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Horsepower of a different kind

June 15, 2012
T-G Photos by David Melson
Visitors to the 2012 Antique Automobile Club of America Annual Grand National/Southeastern Special Fall Dual Meets in Shelbyville were treated to an exhibition of Tennessee Walking Horses on Thursday night, June 15, 2012. Horses shown were Red Ruby, with rider Laurie Toone, and Roll The Gold, with rider Allison Thorson.
  • Laurie Toone puts Red Ruby through its paces.
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  • The crowd watches the exhibition.
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  • A portion of the crowd as a horse comes in their direction.
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  • Roll The Gold and Allison Thorson: Crowd-pleasers.
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  • Meet and greet time at Champions Arena with Roll The Gold and Allison Thorson.
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  • Red Ruby with Laurie Toone, left, and Roll The Gold with Allison Thorson.
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  • Bob Carpenter of Cape Canaveral, Fla. takes a close look at Roll The Gold.
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  • Photo posing time at Champions Arena for fans lining the rail.
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  • Two kinds of "American Muscle" were on the show grounds.
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  • A crowd gathers around Red Ruby, left, and Roll The Gold.
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  • Bob Pellerin of Virginia Beach, Va. offered Red Ruby an ice cream treat.
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  • The riders enjoyed talking to fascinated observers.
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  • Celebration CEO Dr. Doyle Meadows joins the crowd in photographing the horses as Linda Scrivner of the Walking Horse Report watches.
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  • Red Ruby and rider Laurie Toone enjoy their time with a new fan.
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  • A visitor makes a photo memory.
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  • Susan Bond of Chesapeake, Va., hangs out for a moment with Red Ruby and rider Laurie Toone.
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  • Roll The Gold stands tall.
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  • Allison Thorson, right, talks horses with a crowd member while Roll The Gold feels the love.
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  • A photo session begins with two horses and a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 convertible owned by Calvin Kincaid of Shelbyville.
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  • Horsepower: Red Ruby and Laurie Toone (left), Roll The Gold and Allison Thorson and a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 convertible belonging to Calvin Kincaid of Shelbyville.
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