When our family became involved with Tennessee Walking horses over 25 years ago, I called many people and organizations in the US and Canada for information on the breed.
Each time I spoke with the staff at the TWHBEA, Voice or Walking Horse Report office, I would introduce myself and ask "How are you today?"
Time after time the answer would come back "Jus' Fine!"
So, with everybody saying it, what could be better advertising?
We registered the name and began promoting Jus' Fine, then a few years later added "Jus' Fine Designs" to identify the craft and hardwood products we have produced over the years.
Photos of the family
Melanie with a gelding she raised, "Jus' Touch My Shadow". She is a fearless trail riding and show enthusiast, and will beat me in halter classes if I am not careful...
Dan enjoyed feeding the horses animal crackers when he was younger. He still helps with chores if he has to, but enjoys playing bass guitar more...
UPDATE: Stereos is the name of their band and the single, Summer Girl, is rated as the #1 download on Itunes just after release. The song reached GOLD status in sales in Canada within two weeks!
UPDATE: June 15, 2009 Stereos played a sold out concert in Edmonton and band members were presented with their own Gold Record! Great Show!
Update: July 4th: The "Summer Girl" single has now sold to Platinum status in just over a month!
Update: September 3rd: "Summer Girl" is now available in the US market. Their new single was released on September 1st, and 21 hours later it became the #1 download in Canada!
Lorraine is the best help with getting ready for a horse show or event, making sure all supplies and horses are accounted for. She really enjoys the babies (maybe not the sleep she loses as I check on the mares in the middle of the night). This picture illustrates the joy at seeing the first foal of the year.
Randy in the Rocky Mountains of central Alberta.
Beginnings...
I think we started out like almost everyone, wanting a horse or two to ride and enjoy with the kids. Then it expanded to include a few more, breed one, sell one, buy another, lease a stallion, breed more, buy a stallion and on it still goes...
We are grateful for our
contact with the Tennessee Walking Horse breed and the people we have done
business with.
That contact has allowed us to raise our children in the country and teach
them about chores, hard work and the care of animals.
We have maintained lasting and valuable friendships over the years at horse shows,
with breeding, sales, and over the internet.
I have enjoyed serving on the International Board of Directors for the TWHBEA, as President for the CRTWH, as well as being involved in various positions with local associations to promote the breed.
- Personal Interests and Information (other than horses)
Randy - Journeyman Carpenter, contracting to an Edmonton based construction company. "Manufactured" the inlaid stall plaques for our use, and with their increased popularity, have sold them all across the US, Canada and overseas.
Lorraine - Certified Dental
Assistant and crafty woman. Creates and sells painted scenes on jars as well as making quilted
items and wooden crafts.
One of our U.S. clients
called us the "Little House on the Prairie" people.
Melanie - Completed her degree in Education at the University of Alberta, married and living in Edmonton with her electrician husband, Kevin. She still helps out with feeding when we are away and enjoys trail riding and showing.
Daniel - Chasing a career in music (playing bass guitar), recording, toured across the USA and Canada, and when he is back here, paints houses to be able to afford the better clothes in life... Currently living in Toronto, recording and touring in the band STEREOS.
Breeding History and Current Status
We have promoted a number of stallions and these got their start in our barn; Pride's Gypsy Man, Gen's Terminator, My Touch of Pride, Gold Legacy, and Generator 101.
My Touch of Pride and Generator 101 are available to the public for 2010, but My Touch of Pride will be limited to a few breedings. Please see their individual pages for details.
Horses we have bred and raised have been sold to Germany, US, and across Canada.
A high percentage of our colts have won awards at the Canadian and TWHBEA Futurities here, as well as in the US at various shows and events.
Sharon DeFord (Gueck) exhibited and owned Chocolate Masterpiece, and won many light shod awards with her on the West Coast and she was also shown in Tennessee. "Jemima" remains a favorite of ours and is now a broodmare.
Jus' Touch-N-Go won TWHBEA Versatility Horse Awards and many others too numerous to mention, owned by the Porter family on the West Coast.
My Touch of Pride is growing older but still acts like he is a youngster. He is sired by the 1984 World Grand Champion Delight of Pride and out of 1982's World Grand Champion Prides Secret Threat mare, My Secret Touch. Full pedigree is on his page.
Check out the information
on Generator 101! He sired the 2006 TWHBEA Regional Futurity Weanling Filly Champion, as well as the Reserve Champion Yearling Filly in 2007, and the 2008 Yearling Filly Champion.
We feel he has a bright future ahead of him.
With the diminishing amount of direct Prides Generator stallions, he is an excellent choice to sire your next foal!
Interest in our top quality foals has remained high, even though we have been reducing the amount produced each year.
If you are looking for a horse or want to find out about the breed, "Come Walk With Us!"
Thanks for taking the time to read about
Tennessee
Walking Horses!
We hope you will be back!
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