Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse

60th 2022 World
Anniversary Grand Champion

The Official Breed Journal • November 2022 Unanimously
Post Celebration Edition
Stallions Canter
World Champion

Unanimously

Owned by
The Dr. Jim Baum Family

Shelbyville, Tennessee

& John Allan Callaway



& Kayla Baucom

Owned by Two-Year-Old Mares
Norwood Farm World Grand Champion
Stephen & Nora Capper Two-Year-Old Mares Div. A
Indianapolis, Indiana Reserve World Champion

60th
Anniversary

The Official Breed Journal
November 2022 • Volume 61 No. 5

Post Celebration Edition

Features 60th 81
Anniversary
8 Lunch With The Legends 2022 World
14 TWHBEA Annual Awards Banquet & The Official Breed Journal • October 2022 Grand Champion
Post Celebration Edition
Board Of Director Meeting Unanimously
24 Bobby Sands: 50 Years Behind The Microphone
38 The Celebration Stallions Canter
66 Here’s To The Horse World Champion
70 Wylder Way
74 TWHBEA Scholarship Recipents Unanimously
76 TWHBEA National Futurity
81 TWHYA Summer Splash

Every Issue
6 From The President
88 TWHBEA News
91 Horseman Directory
94 Stallion Directory
97 TWHBEA Executive Committee and Staff
98 Advertisers’ Index

Owned by
The Dr. Jim Baum Family

Shelbyville, Tennessee

& John Allan Callaway

On The Cover:

Justified Honors

and John Allan Callaway
Owned by The Dr. Jim Baum Family
2022 World Grand CHampion
tennessee WalkinG Horse

2



2xWGC & 5xWC

The Dixie Label& Khloe Aymett McSwain

Owned by O/A Youth 12-14
Khloe Aymett McSwain World Champion
Atlanta, GA and Shelbyville, TN
Unanimously

WGC & 2xWC

Annie’s Lined & Khloe Aymett McSwain

With Cash

O/A Youth 6-17 Show Pleasure Trained by
World Grand Champion Unanimously Carl Edwards & Sons Stables

O/A Youth 12-17 Show Pleasure Dawson, GA
World Champion Shod by

Brint Simpson

From The

PresidenT

Jack G. Heffington

This year, the Tennessee Walking Horse sufficiently embodies and reflects our breed’s
industry has enjoyed a bigger and bet- storied legacy.
ter show season than it’s seen in some
Due to these initiatives, TWHBEA has

time. It was a banner year for our World Cham- earned unprecedented relevance in recent years

pionship horse show, and we’re confident that and is fostering progress by representing our

the fall shows will follow the same exciting trend. great breed with a commanding voice.

TWHBEA’s annual Summer Sizzler and National It has given me great pride to oversee these

Futurity were both highly successful and we are and other areas of growth in our organization

excited to team up with FAST, the Walking Horse and industry for the second year since I began

Trainers’ Association and The Celebration to serving as TWHBEA president, and, as the bal-

host the United Walking Horse Finale in Tunica, lots for the International Board of Directors take

Miss. on November 10-12. If you haven’t made shape, it’s been wonderful to see both a number

plans to attend this show, it’s one you don’t want of familiar names and many new ones seeking

to miss! to lend support to our initiatives. If you are not

Augmenting opportunities for youth involve- currently involved, now is the time to join and

ment is important to me, as they are the future find a project that interests you so that you can

of our industry. Youth involvement is increasing help support our vision for the future.

significantly thanks to programs like the inaugu- I’m really proud of the strides we’ve made to

ral Lunch With The Legends, the art and judging further the breed’s success and increase finan-

contests and our youth horse show. As a result, cial stability, and I look forward to the opportunity

this year’s youth classes have been especially to continue to serve TWHBEA’s membership.

large and competitive across all shows and all

divisions, from leadline to equitation to pleasure Sincerely

and performance.

TWHBEA has also invested a great deal of

time and resources into upgrading and maintain-

ing its headquarters in Lewisburg, TN. The facili-

ty is not only one of our greatest industry assets,

it is known as one of the most iconic structures TWHBEA President
in the area and we are proud to ensure that it
6

Honor And

Remember

& Dan Waddell

Four-Year-Old

Reserve World Grand Champion

It is best when it is done for the love of the horse. It is not about the accolades, glory, or other attentions, it is, the
story behind the moment, that is your testimony. What led up to this moment? What will you accomplish moving
forwar?
We Honor and Remember with a grateful heart our Lord and Savior Jesus, those who fight to keep us free so we can
enjoy these privileges, to our family, awesome barn family, and most especially Dan Waddell and his team.

Owned by “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed”. . . Mathew 17:20-21
George & Kim Lewis
Newville, Alabama

KIDS GET A PIZZA ADVICE

FROM INDUSTRY LEGENDS
bbyy KKrriissttii PPaayynnee

TThhiiss yyeeaarr,, iinndduussttrryy yyoouutthh wweerree OOvveerr aa lluunncchh ooff ppiizzzzaa,, cchhiicckkeenn lleeggeennddss wweerree aasskkeedd iiff tthheeyy eevveerr
iinnvviitteedd ttoo mmeeeett tthheeiirr sshhoowwrriinngg tteennddeerrss,, FFrreenncchh ffrriieess aanndd iiccee ffaallll ooffff tthheeiirr hhoorrsseess aanndd JJoohhnn AAlllleenn
hheerrooeess aatt TTWWHHBBEEAA’’ss ffiirrsstt--eevveerr ccrreeaamm,, tthhee eenntthhuussiiaassttiicc yyoouunngg eemmpphhaattiiccaallllyy rreessppoonnddeedd wwiitthh
LLuunncchh wwiitthh LLeeggeennddss eevveenntt,, wwhheerree aauuddiieennccee ppeeppppeerreedd tthhee ppaanneell wwiitthh ““EEvveerryy ddaanngg wweeeekk!!””
SSiisstteerr MMiilllliiggaann,, JJiimmmmyy MMccCCoonnnneellll,, qquueessttiioonnss rreeggaarrddiinngg aa rraannggee ooff WWhheenn aasskkeedd iiff eevveenn tthhee lleeggeennddss
HHaannnnaahh PPuullvveerrss MMyyaatttt,, JJoohhnn ttooppiiccss iinncclluuddiinngg ttrraaiinniinngg aaddvviiccee,, ggeett nneerrvvoouuss bbeeffoorree tthheeyy sshhooww,,
AAllaann CCaallllaawwaayy,, AAlllliissoonn TThhoorrssoonn sshhoowwrriinngg ssttrraatteeggiieess aanndd ooffff-- tthhee aannsswweerr wwaass ““yyeess”” aaccrroossss tthhee
aanndd CCaasseeyy WWrriigghhtt ttooookk ttiimmee sseeaassoonn aaccttiivviittiieess.. bbooaarrdd..
oouutt ooff tthheeiirr bbuussyy aanndd ssttrreessssffuull JJiimmmmyy aanndd SSiisstteerr bbrrookkee tthhee iiccee ““IIff,, aass aa ttrraaiinneerr,, iiff yyoouu’’rree nnoott
CCeelleebbrraattiioonn sscchheedduulleess ttoo ssiiggnn dduurriinngg iinnttrroodduuccttiioonnss bbyy rrooaassttiinngg ggeettttiinngg nneerrvvoouuss bbeeffoorree yyoouu sshhooww,,””
aauuttooggrraapphhss ffoorr,, ttaakkee pphhoottooss wwiitthh oonnee aannootthheerr aa bbiitt,, ttoo tthhee ddeelliigghhtt ooff ssaaiidd JJiimmmmyy,, ““YYoouu nneeeedd ttoo cchhaannggee
aanndd aannsswweerr qquueessttiioonnss ffrroomm oovveerr tthhee aauuddiieennccee.. pprrooffeessssiioonnss..””
5500 kkiiddss ooff aallll aaggeess.. TThhee llaauugghhss ccoonnttiinnuueedd wwhheenn tthhee ““IItt’’ss AALLLL aabboouutt tthhee nneerrvveess aanndd

LLuunncchh wwiitthh tthhee LLeeggeennddss wwaass ssppoonnssoorreedd bbyy tthhee TTeennnneesssseeee WWaallkkiinngg
HHoorrssee YYoouutthh AAssssoocciiaattiioonn,, WWaallkkiinngg HHoorrssee TTrraaiinneerrss AAssssoocciiaattiioonn,, WWaallkkiinngg
HHoorrssee TTrraaiinneerrss YYoouutthh CCoouunncciill,, TThhoorrssppoorrtt,, BBoobb && DDeebbrrooaahh AAddccoocckk,, MMiikkee
FFllooyydd,, JJaakkee JJaaccoobbss FFaammiillyy,, SSuuzzyy && KKeeiitthh JJoohhnnssoonn,, CChhaarrlleess GGlleegghhoorrnn,,
KKeeiitthh && LLoorrrraaiinnee RRoossbbuurryy,, aanndd JJeerrrryy MMyyaatttt..

aaddrreennaalliinnee,,”” ssaaiidd HHaannnnaahh.. ““IIff yyoouu WWoorrlldd CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp tthhee nniigghhtt SSiisstteerr rreemmiinnddeedd tthhee kkiiddss tthhaatt
ddoonn’’tt ffeeeell aannyytthhiinngg,, yyoouu’’rree ddooiinngg bbeeffoorree.. nneerrvveess hhaappppeenn bbeeccaauussee eevveerryyoonnee
tthhee wwrroonngg tthhiinngg..”” ““AA ffeeww yyeeaarrss aaggoo,, II wwaass iinn tthhee wwaannttss ttoo bbee aa wwiinnnneerr,, bbuutt tthheeyy
AAlllliissoonn uurrggeedd rriiddeerrss ttoo ttrruusstt rriinngg wwiitthh CCaasseeyy,, ggooiinngg ffoorr hhiiss sshhoouulldd nneevveerr lleett iitt oovveerrrriiddee tthhee
tthheemmsseellvveess aanndd nnoott ddeevviiaattee ffrroomm tthhiirrdd ccoonnsseeccuuttiivvee WWoorrlldd GGrraanndd ffaacctt tthhaatt tthheeiirr hhoorrssee iiss tthhee mmoosstt
tthheeiirr eessttaabblliisshheedd sshhoowwrriinngg rroouuttiinnee CChhaammppiioonnsshhiipp oonn II AAmm JJoossee,,”” iimmppoorrttaanntt tthhiinngg iinn aannyy sshhoowwrriinngg
iinn oorrddeerr ttoo ffeeeell tthhee mmoosstt pprreeppaarreedd JJoohhnn AAlllleenn rreemmeemmbbeerreedd,, ““AAnndd ssiittuuaattiioonn..
ffoorr aa rriiddee wwhheenn nneerrvveess aarree aatt ppllaayy.. aass wwee wweerree wwaaiittiinngg ttoo ggoo ttoo tthhee ““YYoouu’’rree ggeettttiinngg ttoo eexxppeerriieennccee
JJoohhnn AAlllleenn,, ttrraaiinneerr ooff JJuussttiiffiieedd lliinneeuupp,, II llooookkeedd oovveerr aatt CCaasseeyy aanndd ssoommeetthhiinngg mmoosstt kkiiddss nneevveerr wwiillll,,””
HHoonnoorrss,, aaddmmiitttteedd hhiiss nneerrvveess hhaadd hhiiss eeyyeess wweerree hhuuggee.. II tthhoouugghhtt,, sshhee ssaaiidd.. ““SSoo,, iiff yyoouu aanndd yyoouurr
bbeeeenn aatt aann aallll--ttiimmee hhiigghh wwhheenn hhee ‘‘MMaann,, II nneevveerr wwaanntt ttoo bbee iinn tthhaatt hhoorrssee aarree tthhee bbeesstt yyoouu ccaann bbee,,
sshhoowweedd tthhee rreeiiggnniinngg 22002211 WWGGCC ppoossiittiioonn!!’’ bbuutt llaasstt nniigghhtt,, tthheerree II yyoouu’’vvee wwoonn nnoo mmaatttteerr wwhhaatt!!””
bbaacckk iinn tthhee 22002222 AAggeedd SSttaalllliioonnss wwaass!!”” AAnnootthheerr aauuddiieennccee mmeemmbbeerr

INDUSTRY

LEGEN

wwaanntteedd ttoo kknnooww hhooww tthhee lleeggeennddss ssaaiidd HHaannnnaahh.. ““HHaarrdd wwoorrkk ppaayyss ““AAnndd yyoouu ccaann lleeaarrnn ssoommeetthhiinngg
ssppeenntt tthheeiirr wwiinntteerrss ttoo ppaassss tthhee ooffff..”” ffrroomm aallmmoosstt aannyyoonnee –– aann aammaatteeuurr,,
ttiimmee uunnttiill tthhee nneexxtt hhoorrssee sshhooww.. ““IIff yyoouu ddoonn’’tt wwoorrkk hhaarrdd iinn tthhee aa nneeiigghhbboorr oorr aa ppaarreenntt..””
SSiisstteerr nnootteedd tthhaatt sshhee tthhrroowwss wwiinntteerr,,”” ssaaiidd JJiimmmmyy,, ““YYoouu’’llll ggeett ““II’’vvee hhaadd ttoo cchhaannggee mmyy aapppprrooaacchh
hheerrsseellff iinnttoo hheerr wwoorrkk aass aa llaawwyyeerr yyoouurr bbuutttt bbeeaatt iinn tthhee sspprriinngg!!”” mmaannyy ttiimmeess,,”” ssaaiidd JJiimmmmyy.. ““NNoonnee
aanndd eennjjooyyss bbiirrdd hhuunnttiinngg iinn tthhee TThhee ssuubbjjeecctt mmaatttteerr mmoovveedd oonn ooff uuss aarree aallwwaayyss rriigghhtt.. YYoouu’’vvee ggoott
ooffff--sseeaassoonn ttoo kkeeeepp hheerr ooccccuuppiieedd ttoo ttrraaiinniinngg aanndd tthhee wwaayyss tthhaatt tthhee ttoo ssttaayy uupp wwiitthh tthhee mmooddeerrnn ttiimmeess
wwhheenn tthheerree aarree nnoo hhoorrssee sshhoowwss.. lleeggeennddss hhaavvee hhaadd ttoo aaddaapptt tthheeiirr aanndd eevvoollvvee.. NNeevveerr ggiivvee uupp –– wwiitthh
““MMaakkee ssuurree yyoouu ffooccuuss oonn yyoouurr mmeetthhooddoollooggyy aanndd ccoolltt sseelleeccttiioonn hhoorrsseess oorr iinn lliiffee..””
eedduuccaattiioonn aanndd yyoouurr sskkiillllss,,”” sshhee pprroocceesssseess aanndd ttoo ddiiffffeerreenntt ““WWhheenn yyoouu ssttoopp lleeaarrnniinngg,,”” AAlllliissoonn
ssaaiidd.. sshhoowwrriinngg ttrreennddss oovveerr tthhee yyeeaarrss.. ssaaiidd,, ““YYoouu cclloossee tthhee ddoooorr oonn
HHaannnnaahh aanndd JJiimmmmyy eemmpphhaassiizzeedd ““AA ggoooodd hhoorrssee iiss aa ggoooodd hhoorrssee,,”” yyoouurrsseellff..””
tthhaatt tthheeyy nneevveerr ssttoopp wwoorrkkiinngg oonn ssaaiidd HHaannnnaahh,, nnoottiinngg tthhaatt sshhee OOnnee ooff tthhee cchhiillddrreenn wwaanntteedd ttoo
tthhee uuppccoommiinngg yyeeaarr’’ss sshhooww ssttrriinngg rreecceennttllyy wwoonn aa ffllaattsshhoodd RRWWCC wwiitthh kknnooww wwhhaatt eeaacchh ppaanneelliisstt ffeelltt tthheeiirr
oovveerr tthhee wwiinntteerr.. aa hhoorrssee wwhhoo’’dd pprreevviioouussllyy eeaarrnneedd ssttrreennggtthhss aanndd wweeaakknneesssseess wweerree,,
““KKeeeepp yyoouurr eeyyeess oonn tthhee pprriizzee,,”” aa ppeerrffoorrmmaannccee RRWWCC wwiitthh JJiimmmmyy,, aanndd wwhhoo tthheeyy wwoouulldd ccoonnssiiddeerr ttoo

NDS aa ppeeoonn iinn OOrreeggoonn,, bbuutt II ggoott ttoo aarree tthhee ppuubblliicc rreepprreesseennttaattiivveess oouutt
bbee tthheeiirr oowwnn lleeggeennddss ttoo llooookk uupp ttoo.. MMiiddddllee TTeennnneesssseeee aanndd wwaattcchheedd iinndduussttrryy aanndd ttoo kkeeeepp tthhaatt iinn mmiinndd
CCaasseeyy aaddmmiitttteedd tthhaatt ppuubblliicc tthheessee ffoollkkss iinn tthhee rriinngg aanndd rreeggaarrddiinngg oouurr ccoonndduucctt,, bbootthh iinn aanndd
ssppeeaakkiinngg wwaass nnoott ssoommeetthhiinngg hhee tthhoouugghhtt,, ‘‘MMaann,, II wwaanntt ttoo bbee jjuusstt oouutt ooff tthhee sshhoowwrriinngg..
wwaass ccoommffoorrttaabbllee wwiitthh,, bbuutt nnootteedd lliikkee tthheemm oonnee ddaayy!!’’”” ““RReemmeemmbbeerr tthhaatt eevveerryyoonnee iiss
tthhaatt JJiimmmmyy wwaass oonnee ooff hhiiss iiccoonnss.. AAllll iinn aallll,, tthhee ppaanneell aaggrreeeedd tthhaatt wwaattcchhiinngg yyoouu,,”” sshhee ssaaiidd.. ““EExxtteenndd
““WWee bbootthh lliivveedd iinn WWeesstt tthheeyy aanndd tthhee aauuddiieennccee aalliikkee aarree kkiinnddnneessss ttoo eevveerryyoonnee yyoouu mmeeeett
TTeennnneesssseeee,,”” hhee ssaaiidd,, ““AAnndd II ggrreeww ffoorrttuunnaattee ttoo bbee iinnvvoollvveedd wwiitthh ssuucchh aanndd aallwwaayyss ssmmiillee!!””
uupp wwaattcchhiinngg aanndd aaddmmiirriinngg hhiimm..”” aa rreemmaarrkkaabbllee bbrreeeedd ooff hhoorrssee aanndd MMaannyy mmoorree llaauugghhss wweerree sshhaarreedd
FFoorr JJiimmmmyy,, tthhee aannsswweerr wwaass tthhee ccoommmmuunniittyy tthhaatt’’ss bbuuiilltt aarroouunndd aanndd ssttoorriieess ttoolldd bbeeffoorree tthhee
SSaamm PPaassccaall aanndd,, ffoorr SSiisstteerr,, DDeeee iitt.. lluunncchheeoonn ccoonncclluuddeedd wwiitthh ddoooorr
CCaannttrreellll wwhhoomm sshhee ccrreeddiittss wwiitthh ““WWhhaatt aa uunniiqquuee aanniimmaall ttoo bbee pprriizzee ddrraawwiinnggss tthhaatt aawwaarrddeedd
ddooiinngg mmoorree wwiitthhiinn tthhee iinndduussttrryy ssmmooootthh aanndd ggeennttllee eennoouugghh ttoo AAppppllee pprroodduuccttss,, TTeennnneesssseeee
tthhaann aannyyoonnee wwiillll eevveerr kknnooww,, aanndd tteeaacchh uuss hhooww ttoo rriiddee,, aass wweellll aass TTiittaannss ttiicckkeettss aanndd aa BBeeddffoorrdd TTaacckk
ffoorr aallll tthhee rriigghhtt rreeaassoonnss.. ccaarrrryy uuss iinnttoo oolldd aaggee,,”” ssaaiidd SSiisstteerr.. ggiifftt cceerrttiiffiiccaattee ttoo sseevveerraall lluucckkyy
““II llooookkeedd uupp ttoo eevveerryy ppeerrssoonn oonn SShhee aallssoo eemmpphhaassiizzeedd tthhaatt wwee aatttteennddeeeess..
tthhiiss ppaanneell,,”” ssaaiidd HHaannnnaahh.. ““II wwaass

WC & 2xRWC

The Cochise
& Jannie Chapman

O/A Five & Under Show Pleasure
World Champion
Unanimously

3xWC

Draw A Line
& Jannie Chapman
O/A Park Performance Five & Under
World Champion

3xWGC & 4xWC

A Touche’
& Jannie Chapman

O/A Park Performance Stallions
World Champion

O/A Park Performance
Reserve World Grand Champion

Owned by Windemere Farm
Jannie Chapman

Collierville, Tennessee

2xWGC & WC

Glo& Jannie
y JCChapman

Owned by O/A Four-Year-Old
Windemere Farm World Grand Champion
Jannie Chapman
Collierville, Tennessee

December 1-3
TWHBEA Headquarters

Thursday, December 1
10am-5pm - TWHBEA Committee Meetings (TWHBEA Headquarters)
6:30pm - “A Toast to Unity” Reception, hosted by TWHBEA & WHTA (Uncle Nearest Distillery) This event is free for
members of TWHBEA and/or WHTA and will be held in Humble Baron, which features the world’s longest bar. The
restaurant is not open to the public - this is a special preview exclusively for the Walking Horse industry. There will be a
cash bar, appetizers, and live music from the Lost Saints. Dinner will also be available for purchase.

Friday, December 2
8am - TWHBEA Executive Committee Meeting (TWHBEA Headquarters)
11am - TWHBEA General Membership Meeting & Luncheon (TWHBEA Headquarters) This luncheon is free for all
members of TWHBEA. During the meeting we’ll recognize our 25 and 50 year members and hear from a guest speaker.
5:30pm - TWHBEA Reception (TWHBEA Headquarters)
6:30pm - TWHBEA Awards Banquet (TWHBEA Headquarters)

Saturday, December 3
9am - TWHBEA Board Member Orientation (TWHBEA Headquarters) All new board members should attend. Those
who can’t attend in person will be able to watch the orientation on Zoom.
10am - TWHBEA International Board of Directors Meeting (TWHBEA Headquarters) Those who can’t attend in per-
son can participate via Zoom. Please indicate how you will participate when you submit your RSVP.

Also, don’t miss the WHTA Horse of the Year Awards on Saturday night, December 3 in Calsonic Arena.

For more information and to register for any of these events, visit www.twhbea.com

Joe Revival3xWGC&3xWC
& Casey Wright

Owned by Tennessee Walking Horse
Billy & Debbie Woods Reserve World Grand Champion
Lexington, Tennessee
Aged Stallions (Canter)
Reserve World Champion

I Am
Lady
Wolf

& Casey Wright

Three-Year-Old
Mares Div. B

World Champion

I Am
March
Madness

& Casey Wright
Three-Year-Old
Mares Div. A

World Champion

Owned by
Billy & Debbie Woods
Lexington, Tennessee

WGC & RWC

Look Who I Am
& Casey Wright

Owned by Two-Year-Old
Billy & Debbie Woods World Grand Champion
Lexington, Tennessee Two-Year-Old Stallions Div. A
Reserve World Champion













50YEARS Bobby
Sands
BEHIND THE
MICROPHONE

by Kristi Payne

WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY

Even for industry veterans, it’s where, during his senior year, he as well as how happy and proud
nearly impossible to reflect on was approached for the first time everyone was to be there was a
memories made at Tennessee to announce a horse show. It was great combination,” says Bobby. “It
Walking Horse shows without the Block and Bridle Saddle Club’s was very enjoyable, and that was
hearing the accompanying Spring Walking Horse Show, something I wanted to experience
soundtrack of Bobby Sands’ voice chaired by Steve Cheatham with again.”
in your mind. Bob Smith at the organ. Jimmy Those who heard him announce
That’s because this year marks McConnell served as the evening’s that night were equally impressed
fifty years that he’s been warming judge, and Bobby announced with Bobby, and invitations to
our hearts and enhancing our Sundust Jamboree with Dude announce more shows started
collective show experience from Crowder in the irons as winners of pouring in over the next weeks.
behind microphones at every major the stake class that night. By the time Bobby graduated
venue and historic horse show on Bobby had never had any Walking from MTSU and went on to work in
the schedule. Horse-specific experience, but he their public relations department,
Born and raised on his family’s was taken with the experience. he was fully immersed in the
farm in Lynnville, Tennessee, “The combination of seeing the show industry, and he launched
Bobby attended college at MTSU, talent those horses possessed, an initiative to have a Walking

THE TRADITION

CONTINUES
Horse exhibit at MTSU football
games. Getting that done required day. The Breeders Association impeccable character, integrity and
some “creative negotiations,” took notice as well and ultimately ethics, the donation of significant
in the form of promising the purchased the publication, which time and energy to the betterment
athletics department stakeholders it operates to this day. The Voice is and promotion of our breed,
that he would personally clean currently celebrating its 60th year service to his or her community
up any horse “debris” from the in print, thanks in no small part to and the demonstration of genuine
presentation. They eventually Bobby’s vision for its revitalization love for and caring interest in the
agreed to the proposal but held all those years ago. Tennessee Walking Horse.
Bobby to his end of the bargain Bobby moved on to law school When asked to comment on the
and presented him with the at the University of Tennessee notion of being industry-famous,
“Golden Shovel Award” after he and opened a private law practice Bobby is humble – and humorous
had to scoop from one 40-yard in 1979, but his announcing skills -- in response.
line to the other behind 1972 WGC continued to earn him prestigious “I appreciate all of the attention so
Handshaker’s Delight in that horse show engagements from much,” he says. “I want to remain
inaugural exhibition. The effort was Georgia to Texas, where he first active for as long as I’m able and
worth it, however, because the met organist Larry Bright and keep being asked back to those
tradition continued for many years sparked the formation of what key shows I’ve loved all these
after Bobby had moved on. would become the most beloved years. Working in this industry
After fulfilling a military obligation center ring duo in Walking Horse has always been a happy, fun
in Kentucky, where he was able to history. In 1984, Bobby was experience and I can honestly say
stay close to Walking Horse friends invited to be the voice of the I’ve enjoyed nine out of every ten
and shows to announce, Bobby Tennessee Walking Horse National minutes I’ve spent doing it!”
purchased the Voice magazine in Celebration, cementing his status Anyone who knows Bobby would
partnership with Jim Akers in 1975. as an iconic voice for our breed and say that all the accolades, awards
He and Jim took the content in our shows. This year marked his and recognition he has received
a more special-interest direction, 40th to announce the Pulaski Red over his fifty years of service to
sending top photographers around Carpet Show of the South, and his our industry could not be more
the country to document the 38th year at Belfast and Wartrace. well-deserved. Some of the most
stories of Walking Horse owners For that remarkable devotion iconic moments and match-ups
outside of Middle Tennessee. They and his many notable industry the Walking Horse community
also highlighted celebrities with contributions, Bobby was inducted has seen have taken place to the
Walking Horse connections, like into the Celebration Hall of Fame sound of his voice and he’s never
George Foreman, placed a strong in 1998. let us forget the importance of
emphasis on the accomplishments During the 2022 Celebration, sitting tight and looking right on
of youth riders and obtained Bobby was presented with the Saturday night.
interviews with industry legends Auxiliary Award of Merit, given each
like Bill Harlin, who had never year to someone in the Tennessee
before agreed to one. Under their Walking Horse industry who has
direction, the readership was served as an ambassador for our
also astonished at the rapidity breed over the course more than
with which results were reported, a decade of participation in it and
despite the technology of the exhibits a number of exceptional
traits, such as the possession of

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3xWGC & 9xWC

Big Time Bandit

with Lisa Baum
O/A Western Lite Shod

World Champion
O/A Lite Shod Reserve
World Grand Champion

with Patrick Thomas
Lite Shod Western
World Champion
Lite Shod

World Grand Champion

Owned by
The Dr. Jim Baum Family
Shelbyville, Tennessee

2xWGC & WC & Lisa Baum

Strike

Owned by O/A Ponies
The Dr. Jim Baum Family World Grand Champion
Shelbyville, Tennessee

& Dr. Jim Baum Do Right4xWGC&5xWC

Owned by The Dr. Jim Baum Family O/A Park Performance

Shelbyville, Tennessee World Grand Champion
Continuing To Support O/A Park Performance Mares & Geldings
This Great Industry
Day After Day, Year After Year,
Decade After Decade World Champion Unanimously!

I B Smokin Joe&JoelJohnson

Owned by O/A All Day Pleasure
The Johnson Family World Grand Champion
Shelbyville, Tennessee
O/A All Day Pleasure
World Champion
Unanimous on both!

6xWC &

A5xRWGC King Thing
& Bob Adcock

Owned by O/A 70 & Over
The Bob Adcock Family World Champion
Lititz, PA

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BROSSINCE 1972

Bon A Maverick2xWC&2xRWGC
& Bob Adcock

Owned by O/A Three-Year-Old Stallions Div. B
The Bob Adcock Family World Champion
Lititz, PA O/A Three-Year-Old

Ad Sponsored by ADCOCK Reserve World Grand Champion
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A Kingpin &BobAdcock

Owned by O/A 15.2 & Under Stallions
The Bob Adcock Family Reserve World Champion
Lititz, PA O/A 15.2 & Under Reserve
World Grand Champion
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BROSSINCE 1972

& Carolyn Rutner

O/A Show Pleasure Reserve
World Grand Champion

O/A Five & Under
Show Pleasure Reserve

World Champion

Show Pleasure
Mares & Geldings
World Champion

with Winky Groover

Owned by
Carolyn Rutner
Northport, Alabama

Honos To Mr. Guess
& Jeremy Jeansonne

Owned by Five & Under Show Pleasure
Reserve World Champion

& Andy Stooksberry

O/A Four & Five-Year-Old Country Pleasure

Owned by World Grand Champion Unanimously
Stooksberry & Duvall O/A Four-Year-Old Country Pleasure
Shelbyville, TN & Atwater, OH
World Champion

84th Annual

Tennessee Walking Horse
National Celebration

2022 World Grand Champion Justified Honors

Auxiliary Equitation Youth DIAMOND AT THE RITZ
Medal Championship (Canter) (He’s Puttin on the Ritz x Generating Madam)

RILEY GREGORY Lexi Smith for Walden/Smith
Lead Line Ponies, Riders 6 & Under Bred by Jimmy Joe Hackett
Owner-Amateur Novice World Grand Champion
World Grand Champion
WYLDER WAY FLY DRAGONFLY
(Dragonfly x Pa Pa’s Evil Lady)
Yearling World Grand Champion Shannon Harr for Shannon Harr
THE GOLDEN TICKET
Bred by Ronald McQueary
(Walk Time Charlie x Mama’s Cash) Owner-Amateur All Day Pleasure World Grand
Dickie Gardner for Kevin/Kay Andrews
Champion
Bred by Donald Headrick IB SMOKIN JOE
Owner-Amateur Park Pleasure World Grand (Indigo Blue x Slews Blue Angel)
Joel Johnson for Tanner/Tucker Johnson
Champion Bred by Holly Schroeder
CUSTOM CHROME JB Elite Owner-Amateur World Grand Champion
(Kodachrome x Icy’s Master Miss) ALL ABOUT JOSE
Savannah Upchurch for Savannah Upchurch (Jose’ Jose’ x Crystal Lites Sunshine MM)
Bred by Jack Heffington Jackie Whatley for Jackie Whatley
Owner-Amateur Novice Trail Pleasure World Bred by Kelly Sherman
Owner-Amateur Youth Ponies World Grand
Grand Champion
SHAMELESS SF Champion
SKYWALK’S THREAT
(Jose’ Jose’ x Gen’s Cash Coin) (Sky Walk x Threatfull Push)
Emily Cortner for Howell/Cortner Alex Luttrell for Alex Luttrell
Bred by Ronnie Stanfill
Bred by Janet Howell
Owner-Amateur Youth 6-17 Country Pleasure

World Grand Champion

Owner-Amateur Two Year Olds Three Year Old World Grand Champion
World Grand Champion CAVENDER
DIXIE DARE DEVIL
(Honors x Jose’s Cafe’ Au-Lait)
(The Dixie Lineman x Magic’s Jazzy Lady) Knox Blackburn for Bruce/Robin MacDonald
Claudia Gribble for Ella Abernathy
Bred by Brenda Corey
Bred by Marissa Scott & Kaleb Dawson Owner-Amateur Fine Harness
Owner-Amateur Four & Five Year Old World Grand Champion
Trail Pleasure World Grand Champion
IN TED’S IMAGE
KING MOJO (Ted Williams x Picture’s Perfection)
(Jazz King x Silver Command)
Kathy Anderson for Kathy Anderson Ron Lawrence for Ron Lawrence
Bred by Ronald E. Lawrence
Bred by Ben F. Beard
Owner-Amateur Park Performance Owner-Amateur Country Pleasure Three & Under
World Grand Champion
World Grand Champion SHIPWRECKED
DO RIGHT
(Indigo Who? x Paladin Fancy Cash)
(Lined With Cash x My Michelle) Shana Hughes for Jason/Shana Hughes
Dr. Jim Baum for Lisa Baum
Bred by Steve J. Wilson Bred by Lloyd & B-Sha Sebastian
Weanlings World Grand Champion
Owner-Amateur Youth 6-17 Show Pleasure
World Grand Champion CHARLENE DARLING
(Walk Time Charlie x She’s Trinity)
ANNIE’S LINED WITH CASH Robert Nelms for Teel/Washburn
(Lined With Cash x Dumas’ Orphan Annie)
Bred by Teel/Washburn
Khloe McSwain for Khloe McSwain Trail Pleasure Three & Under
Bred by Kenny Compton World Grand Champion

Owner-Amateur Five Year Old THE TIGER LILY
World Grand Champion (A Greater Generator x Honor Code)
SMOKY MOUNTAIN STRONG Hannah Myatt for Jordon Howell/South Ridge Farms
(I Am Jose’ x Lorena Ochoa)
Lexi Stinnett for Conner/Stinnett Bred by Jerry Myatt
Two Year Old Mares World Grand Champion
Bred by James S. Conner
Owner-Amateur Trail Pleasure I’M A DIXIE DOLLY
(The Dixie Lineman x Jose’s Secret Lady)
World Grand Champion Kayla Baucom for Stephen/Nora Capper
MACHETE
Bred by Terry L. Dotson
(Jose’ Jose’ x Tarheel’s Sparkle Plenty) Owner-Amateur Ponies World Grand Champion
Susan Coleman for Susan Coleman
STRIKE
Bred by Robert W. Rollins (He’s Slim Shady x Sunday School)
Lite Shod World Grand Champion
Lisa Baum for Lisa Baum
BIG TIME BANDIT Bred by Karen Bean
(The Silver Bandit x She’s A Firestone)
Owner-Amateur World Grand Champion
Patrick Thomas for Lisa Baum MY SHOCKWAVE
Bred by Scott Leonard
(Lined With Cash x Jose’s Grand Lady)
Dr. Lynda Brogdon for Dr. Lynda Brogdon

Bred by James L. or Donna Staiger

Owner-Amateur 15.2 & Under Owner-Amateur Trail Pleasure Three & Under
World Grand Champion World Grand Champion
THE MAIDEN
MARTY MCFLY (Jose’ Jose’ x Black Ginger Ale)
(Jose’ Jose’ x Silver On The Line)
Janice Fostek for Janice Fostek Dale Steinmetz for Dale Steinmetz
Bred by Ted E. Nelms
Bred by Austin Benedict
Owner-Amateur Youth 6-11 Mares/Geldings Park Pleasure World Grand Champion
A TITLEIST MASTERPIECE
World Grand Champion
MISS EBONY ROSE (The Titleist x Tinkerbell Dollar)
Howard Hamilton for Champion Stables
(Pusher’s Next Generation x She’s Barb Wire & Roses)
John Winston Clark for Reed/Clark Bred by Robert G. Hill
Bred by Josh & Beth Lawwell Owner-Amateur Four & Five Year Old Country
Owner-Amateur Lite Shod
World Grand Champion Pleasure World Grand Champion
ROSCOE JENKINS SABOTAGE
(Cash’s Blackjack x Magic Heart)
Susan Coleman for Susan Coleman (Jose’ Jose’ x Stepping Out Of Line)
Bred by Diana M. Popp Andy Stooksberry for Stooksberry/Duvall
Owner-Amateur Show Pleasure
World Grand Champion Bred by Terry Alan Riddley
EPIC Owner-Amateur Youth 12-17 Mares/Geldings

(All American Cash x Dazzle Me Dumas) World Grand Champion
Meghan Hammond for Shamrock Farms EXTRA SPECIAL JOSE
(Jose’ Jose’ x Extra Raven)
Bred by Terry Alan Riddley Emma Wright for Cagle/Wright
Owner-Amateur Three Year Olds
Bred by John R. Legate
World Grand Champion Show Pleasure World Grand Champion
SAM I AM JOSE
THE HONOR CODE
(I Am Jose’ x More Time Off) (Honors x Dixie Jo)
Alex Rea for Dr. Ann Rea John Allan Callaway for The Allan Riddley Family
Bred by James A. King Bred by David A. Daniels
Owner-Amateur Mares/Geldings
Owner-Amateur Youth 6-17 Trail Pleasure World Grand Champion
World Grand Champion SHE’S LIMITLESS
CHECKPOINT CHARLIE (The Sky Command x Ms Emma Brooks)
Molly Walters for Kelsey Andrews
(Walk Time Charlie x A New Direction) Bred by Tommy Grider
Harper Grider for Hader/Grider/Carrier Park Performance World Grand Champion
PRAISE AND HONOR
Bred by Janet M. Howell (Honors x Jose’s Baby Doll)
Four Year Old (Canter) World Grand Champion Jeff Laughlin for Doris Penick
Bred by Doris M. Penick
MR. TRUE BLUE Owner-Amateur Country Pleasure
(I Am Jose’ x I’m Lindsey Vonn) World Grand Champion
R M Kellett for The Jacobs Family LINE ITEM VETO

Bred by James S. Conner

(Lined With Cash x Gen’s Liza Jane) CELEBRATION MILESTONES
Rachel Teague for Bo/Rachel Teague Perhaps more so than any before it, the 84th An-
Bred by Grover or Wilson Blaylock nual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration
Two Year Old World Grand Champion was marked by milestones.
Records were set, firsts were accomplished and
LOOK WHO I AM classes were introduced – or, in some cases, reintro-
(I Am Jose’ x Ritzy Majorette) duced – that delighted the thousands of horse show
Casey Wright for Bill/Debbie Woods fans in attendance this year.
MILESTONE
Bred by Tommy Stewart Baby, They’re Back: The Celebration Reintroduces
Trail Pleasure World Grand Champion the Mare and Foal World Championship
Breeders were thrilled to be offered an opportu-
BLACKLIST nity to show off not only the product of their efforts
(Gen’s Black Gin x My Cosmopolitan) and philosophy, but the driving force behind it – their
Carrie Martin DeJarnatte for Sherry Kessler mares – as the Celebration showcased a Mare and
Foal World Championship for the first time in many
Bred by W. David Landrum years.
Owner-Amateur Four Year Olds And, unlike when the class was offered at Cele-
brations past, it was hosted this year in the Big Oval,
World Grand Champion a move that respected breeders like Chris Hazelwood
GLORY JC credit with the class’s enthusiastic response from ex-
hibitors and fans alike.
(Honors x Outta Line’s Fame) “There’s nothing quite like the feeling of coming
Jannie Chapman for Jannie Chapman down that chute into the Big Ring,” says Chris. “But
when you’re getting to do so with the product of your
Bred by Larry Joe Appleton, Jr. breeding program after almost a year of anticipating
Open Specialty World Grand Champion the foal’s arrival, nothing even comes close. Hearing
the ooh’s and ahh’s of the spectators when they first
DIXIE ROAD get a glimpse of the mares and foals is incredibly
(The Dixie Lineman x She’s Title Bound) rewarding.”
In addition to giving spectators a truly unique
Link Webb for Joe Barnes glimpse into the importance of utilizing quality mares
Bred by Gail Walling in any successful breeding endeavor, it offers exhibi-
tors a rare opportunity to experience the excitement
Owner-Amateur (Canter) of showing at the Celebration alongside beloved
World Grand Champion friends or family members – something that is gener-
ally restricted to under saddle classes.
I’M JORDAN Chris and his daughter, Georgia, showed JFK’s
(A.C.C. x My Jurisdiction) Pushing Girl and her Gen A’Mighty colt, Mr. Eli Man-
Kenny Compton for Della Compton ning in the class. Among the eight other entries were
Bred by Kenny Compton teams comprised of a mother and daughter, a father
Walking Horse (Canter) World Grand Champion and son, a pair of sisters, a grandmother and grand-
daughter and a husband and wife.
JUSTIFIED HONORS “I can’t imagine a better way to spend time with
(Honors x Maypine’s Doll Baby) family,” says Chris. “I can honestly say, as a dad, that
John Allan Callaway for Lisa Baum getting to show our pair with my daughter ranks right
Bred by Robert C. Watkins, Jr up there with the best of my Celebration memories.”
The class was won by multi-WC and -WGC Lite

2xWGC & 3xWC

The Maiden
& Dale Steinmetz

Owned by O/A Three & Under Trail Pleasure
Dale Steinmetz World Grand Champion
Louisville, Kentucky
O/A Tree-Year-Old Trail Pleasure
World Champion

Multi WGC & WC

La Patrona & La Diamantewith Shelby Sims & Karen McGee

Owned by Mare & Foal
Dale Steinmetz World Champions
Louisville, Kentucky
Unanimously

La Diamante Futurity Weanling Fillies
Reserve Champion

2xWC & WGC

The Hono Code
& John Allan Callaway

Owned by Show Pleasure Five & Under
The Alan Riddley Family World Champion
Shelby, NC Show Pleasure

World Grand Champion
Unanimous on both!

WC

Honky Tonk& John Alan Callaway

Owned by Two-Year-Old Stallions Div. C
The Alan Riddley Family World Champion
Shelby, NC Two-Year-Old

Reserve World Grand Champion

Shod mare, La Patrona, and her filly, La Diamante, how far she’d already brought them.
also by Gen A’Mighty. They were led by successful “It was immediately obvious that she was dedi-
amateur exhibitor Shelby Sims and longtime colt han-
dler Karen McGee Harnden. cated to this vision, and she had already put in all the
truly hard work,” says Karen. “Really, all I had to do
“This has always been my favorite class of the Cel- was apply the finishing touches and give her a few
ebration,” says Karen. “Chris Hazelwood worked so show tips.”
hard to bring it back and I was thrilled when I heard
he had been successful in not only getting it put back Shelby proved to be an eager and apt student, so
on the class schedule but moved to the big ring!” the final presentation was quickly polished and the
team went to the TWHYA Summer Splash as a “trial
“I knew the minute La Diamante was born that run,” coming away with wins in the Mare and Foal
I wanted to enter her and ‘Jello’ in the mare and foal class, as well as the Weanling Fillies class.
class,” says Shelby. “I just thought it was such a cool
concept, and something I’ve never gotten to do be- They rode that momentum into the Celebration
fore.” two weeks later, where they made a flawless show to
earn the unanimous Mare and Foal World Champion-
Shelby spent the summer months working with ship.
the pair every night at home to start preparing them
for the class, often after pulling 12-hour shifts with “I am just so grateful that Karen and Joe (Lester)
her career. And the day entries opened for the Cele- made the time to work with the horses and me,” says
bration, she signed them up for the class – before she’d Shelby. “Just to participate in something new was
even talked to Karen. amazing, and the win just made it extra special.”

Karen was immediately on board, though. She had Karen says the win was “all Shelby” but agrees that
worked with Charles Gleghorn as a teenager, and, lat- the moment was extraordinary for everyone involved.
er, with James Washburn, earning two previous Mare
and Foal World Championships under their tutelage. Like Chris, something that stands out about that
And she was eager to pass that knowledge and experi- night for Karen is also the family connections she
ence on to the next generation. saw among the field of entries in the class – especial-
ly 11-year-old Madison Henderson and her mother,
“Charles taught me everything I know,” says Kar- Joni, who had driven more than 500 miles one way
en, “Especially how important it is to breeding farms just to have the opportunity to show their mare and
to have a venue for showcasing their top mares and foal in the Big Oval.
foals. Every stake class winner you see started here,
and I couldn’t wait to present this insanely successful “That little girl’s face when her name was called
mare with her foal.” for their ribbon was priceless,” says Karen. “For me,
this is something I do all the time, but that was a
The very next day, Shelby arrived in Tennessee chance in a lifetime for her, thanks to the re-addition
with her mare and filly and Karen was impressed with of this class.”

MILESTONE He’s been showing in earnest for four years now
Ready Four Action: Junior Stake Champion and earned his first World Championship aboard Into
Thrills Crowd, Makes Dreams Come True The Badlands in the English Trail Pleasure division
Almost anyone you ask would tell you that one of this year. The team also won a Reserve World Cham-
the most exciting classes of the show was the Four- pionship in the Owner-Amateur Trail Pleasure class
Year-Old World Grand Championship, which kept and took third in the Owner Amateur Novice Trail
fans on their feet to witness three of the most talented Pleasure World Grand Championship. They had
and ambitious horses in the industry go head-to-head earned an International Championship a few weeks
and give it their all for that prestigious Junior stake prior, as well.
victory.
Mr. True Blue emerged victorious among Into The Badlands is trained by David Mast at
them, and took 28-year-old trainer R.M.Kellett, a Stonewall Farms.
fourth-generation horse trainer, on his first-ever
Celebration spotlight ride after having earned him his
first World Championship in the preliminary just days
before.
The wins also added a new category to the roster
of Celebration milestones for Mr. True Blue’s owners,
the Jake Jacobs family. The family has amassed an
enviable collection of youth and amateur World and
World Grand Championships, but RM’s victories this
year marked the first time one of their horses has won
an open class victory at the Celebration.

MILESTONE MILESTONE
High School Basketball Coach Shoots, Scores at A Pair of “Ladies’ Firsts” In the Inaugural Two-
Celebration Year-Old Mares World Championship
Moore County High School girls’ basketball head Due to popular demand, the Celebration an-
coach Chad Spencer stepped away from the court and nounced the addition of a Two-Year-Old Mares World
into the showring – and the winner’s circle – at the Grand Championship for 2022. Not only did I’m A
2022 Celebration. Dixie Dolly make history by being the charter WGC
The son of a horse trainer, Chad moved into a in the division, but she gave her rider, Kayla Baucom,
house just behind the Celebration grounds during her first-ever floral horsehoe and spotlight ride in a
middle school, and the show has always held special moment Kayla has been working toward all her life.
meaning for him. As a teenager, he’d walk to the show I’m A Dixie Dolly is owned by Stephen and Nora
grounds every day and offer to dog walk horses for Capper.
the trainers stabled there. MILESTONE
Contenders Go Undefeated in Recently Added
Divisions
2022 marks the third year since the Celebration
added an Owner-Amateur Fine Harness World Grand
Championship and the second year for an All Day
Pleasure World Grand Championship on the class
schedule.
Neither of those divisions has seen more than one
winner.
In Ted’s Image and Ron Lawrence have driven
away with all three World Grand Championships

He’s Off The Wall
& Phil Dunivan

Owned by O/A Two-Year-Old Country
Phil and Holly Dunivan Pleasure World Champion
Petersburg, Tennessee
Shod by 252 Horse Shoeing