If any of you are new on here, then Welcome Aboard!

This site is devoted to Walking Horse trivia, discussion about the breed and it's history and "the good ole days." We also tell stories, post photos, play games, watch video and listen to good music, mostly country & bluegrass. We are a community here and often discuss things other than horses on occasion as well. Most of us are former owners, exhibitors and trainers who are not involved in the industry anymore, but still like to talk about the great times we've had in the walking horse world. We generally do not discuss current events, for the most part, and try to avoid sensitive issues such as the USDA, judging, gossip, industry or general politics and religion. Flaming is not tolerated. The focus here is on having a good time!

We are a friendly bunch, so just jump on in and talk at us. You must register to do so. If anyone has any trouble, just contact me at timmbur@gmail.com and I will help you all I can. Most of us on here are familiar with each other, but for the newer folks I think we should re-introduce ourselves.

smitty
Site Admin
Location: Versailles, Ky


Hi!

I'm smitty, the site administrator. My real name is Tim and I grew up in southern Kentucky where I trail rode as a kid. From there, I somehow got into showing Tennessee Walkers and had a juvenile horse with Bob McQuerry for quite a few years. From there, I started training my own horses and showed successfully in the Amateur Owned/Trained division for many years. I don't ride at all anymore and go to shows only rarely, but still like to talk about some of the most exciting times of my younger life when I used to ride these grand animals. I started this site as a place for some of us to continue the great discussions we had on the WHR site (before they started wanting to get into our pocketbooks) This site is FREE and always will be that way and I hope you enjoy it.



Sun's Cruiser, Amateur Owned/Trained Champ, Ky. Celebration, 1982
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Everett
Board Moderator
Location: The Left Coast Of Florida



Hi
I'm Everett, Retired Walking Horse Trainer, From Bell Buckle Tn. now live in Fl. Love this site, and talk about The Good Ole Times we had in the 60's, 70's 80's showing the best horse living ,Tn. Walking Horses and chatting with old friends and making new one's, so welcome on board



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Bubbadog
Location: Backwoods of NE Ga



Welcome! My name is Cissy and I am originally from SC, living in the backwoods of NE Ga now - by way of Middle Tennessee. I grew up on walking horses - from the field trial to the show ring. I do not even own one anymore, but I will always think of my horse days as the happiest of my life! And I love to run my big old mouth about them!



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sadlbum
Location: Middle Tennessee



Hi - I'm Ken and I live in the heart of beautiful Middle Tennessee. I'm not into the WH business but have a collection of old TWH books, magazines, and memorabilia that I enjoy reading and I enjoy talking about the trivia. I've been going to the Celebration since 1967 but have never showed there. I know a little bit about most everything and alot about nothing. Hope you enjoy it here.



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Graymare
Location: Middle Tennessee




Hi! I am Patsy. I grew up just outside of Shelbyville. We had a mare and raised a few colts. I had lots of friends in the show business, but never had a show horse myself. My horseshow memories and those of time with my mare and my Mom and Dad are some of the absolute best of my life. Once it is in your blood, I believe you can never totally get rid of it. I have been around the fringes for a lot of years and was away totally for a time, but lately have renewed old friendships and made new ones and am enjoying being back.



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makethecut
Location: Buford, Ga.



Hi,
My name is Tony. I live in north Ga.
I have been involved with TWH since 1968. I still raise and show horses.
I hope everyone has as much fun on here as I have had.

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grits



Location: South Carolina


Hay Everyone, my name is Brenda and I live outside of Charleston, S.C. I have 2 TWH's Gen's Fairplay and Jamican Joe. As of December '07 I will have been married for 25 years to a wonderful man who does not understand my passion for horses but supports it anyway. I would rather spend my day watching my video's of the Celebration Highlights than soap operas. Yes folks, I am a HORSE-A-HOLIC... Girl Raised In The South therefore I be G.R.I.T.S

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Jean
Location: Benton,Ky



Hi, i am Jean from Western Ky. Bought my first walker 1964, trained & showed my own horses padded & flatshod, love both. At 68 years old still ride & show my Champagne flat shod gelding Champagne Flashdance. Also raise miniature horses. Been going to the Celebration since 1966. Dont know the people on here personally , but they took me in as one of them and made me a member of this ELITE GROUP. Smitty keep us entertained with lots of great stories. Hope everyone enjoyes this site as much as i do.


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Mason
Location: Wartrace, Tn



Welcome
I'm David Mason..I am OLD cranky and retired. I live in Wartrace Tn. Anything about OLD times in the Walking Horse or Saddlebred world are of interest to me.



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BigEd
Location: Virginia



Hi and Welcome:
My name is Eddie Long, Broadway, Virginia. Been around WH's my whole life. Trained in a pretty big way(tho wasn't my livlihood) for about 25 years. Quit for good in 1997. Showed on the Virginia and Carolina circuit.
Have spent a lot of time with Mason. Showed and had a lot of fun with Majors. Love everybody on this site.



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scooter
Location: Georgia



Hi everybody, I'm scooter. I live in Georgia, and would most likely be on the top of the list in the election for Village Idiot (I capitalize this because if it's going to be my title, I at least want it to look important).
I haven't been on a TWH in about 35 years, but still love them and enjoy watching them and listening to these other guys talk about them. Their knowledge overwhelms my senses.
I now make my living painting. In the past I have been a professional classical musician, an architectural designer and full time chauffeur to my various hobbies. My three current obsessions aside from painting are religious folk music, painting senesthesial images of religious folk music, and horses. I have been married for 36 years, have two married daughters and grandchildren. My Greek son-in-law loves ASB's, my American son-in-law likes draft horses and shares my passion for Iberian horses.
I enjoy good humor, especially if it is at someone else's expense. I can take a joke, but I would much rather give one.
I feel it only fair to warn you, that is if you are new on this site,
GET OUT NOW WHILE YOU STILL CAN!
(This place can become habit forming; however, the study on the actual addictive nature of this site has not been completed by the institutionalized committee of DQP's and VMO's. The brainwashing of all panel participants will be completed post haste. When the statistics are fully analyzed by the USDA, the pre-determined results will be announced on the Report website, meaning of course you will have to pay to learn of your addiction. At that point, it will most likely be too late for your full recovery. So it behooves me to reiterate, get out now.
Yet if you choose to continue on with this, then it is my fondest desire to welcome you and hope you enjoy your stay in the asylum.

Remember it was Joseph Stalin who said, "It is not important who votes; the important thing is, WHO counts the votes."

Seriously,
We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to smitty for putting up with us and for feeling a great sense of responsibility to keep us old ----s entertained.
Thanks again Tim for your untiring efforts and all your many hours of behind the scenes hard work you do on our behalf.

Thanks again

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rwitherington1
Location: Brooks, Ky



Hi !

My name is Rebekah Witherington (formerly Trammell) and I live in Louisville, KY. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the Walking Horse Trivia for some time now.

My family showed walking horses from about 1977 until the mid-80's in Kentucky and Indiana. Our trainers were Ronnie Vincent, AE Embry, Lee Arnold, and Walter Bruner. My sister Rachel and her horse Stately's Crusader were regulars in the 12-17 juvenile classes. Our last walking horse was a 2 year old filly trained by Walt and her name was Supreme Chardonnay. She was sold to Sarah Dunn during the International. We switched to Thoroughbreds in the mid-90's as Rachel married a trainer's son in Lexington, KY. Thoroughbreds aren't nearly as gentle and the people aren't nearly as fun to be around!

Tim, Sam Sorrell, Frankie Jo, Billie Shelton and my sister and I all literally grew up together in the business. Barbara Shelton used to tell my sister and I that we were all a part of a commune!

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CB
Location: Middle Tennessee



I have been married to Bill Bobo for 38 years. We have two children... Chris , our son, and his wife have a son, Elijah who will be two in April. Elijah looks a lot like his "Poppy" and his Great Grandfather Charlie. Julie, our daughter and her husband have two daughters Abi and Gracie. Abi is 12 and is a professional model as well as an actress. Gracie is 8 and loves sports like her sister.
We love attending Tennesse football games and try to attend all home games.

Bill and I have known Cissy (Bubbadog) for a long time. I am so happy to have found her again....Cissy, don't you dare tell any stories on us!!LOL
Love this site!



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senator69
Location: Florida



Hey y'all,
I'm Jr. Cottle (aka Senator 69),the first trainer I ever worked with was Buddy Hugh when he was in Ohio and later in Tenn.I've worked with Marvin Wilson,Dude Crowder just to name a few.I now live in Fl. and have a couple of broodmares at J.L. Conkles.I sit on the BOD for the Sunshine State Racking ,Walking and Spotted Horse Assoc.I started in the TWH industry in 1957 that was my first Cele.and I've only missed a couple since than.

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Rambler
Location: Southington, CT



Some of you know me as Rambler on the WHC. I’m also on the Yahoogroups PerformanceTWH list, where Smitty came on a few months ago and told us about the party over here. I’ve been a little busy with the "HollyDaze," so I didn’t get around to joining, let alone posting, until now.

As for some of my other walking horse bona-fides -- I grew up in northern Kentucky. I used to watch ol’ Jumbo show, among others, on the northern Kentucky county fair circuit in the ‘60s. (I bet I saw some of you folks back then, too. ;-> ) I didn't show. My mother was afraid of horses, and y'all know how momma's word is law. So I helped out by painting headbands with model airplane paint, dabbing boots with white shoe polish and hollering my brains out during the classes. I now live up in almost-walking horse-free Connecticut.

Rhonda

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Sensation61
Location: Shelbyville, Tn



Am working at trying to get this correct. So you all will have to just bare with me. I've lived here in the Big Separation City since 1972. Did, but no longer show horses. Now I just paint and write about them. Have been Editor of the Spotted Saddle Horse News since 1995, BELIEVE me it's a whole different ball game. My family in Shelbyville consists of a rescue Aussie and 2 cats. I'v had the good fortune to have a couple of good horses and won the Amateur Stake at the Celebration in 1961. That was when the Ladies Gelding class qualified you for the Am. Stake. It was my first trip in the Celebration ring (I'd always shown American Saddlebreds and as far as I was concerned Louisville was the World Grand Championship) I had no idea what I'd won, I remember thinking, Lord there's a lot of people here....if I won it today my head would be soooo big. Will be great to reconnect with old friend and revisit lots of old memories...

Deedy Decker


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big'n
Location: Middle Tenn.



Hi, I'm steven but everyone calls me Big'n. I got my nickname from farrier Jerry Lewis. I used to train a little; mostly showed saddle club show never made it to the Celebration to show but I have been going since 2000. I'm now am starting a broodmare herd and enjoy studying the bloodlines and seeing what crosses the best. I also in enjoy learning about the past of the TN walking horse

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Onehotmare
Location: Middle Tennessee



(Profile coming soon)



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Higgins
Location: Great Britain



Well, Sweet F a n n y Addams, if this site doesn't take the biscuit.

I stumbled in quite by accident, and I must say, you Yanks never cease to amuse me. However, since I served in the 1st Dragoon of the British Household Calvary as well as Secretary of the Commonwealth Horse Society, I should be more than capable of holding my own in the lower equine ranks. Additionally, I am writing a thesis on Southern American Culture and this foray should prove quite educational.

Cheers!




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Hello, my name is Cindy Sullivan. I am married to Rick Sullivan and we live in Shelbyville. I show Market Watch, Empire Maker and It's Only A Game. I had tried to get on this site several months ago and always had problems registering, but finally got on today. I really enjoy the Who Dat forum. Will try to check in frequently.

Hi Marketwatch,

Glad you finally made it on! Just jump on in and start gabbin..........that's the best way to get started. If you have any questions about the site, just ask. We don't bite.

Hi Cindy
Welcome to our Trivia world, glad you got on, tell Rick i said Howdy
Everett Majors

Hey Cindy - glad that you got on! Say hi to Rick for me.

Hey Cin,glad you finally got on here.Cindy and Rick are my Tn. connection they are also some of my BEST FRIENDS.Say 'HEY' to Rick and THE GANG .

Welcome Cindy! You'll certainly be an asset and glad you signed up.

Welcome Cindy...this is the best site goin', no stress, no muss, no fuss...it's addictive and a welcome relief from todays pressures. Hi to Rick from all of us.

Welcome. Cindy. We are glad you joined us....We are kinda low key here.
We enjoy Walking Horse trivia and we enjoy each others company as well.
Smitty does a great job of keeping us entertained and also keeping us on the right track.

Welcome "String Halted" from the hills of West Virginny !!!

Does your name have anything to do with a "string halter"??? Beautiful country up there. I visit the Beckley/New River area every now and again.
Give us a shout !

Welcome
String Halted. jump on in and tell us about your self,I use to show some there in W. Va. sho is purty country, use to be some good shows up in them tha hills

Welcome String Halted,my parents were from the Beckley/Hinton area.i used to spend some summers up there.My cousin Bob Wood and I used to work for Don Galloway there in Beckley many moons ago.Jump on in here we might actually know each other.

Welcome Amy Lee
Jump on in , I bet you can come up with some good Trivia Questions
Everett Majors

I have finally regestered, this is not an easy site to figure out. Yea I have arrived! Thank you for the WELCOME! I have many trivia questions in mind, and as soon as I learn to get around this site I'll start posting.

HALLELUJAH! After six months, Amie Lee and Roscoe have finally arrived. I know she's leaving for FL this week, so you may not hear much out of her for a few days.

Welcome to our little corner of the world Amie Lee.I'm sure you'll be a big asset on here when you get settled in.

Welcome back SOLD !!!

HEY!!! Amy Lee - I just mentioned your name on another thread - welcome to our little world - it's nice to see you again!

Welcome String Halted and Sold, we are happy to have you both here.

welcome Amy Lee. I know that you'll have as much fun on here as the rest of us.

Wecome aboard the triva train of the past...String Halted and Sold...Amy Lee hurry up and figure this out, I know you'll have a lot of spicey flavor to add.

If you're looking for a Trivia question, maybe Everett can figure out who I am. I've been showing in Virginia since I was 8, but I helped my Dad with our show horses for several years before that. We had a gelding named "Eldorado's Merry Boy" who everyone thought was black, but was bay. For a while, we stabled him at Lauderdale Stables when Don and Charlotte Barnes owned the place. Don Galloway was the trainer.

I showed my Juvenile horse under Marianne and J.T. Leech. His name was "Ebony's Blue Sun". And then there was the mare that we raised by the name of "Black Fantasy". Most people remember Marianne Leech showing her in 1985 and 1986 before the fire at Leech's.

Everett, Can you guess who I am?

Black Fantasy
Is your last name Overstreet

Your memory is excellent!!! It's been quite a few years since I've seen you.

My first name is Susie. Last name is still Overstreet. I am still involved with the show horses here in Virginia, but it's definitely not the same as it was when I was a kid.