by Jean Baum
The shows keep growing bigger and bigger. This Wisconsin Walking Horse Association-sponsored event, held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Jefferson, Wis., drew 210 entries in a one-day show.
The judge, Jennifer Bingham from Shelbyville, Tenn., did an excellent job in
tying the good-sized classes, many of them filled with 12, 14, or 17 horses.
It was a perfect day for a horse show, sunshiny and cloudless.
Three horse and rider combinations came out on top FOUR times, which was
quite an accomplishment considering the size of many of the classes. These
three were Generator’s Coal Dust, with Jacob and Dillon sharing the reins.
This horse has done extremely well all season. Ideal Carbon Grey (Boomer)
with his accomplished rider Lynne Levy up and Busting With Charisma, a good
juvenile horse rider by Kendel Domres for Cindy and John Linstedt.
Bay on the Loose is a brand new acquisition for Amy Spinelli-Gourlay,
and she celebrated by winning three classes. Amy had a BIG day, as she won
two other classes on I’m Taking Charge, owned by her parents, Ruth Ann and
Chuck Spinelli, and again walked to victory on Hankerin To Push for her dad,
who was also victorious on this horse to add to the Spinellis’ smiles of
happiness, Ruth Ann won with two different horses, Widowmaker’s Rare Spirit,
and Tornado Appeal. What a joyous day they had!
Others with two rides down victory lane were Another Merry Midnight and
Amy Hartwig, Sundrop’s Country Razen and Rebecca Cox, and Bob Dillon’s Ebony
Threat with both owner Carl Dickson and Raelynn Greenwood each taking one.
Walking to the blue one big time each were Doing Time in Texas and
Marianne Springer, Beam’s Rusty Treasure and Pat Lisko, Grandy’s Fancy Lady
and Martha Crawford, Hand Paint’d Lady and cute little Andria Madison, Gen’s
Alternated Powerwalk and Raelynn Greenwood for Carl Dickson, That’s My Pride
Jubilee and Beth Foat, High Class Gift and Katie Butler, and Sundrop’s Angel
and Diane Ramskugler.