In The Spotlight At Equine Affaire
For the second straight year, the Walking Horse Owners’ Assocaition (WHOA) was proud to assist in the promotion of the Tennessee Walking Horse at Equine Affaire, Ohio. Expanding its presence over last year, this year
WHOA had a 10’ x 20’ booth with an adjacent stall in the Breed Pavilion, which was located in the Voinovich
Center. The booth, which was staffed by WHOA President Dee Dee Miller, Executive Director Tommy Hall, and
Sarah Gee, featured colorful displays, informative breed and association literature, unique giveaways, and, for
the first time, gift shop merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, caps, and Maggie Moore’s book Walking With
Friends. To say everything was well received would be a huge understatement.
The stall adjacent to the booth housed a variety of Tennessee Walking Horses at different times throughout the
event. Kudos to the Mid Ohio Walking Horse Association for coordinating all the horses that rotated in and out
of the stall over the four days of Equine Affaire.
In addition to the booth and stall, WHOA was involved with a breed demo as well as an exhibition that offered
visitors the chance to interact, up close and personal, with a Tennessee Walking Horse. During the exhibition
Dee Dee Miller and trainer Mikal Spooner discussed the breed and answered questions from the audience. The
Mid Ohio Walking Horse Association was also instrumental in providing horses and people for these activities.
Huge thanks to the following Tennessee Walking Horse enthusiasts and horses for thier hard work promoting
our breed:
Horses in Breed Demo, Exhibition, and Breed Stall
Excaliber’s Dark Knight – owned by Jason & Tiffany Crawhorn – ridden by Jason Crawhorn
Stone Cold Bandit – owned by Marianne Springer & Mag Ranft – ridden by Jim Potter
Allen All Around – owned by Lee & Linda Ritter – ridden by Zach Parsons
Allen’s Heartthrob – owned by David & Beth Lamb – ridden by Mikal Spooner
Allen’s Gottaround - owned by David & Beth Lamb – ridden by Kyle Elliott
Gen All Around - owned by David & Beth Lamb – ridden by Beth Lamb
Smokin’ the Line – Owned and ridden by Jean Marie Degville
Reveal The Storm - owned and ridden by Tracie Grandstaff
Ritz’ Fort Knox – owned and shown by Maria Redmond
He’s Bummed Out – owned and ridden by Kaycie Bowen
Horses Used Only In Breed Stall
Yardley – Mag Ranft
Whoopi’s Promise Angel – Wendy Kaufman
Rowdy Sunshine – Gordon & Pam Lawler
Ozone Alert – Marianne Springer
Harlow Gold – Jean Marie Degville
Gen’s Gift of Gold – Carolyn Andrews
Other Help
Breed Demo Music – Beth Jennings
Breed Demo Scripts – Stacey Hotchkiss
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