1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 May Voice RS | Page 18
TRAINERS
ASSOCIATION
CLINIC PROVES
SUCCESSFUL
April 10, 1969 marked a day to
remember in the annals of Walking
Horse history. On this day more
thai seventy paying students of our
breed gathered at the Ellington Cen
ter in Nashville, Tennessee, to tap
the experience and knowledge of our
most eminent experts — the profes
sional trainers. They came from 24
states and from as far away as Seat
tle, Washington, to learn about the
Tennessee Walking Horse, and learn
they did!
Most observers noted that the clinic
was "mostly basic stuff’ and was
well presented by each individual.
With a staff of recognized equine
veterinarians and other experts in
the field backing them up, the train
ers presented a program that paral-
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OPEN FORUM — The finale of the two-day Walking Horse Clinic, sponsored by the Walking Horse
Trainers Association, was an open forum. Pictured here are members of the Board of Directors who
answered questions from the large group that attended the clinic. Left to right: Vic Thompson, Jack
Moorman, David Welsh, Jimmy Holloway, Wallace Brandon, Don Bolinger, Bud Dunn, Paul "Whitey”
Whitehead and C. A. Bobo.
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