Heritage Highlights - TWH Heritage Society

Heritage Highlights
Published By: TWH Heritage Society
The above photo of a sun halo was sent in by
Henry Ferriera, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Thanks, Henry!
SOUVENIR OF PAST TIMES
Souvenir’s Rascal 834347
DECEASED SUNLESS HERITAGE SIRE
By Franne Brandon, Petersburg, Tennessee
Merry Go Boy, by Merry Boy and out of a
former 5-gaited show star by Giovanni named
Wiser’s Dimples, set the walking horse show
world on it ears from his first appearance in the
Celebration ring as a weanling. He tied reserve in
the1943 Weanling World Championship to a
filly named Frances Langford, but from that
point on, he won blue after blue. He was
awarded tricolors in the Celebration’s Yearling
Championship, the Two Year Old
Championship, and the Junior Stake, which at
that time was for three year olds that were
expected to canter. Also during this time frame,
Merry Go Boy kept up a successful career in the
stud. Eight foals were registered to him in 1947,
indicating he sired them as a three year old in
1946. Even larger foal crops were recorded in
subsequent years. One mare to visit his court
after his winning of the World Grand
Championship in 1947 was a true roan mare with
an unusual pedigree. “V”, sired by Joe
Rutherford, was a great-granddaughter of
McCurdy’s Doctor F-79. On May 15, 1949, she
foaled a true roan colt that would be registered as
Go Boy’s Souvenir.
Volume V
Number 4, April 2011
Following a successful career of his own in the
show ring, Go Boy’s Souvenir was retired to
stud. Owned by C.C.Turner of Galax, Virginia,
Souvenir had a large court of mares for an era
when interest in the breed had waned for
anything but a show horse. In 1961, Souvenir
met a Merry Go Boy daughter named Go Boy’s
Stroller T.F. and the following spring, she
dropped a daughter with the sire’s roan gene.
Turner registered this red roan filly as Svnr’s
Delight T.F. 622259. The following year, the
roan yearling made her way to Tennessee and
new owner Allen R. Moore. Moore’s large farm
near Petersburg, Tennessee, was a real working
stock farm, and the roan mare was used regularly
for under saddle farm work. As a broodmare, she
traveled to the courts of Sun’s Rocket Go Boy,
Midnight Ike, Sir Winston S, and a black Sun’s
Delight D. son named The Snake Doctor.
In 1982 Allen Moore died, and his horses were
offered as part of his estate sale. Leon Oliver had
admired Maud and her fine traits for many years,
but Mr. Moore would not price her. At the estate
sale, Leon got the final bid on Svnr’s Delight
T.F., and she moved to Cornersville, Tennessee.
She raised one foal for him, in the spring of
1983. That foal was a sorrel colt sired by Leon’s
Sunless stallion Red Bud’s Rascal. This colt was
“fine made and pretty”, Leon remembers, with
more of the build and looks of the Merry Go Boy
horses in its dam’s background. Leon recalls that
the colt also had a lot of sense. This red Sunless
foal was registered as Souvenir’s Rascal.
breeders were searching for unusual alternative
bloodlines. Redman boasted a unique pedigree,
gentle disposition, strong natural gaits, and
handsome good looks, yet his court of mares was
always small. Stanley never advertised him in
various walking horse publications, but potential
mare owners learned about him “by word of
mouth.”
Souvenir’s Rascal with Bill Nix
Souvenir’s Rascal changed hands only once in
his lifetime, in the summer of 1986, when the
stallion was three years old. At that time Mary
Lou Oliver’s son, Stanley Nix, became the
owner of record of Souvenir’s Rascal, who had
by this time acquired the barn name of Redman.
Redman was broke to ride and saw many hours
on the trail. Stanley’s son Bill had become very
interested in trail riding at this point, and his
mount of choice was generally Redman. Redman
was a traditional using horse, taught to work to a
wagon and to a cart and to perform any farm
chores needing to be done from horseback. He
did what was asked of him in a calm manner,
attentive to his rider or driver. Stanley also rode
the horse on the trails. He recalls riding through
woods when “I used to take the bridle off, lay the
bridle on the saddle horn, and guide him through
the woods with leg pressure.” The young
stallion also participated in the growing
popularity of the Columbia Mule Days parade.
Redman, like his sire, arrived during an era that
had little appreciation for the traits that he had
inherited from Red Bud’s Rascal and his Merry
Go Boy –bred dam.
When Red Bud’s Rascal had been a young
stallion with rare old bloodlines, mare owners
of the time were demanding black and pacey in
the mates for their mares.
Souvenir’s Rascal, foaled seventeen years later,
arrived when color began talking in the breeding
shed. The popular blacks, bays, and dark
chestnut colors of Redman’s sire’s youth were
replaced in popularity by tobianos, dark sabinos,
and greys. The term “Sunless Tennessee
Walking Horse” had yet to be coined, so few
Souvenir's Rascal demonstrates his
tractability and good training as he poses for
this 1993 photograph without a lead line. To
the right is his grown-up teenage rider, Bill
Nix. Photo taken at the Stanley Nix farm.
Stanley remembers Souvenir’s Rascal’s get as
being much like their sire. He recalls that “He
bred using-type horses.” Redman’s first foal
arrived in 1987, when he was a four year old. It
was a chestnut colt out of a mare named Ebony’s
Peppermint, a granddaughter of Ebony
Masterpiece. Redman went on to sire three foals
out of this mare. His first Heritage youngster was
a filly bred by Bill from the Last Chance
granddaughter Sugar Parade. In tribute to her
grandmother, Bill registered her as Overstride’s
Last Betty.
Overstride’s Last Betty with a young
Overstride’s Red Allen at her side
Redman’s second Heritage foal was a 2003 stud
colt, red in color like his sire, that would be
named Overstride’s Red Allen.
Kate Oliver on Ostella’s Souvenir Maud
Overstride’s Red Allen & Tyler Pierce
His final Heritage foal came in 2004, bred by
Leon Oliver, and out of Leon’s Sun-Once mare
Ostella’s Della Rosebud. This sorrel filly with a
star, strip, and mixed mane and tail became
Ostella’s Souvenir Maud.
Ostella Della Rosebud with her filly, Ostella’s
Souvenir Maud
All three of these Heritage foals matured into
sensible trail mounts. Overstride’s Last Betty
and Ostella’s Souvenir’s Maud still belong to
their breeders, who have no plans to sell them.
Souvenir’s Rascal’s last foal came in 2006, the
final one of a small number of youngsters to
carry on the tradition of this handsome Sunless
souvenir of the past.
European Highlights from Sandra van den
Hof, Hechtel, Belgium
Sandra van den Hof appeared on the cover of a
German horse magazine with a special article
about Tennessee Walking Horses. Sandra is
riding Stella, a Heritage outcross mare, during
the Bullet trail ride in TN, October 2010. Stella
was sold and now resides in Italy as a personal
trail mount.
Sandra with Ostella Brown Shop Lady
Sandra riding Pleasure’s Pot O’Gold
without a bridle
From Sandra van den Hof, Hechtel, Belgium
From Billy Taylor, Winchester, Tennessee
“Beetle” delivered her foal – it’s the Queen
version of King!!
Here are three photos taken at two different trail
rides up on Keith Springs Mountain this month.
Pleasure’s Society Queen sired by NFF
Wilson’s Society King, out of Echo’s Lady
Bug Allen. The first King foal in Europe!!
And who are you??
Bob Long, Fayetteville, Tennessee sent in this
photo:
From Roberta Brebner, Williams Lake,
British Columbia, Canada
“Don Terry and his Buds Sterling Bullet gelding
Chance, warming up for a trail ride at the
Coldwater Recreational Center, Munson,
Florida.”
“The black stallion walking along the green
metal fence is “Tuff”, Tsuniah's Dark Delight
#943897. We called him Tuff because we knew
he'd be hard to beat in the show ring till he broke
his leg as a baby and was retired to breeding.”
Chance’s Bullet Chaser #20003830
By Buds Sterling Bullet, out of Red Bud’s
Chancey
From Carl Parks, Belvidere, Tennessee
“Thought I would send you a picture of my
Society's Lee Allen colt. I am just starting him
under saddle.”
Tsuniah’s H. B. with his owner, Silvia Deiss,
of Ueken, Switzerland
Hans Burch, Williams Lake, British
Columbia on board H.B.’s Secret Bay 98,
Sired by Tsuniah’s H.B., out of Supers Exotic
Dancer.
From Andrea Schneider-Reber, Switzerland
All horses shown in the pictures are ours.
H.B.’s Exotic RN 98, aka Inila, and colt
H.B.’s Exotic BL-97, Dancer
The black gelding is H.B.’s Exotic BL.-97, aka
Dancer. He is a full brother to H.B’s Exotic RN
98, aka Inila. They are obviously both by
Tsuniah’s H.B. who is certified Heritage. Dancer
is my personal riding horse and is competing in
Western Horsemanship and Western Trail
competitions against other Western horses in
Switzerland. We imported him when he was 5
years old from his breeder Hans Burch in
Williams Lake B.C. He is a very easy going boy
and likes to please me a lot. Whatever we do, as
long as we do it together it is ok for him. Dancer
was also in the group of three Tennessee
Walking Horses who were allowed to pass a
special riding exercise in Switzerland to be able
to compete officially. Since then Walkers are
officially allowed in this test. He is a great door
opener for the breed in our country as his walk is
very consistent and he shows this in many
competitions, shows etc.
His full sister Inila is shown in the picture with
her first stud colt SAM’s Exotic Gipsy King aka
Tanilo. The privilege to purchase Inila was Hans
Burch’s wedding present to me and my husband
as Hans’ plan was to keep Inila for his breeding
program as she is out of his favorite bloodline.
Hans then kept Inila’s and Dancer’s younger full
sister in Canada. Inila is blessed with an
enormous overstride and lots of movement in her
gait.
Dewey
The bay horse is our 20 year old mare Dewey out
of Go Shadow Go Son (from Tsuniah Walkers,
Williams Lake, British Columbia). Her dam was
a Thoroughbred. For us Dewey is worth her
weight out in gold as she is extremely reliable
and as you can so on the picture great with
children. In this picture my god child Svenja is
riding her.
Tomorrow the show seasons starts for me and
Dancer and we are off to the first competition;
Western Trail, Horsemanship and Trail in Hand.
Hope it all goes well.
From Laura Carlson-Humphrey, Burnsville,
Minnesota
“Took these today, thought I would share.
Look at Fancy's tail, it is growing.”
From Yona Hefer, Karkur, Israel
Shalom!! I’m sending you some pictures from
today. My granddaughter, Paz, took them from
the wild field. We had a very nice ride, on a
beautiful day. The foals are young stallions. The
black one is the first one by my stallion, the
second colt is the son of Echo’s Emelu and my
stallion, Bud’s Topper.
Carbonado’s Fancy Chance (right) with Rose
(Quarter Horse)
Riding in the Israeli wilderness
From left: NFF Wilson’s Crown Jewel,
Carbonado’s Fancy Chance (both Heritage
Walkers), Princess and Rose – Quarter
Horses
Yona on Bud’s Topper
Some of the wildflowers
Topper checks out his colts. The one on the
right is out of Echo’s Emelu
More wildflowers
Trees are blooming
From Geraldine Hairgrove, Cat Springs,
Texas
I Heard Your Soft Nicker by Geraldine
Hairgrove
I heard your soft nicker
And I remember our rides
You have some pain now
I brush your still glorious sides.
You are a warrior princess
A steed worth more than gold
A beautiful dark chestnut color
As a foal, it was foretold.
For you come from great magnificence
Horses tried and true
You walk to many glorious hoofbeats
When you leave me - I shall be
Devestatingly blue.
`
Run Run Run!
Gallop as you can
Throw your head to the sky
Your beautiful tail - let it fly!
Another photo of Ness
For you were destined
To grab my heart
And I - to be your bond
Together we saw creation's best
We saw creation's AWE
Together.
Texas Bluebonnets growing in Geraldine’s
pasture
Geraldine adds: “ I wrote the poem for my Ness
and me, but I meant it for the breed and as an
expression of loss of a loved one which all of us
experience.”
Never Ending Spending – “Nessie”
From Debbie Rash, Chino, California
From Joan Hendricks, Owen, Wisconsin
Took No Fear Merry (aka Tweak, the Heritage
Outcross mare I bought from Danny Taylor) out
for her first ride this spring yesterday. It's still so
muddy I wanted to ride on the road instead of in
the pasture and Tweak is so much better than
Equinox (aka Eek - out my Peruvian Paso mare
by Diane Sczepanski's Echo’s Star Gray Wilson)
about traffic. I decided to take her out and wait
until I can ride in the pasture to check if Eek
remembers everything. Tweak is such a delight.
Such a people horse, so calm and easy to ride
even after 5 months off. I think I will still be able
to ride her in 20 years when I'm 91 and she is 27!
Deb & NFF Melanie Wilson strut their stuff
at the NPWHA Futurity show
Eek showing his spring mud
Spring road side ride with “Tweak”
Deb says Melanie is definitely a Diva!
From Rachel Hill, Fort Frances, Ontario,
Canada
Headed north
Tweak coming back home
“I just took these this afternoon, I never have
anyone around to take pictures, so I attempted to
do the teen thing and take one at arms length.
He was a good sport. The other I waved him
back to get the shot, he was hurt that I would do
such a thing, see his expression? And guess
what, I groomed him outside today, it was quite
bright even with the overcast sky. I was trying
to get an idea of what colour he is going to be
under that winter fluff. And you won't believe
this, I could see some roaning in his flank area.
No joke.”
From Mike Davis, Wabasha, Minnesota
“I am now riding her a little, just thought you
would like to see her under saddle. So far I only
let her walk slow so I have no idea how she will
gait.”
From Roberta Brebner, Williams Lake,
British Columbia
Here are a few photos of our two new foals.
They are very friendly. Will has had some little
kids come and visit him and he just loves them.
He just wants everyone to be with him. They’re
strong, good on their feet and can turn on a dime,
very vigorous. Star is interesting. He’s very
muscled, very defined. I was watching Belle’s
baby move today and he put his head down and
hit a running walk. It’s neat to see these young
colts drop their heads down and the gait is there.
The Star colt has a real smooth body movement.
He’ll be a nice walking horse. Will has a nice
disposition, you can’t find a nicer temperament.
SCW Coral Cameo & Mike Davis
Also from Mike:
“I was out for a hike and found the first spring
wildflowers to bloom!”
Melanie Wojtek, from Germany, with Will
Star jumping the snow while his mother,
Rambler’s Southern Belle looks on
Our Readers Write
Belle with Star
Bullet’s Elusive Angel with Williams Hope
“She (Annette Huddle) really did write a good
story and I really enjoyed it. Of course, it is on a
subject that is dear to me. Loved the picture of
Glamour Boy, Wade was really upset when he
talked about losing him. Cameo looks great!
Mike must be feeding her fertilizer. Henry
thought Triple Jet looks small but she is not, she
was over 15 hh but I can’t remember how much.
15.1 or 2. I will read this again when I get a
chance as I want to study Franne’s article some
more. I like to go back and reread and make sure
I have all of the names right. SCW Jubals Onyx
Diva and SCW Merry Jubalation will have to go
down on the list of Outcrosses sold. We also sold
another Heritage outcross SCW Heaven’s
Harlot.” Shellie Pacovsky, Bainville, Montana
“Haven't read the newsletter yet, just did a quick
scan. You would almost think Traveler has a fan
club.” Rachel Hill, Fort Frances, Ontario,
Canada
“I just read the article on the Calvin Miller
horses and I am sitting here in tears. We were so
blessed to have been able to share our lives with
these wonderful horses. They were a joy and I
miss them. I will go up to the barn tomorrow and
give my Rambo boy some special hugs.” Annette
Huddle, Lakewood, Colorado
Tsuniah’s Southern Star
Photos by Melanie Wojtek, from
Kornwestheim, Germany took these photos.
Melanie is visiting Tsuniah Walkers and is
planning to work for the summer at the farm
and Tsuniah Lake Lodge.
“The pic of Merry Man's Charm sure caught my
eye. She looks silver to me, so I went through
her pedigree and found that there is a line
through Miller's Gold - Wilson's Queenie F Pres. Gold Queen - Mr. President - to Major
Bowes whom I am certain was a silver carrier
through his dam. If possible could you post a
letter in the next Heritage Highlights asking if
anyone has any more pics of Merry Man's Charm
and/or any of the above mentioned horses as well
as any foals and/or their get from Merry Man's
Charm.” Barb Paynton, Alberta, Canada
“Just opened the March newsletter, and was
reading at a most leisurely pace . . . . until
suddenly, I reached the page with beautiful
Sophie's photos, from Kris! Bless her heart, I
just burst into tears, to see that photo of Sophie
as a weanling, and those incredible photos of her
tethered to Kris' beautiful barn! Lord, I'm
crying again now, as I write this, and yet I want
Kris to know how much I LOVE that she wrote
this article for me to see! Yes, tell her please
that it's a wonderful surprise, and such a
delight for me to see that young Sophie at Red
Rock Farm. There is Sophie just a fuzzy babe
with that star on her forehead. And then again,
glistening black, as a young mare. Just can't
wrap my mind around the fact that Sophie &
Kris' son were *kids* together, and are now so
grown up! Where has the time gone?! Scarce
can I believe that Sophie is 18 this year! She
was my gentle giant, with those huge dark eyes,
and always called to me as I approached the
barn. A chow hound for certain, Soph loved her
treats, and always let Lolli know who was mama
horse! Lolli had to darn well wait her turn for
treats, if Sophie got there first! It was a long
ways up in the saddle for short-legged me to
mount Sophie, but she had a Cadillac ride, that
was beyond thrilling! Lord, she could
move down the trail, and yet I never had a horse
with a softer mouth.
I have to laugh, thinking of one silly thing
that spooked her. While camping & trail riding
outside Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park, we daily
traveled past a picnic area, and the mare just
flattened herself, and huffed, whenever we went
past those picnic tables. Linda and I laughed
ourselves sick, when we finally realized, that all
the picnic tables were green, except for a single
blue one, and that it was this *maverick* blue
picnic table that scared her silly! There in the
Rockies, Sophie had crossed fields of boulders,
sure-footed as a mountain goat, trailed across the
Continental Divide, and spent nights on a picket
line, but Lord, that blue picnic table was a horseeater! ” Robin Moore, Des Moines, Iowa
“I enjoyed the recent Heritage newsletter....guess
I best get Elsa going so we can brag about her
and get a video done. I rode Red today and had
an awesome ride.” Diane Bromenschenkel,
Nampa, Idaho
“I enjoy the Newsletter . I went to a field trial
last week rode Iceman he is smooth as ever.”
Nard Bailey, Alturas, California
“Congrats to the Bates For Gaits team.
Being recognized by your peers has to be
somewhat gratifying. Being lauded by FOSH is a
big deal. These awards are long overdue and
richly deserved.
If I read the article right, Rip was 16.2hh. I also
read previously that he was a real mover and
shaker. My kinda horse! An article on his
offspring should be interesting!
Mary's Gold was only 14.2hh, which partly
explains Tanasi Gold's height. Anyway, I like
her head - dainty, plus she appeared to have a
dished face like an Arabian. The March edition
has really interesting articles on Walking lines. I
find that I need to read the text a number of times
to absorb all the facts. Then I need to refer to my
filed copies and photos in order to get my head
around the wealth of factual and anecdotal
information.
Larry looks particularly grand in his western
guise: like an African Trigger.
Horses sure love to romp in the snow, which I
have never seen in person. They are supposedly
highly intelligent, so perhaps they know
something I don't. I am not in any hurry to find
out what that something is.
The Dominican Republic is but a short hop
across the pond. Those are two very nice fillies. I
hope they are good swimmers.” Henry Ferreira,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Greg McGinnis called from Tennessee to say he
enjoyed Billy Taylor’s story about Wilson’s
Allen. He really likes the stories that detail the
history of the breed.
The Stork Report
Our congratulations go out to the following:
Nya Bates sent in this correction: The black
gelding 3rd picture (shown above) is not Larry!
He is a gelding that I took to show. That is
Smokey's Midnight Magic - the rescue. No
biggie (except Larry is cuter and smaller than
Smokey....LOL
Pleasure Gaits Farm, Hechtel, Belgium is proud
to announce the birth of this classic champagne
colt, Pleasure’s Sonic Boom, foaled on March
28, 2011. He was sired by Pleasure’s Pot O’Gold
out of Ostella Bay Rose.
Slush Creek Walkers, Bainville, Montana is
proud to announce the birth of their first filly of
2011, SCW Jubals Satin Angel, sired by Slush
Creeks Jubal S., out of Glory’s Elegant Angel.
Satin Angel was born March 27, 2011.
Tsuniah Walkers, Williams Lake, British
Columbia, is proud to announce the birth of
Williams Hope born on April 2, 2011. William
was sired by Society’s Duke Allen, out of
Bullet’s Elusive Angel.
Tsuniah Walkers is proud to announce the birth
of this colt on April 4, 2011. Tsuniah’s Southern
Star was sired by Society’s Duke Allen, out of
Rambler’s Southern Belle.
Photos by Melanie Wojtek, Kornwestheim,
Germany
Congratulations to Confederate Hills Farm, Billy
Taylor, Winchester, Tennessee on the birth of
this sorrel sabino colt on April 12, 2011. Colt
was sired by Society’s Dan Allen out of Royal’s
Queen of Fashion.
Congratulations to Slush Creek Walkers,
Bainville, Montana on the birth of this filly sired
by Delight’s Midnight Legend out of SC She’s
Simply Stunning. Filly was born April 15, 2011.
Congratulations to Slush Creek Walkers,
Bainville, Montana on the birth of this filly sired
by Delight’s Midnight Legend out of SC Ebony
Silk Perfection. Filly was born April 16, 2011
Congratulations to Pleasure Gaits Walking Horse
Farm, Sandra van den Hof & Oscar Aerdts on
the birth of Pleasure’s Society Queen. Queen
was sired by NFF Wilson’s Society King, out of
Echo’s Lady Bug Allen. She was born April 16,
2011.
Congratulations to Double O Farm, John & Kate
Oliver, Belfast, Tennessee, on the birth of a colt
sired by Buds Sterling Bullet, out of Diamonds
& Dreams. Colt was born April 20, 2011.
Congratulations to Slush Creek Walkers,
Bainville, Montana on the birth of this buckskin
outcross colt born April 22, 2011. SCW Hondo
Lane was sired by Slush Creeks Jubal S out of
Arrow’s Prairie Moon Liz.
The Sales Barn
old stud colt. He is very smart, learns his lessons
quickly and remembers them. He had a lot of
ground work done with him last summer with
sheets and umbrellas. He loads, leads, picks up
his feet, stands for the farrier and even will
“shake” his front leg for a cookie.
Contact Shellie at Slush Creek Walkers,
Bainville, Montana at pacovsky@nemont.net.
Royal’s Queen of Fashion # 20007465
This nice mare is being offered for sale by
Confederate Hills Farm for $1500.00. Contact
Billy Taylor at 931-967-9621 or email
confederatehills@gmail.com.
SCW Flagan S. #20900367
SCW Orlando Sackett #20900363
Heritage Certified yearling bay sabino colt by
Slush Creeks Jubal S, out of Zephyr’s Good &
Ready $3500.
Bay Sabino Tennessee Walking Horse stallion,
with four stockings, under belly, bald, mixed tail.
Should mature to 15.2 or 3 hands. Beautiful,
naturally-gaited, Heritage-certified stud prospect.
Foaled 05/03/2009.Orlando is a coming two year
This yearling buckskin colt is by Slush Creeks
Jubal S out of Arrow’s Colorado Gold. He is a
nice Heritage Outcross and priced at $2500. He
was going to be Mark's ranch gelding and he
waited 15 years for him BUT he said "with as
much riding as I do any more I don't need
another horse. I have Jubal and Gabe and Mikey
coming up." Flagan should mature at 16 hands.
He is a two year old buckskin gelding. He has a
great personality, is curious, gentle, smart, and
wants to please. He is going to make someone a
great buddy. He is halter trained, loads, leads,
stands for the farrier, current on deworming
and vaccinations, has a current Coggins and prepurchase. Contact Slush Creek Walkers,
Bainville, Montana at pacovsky@nemont.net
for more information.
NEWS & CONGRATULATIONS
Billy Sunday #20704633
Sire: Sun's Smokey Midnight
Dam: Chance’s Society Paige
Society’s Billy Sunday is one of the rarest of
stallions within the TWH breed. He is sired by
one of the few living grandsons of Midnight Sun.
In addition to that, his grandsire, Sun's Midnight
Mark, was bred and owned by the same person
for the entire thirty years of his life, part of a
serious breeding program focusing on proven
bloodlines rather than show ring fads
His Dam is an Echo mare out of the Billy Taylor
Breeding Program from Winchester, TN. He is a
full Heritage Stallion., born June 14, 2007, that
has an excellent true walking gait, a unique
pedigree from proven producers, he is gentle and
easy to work with, he has one of the best
temperaments I have ever seen in a stallion. He
has been broke to ride and was so easy to break.
This 4 year old stallion is so easy to work with
and is willing to do anything you ask of him. He
will be a great addition to anyone’s breeding
program.
Priced at $2500. Contact Carolyn & Benny
Branham, Lugoff, South Carolina. Email:
carolynbranham@bellsouth.net
The TWH 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.
For this reason, in 2010 the Heritage Society is
offering its first TWH Heritage Society
Performance Achievement award to the Heritage
Horse and the Heritage-Sired Horse that best
exemplify these talents for which the breed was
developed. Horses must be enrolled in one of the
following: FOSH, NWHA, or TWHBEA
distance riding programs, TWHBEA Versatility
program, other state or regional programs, such
as PWHAT, or NATRC, including Canada’s
Ride Your Walker program. Participants will
need to provide the Society with a copy of their
log book or whatever they turn in to their
respective organizations. Participants will write a
brief narrative as to why they feel their horse
deserves this award. The winner will receive a
prize and a page in Highlights. Winners in the
Heritage and Heritage Outcross categories will
be chosen and announced January 2011.
Contestants should email their materials to
TWHHS@yahoo.com.
Heritage Horses Sold
Heritage Outcrosses Sold
SCW Jubal’s Onyx Diva, mare, sold by Slush
Creek Walkers, Bainville, Montana. Onyx will
be moving to the Dominican Republic
SCW Merry Jubilation, mare, sold by Slush
Creek Walkers, Bainville, Montana. This mare
will be moving to the Dominican Republic
SCW Heaven’s Harlot, mare, sold by Slush
Creek Walkers, Bainville, Montana.
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
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.walkinghorse.com/twhheritagesociety
and
Both of these are very good publications for
people who are interested in the versatile using
horse!!
www.twhheritagesociety.com
The Heritage Highlights will now be
available on our website so you can
download them any time!!
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
Billy & Mary Taylor, Winchester, TN
(931) 967-9621
Email: confederatehills@wmconnect.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.