trainer. Still in his early twen­
ties, and recognizing the need for experience, Gaynes
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worked for several well-known top professionals as
ground man, assistant trainer and trainer. Among
the people whose knowledge Gaynes tapped were
S. W. Beech, Vic Thompson, Claude Brown and George
Witt. He remained at the Witt Stables in Athens, Ala­
bama for five years, working such well-known horses
as GO BOY’S INVASION and MR. NAMRON, two
well-known World Champions in the late 1950’s.
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