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JANUARY 1969 • VOL . 7 • NUMBER 11
IN THIS ISSUE
COVER STORY ................................................................. 6 IN QUEST OF A BLUE .................................................. 16 MERRY LEGS F-4 ........................................................... 22 BARNSTORMING ........................................................... 28 BREEDER ' S SURVEY ........................................................ 32 HAVING BREEDING PROBLEMS '? .............................. 38 AMERICAN WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION
FALL REPORT ......................................................... 46 IOWA STATE FAIR HORSE SHOW ............................ 48 WALKIN ' IN ARKANSAS ............................................. 50 TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE BREEDERS '
ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY MEETING ............ 52 GEORGIA WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION ' S
ANNUAL AWARDS ............................................ 53 MISSOURI WALKING HORSE NEWS 54 TEXAS ASSOCIATION ' S AWARDS BANQUET ....... 56 STALLION DIRECTORY MAP ..................................... 62-63 STALLION STABLES UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT .................................................. 66 HORSES , HORSES , HORSES '.......................................... 74 WISCONSIN WALKS .................................................... 76 NORTH CAROLINA NEWS .......................................... 78 WALKING FREE AND EASY ........................................ 84 TRAIL RIDE IN MISSOURI .............................................. 86 THE VIRGINIA VOICE .................................................... 94 ALABAMA WALKING ON 96 HORSE SHOW RESULTS ............................................... 98 EAST TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION BANQUET .......... 100 PERMANENT STALLION DIRECTORY ........................... 102 MONTHLY STALLION DIRECTORY ................................ 104 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ................................................ 106 ADVERTISERS INDEX ..................................................... 1 12 VOICE TRADE MARKET ................................................ 1 1 3
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