1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 November Voice RS | Page 6

TEXAS CHAMPION - Sam Caldwell and KAM- BEEH'S BLACK BOV receive ihe awards following iheir thrilling victory in the Championship Stake in Texas. This horse, owned by H. S. Musselu of Maitland, Florida, also won the Aged Stal and Gelding Class earlier in the show. STATE FAIR OF TEXAS HORSE SHOW CLIMAXES SOUTHWEST SEASON Walking Horse classes were held during the Stat Fair of Texas Horse Show, Dallas, Texas, October . through 7. The "nodders” were only a small part c this gigantic affair that saw more than two weeks i the horse show ring that included almost all breed and all types of classes. /lT^v^nty't^°ri.Walking Horse classes, including th 4th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse Futurity r 7 ex as, saw some of the finest representatives ofnU breed assemble for competition. The Walking Horse championship was wnn k , d a „ BLER’S BLACK BOY, with Sam CaldweU for Y ,A'V Marshall, Texas, riding for H S M usrpi J^-* f°rrnerly c Florida. This fine team also won the Stair * MSitIand Class preliminary. The Amateur rt Sta,llon-Geidinl won by Greg Musselwhite of Maitlan^^!?05^ wa MASTER’S LADY. This was a ^ RINC tenders and they all showed well to mot °f t0p cor exciting class. Both Mr. Caldwell and U a veL rode for Musselw'hite Stables TTnir*™ n ^ lusselwhit The Junior Championship wastn , lessee "Bubba” Lewis, riding THF ct v^handily bv Lam* ousel Stables, Mansfield. " snowed his hors well and defeated a fine class of junior horses. The Three-Year-Old event saw SHADOW’S BLACK RAIDER, with John Seabourne up for Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp of Garland, take an impressive blue over a good class. BLACK RAIDER lived up to his name and the fancy black stallion indicated that he may really have "top horse” potential. Young Kim Sears, riding for Sears Stables, took home two blues with SHADOW’S SWEETHEART, a fine mare with a lot of class and bloom. She proved a real sweetheart in the preliminary class and the Juv­ enile Stake. Walking Mares showed a lot of class and it was JETT’S REWARD, with Raphael Craft up for L. H. McBee of Tyler, that took home the blue in this event. The State Fair of Texas Horse Show has all the ear­ marks of becoming a major Walking Horse event. Management is very interested in our breed and our participation, and went all-out to provide the VOICE with everything we needed. They also made an extra effort to assist the exhibitors, so next year put this one on your list. Complete results are found elsewhere in this issue. Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse