Quail hunting

[Bruce Hering]

Here is a pic of my field trial/dog working/show Tennessee Walker. 16 Hands and a bit broke to ground tie, could shoot off his back, could stand in the saddle to scout a dog and he likely "FOUND" more dogs on point then I did. I hunted off him in 6 states and he never missed a lick as they say. He is gone now and I miss him.....

[Jim DiSpagno]

What a thoroughly majestic animal. As a kid in the early sixties, I had a half Tennessee Walker half thoroughbred that I used for jump meets and he was much too skidish for hunting but tried once and he took me for a mile jaunt through the woods and not on a path either. He was a big dark chestnut standing 16.3 hands and worked with a double split curb and snaffle and a running martingale. Always rode with a forward seat saddle. I miss all my horses.

[Bruce Hering]

Originally Posted by Jim DiSpagno

What a thoroughly majestic animal. As a kid in the early sixties, I had a half Tennessee Walker half thoroughbred that I used for jump meets and he was much too skidish for hunting but tried once and he took me for a mile jaunt through the woods and not on a path either. He was a big dark chestnut standing 16.3 hands and worked with a double split curb and snaffle and a running martingale. Always rode with a forward seat saddle. I miss all my horses.

Jim: Thank you. He was a wonderful horse. He was set up (shod) to rack in the pic but he could shake his head, reach and squat when shod to walk. He was a calm dream around pups teaching them to road to the harness. I have a pic of him somewhere with pups under him with the main lead wrapped around him. He just stopped and waited for me to get em untangled.

[Brett Hoop]

Bruce

Good ones are hard to replace. Just got the call last night from a friend and he moving forward with his trial first weekend in April. Judges will ride a be a few scouts.

Back in the day we had a number of open shows where we had Saddlebreds and Walking horses and hunters at all of them.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Brett Hoop

Bruce

Good ones are hard to replace. Just got the call last night from a friend and he moving forward with his trial first weekend in April. Judges will ride a be a few scouts.

Back in the day we had a number of open shows where we had Saddlebreds and Walking horses and hunters at all of them.

Our mutual friend (Patton) had all Tennessee Walkers correct when he was in the horse buisness ?

[6pt-Sika]

I think I’d kinda like to go ride in the National one time before I meet my demise . Although I might be a little to stiff and or brittle anymore to ride every race .

[Bruce Hering]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I think I’d kinda like to go ride in the National one time before I meet my demise . Although I might be a little to stiff and or brittle anymore to ride every race .

If you are going to ride Ames DO NOT REPEAT DO NOT go on the weekends. Its a cluster with every cowboy and cow girl riding. It looks like a cluster and is no fun. Go during the week with much smaller crowd.

[Brett Hoop]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Our mutual friend (Patton) had all Tennessee Walkers correct when he was in the horse buisness ?

Craig

Danny and I both worked professionally with American Saddlebreds which are a completely different breed from Tennessee Walking Horses. The majority of horses you see at Field trials are walking horses and most closely resemble the plantation type. Wonderful to follow the big running dogs much the same as they have done for a couple hundred years.

[Big D]

I dunno. One of the best pieces of advice I got from my dad was "Son, never own anything that poops while you sleep"

[George "Scott" Davis]

I grow-up in central Illinois and every farm boy had a trap line: Raccoons, Skunks, Weasels, Beaver, Muskrats and occasionally a coyote. Several of these will destroy quail nest in seconds, today kids don't trap and the addition of new farming practices and feral hogs have had a server impact on quail populations in Illinois.