Heritage Highlights - TWH Heritage Society

Heritage Highlights
Published By: TWH Heritage Society
Volume VI
Number 7, July 2012
Thanks to Bob Long, Fayetteville, Tennessee for
the photo of his Indian Chief Iris.
Shocker of a Lifetime by Franne
Brandon, Petersburg, Tennessee
Well now! We’re coming up on half of 2012
behind us. . We hope you all are keeping records
of the things you have done with your horses this
year, the places you’ve gone with then, etc. We
would love to see some entries in our
Performance Horse Contest this year.
This story was first printed in the April 2012
Canadian Walking Horse News
The Heritage Society firmly believes that the
term “Performance Horse” should be reserved
for animals that typify the original purpose of the
breed, as using horses that can cover ground
smoothly, work cattle, climb hills and mountains
safely, and be enjoyable mounts.
The Heritage Society is once again offering our
Performance Achievement Award in two
divisions, to the Heritage Horse and HeritageSired Horse that best exemplify these talents for
which the breed was developed.
If your horse is enrolled in any distance riding
programs, versatility programs, Canada’s Ride
Your Walker program, field trials, competitive
trail rides, endurance, or other activities, we
would encourage you to enter your horse in our
contest. Even if you’re not enrolled, enter the
contest – You might be a winner!
Participants will write a narrative as to why they
feel their horse deserves this award. The winner
will receive a cash award and a story in
Highlights. Winners in the Heritage and
Outcross categories will be chose and announced
in the February 2013 Highlights. Contestants
should email their materials to
handfbrandon@united.net or
northern_foundations@yahoo.com by January 1,
2013. Good luck and we look forward to your
entries!!
It was September 3, 1966, and the darkened
arena at the Tennessee Walking Horse National
Celebration grounds in Shelbyville, Tennessee,
heralded the moment when the judges’ cards
would reveal the new World Grand Champion.
As the spotlights flashed on, announcer Emmett
Guy’s voice reverberated with the traditional
monologue “And the 1966 Grand Champion of
the World is number 35…..” The roar that went
up from the crowd drowned out the rest of the
announcement, words that marked the
culmination of a feat not duplicated within
competition in the Tennessee Walking Horse
breed from the 1939 blue ribbon win by Strolling
Jim to 2011.
The story began almost twenty-three years
before the championship competition. On
November 20, 1942, in Manchester, Tennessee, a
baby girl was born to Henry Pearl and Virginia
Wright Sain. The Sains named their new
daughter Elizabeth Faye. Three years later, the
family moved from Manchester to Bell Buckle, a
small town in a rural area of Bedford County,
Tennessee. Having grown up in a small town in
the forties, Elizabeth Faye, now known as Betty,
recorded her memories in a hand-written, as yet
unpublished, journal. She writes “Growing up in
the 1940’s was a lot different than the life of
today. Radio was your source of news, and word
of mouth, and newspapers. We had an eight
party telephone line, and each had their own
number of rings. It was before TV.”
She also writes “The big Saturday night treat
was to go to Manchester, to see Gene
Autry and Roy Rogers movies, while the parents
visited with Grandmother Sain. My brother and I
would fuss and fight over who was King of the
Cowboys. I was Gene Autry and Champion, Gal
– even named my special filly of Polly, a black
and white pony, Champion. However, Brother
insisted that Roy and Dale and Trigger were the
best – so many debates which did not ever get a
compromise from either of us. Riding all over
the farm, and creeks, and hills were the greatest
way to grow and dream. Riding on the backs of
my steeds gave great learning and confidence.
Each and every animal taught you some things to
remember. You could ride the roads to
neighbors, or town, or kinfolks, and the people in
the vehicles respected animals on the road.”
(Journal,”Forward”)
Betty with Mary Elizabeth Brady on board
Polly 1947
In that much simpler time, she recalls that “Fairs
and horse shows were real social events all over
our areas”, and that “People would go on a Ridea-Thon and prided their horse, and dress, and
picnicked.” The times changed, however, and by
the late fifties, the main avenue for use of the
Tennessee Walker was the show ring. The Sain
family had a select group of walking horses at
this time. In the spring of1962, Pearl Sain and
Betty learned that Tom Barham of Lewisburg,
Tennessee, had bred his Hunter’s Allen linebred
mare named My Darling to Mack K’s
Handshaker.
Very young Betty on one of the Sain family
horses
Mack K’s Handshaker
Betty & Polly 1946
They greatly admired Handshaker as an
individual, and so My Darling’s foal was
“spoken for well in advance to his foaling.”
Breeder Barham registered as Handshaker’s
Nodder, and the youngster went to his new home
in Bell Buckle in October of 1962. Betty,
however, did not particularly like the colt’s
name. She states emphatically that
“Handshaker’s Nodder did not suit him. He was
too regal. And he did it.” – that exemplary loose
and flashy movement that people looked for in
that era in a show prospect. Betty changed the
colt’s official name in the TWHBEA records
from Handshaker’s Nodder 621314 to Shaker’s
Shocker.
Many fine youngsters by Mack’s K’s
Handshaker, the 1960 World Grand Champion,
were successful in the show ring in the sixties.
What set Shaker’s Shocker in a class by himself
was his lifestyle. When Shocker was coming
two, he was not sent to any of the trainers in the
area in preparation for two year old competition.
Betty Sain herself started Shocker under saddle,
and trained the colt for two year old classes. He
had a successful show season as a two year old.
On June 6, 1964, he placed third at the Baxter
Show in Cookeville, Tennessee. Although he
failed to earn a ribbon at the Goodletsville show
on June 19th, he took first at the prestigious
Wartrace show on August 1, and a week later,
earned another blue in Geraldine, Alabama.
In 1965, when Shocker was three, all three year
old horses were still considered Junior Horses in
the show ring. They were required to canter, but
not compete with the Aged Horses that were four
and over. Shocker also had a very bright junior
season in 1965.
Starting on May 21st, he received first place at
Lewisburg,. On June 29, at Lafayette, he got
fifth. On August 6, at the highly regarded Belfast
show, he earned another blue ribbon. After
placing fifth in the junior stallion preliminary,
his Celebration competition culminated in
winning the Reserve World Championship at the
Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration,
with owner-trainer Betty in the irons for this
significant victory. In the past, holding the title
of Junior World Champion or Reserve Junior
World Champion walking horse marked these
youngsters as major figures to be watched in
competition the following spring when the first
gates opened for Aged Walking Horse
competition.
The rules changed before the first shows of 1966,
however. For the first time, in 1966, all four year
old horses were considered “Junior Horses”.
Shocker and his foal crop would compete yet
another year as junior horses, and not be required
to compete with the older, more experienced
animals. The former junior horses would now be
exhibited in classes for three year olds, and not
required to canter. Instead of being an important
contender for World Grand Championship
honors, Shocker became a leader in the race to
be crowned the first Four Year Old Junior World
Champion.
Whatever the goal, however, Betty Sain
approached his training in the same way. She
explains that to train a champion, one must “start
with a good horse. Then it is patience and
common sense. He was a big, powerful horse.”
Even as a four year old, Shocker had height, size,
and bone. Betty took advantage of his strength
and determination to fully condition the big
stallion with workouts six days a week. She
recalls “our workouts were an hour and a half, at
least, ...in a great, big, open field.” Since the
show shoeing for the sixties was much smaller
and tidier than the stacks wore by show walkers
in the 21st century, Shaker’s Shocker could
readily travel through weeds and over small
rocks while maintaining balance and that
wonderful four beat rhythm. Sain emphasizes
“He was never in a ring except at a horse show.”
Over time, the black stallion developed a
powerful way of going and the stamina to
produce this show gait far longer than other
contenders whose shorter workout times
generally involved circles of a practice ring or
trips up and down a barn aisle.
As the Celebration competition began in on
Friday, August 26, 1966, the shock of the show
proved to be not only the horse’s name but his
management as well. Betty Sain had elected not
to exhibit Shaker’s Shocker at any of the one
night shows that served as
precursors to the Celebration. She realized as
others also did that one judge’s opinion
at a show in May or June could adversely affect
the big horse’s status when he was entering the
ring in August. When the class for Junior
Stallions was announced on Wednesday night,
August 31st, an untested Shaker’s Shocker
entered the ring with the other four year old
stallions, and emerged with the blue (1st place)
ribbon and the silver. He became the favorite
horse to win the Junior World Championship, to
be held two nights later, on Friday, September
2nd. That was when owner/trainer Sain made a
second “shocking” decision, to withhold her big
black from the junior championship and to pay
the larger entry fee for the World Grand
Championship on Saturday night, for which they
had qualified, according to Celebration rules, by
winning the Junior Stallion blue ribbon.
It was standing room only, all boxes, reserved
seats and general admission seats filled, when
the contenders for the 1966 World Grand
Championship entered the Celebration arena on
the night of September 3rd. Sain was competing
against other well-known black stallions, winner
of the Aged Stallion class Johnny Midnight and
that class’s reserve champion Go Boy’s Royal
Heir. Also in contention were Duke’s
Handyman, trained by Hershell Talley, and Go
Boy’s Sundust, shown by Bud Dunn. The bright
bay Go Boy’s Chatterbox was also among the
horses that made the final cut to the workout.
When the dust settled after three grueling
workouts and the roars of the crowd settled to
the expectant silence preceding the announcer’s
change from conversation to class results, the
lights darkened, the spotlights swept the ring,
and it was Betty Sain and Shaker’s Shocker, only
a four year old but obviously in charge in terms
of strength, stamina, and ability, who were
announced as the winners. At the time, Betty was
twenty three years old, the second youngest rider
to win the World Grand Championship, and the
first woman to ride for the roses. Only two other
women, Judy Martin Wiser and Vicky Self, both
professional trainers, have ever duplicated her
success in the ensuing years.
Betty & Shocker riding for the roses
Betty & Shocker waiting for the judges
decision
Betty Sain chose to not retire Shaker’s Shocker
the year following his historic victory.
She continued to campaign him throughout the
Southeast until his formal retirement ceremony
in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Southern
Championships, in 1970. While his first foal
crop had arrived in 1969, in 1971, Shocker was
no longer in show training, but
focused on a new career in the stud. The times in
the seventies were changing, though, and unlike
many of her contemporaries, Betty Sain, ever a
woman of vision, recognized the importance of
these changes and adapted her mission to
embrace them and a new outlook for the
Tennessee Walking Horse breed she loved so
well.
To be continued…..
Sources – interview with Betty Sain on February
29, 2012
Sain, Betty. Journal.
The Nashville Banner, Celebration
coverage, 1966 (author’s scrapbook)
GALLOPING TO ETNA
By Nancy Bergman, Whitehall, Wisconsin
Chapter 2
Palermo , Cefalu and Bambi
May 5. It was Saturday night in Cefalu , Sicily.
I was in the city square in front of a cathedral
built in 1134. standing in a sea of people.
Everyone was either outside on the narrow little
streets, in the cafes or shops or hanging over
their balconies conversing with the neighbors.
They were conversing in loud, voluptuous
Sicilian-Italian, and using hand gestures that I
had never seen before.
Toto, I don’t think we’re in Wisconsin anymore.
The day had started with Yolanda and I being
ferried by her husband Eelco to Heathrow
Airport. The weather was cold and damp and the
air had a real bite to it. Once in the busy airport
we had coffee and breakfast. Yolanda is Dutch
and likes her coffee so we get along real well.
Going through British security was much more
pleasant than in the US—we did not need to
take off our shoes, coats or belts and all the
inspectors were very polite. Our first flight was
on Air Italia to Milan. Upon reaching Milan, we
found the procedure was to climb down the stairs
off the plane and walk across the tarmac to a bus.
Unfortunately, it was raining so we were damp
but at least it wasn’t cold. The terminal in Milan
was filled with stores selling perfumes and high
end jewelry. The fashion stores featured
manikins wearing the new ‘in’ color for men’s
trousers—bright coral! (somehow I can’t see that
color becoming trendy in Whitehall WI but I
could be wrong)
The last leg of our journey started when we took
a bus out to the plane for Palermo. Again the
passengers had to cross the tarmac and then
climb up into the plane. It reminded me of
loading cattle into a chute. Again, it was raining
and blowing. It made me a bit anxious
wondering about the weather in Sicily. Riding in
the rain is not one of my ‘faves’. However, as
the plane came out of the clouds an island
ringed by a bright turquoise sea appeared.
Rocky, treeless mountains rose up from the coast
and marched away inland. The sky was clear
and bright blue. The trip had not started out in
an auspicious manner but maybe the planets
were starting to line up and my luck was kicking
in.
Yolanda and I emerged from the plane into
Palermo’s bright, Mediterranean sunlight and
retrieved our baggage ( it was extremely
comforting to see my bag appear). Pigeons were
hanging out inside the terminal. As we walked
into the arrival area the ride’s organizer,
Guiseppe, came forward and asked if we were
Yolanda and Nancy. I guess we weren’t hard to
spot in a Sicilian crowd. Yolanda is tall and
blonde and I am short and faded. A pretty
blonde girl stepped up and introduced herself as
Miriam from Munich—a member of our riding
group. Amiable Guiseppe loaded our bags into
his very small car (all the Sicilians drove very
diminutive cars) and off we sped to our
destination-- Cefalu.
Nancy in Cefalu on Saturday night
Sicily, being an island, has been invaded and
occupied many, many times over the centuries.
Those enterprising seamen, the Phoenicians,
settled the island but in 743BC were replaced by
the Greeks who were part of the long parade of
invading groups that were to rule Sicily. After
the Greeks, it was the Carthaginians, Romans,
Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, French, Spanish,
Garibaldi’s Italians and then in WW II, the
Allied Forces. Consequently, Sicily is a culture
with many roots and Sicilians will let you know
that they are not Italians but Sicilians.
Cefalu is a very old city on the northern coast
and Guiseppe drove right into the heart of it. All
the buildings were made from stone or stucco
and the streets were medievaly narrow.
Photo showing how narrow the streets are
We sat in the town square in front of the big
cathedral and met our guide for the trip, Alex,
and a young couple from Virginia, Lynn and
Bryan. Over dishes of hazelnut gelato we got to
know each other a bit. Lynn had a Walking
Horse back in Virginia and she liked to trail ride.
She and her husband had been touring around
northern Italy before coming to Sicily. Miriam
didn’t own a horse but took lessons and had a
photo on her phone of her mounted on a drop
dead gorgeous black Friesian.
We loaded back into tiny cars and headed off to
our hotel for the night. We drove out of Cefalu
without crushing any pedestrians ( a miracle) and
into the twilight. As Guiseppe zoomed along the
curvy road I started to feel uneasy. I come from
western Wisconsin where large animals like to
cross the road and often do not make it. I asked
Guiseppe if Sicily had any deer. “Deer? I do not
understand” I considered for a bit and then
ventured “Bambi?” “Oh si, si’ Bambi—no , no
Bambi here” and on we flew. The bright Sicilian
moon came up over the mountain as we climbed
past vineyards and groves of olive trees to our
accommodation— Casa Anastasia-a stone hotel
on the top of a hill. In the morning we would
meet our mounts for the next five days.
To be continued……
Also from Nancy Bergman:
Graham Goodwin from Troy, Alabama visited
Northern Foundations Farm, Whitehall, WI in
May. Although Graham greatly admired all of
the horses, Cecil the donkey managed to get
attention and scratches. Graham showed the
photo of Cecil to his brother and told him he was
taking a donkey back to Alabama.
Our group before the ride
From left to right: Lynne, Bryan, Yolanda,
Miriam, Nancy
Graham, Cecil & King
(Sorry Graham, Cecil stays in Wisconsin!)
The Adventures of Mr. Amazing by Rachel
Hill, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
I was going to wait until the end of the season
with a story that would provide the highlights of
all of my endurance rides. But I can't wait that
long. So I will share some updates of what we
have done so far.
The last newsletter showed a picture of Beamer
and me crossing a creek on a 50 mile ride in
Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin. That was our third
ride of the year and our first 50 for the year. It
was very hot for May, reaching into the 90's that
day. Beamer still had some winter coat in places,
so I was careful and determined to finish with a
healthy horse. That meant pacing out the ride
and taking it easy which we did.
The next ride was a 50 at Birdshill Park, just
outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is a flat
course, but again, it was hotter than normal for
early June (seems to be the story every where
this year). I finished the first 30 miles at pretty
good speed and came into camp strong. The
third loop we completed not quite as quickly, but
still pretty good time. In the open field, where
the water jumps are still set up from the old Pam
Am games that were held there, was a small hill
going down to one of the jumps. When Beamer
went to slow down for team in front of us, he
caught his right hind toe and wretched his hind
leg. He never missed a beat and shook it off as
he always does, and after a while I gave it no
more thought. When we came into camp, I was
feeling the heat. At the vetting, Beamer trotted
out fine and had all A's for his criteria. When the
vet commented "that's the best jugular refill I
have seen all day" I responded with "how is my
jugular refill? I started to get light headed and
had to get to the ground fast. A very kind lady
took Beamer and looked after him, a few others
helped me get in the shade and to my trailer.
Although I had taken good care of my horse
with feed and electrolytes, I had failed to do the
same for myself. And it caught up to me. I took a
very long break (1.5 hrs) and still did not feel
well, but I was determined to get back in the
saddle and finish the last 13 miles.. When I
came into camp for the last time, that little strain
Beamer had done on the third loop had also
caught up to him, and he got a cramp in his large
hind muscle. The two of us limped into camp as
we finished that 50 miles. But what a trooper,
he never hesitated once on the trail and gave me
everything every time. The cramp was gone by
the morning and he was totally fine.
When I started getting outfitted for endurance
riding, I purchased a saddle pack that came with
water bottles. I never knew the true meaning of
the message on them, until that ride. Now I
totally know what it means to "ride till you
puke".
The last ride was the Souris River ride at the
southwest corner of Manitoba. The trail was
challenging and again, it was stinking hot. After
my last 50 mile ride, I thought it best to stick to
the 25 mile distances. July 1st was Canada Day,
so I had a long weekend, and there was not a
rush to get home. So I decided to do two 25 mile
rides in two days rather than one 50 mile ride in
one day. The trail was tough but the scenery was
lovely, well worth the drive there.
The valley where we camped next to the river
You can see the valley where we camped off in
the distance to the left
The view from Beamer’s back
Hills drop straight off into the river
The hills go on forever
The River
We took 2nd place the first day and 1st place the
second day, but the highlight was getting
awarded Best Condition both days. I need to
explain what it takes to get Best Condition. At
the end of the ride, one hour after finishing, you
present your horse to the vet one more time..
The vet does his usual check of the horse but is
more scrupulous in his evaluation, noting any
cuts, saddle sores, wind puffs, anything sore or
swollen. The observations are noted on a score
card. The more wear and tear on the horse, the
more points you lose. When Henry made his
comments on the last newsletter about Beamer's
size being a disadvantage, he is absolutely right.
A larger animal will have a large body mass that
will sweat more, need more electrolytes, will
take longer to cool and keep heart rates higher.
The higher the horse’s heart rate, the more
points you lose. The more sweat that is lost,
there is an increased risk for dehydration. A
larger horse also takes more pounding on the
trail, he has to work harder at dodging obstacles
and tucking in those jackrabbit legs to scoot
down those steep, long hills. But the biggest
handicap for Beamer in the Best Condition
scoring is my body mass. It makes total sense
that the horse carrying the heaviest load has to
work harder on the trail. So the score card
formula compensates the heavy riders for this
handicap.. I weigh 120 lbs, and ride in an
English Wintec saddle. My rider weight (body
weight + gear) is 155 lbs, putting me in the
Feather Weight category and giving Beamer a
big disadvantage for the Best Condition scoring.
This means Beamer has to do it all. This year
we have been awarded three Best Conditions,
which has made me immensely proud of my Mr.
Amazing. He really is a special horse that keeps
impressing me with every ride we do.
Photo Caption Contest
We’re challenging you all to come up with a
clever caption for this photo. We know these two
colts are conspiring something…..but what?
Send your caption to
northern_foundations@yahoo.com by August 1st
and we’ll announce the winner in the August
newsletter.
Winner of the contest will receive a free 2013
Heritage Calendar when they are printed up this
fall.
Buffalo Moon Expeditions from Megan Dube,
The Woodlands, Texas
Megan Dube and her Tennessee Walking Horse
Evangeline have taken to the roads of America to
inspire Emotional Freedom in others from the
Trail- (TM). Buffalo Moon Expeditions stemmed
from the Dube's dream to ride her horse a great
distance from A to B.
When her relationship with horses began close to
28 years ago, she had no place to ride, and being
from the third largest urban area in the United
States, she took to the road.
At age of 40, the founder's opportunity came to
fruition; she planned her first expedition in
2008. A new state and lack of funds for horse
transport gave her the thought to "just ride the
thousand miles there instead".
The original journey was to be completed from
Southwest Oklahoma up to Historic Route 66
and on to Chicago, but turned into seven separate
equestrian trips over the next four years. Each
journey, or Range Ride, as Dube calls them, has
been over 210 consecutive miles, with her
greatest and most recent being 576 consecutive
miles through the state of Texas. Her total miles
to date on expeditions like this are close to 2500
miles.
Dube and her horse travel with no horse trailer
and no truck support. Just Dube, Evangeline and
a few pounds of gear, they have set out into the
unknown to help people find their own
emotional freedom and educate them about the
horses who carved out our country.
Dube and Evangeline are experienced equestrian
travelers and have been together for the last five
years. Evangeline is a registered TWHBEA
horse. Her registered name is Eve's Revenge.
She was named that as her mother had a hard
time giving birth to her. She is out of a mare by
the name of Eve's Midnight H and her sire was a
Night Cap's Revenge. Both were grandget of
the late, great Midnight Sun. Evangeline is one
of his double great- granddaughters.
"Evangeline had a bad start in life and was
abused and misunderstood" Dube states, "Her
other owners said she couldn't be ridden because
she was too dangerous". Dube says that even
though Eve has been well taken care of, the folks
who trained her "cowboyed her" after her she
didn't prove herself as a big lick walking horse,
which was also an abusive situation. "Eve has
the chain scars to prove it," states Dube'. Eve
then was thrown out to pasture to have a total of
9 foals. After her foaling career, many had no
hope for her as a saddle horse. A quick sale led
her to a total of 13 homes where she couldn't be
ridden by anyone.
Then a little girl came along and Eve, at the age
of 17, started her retraining. This little girl
brought her along for six months, but they felt
she was too much horse for her and another
quick sale brought Evangeline to Dube's care.
"Evangeline was a hard, hard, hard horse to redevelop. She was a dangerous bolter"
remembers Dube. Dube didn't give up on her
and in 2009, the two of them went on their first
expedition together around the perimeter of the
state of Oklahoma "for about 350 miles, until it
just got too hot." Eve was 19 at the time.
Dube' is also the founder of Buffalo Moon
Expedition. Buffalo Moon Expedition's mission
is to preserve equestrian heritages while
celebrating and counseling people who are
emotionally struggling and wanting to celebrate
and share their lives with her while she travels by
horse.
Dube is just a dissertation away from her
doctorate in psychology and owns her own
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy service. Buffalo
Moon's Expeditions are able to assist people in
managing emotional struggle, celebrate their
life's achievements and allow Dube to do what
she loves doing best- counseling others from the
back of her horse.
"There are so many people out there who are
hurting emotionally and just as many who want
to celebrate and share their lives an on adventure
like this, " Dube states.
Buffalo Moon Expedition then expanded into the
Range Rider's Coalition. This is an international
community of equestrians who have travelled
great consecutive distances by horse from 150 to
1000 miles by wagon, trekking side by side with
their horses and under saddle. They have 30
members from four different continents. Dube
states that the Range Riders' finally has given an
equestrian home to those have been underrecognized for their achievements and have
given them a place to share their experiences as
well. The Range Riders community is solely on
Facebook at
www.facebook.com/rangeriderscoalition.
Dube rides 2 days, then rests 1 consistently,
which keeps them both alert and ready for the
next few hundred miles. Dube and Evangeline
have an incredible deep bond as they are each
other's only source of emotional support and
strength on these journeys.
"It's not ever about the miles either, it's about the
meaning, " Dube emphasizes again and again.
"These range rides are also for people to
understand that horses helped humans carve out
our civilizations and to forget that is to forget out
equestrian heritage as well."
Eve and Dube's travel style is similar to that of
the old west. With less than 9 pounds of gear,
the duo travels on an average of 10-12 miles per
day. Their pace is a leisurely 4 miles per hour
and they walk the entire way.
Eve & Megan
Eve all packed out and ready to go
Dube and Evangeline rely on the kindness of
strangers to host her along the way. Usually the
families she stays with help connect her with
another host down the road. Dube arrives into
strangers' lives on a daily basis and says that she
feels like "family" by the time she saddles up and
heads back out again.
"Evangeline is the entire heart and soul of
Buffalo Moon Expedition. Her age astounds
everyone as no one can believe she is 23." Dube
takes exquisite care of Evangeline on their
journeys. She realizes the amount of effort that
goes into caretaking a senior horse and always
goes as Eve's pace not her own. "Ethics and
integrity and Eve always come before my needs.
We rest a lot together which helps us savor the
experience and really enjoy the journey."
Dube usually takes out once or twice a year and
usually plans to ride between 300 to 1000
consecutive miles. Her next journey is from her
mom's house (Joyce Gist), Fairfield Glade, in
middle Tennessee, and she will ride toward
Texas. Dube' wants to give Evangeline a chance
to experience her roots and once again, do the
thing that she and her horse love best: Inspiring
others to live their dreams, seek emotional
freedom and preserve the equestrian heritages
and local history. This year will spotlight
Heritage Tennessee Walking Horses and Middle
Tennessee.
"Evangeline deserves to see Middle Tennessee as
a one last hurrah" After that, Dube plans to
retire Evangeline into an very easy life of
random trail riding. "After all", Dube states,
"she IS Walking Horse Royalty and it's time that
she enjoys the easy life of a queen."
For more information about Dube's next ride
visit her blog at
http://buffalomoonexpedition.blogspot.com
From Rachel Hill, Fort Frances, Ontario,
Canada
From Mike Davis, Wabasha, Minnesota
These are for Henry in South Africa:
Hey! What are these??
Rachel with NFF Society’s Noble Traveler
Ohhhhh, that feels good! Now I know what
these things are for
(Walk the Edge of Good-bye – Red Bud’s
Rascal x Eb’s Dixie Delight)
Hey! Where did all this grass come from??
Summer night riding is fun!!
From Debbie Zaktansky, Watsontown,
Pennsylvania
Here are some pics of Duncan (Tennessee
Goldust x NFF Society’s Katherine Gray) last
night. Duncan is a really nice colt-lots of
personality. Did halter lesson of walking over
plastic, when turned loose went over to plastic
and walked over it himself, then grabbed a
corner is his mouth and shook it more and more.
Eventually threw it up in air-it landed on top of
his back. He just stood there, reached his head
around and pulled it off. Funny to watch.
Well, it was fun while it lasted
Duncan playing with the plastic
Let’s stand on this!
All that hard work makes a boy hungry!
From Laura Carlson-Humphrey, Twin Cities,
Minnesota
These are from Wild River.
NFF Wilson’s Crown Jewel and Laura
(Echo’s Star Gray Wilson x Williams
Annabelle)
From BillyTaylor, Winchester, Tennessee
Angelo Guerci arrived at the Nashville Airport
June 21st, I picked him up at approximately 1:30
PM. He came from Crema, Italy for a visit at my
place.
I've known Angelo for several years, the way I
got acquainted him was through the horse
business, he purchased a mare from me, Echo's
Bon Bon. She was the first Tennessee Walking
Horse to be imported into Italy. Since then he
has purchased five horses that Danny and I have
bred and raised; three mares and two stallions.
The next day, which was Friday, we met four of
my friends at Keith Springs Mountain for a trail
ride. Angelo rode my gelding, Echo's Midnight
Wilson and I rode Society's Red Bud Lady. We
had a nice five hour ride.
Angelo on Echo’s Midnight Wilson
The next day, which was Saturday, we planned a
trip to Ethridge to visit the Amish and purchase
some horse supplies. On our way there we
picked up Leon Oliver. While at Ethridge
Angelo purchased two bridles, a saddle girth and
saddle bags, I had purchased a saddle for him
earlier in the year. Angelo was really impressed
by the way the Amish live and conduct
themselves. We got back at Leon's place about
2:00 pm and spent a couple of hours checking
out Leon's horses.
I drove Angelo back to the airport early Monday
morning to meet his flight back to Italy, he
arrived at his home sometime Tuesday.
Angelo currently has five mares, one yearling
filly and two stallions; he also purchased another
yearling filly from me, by Society's Lee
Allen and Echo's Lady Bug that will be shipped
in October. He plans to breed and promote the
Heritage Horse in Italy, for years to come.
The Stork Report
Congratulations to Leon Oliver, Brown Shop
Road Farm, Cornersville, Tennessee on this nice
Heritage colt sired by Buds Sterling Bullet, out
of Red Bud’s Lovely Lady born on April 24.
Sorrel/chestnut,blaze face with right hind sock.
Classic Red Bud good looks. Contact Leon
Oliver at 931-293-4156 if interested!!
Heritage outcross colt born on May 7 at Leon
Oliver’s farm. This colt was sired by Buds
Sterling Bullet, out of Marie LaVoe. Should be
red roan with no white when he sheds out.
Congratulations to Diane Bromenschenkel, Wind
Shadows Farm, of Nampa, Idaho on the birth of
this colt on May 21, sired by Look at Go Boy’s
Shadow, out of Star’s Lady Chocolate.
Congratulations to Leon Oliver, Brown Shop
Road Farm, Cornersville, Tennessee on this nice
Heritage Outcross colt sired by Society’s Lee
Allen, out of Ostella’s Valentine Brookie. Born
on May 23. This colt has gorgeous hooked ears,
a blaze, one sock. Contact Leon Oliver at 931293-4156 if interested!!
Another fine colt born at Leon Oliver’s Brown
Shop Road Farm. This colt was born June 11,
sired by Society’s Lee Allen, out of Ostella’s
Diamond Chrystal. He will be a Heritage colt.
Contact Leon for more information
Congratulations to Lesa Luchak, Maple Lane
Acres, Two Hills, Alberta, Canada on the birth
of this nice colt on June 13. This colt was sired
by Allen’s Midnight Rascal out of Moonlit
Laughter
Congratulations to Bobbie Brebner, Tsuniah
Walkers, on the birth of her palomino colt on
June 29. Sired by NFF Society King’s Opus, out
of Sage King’s Moon Beam. (No photo yet)
The Sales Barn
From Billy Taylor, Confederate Hills Farm
Winchester, Tennessee
Congratulations to Tod & Penny Finley,
Plainview Farm, Cornersville, Tennessee on the
birth of their Heritage outcross colt sired by Red
Bud’s Rambling Slim, out of Baubles, Bangles,
and Cash. He is for sale for $800. Contact Penny
at todpenfin@hotmail.com.
This nice filly is Delilah Lee Allen, born May 7,
2011. She was sired by Society’s Lee Allen out
of Echo’s Midnight Angel. Delilah is 100%
Heritage and will mature at approx. 15.2 hands.
She is very gentle, willing and well gaited.
Priced at $1500. Contact Billy Taylor at (931)
967-9621 or email at
confederatehills@gmail.com.
Congratulations to Tod & Penny Finley,
Plainview Farm, Cornersville, Tennessee on the
birth of this nice Heritage Outcross Upgrade filly
that shows signs of graying. She is sired by Red
Bud’s Rambling Slim, out of Heritage outcross
mare, Silver Jubilation. Priced at $800. Contact
Penny Finley at todpenfin@hotmail.com
Echo’s Midnight Sally, born April 28, 2011 is a
100% Heritage filly. She was sired by Sun’s
Smokey Midnight, out of Chance’s Society
Paige. Sally is a big strong filly that will mature
near 16 hands and is very strongly gaited. Sally
is a full sister to Angelo Guerci’s stallion, Billy
Sunday. Sally is priced at $1500.
Contact Billy Taylor at (931) 967-9621 or email
at confederatehills@gmail.com.
From Shellie Pacovsky, Slush Creek Walkers,
Bainville, Montana
“Due to the sale of some of our leased land we
will be offering several of our Heritage
certified mares/fillies we have held back. All
of these are gentle, halter, trained, stand for
the farrier, load in the trailer, etc. They are
also all Heritage certified. We are offering
them at a reduced price through the
Highlights hoping they will go to someone that
will appreciate what they are.” Contact
Shellie at pacovsky@nemont.net for more
information.
The next two are full sisters. We will sell one
and keep the other. Both are certified TWH
Heritage horses. Both are gentle, load in the
trailer, halter trained and like people. Both are
current on vaccinations and de-worming.
SCW Emily Talon #21100206
SCW A Midnight Kiss # 21000606
(DELIGHT'S MIDNIGHT LEGEND x SLUSH
CREEKS KISS THIS) Black Tennessee Walking
Horse mare, with a star. Should mature at 15.2
hands. “Bijoux” is a lovely black filly. She is
halter trained, will stand for the farrier, loads in
the trailer and likes people. She is current on
vaccinations and de-worming. She is part of the
first foal crop by Delight’s Midnight Legend out
of Slush Creek Jubal S daughters. We are very
pleased! They are walky and fun to work with.
Foaled 05/21/2010. Priced at $1500.
(Slush Creeks Jubal S x Ostella Sara Lady) Bay
Tennessee Walking Horse filly with a star, strip
and snip. Should mature near 15.1hh. This filly
is certified with the Heritage Society. Foaled
04/27/2011. Priced at $1500 US.
http://www.slushcreekwalkers.com/SCWEmily
Talon.htm
SCW LADY OSTELLA DILLAR #2100605
(SLUSH CREEKS JUBAL S x OSTELLA
SARA LADY) Gorgeous sorrel Tennessee
Walking Horse mare, with both hind stockings,
lower lip, blaze, mixed mane and tail. Should
mature to 15.2 hands. Foaled 05/03/2010. Priced
at $1500 US.
http://www.slushcreekwalkers.com/SCWLadyOs
tellaDillar.htm
SCW DELIGHTFUL PERFECTION
#21100204
(DELIGHT'S MIDNIGHT LEGEND x SC
EBONY SILK PERFECTION) Black sabino
Tennessee Walking Horse filly, with a star and
snip, off front fetlock, near hind pastern, off hind
sock. This filly is certified with the Heritage
Society. Foaled 04/16/2011. Priced at $1500 US.
http://www.slushcreekwalkers.com/SCWDelight
fulPerfection.htm
SCW SIMPLY GLORY BOUND #21100203
DELIGHT'S MIDNIGHT LEGEND x SC SHE'S
SIMPLY STUNNING ) Black sabino Tennessee
Walking Horse filly, with a star, snip, near front
sock, near hind pastern, off hind sock. We
measured and she should mature near 16hh. This
filly is certified with the Heritage Society.
Foaled 04/15/2011.
http://www.slushcreekwalkers.com/SCWSimply
GloryBound.htm Priced at $1500.
Northern Foundations Farm, Whitehall,
Wisconsin offers these four horses for sale.
Contact Diane at 715-538-2494 or email at
northern_foundations@yahoo.com . Some
hauling may be made available on any of
these purchases, depending on where they go.
SCW JUBALS PIXIE STICK #20903143
(SLUSH CREEKS JUBAL S x DAKOTA
GUMDROP) “Poor Pixie” is not beautiful; she is
small, just 14hh, and her ears are even shorter.
Pixie just tried to make friends with a mean old
horse but he reached over the fence and bit her
ears. Part of one ear is gone and the cartilage in
the other is broken so the ear flops forward. This
is only cosmetic. BUT, just like her name she is
sweet as they come! She is gentle, easy to catch,
stands for the farrier, loads in the trailer, etc. We
think “Poor Pixie” needs her own person, maybe
a little girl, one that won’t see her ears and will
think she is the most beautiful horse on the
planet! Pixie is Heritage certified. She is current
on vaccinations and deworming. Foaled
08/20/2009. Private Treaty
Pixie Head shot
NFF She’s Simply Amazing
(Society’s Duke Allen x Storm’s Maude)
This 2012 filly is progressing nicely with her
leading and loading lessons, as well as picking
up her feet. She’s a fast learner. She has a nicely
timed up walk and a nice balanced build. She
should mature around 14.3 to 15 hands. “Mazie”
is priced at $1500 at weaning and will come with
a Coggins and health papers, registration and
paid transfer. If she ships north of the border, her
paperwork will be included in the price.
NFF Society’s Cadillac Jack
Jack is quite the character. He is very loose
moving, long striding and he has LOTS of bone.
This will be a good strong horse with the ability
to do whatever you want him to do. Cadillac
Jack got his name from his smooth gaits. He is
doing well with his foal training and has figured
out loading in the trailer = treats!! Smart colt!
Jack is priced at $1500 which includes all
paperwork – Coggins, etc. and gelding if the
buyer wishes him to be gelded, registration and
paid transfer also. Don’t let CJ get away from
you! This is a nice colt.
NFF Wilson’s Chantilly Lace #20406772
“Tilly” is a 2004 model sired by Echo’s Star
Gray Wilson, out of Sterling’s Dolly. Tilly was
recently ultrasounded as not being in foal but she
is still with the stallion as his companion. I will
have her preg checked before she is sold. Tilly
has spent a bit of time on the trails around Lake
Wissota and trails around the Clark County,
Wisconsin area. I personally have not ridden her
but have been told she’s smooth and can rack
FAST. Tilly is 14.2 hands and very stout made.
She’s wide through the chest and built to carry
anyone. This has been a hard decision but it’s
time to downsize the herd some. Tilly is priced at
$2000 and would need an experienced rider.
Price includes paid transfer and paperwork to get
her anywhere in the US or Canada.
Ostella’s Della Rosebud #945331
Della is a daughter of the late Red Bud’s Rascal
and she carries the bloodlines of the old Jake
Reese stock. Della ultrasounded open this spring
but has been exposed to a stallion since then and
will be checked before she is sold. Della is 14.2
hands, lit up sorrel sabino with flaxen mane and
tail. Leon Oliver told me he always felt safe
riding this mare. Della is priced at $1800 and
includes paid transfer and paperwork to get her
anywhere in the US or Canada. Don’t let her age
fool you, this mare still has a lot of life in her
and can move out.
Our Readers Write
“I enjoy getting the Heritage Highlights every
month and want to say Thank You for sending it
to me. Just wanted to let you know that Paul and
I went down last Saturday and looked at Billy
Taylor’s new babies. I have my heart set on
getting the little filly he has. We bought our first
girls (Echo's Ellen Belle and Sun's Lady Bug
Allen) 2 years ago from him and that they are
doing great.” Sandra Wood, Lewisburg,
Tennessee
“As always, a wonderful newsletter. So nice to
see people that are really having fun with their
horses and the horses enjoying themselves as
well. Good for the Heritage folks for speaking
up about the soring issue, we can't forget the real
live animals that are suffering. Happy Trails.”
Renee Hanson, Greybull, Wyoming
“ Heritage Highlights has always been a feel
good read and one I've enjoyed immensely. . But
I was glad to see such strong statements in this
newest issue on where the Society stands on the
soring problem.
For years people didn't want to talk about it or
acknowledge what a tremendous negative effect
it was having on the entire breed. It's not enough
to say " we don't DO that". As Kristi Q pointed
out, there is no time like the present to get
involved by contacting our congressional
representatives and demanding that the Horse
Protection Act be strengthened.
The European folks have spoken out and
TWHBEA virtually disowned them. I applaud
their courage and fortitude. It's past time
for American owners to demand
that TWHBEA stop giving lip service to this
ongoing problem and get it stopped.” Sharon
Corr, Syracuse, New York
“Just took my first read through the newsletter,
and was so glad to see photos of all three of
Scarlet's boys. They're such healthy, strong,
good-looking colts, and all with their mom's
gorgeous bay coat.” Robin Moore, DesMoines,
Iowa
“I appreciated the most recent Heritage
newsletter and the fact that you covered the big
lick controversy. I particularly liked the editorial!
I grew up in the 50s and 60s in downstate Illinois
on the back of a green broke TWH mare that my
uncle traded a calf for at the East St. Louis
auction. She got me through the hard parts of
life. As I watched what was happening to the
breed with the advent of the big lick, what
worried me most was the loss of the level
headed, level gaited horse I had come to love. I
am thankful for all the Heritage breeders do. You
are not only preserving the breed, against all
odds, as the money continues to flow into people
who get their pleasure from the pain of the horse,
but also saving a precious part of our heritage.
I am certain that the field trial guys who always
wanted to borrow my mare would agree!” Sandy
Cooper, Fallbrook, California
And Sandy sent this as well:
I love this issue. I laughed out loud at the picture
of the tom turkey in the pasture. I had one who
would come into the pasture and herd my horses
into a corner so the hens could feed. Finally one
day, my lead horse put his nose to the ground
and herded the turkeys out! I couldn't get to the
camera quick enough.”
“Seen the newsletter, got a kick out of it, thanks.
Enjoyed seeing the commentary on the big lick
deal.” Austin Turley, Laurel, Montana
“ It has been a very interesting and busy time in
the Walking Horse world this past month, with
all the news from TV, internet and newspaper
articles on the story about Jacky McConnell
being caught in the act of "soring"---abusing the
horses in his training barn. I am glad that you
addressed this issue; it is a VERY important to
everybody in the TWH industry, especially those
that are Heritage Society breeders and even for
those breeders that raise non show horses out of
show horse lines. Keep up the good work! Great
issue” Pamela Fowler, Broomfield, Colorado
“P1: Performance Horse Contest: I have
divided loyalties, plus one more as yet inactive
contender. Thankfully I do not get to vote.
Statement: Numerous forthright stands are
taken which should resonate with all kinds of
folks, horsey or aliens alike.
In retrospect: allowing ‘show pads’ was a
huge mistake. It opened the door to malpractices,
which led to the following situation:
“The old show rocking chair canter became
a gait of the past”. “With the emphasis being on
a show gait, the original walking gait is
almost non-existent in the show world.”
One can but wonder if the TWHBEA
would welcome or even allow the Heritage
Society Statement to feature in their
publications.
How about a paid advertisement?
P2: Editorial: This effort deserves to be widely
published.
P3: Thermography should be utilised in all
inspection processes: Practice Zero Tolerance.
USDA should be encouraged, if not
obliged, to exercise their legislated mandates.
The main goal should be to identify and
severely punish offenders.
The clincher: “And then, go out to your
barn, and hug your safe horse. There are so many
that are not safe and won’t be safe until we
Impact that change.”
P4: The Echo horses appear to have uniformly
good mindsets. Oh my, that Wilson was all legs
as a colt. I like that.
Setting Sun is new to me. Perhaps I should
catch a wake-up, and pull myself towards
myself.
P5: The Keith Springs Mountain scenery is all
too familiar. I could happily spend days
wandering around there.
P6: I also can’t get Rose out of my mind.
Perhaps because Sandra reckons that “she has a
rolling canter to die for.” She also got away.
p8 I have never seen such a low roof on a
horsebox. Perhaps it’s too cold for horses to
rear? Oh, I almost forgot: Walkers don’t rear,
some of them just nod their heads excessively up
and down.
p9: It seems like there are Eek rides most every
Spring and Summer weekend. Step aside Bullet
– annual rides just don’t cut it anymore!
p11: Seems to me some folks should stay
retired and forget about poker games. Grooming
mane detangler might work when the local
hairdressing salon is fully booked. Very pleasant
forest trail riding, even if folks have to pay. I just
might also get lost in my home state to avoid the
trauma of actually having to pay for something.
p12: Any time I see ground crew shaking their
heads under a wing, I get off and catch a bus or
train. Who needs lights in a hold? First class
stowaways? I really enjoyed the adventures of an
intrepid American in the auld country. Can’t
hardly wait for the Sicilian mafia sequel.
p14: At last – long awaited pics of the famous
barndominium!
p15: Kids and horses: I’ll take all you got,
thank you very much.
p16: I just realised: small wonder Beamer
looks and does so good: Chance + Echo – how
could he miss!
That Sparky is tall, Toby is getting there,
first pic I see of Lady Tasmine: in retrospect, I
would have kept her.
p17: Yona sure gets around. Thanks for
sharing the photos. I want that horse. Brilliant.
p18: The mere smell in carpet dealers
showrooms gets my antique lover pulse racing.
Traveler at 2yo resembles plenty fullgrown horses. That sure is an attractive group of
contentedly grazing horses. So what if they’re
not all colts or fillies or mares. Nice pasture
though.
p19: I like all foals, especially fillies.
p20: More fillies. Oh my, they’re so cute. The
colts aint half bad either.
p21: I have to admit that I really like that black
colt. And a real horse-size Society + Echo
yearling filly at that price? I’ll take a dozen.
p22: Two more fillies: a yearling and a 2yo for
a mere pittance? Where’s my trolley! Plus
another 2yo: I could have a warm stall for her.
In conclusion, I would need a farm the size of
Texas just for all the horses I would really like to
have, plus another one for all the mistreated
horses that I would take by force if I had to.
Traveler looks good, maybe too good. He has
developed a rather wavy mane since his gender
was disturbed. He might still be on course as
long as he does not start swaying seductively
behind. I shall be monitoring his progress from
afar: I have spies everywhere. The long years of
sanctions and isolation and no television
necessitated networks of spies abroad, even in
desolate Canada. Instead of desert sand, they
have snow. Same difference, their deserts are just
wetter, and colder. But, all is forgiven. I have
opened a new folder especially for Traveler. He
may only be pushing 2 years old, but he is going
to have to do plenty growing to match Beamer. I
might even reluctantly admit that Beamer might
retain a wee bit of an edge for quite some time,
but he is getting older sooner. Regards” Henry
Ferreira, Johannesburg, South Africa
“I just got through the newsletter. Awesome
job! My, it has really grown eh, 23 pages!! I
loved the comments from Henry. What
compliments!! They have to make Billy pretty
proud too. I had Beamer out for a little 8 miler
yesterday. The horse flies were so incredibly
bad, we had to run to keep them behind us. He is
moving good and I am looking forward to next
weekend in North Dakota.” Rachel Hill, Fort
Frances, Ontario, Canada
“Loved the photos of Danni and her horses--she
looks like quite the cowgirl. I was fascinated by
the photos from Yona-especially the horse
carved from olive wood! Nice to see photos
from other lands.” Nancy Bergman, Whitehall,
Wisconsin
“ Thanks for another wonderful edition of the
TWH Heritage Society's newsletter. You are
very dedicated and we appreciate your work.”
Annie & Tim Leaverette, Sheffield, Vermont
“Glad to see Kris Quaintance speak up in the
Highlights. Good for you both!” Marjorie Lacy,
Edson, Alberta, Canada
"I got the newsletter which I always read and
look at the beautiful pictures! I liked your story!!
And I always like to know how Beamer is doing.
Just a lovely horse with beautiful colour! Would
love to ride that one!!" Yolanda Rohling, New
Forest, England
NEWS & CONGRATULATIONS
Heritage Horses Sold
Carbonado’s Arcata Moon, Gelding, sold to
Frank Lanasa, Isanti, Minnesota. Sold by Austin
Turley, Laurel, Montana
Carbonado’s Meriwither, Gelding, sold to Joey
Degross, Saratoga, Wyoming. Sold by Austin
Turley, Laurel, Montana
Carbonado’s Moonshine, Weanling Colt, sold to
Mike Robbins, Utah
Boomtown’s Lucky Strike, Mare, sold to Birgit
Winklhofer, Austria
Heritage Outcrosses Sold
Readers seem to be enjoying the stories of every
day people and their horses so we thought we’d
share a couple of publications dedicated to
Tennessee Walking Horses that are not show
oriented:
Walking Horse Journal, published bi-monthly by
Four Craftsmen Publishing of Lakeside, Arizona.
Website: www.fourcraftsmen.com/whj
This magazine features stories on flat shod horses
who are used for trail riding, endurance, and other
disciplines and there are some good training
articles as well.
Canadian Walking Horse News, is published bimonthly by Marjorie Lacy of Alberta, Canada. The
magazine is dedicated to the plain shod horse in
Canada and features articles by the Heritage
Society’s Franne Brandon on the history of the
Walking Horse breed.
Website: www.walkinghorsenews.ca
Both of these are very good publications for
people who are interested in the versatile using
horse!!
Advertising in Highlights:
If anyone would like to place a classified ad in
Highlights, our set up fee is $10 for photos
and text.
Also, if you purchase a Heritage Horse from
someone who already has a certificate for the
horse and you would like the certificate in
your name, we can print a new certificate and
mail it for a $5.00 fee to cover the certificate,
mailer and postage.
For a listing of horses for sale, visit us
on our websites:
www.twhheritagesociety.com
The Heritage Highlights will now be
available on our website so you can
download them any time!!
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CONTACT US:
Franne & Harry Brandon, Petersburg, TN
(931) 276-2232
Email: handfbrandon@united.net
Sandra van den Hof, Hechtel, Belgium
+32 (0) 11 666 158
Email: sandra@pleasuregaits.com
Leon & Mary Lou Oliver, Cornersville, TN
(931) 293-4156
Danny & Sherry Taylor, Winchester, TN
(931) 967-9553
Email: elkriverfarm@hotmail.com
Billy & Mary Taylor, Winchester, TN
(931) 967-9621
Email: confederatehills@gmail.com
Diane Sczepanski, Whitehall, WI
(715) 538-2494
Email: northern_foundations@yahoo.com
The Heritage Society does not endorse any
trainer, style of natural training, or tack and
horse equipment, to the exclusion of others, as
each horse is an individual and not all will
respond positively to a particular trainer or
training style. Articles published by the
Society, which include such endorsements,
reflect the view of the author, but not
necessarily that of the Society.