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CANADIAN HACKNEY SOCIETY |
HACKNEY HALL OF FAME
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Welcome to the Hackney Hall of Fame.
This section of our web site is dedicated to the greatest horses, ponies,
exhibitors, breeders and trainers that have made an impact on the Hackney
in Canada |
Wallace Munro
Wallace Munro
(1895-1975) started showing horses in the 1920s, and continued to breed
and exhibit Hackney horses, Standardbreds and Roadhorses until about
1970. His first show
ring appearances were local to his home near Embro, and with success at
this level of competition, he ventured further. Lord Nelson was champion stallion
at the 1932 and 33 Royal Winter Fair, Chesnut Smile was champion mare in
on four occasions, between 1933 and 1937. Monoplane was Champion stallion in
1946 and 1947 at the Royal.
Seaton Leader, Miss Janis, Love Call and Sailor were prominent
winners from his stable during the late 1940s and into the 1950s. Seaton Leader was often pinned at
the top of his class, winning the Stake at the 1949 and 1952 Royal Winter
Fairs, and stake wins at the CNE, Galt, Hamilton, Western Fair, and St.
Catharines. Also during this
period, he had Yankee Doodle and Dominion Todd in the Road horse divison,
taking a good share of the prizes at the many shows they attended. Brilliant Parader, Proud Susan,
City Sue, and Leaders Fancy Girl were shown in later
years. As well as
exhibiting, Wallace and his wife Ida kept breeding stock at his farm. Some notable animals he raised
were Proud Parader, the sire of Electra Parader; Smiles and Chuckles, a
popular winner in harness for Dr and Mrs E E Foster: Princess Margaret,
the pride and joy of Maurice and Arthur Leckie, and Proud Ballantrae, the
hackney horse that brought the Culliton Brothers into the Hackney
business. He encouraged his
nephews, Wallace and Ralph Kent, and Lawrence Munro to show horses, each
being successful in the divisions they competed
in. Wallace Munro was one of Ontarios most prominent and popular exhibitors, and he will be remembered by spectators and competitors for his winning entries over a long period of time. (Inducted March 2010) |
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