Walking On Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2020 | Page 14

Larry and Linda Starnes wtih Tommy Hall
Tommy Hall and Taylor Harvey -
Youth Sportsmanship Winner
individual who has supported the organization.
This year’s recipient spent 41 years attending, show-
ing, and volunteering at The International. This year,
although Charles Howard, wasn’t there physically, I
don’t think there was a dry eye in the house as they
celebrated the life of Mr. Charles and his many accom-
plishments, not only as a horseman, but as a teacher,
friend and mentor to many.
Watching the celebration of Charlie’s life on screens
above the audience,  love radiated across the room as
all in attendance remembered Charlie, his pranks, his
LOVE of the TWH, his smile, his LOVE OF WHOA
and his willing spirit. The horse industry truly is a fam-
ily. RIP Charles Burton Howard.
 The Award Banquet is all about awards BUT it is
also the perfect time to see friends you don’t often see
such as Marianne Springer all the way down from Wis-
consin. The Carolinas were well represented and I got
a chance to speak quickly with Mikal Spooner and her
all grown up and pretty daughter, Ariel. Seems like just
yesterday that Mikal was younger than Ariel and flying
around the poles and barrels. Boy time sure flys !
Kevin Williams was having a fun time accepting
awards with his “blue” winners. We often just get a
chance to say HI as we pass a table but enjoyed see-
ing Maria Redmond, Rhonda Ingle, Dennis & Susan
Lindsay Atkins - WHOA Quest
Youth Flat Shod Winner
A memory table celebrating Charlie Howard.
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