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Tennessee
Walking Horse OnLine Congratulates
Adult
Supreme Champion
Dot Campbell
Marauders Mischief
It's A Family Tradition, Marauder's Mischief Reigns
Supreme
Last summer, a glossy black mare named Marauder's Mischief earned the
title of Supreme Versatility Champion. In doing so, she also accomplished
another feat. She is a third generation Supreme Versatility Champion. Her
sire, Friday's Marauder K, and her grandsire, Good Friday K, have also
earned the same honors.
Working toward championship honors has been a three generation family
project for Mischief's owner as well. Dot Campbell of Wills Point, Texas,
owns Mischief. Her daughter and granddaughter, Hope and Darcie Hamro, have
certainly done their share in getting Mischief to the horse shows and into
the ring.
The quest for the TWHBEA Versatility Supreme Championship began when Dot,
an avid trail rider, saw one of the most beautiful horses she had ever
seen while on a trail ride in Oklahoma. She and her companions rode
several days with Ann Kuykendall and her horse, Friday's Marauder K,
before they learned the black horse was a stallion. He was so well
mannered, sure-footed, and cooperative on the trail it didn't occur to
anyone that he might have been a stallion. Dot was not familiar with
Tennessee Walking Horses, even less what a Supreme Versatility Champion
was. All she knew is that Friday's Marauder K was unforgettable.
Soon after that trail ride, Dot, her daughter Hope, and some friends,
visited Ann and Bob Kuykendall at their ranch in Oklahoma. There she fell
in love with an equally beautiful dark bay two-year-old daughter of
Friday's Marauder K named Marauder's Mischief. Dot bought the filly, but
left her with Ann until after the TWHBEA Regional Futurity in Oklahoma.
Imagine Dot's delight when Mischief was named Grand Champion of that
futurity!
Once Mischief was at home with Dot, they began trail riding. In Dot's
words, Mischief was "sweet and beautiful" and she was so proud that the
horse was doing so well. Imagine her surprise when she began to hear from
others that Mischief was not walking, but pacing. Dot had never owned a
walking horse and didn't know exactly what that meant. Hope stepped in and
talked to Tom Christ. Tom worked with Mischief to improve her gaits, and
soon she was walking and nodding her head to a true four-beat gait. Dot
and Mischief went on many trail rides in Oklahoma, Missouri, New Mexico,
and Texas. She was a great trail horse, just like her daddy.
Ken and Val Delaney told Dot and Hope about an upcoming TWHBEA Regional
Versatility Show that was to be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since Mischief
had done so well before, Val thought Mischief would do wonderful. Hope had
plenty of experience showing quarter horses, so she decided to take
Mischief just for fun. The new team fit together very well. They earned
the Overall Versatility Grand Championship that day. Dot and her crew were
all so proud. They were also hooked on showing. The "Mischief makers" hit
all the shows they could in Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas to allow Mischief
to earn her versatility points. Hope rode Mischief at the State Fair of
Texas Horse Show in the trail pleasure classes, in model classes, and in
other classes, and won them all.
Hope continued to show Mischief for several more years with much success.
When they weren't showing, Dot would take Mischief on trail rides to give
her a change of scenery and a rest from the show ring. Once, Dot and
Mischief were attending a trail ride in Missouri and had the opportunity
to stop by a nearby versatility show. Dot bravely got in the saddle and
tried her hand at barrels and poles. Fortunately, Mischief won both
classes. Unfortunately, she was going so fast, Dot almost fell off!
Mischief was also was excellent in trail courses and in western riding.
Hope and the mare could really do great in all those events. Hope never
had a problem staying in the saddle to win barrels and poles. Hope's
daughter, Darcie Hamro, wanted to start showing Mischief as she had been
to all the shows with Dot and Hope. She and Mischief are enrolled in the
Youth Versatility Program and have won many classes and have earned
numerous points already.
When it came down to the final points needed for her Supreme Versatility
Championship, it was a hometown event. Hope directed Mischief to her
TWHBEA Supreme Versatility Championship right in her hometown of Wills
Point, Texas. It was indeed a sense of accomplishment for the entire
family.
Today, Hope has plans to earn the same title for Mischief's sister, Good
Friday's Glory Be, who has been on sabbatical having with a beautiful
black filly. Hope plans to enter the filly in future shows, too.
According to Dot, many people are significant in Mischief's journey: Ann
and Bob Kuykendall who introduced Dot and her family to Tennessee Walking
Horses; Ken and Val Delaney dedicate a lot of time and effort into putting
on horse shows in Texas; Tom Christ; Jackie Charles; Dub Ivins; the
Chapman Family; and last but not least, her daughter Hope and Hope's
husband Mike. Hope did a wonderful thing for Dot, and Mike supported her
in doing it. It really was a family effort.
(Reprinted from the Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse
magazine, May 2001)
Adult Supreme Champions
Youth Superior Champions
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