WISCONSIN WALKS
Jean S . ( Mrs . Leo ) Baum Box 250 Ixonia , Wisconsin 53036
This is the time of year for award banquets , and our area put on a fine one . The Wisconsin Horse Association held it in Madison with an overflow crowd . Winners of the four Walking Horse categories were :
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP : ( 1 ) COLONEL PAT , owned by Harold Schwengel ; ( 2 ) SHADOW OF ICHABOD , owned by River Tree Farm ; honorable mention to INVASION ’ S BIG BOY , Permanent Construction Co ., owner .
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP : ( 1 ) Tie betweenSHA- DOW OF ICHABOD and the R . C . Oudenhovens ’ MIGHTY GO BOY ; ( 2 ) INVASION ’ S BIG BOY .
LADIES : ( 1 ) COLONEL PAT : ( 2 ) MIGHTY GO BOY ; honorable mention , INVASION ’ S BIG BOY .
JUNIOR : ( 1 ) SHADOW ’ S RHYTHM BOY , owned by George McGilvra ; ( 2 ) MIDNIGHT LADY L , owned by Bernadette Ruckdashel .
Bernadette , incidentally , has a filly colt , a beauty , by RED BOMBER . When our editor and publisher , Bruce Spencer , was up here last May and saw the colt , he suggested a great name for her : SONG OF BERNADETTE . She was so named !
The Wisconsin Walking trail ride recently and over 30 turned out ( and mai more to lend moral support ). It originated at Glc gary Stables in Waukesha , and anyone who want to rent horses could do so . It was a most enjoyat ride , followed by demonstrations by the new train at the stables , Glynn Syler from Tennessee , assist by Lonnie Templeton from Minnesota , who has sin moved to the Barwinn Stables in West Bend as t new Walking Horse trainer there . This , in turn w followed by cocktails and dinner , courtesy of the T berts , and a good time was had by all .
The annual banquet of the WWHA Wulff ’ s Island Mequon . and a big ' InthnsTastic cr01 rosePrfroemnt this special affair . After a delicious dm ' ne^andTsh < business meeting , President Larry PickharH ? ? i the big events of the evening - the nrfc t ? ok the first awards given by thif Association^I * 110 " 8
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OF ICHABOD , the big black stallion belonging to the Leo Baum family ’ s River Tree Farm . Ladies Champion was COLONEL PAT , trainer Mary Lynn Treis the rider , and reserve was REGAL GOLD , ridden by Ruth Ann McDuffee . Winning the Junior Championship was George McGilvra ’ s SHADOW ’ S RHYTHM BOY , with reserve to Gretchen Peterson of Appleton and her STROLLING PIED PIPER .
In the Pleasure Horse category , the Senior Champion was SUNDUST LAZY BOY , Dr . Gordon Gavin of Wittenberg the owner ; and reserve was SUNDAY SOX , belonging to Joe Surinak of New Berlin . The Junior Pleasure Champion was again SUNDUST LAZY BOY , Peter Gavin getting the honors .
The next two awards , to the Horsewoman and the Horseman of the Year , were something special . They were presented to Mrs . Leo Baum and Dr . Gordon Gavin . It was thrilling , and is something the Association hopes to keep going . These awards go to those who have contributed the most to the breed and the Association throughout the year .
Elections followed , and the three new directors , elected for three-year terms each , were : John Wollman of Waukesha ; Fran Winn of Barwinn Stables , West Bend ; and Dr . Gordon Gavin . Elected to continue in their present capacities for another year were Larry Pickhardt , Menomonee Falls , President ; John Krumm , Crystal Lake , 111 ., Vice President ; and Phil Krueger , Milwaukee , Secretary-Treasurer . It was a most successful meeting . New members continue to join every month , and anyone interested in our fine breed is invited to join .
A WORKER ’ S RESOLUTION
One thing I am resolved upon : I will not be a sponge or a parasite . I will give an honest equivalent for what I get . I want no man ’ s money for which I have not rendered a full return . I want no wages that I have not earned . If I work for any man or any company or any institution , I will render a full , ample , generous service . If I work for the city or the state or the nation , I will give my best thought , my best effort , my most conscientious and efficient endeavor . No man , no body of men , shall ever be made poor by their dealings with me . If I can give a little more than I get every time , in that shall be my happiness . The great commonwealth of human society shall not be the loser through me . I will take good care to put into the common fund more than I take out .
Washington Gladden
ATTENTION ALL HORSE SHOW MANAGERS !!
The VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse magazine urges all Horse Show managers to send in complete results of all Walking Horse classes at your shows this summer . This section of the magazine has proven to be most popular with our readers and is thus widely read .
It is very important to send these results to the VOICE as soon as possible in order to insure the timeliness of the results . This section of the magazine has proven to be a substantial help to young shows in getting started and in spreading information about the larger and more established shows .
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse