1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 June Voice RS | Page 19

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there was going to be a real "horse show.” Mr. Groov­
er waited for the other six competitors to take the
rail before moving ACE off the grass. Donald Paschal,
riding the fancy CHATTERBOX, was hard pressed to
find an open spot. On passes both ways of the ring he
got "boxed up” with good horses on both the inside
and the outside. Despite this disadvantage, the big-
lick bay managed to capture the fancy of the crowd
as he oroke into the clear for one final pass on the
reverse. It was a great class and one that captured
the enthusiasm of the largest crowd ever at Columbia.
When the winner was announced, it was ACE’S SEN­
SATION tying the blue with GO BOY’S CHATTER­
BOX receiving reserve honors.
The Junior Stallion & Gelding Class was another
fine event that saw some of the best in the country
vying for honors. Throughout the class and well into
the workout, it was obvious that picking a winner
would be a chore for the judges. At least four top
contenders made a bid for the blue with several pick­
ing up the challenge on a good pass or two. Consist­
ent from start to finish was SPECIAL DELIVERY,
with Buddy Hugh riding. This fine team was pushed
all the way by Donald Paschal on HANDSHAKER’S
DELIGHT, a big-lick black stallion that is fast making
a name for himself as a leading contender for the
World Championship. Winning the nod was SPECIAL
DELIVERY with HANDSHAKER’S DELIGHT getting
Reserve.
Space does not permit a complete outline of every
event, but several horses were particularly outstand­
ing in their classes and should be highlighted. In the
Pony Class, Stuart Whitener made a great show on
SETTING SUN DELIGHT. This pony came in strong
and immediately threw a shoe, which hampered a
peak performance, but they managed to show enough
to win the class handily. Reserve in this class was
Sally Beaumont riding a much-improved ROAD RUN­
NER. They were a strong second in a good class.
A big surprise in amateur competition was SUN
DUST PRECISION with Duncan Johnson up. This
horse is well known in open competition but this is
his first year in amateur classes. Duncan appears to
have the "key” to him and has suddenly become a
real threat for the top spot this year. They won the
blue at the Jubilee.
No surprise was DELIGHT’S RED SHADOW’, the
winner of the Two-Year-Old Stallion & Gelding Class,
with Dude Crowder up. This horse was highly rated
prior to the show and proved to be everything he was
supposed to be ... a truly outstanding young horse.
He won the blue with Dick Pate tying reserve on GO
BOY’S FURY, another fine young horse who could
also be one of the top contenders of 1969.
Jimmy Holloway made another good show on DE­
LIGHT’S ROCK & ROLL to win the Three-Year-Old
Stallion & Gelding Class, and Doug Wolaver was par­
ticularly outstanding on HANDSHAKER’S LADY KIM
in the Junior Mare Class. Also making a top show
was Judy Tillett on UNTOUCHABLE in the Juvenile
Mare Class.
There were several obvious changes at the Jubilee
this year and all indications are that the Maury Coun­
ty Horsemen’s Association, under the capable guid­
ance of President J. B. Napier and Horse Show Man­
ager Marshall Ledbetter, Jr., plans to make this show
one of the best in the nation. Major emphasis is put
on the needs of the horseman and this year they
changed the entry and exit gates by building a bridge
over the west end of the stadium. With plenty of room
on the outside, they built a fine warm-up ring and
greatly helped the getting of horses in and out of the
ring. It looks as if 1970 will see even more changes
and the prospects of going to a four-day show look
great.
v** "6&:
I’m a horse
being trained
by Jack Johnson —
From Tennessee —
of course —
not Wisconsin.
With the ribbons HE takes —
I hope that WE make
Mt. Vesuvius look like
a Ronson!!
Watch for me_I’m
FAMILY TRADITION — Young Steve Wolaver sits "tall In the saddle” as
his mother, Sis Wolaver, leads him out after winning a blue In the Lead
Line Class. It won’t be long before we will probably be seeing this young
man ride on his own and you can bet he will be a competitor.
June, 1969
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