Today is the pretty horse day. Model and In-Hand
classes abound. They are filled with beautiful walking
horses. Not as many numbers as last year in the model
classes but respectable numbers in each class. It was
good to see Bill Bobo in the winner circle with his pretty
Loosed In The Outfiled.
Beverly Lamp/Carter was also leading dual winners
as was Robert Nelms. MTSU had a gorgeous winner
with Royal Raider expertly presented by Jeremy Carlton.
A morning filled with beauty and good moving Tennessee
Walking Horses. Easy on the eyes and easy on the
staff members as we got a chance to sit down and see
the beautiful animals. A lunch break gave me a chance
to rush back to the motel and get the Tennessee Miller
beautiful red dirt out of this old dolls hair!
I will be dolled up and ready to go at 4 PM
Loving this horse show! Just so you know folks, we
were not sure the 42nd International would be a reality
until about 11 days prior to the commencement of the
show. Mr. Hall put his track shoes on and got er done!
The Night section of day four started with flat shod
driving. Two very nice examples of pleasure driving
horses entered the ring with Caterpillar and Zack
Parsons taking the blue. A deserving repeat of the 2019
victory.
A large class of All Day Pleasure Youth Riders gave
the judges a workout as there was a ring full of good
horses. Cheyenne Gardner and Jose’s Leave A Mark
walked away with the blue. An early night in bed by
11:38 Whoeeee but needed as tomorrow will be a LONG
day.
DAY 5.
Up and at em bright and early due to anticipation of a
long day of youth and 4H competition starting at 9a.m.
Upon arrival at the show office, we discovered entries
will be lighter than previous years due to COVID which
caused our show to be held three weeks later in the year
plus the fact that many schools have already started,
preventing our riders from coming. Many of our folks
have been out of work which also prevented them from
traveling here. In spite of all that, our numbers are still
very respectable and we greatly appreciate all of the cute
young riders who have graced our showring. Our 4H
winners received tail bags donated by Victoria Kalosis
that were made just for them.
We are thinking about having the MTSU people adjust
the air conditioning in here this morning as we are
just a bit chilly, BUT it surely beats the suffocating heat
we have known in an outside ring.
Nine elegantly attired young riders showed up to
compete in the equitation 12 to 17 class. All did an
amazing job. They look so pretty in the saddle and they
show their horses excellently. I just wish others would
notice how elegant these young riders look as they do
not hunch the saddle, bob their heads back and forth,
and now they have started shrugging their shoulders
up and down ==== a disgusting picture. These young
riders look fantastic.
Thirteen Young riders made the gate call for the youth
canter class. This class is the youth Medallion Class
sponsored by the TWHBEA. The medallion class was
established to encourage youth riders to canter. There
were nine entries in this youth canter class! Awesome!
Perhaps some of our older riders need to take a look at
the youth.We were pleased to have the TWHBEA President,
Margo Urad on hand to present the TWHBEA
ribbon.
The youth and 4-H classes were once again well filled.
Kudos to the international for offering classes to the 4-H
members across our United States. If you are a 4-H each
member you can show in the 4-H classes free of charge
. How nice is that? Another thing that WhOA offers for
the youth is the “walk only” class. WHOA established
this class several years ago to give exhibitors who were
out of the age bracket for lead line but not yet experienced
enough to go into the competitive youth classes a
class of their very own. The walk only class has become
The Darby Oaks crew, all the way from Bushnell, Florida.
The Dickie Gardner stables entourage.
14 • Walking On