1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 July Voice RS | Page 25

with Arabians, Ponies, Quarter Hor­
ses, and a general session which in­
cluded such breeds as the Standard-
bred, Thoroughbred and American
Saddlebred. The Tennessee Walking
Horse Breeders’ Association declin­
ed to participate in this program, so
the VOICE Publishing Company un­
dertook the project and was success­
ful in getting several fine represen­
tatives of our breed to present to
the group.
Robert B. Womble of Cleveland,
Tennessee was the principal speak­
er for the Tennessee Walking Horse
and did an excellent job in our be­
half. His experience in the breed was
well tested as the group of over fifty
students was keenly interested in ail
phases of our activity. The first ses­
sion involved the background of the
breed and the progress that has been
made since this breed was officially
recognized. In this session Mr. Wom­
ble was assisted by Thomas Eaton
of McMinnville, Tenn., who brought
two fine yearlings for consideration.
One was a bay stallion by JOHNNY
MIDNIGHT and the other was a
black filly by MIDNIGHT SECRET.
He discussed the merits of both colts
and pointed out what he liked and
did not like about each one. The
basic elements of conformation were
discussed and the walking gait, also
commented upon, was well executed
by both colts.
In the next session, which involved
horses under saddle, Mr. Womble
was assisted by Roy Starkey of Stock
YEARLINGS — Thomas Eaton parks his horse for the judging of conformation at the Walking
Horse Session of the Horse Science School.
MAKING A POINT — R B. Womble emphasizes a point during the question-and-answer session at
the Horse Science School in Knoxville.
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Creek Stables, Knoxville, Tenn. Roy
exhibited two fine horses in three
gaits, both ways of the ring, and did
a fine job. One horse was a black
three-year-old, BIG SHOT’S KING
BEE, owned by Charles Berong and
Bennie Cates of Knoxville. The other
was the ever-popular SHADRACK,
an aged gelding owned by Ed Whaley
of Gatlinburg, Tenn. Both horses
were fine examples of our breed and
greatly impressed those attending.
In the class with horses under sad­
dle, Mr. Womble explained the vari­
ous phases of our show horse activity
including the gaits, tack and show­
ring procedure.
A question-and-answer session fol­
lowed the regular program and, as
usual, everyone appeared to be vit­
ally interested in our breed.
July, 1969
CLASSIC EXAMPLE — This fine yearling colt was picked as the best example of our breed as the
class singled him out. Trainer Thomas Eaton adjusts his bridle as the colt looks over the audience.
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