| Reference: Spiller's
Gold Dust |
Spiller's Gold Dust (TWHBEA
#451748) was as gentle as he was powerful. Abe Haynes, his
longtime owner, said small children could ride him around the
pasture bareback without a halter. He was a breathtaking deep gold
palomino with a snow white main and tail. He moved as good as he
looked. He was known for his natural running walk. He used "Goldie" to work cattle in the rough
Snake River breaks. While he was well known as a western walking
horse, but he was actually born in Tennessee. From there, Spiller's
Gold Dust became a resident of Idaho, British Columbia, and perhaps
other parts of  Canada.
Photos and info courtesy of
Grace Larson, Forsyth, Montana. Originally from the
September/October 1996 issue of the Canadian Walking Horse News by
Judith Miller.
In 1965 Spiller's Gold Dust was
sold to Abe Haynes of Moscow, Idaho. Due to illness, Blake felt that
his wife couldn't handle all of the horses and the breeding
operations. Gold Dust was sold for the sum of $600, which at that
time was quite an amount of money for a horse in this area. Abe was
a notable and avid TWH breeder, having thirty-five registered
broodmares . He bred "Goldie", as the horse was affectionately
referred to, to his own mares and to a considerable number of
outside mares, registered and grade. No matter what breed of mare
Goldie was bred to, he put the Walk on the offspring. Goldie was
kept in a twenty acre pasture with no halter on. Little children
would congregate at one particular corner of the pasture to sneak
rides. A child would grab him, climb on board , and old Goldie would
take each on a spin around the pasture and bring them back to the
starting point for the next turn. As Abe said, "How's that for a
disposition on a stallion? " When asked about Goldie's gaits, Abe
said, "He was a natural, dyed in the wool Walking Horse and as
smooth as glass." Abe used Goldie to round up cattle, rode him up in
the mountains, on the pack strings that he ran, and even showed him
a few times . "I never did put big shoes on him like everyone else
was doing, though. I didn't believe in it and besides - that hose
didn't need 'em." The Walking Horse News had reprinted this article
from the Walking Way November/December 1989 issue with the kind
permission of Judith Miller of Elk, Washington.
He produced 47 TWHBEA registered
foals between 1947 and 1968, siring his last foal at the distinguished
age of 24.
SPILLER'S GOLD DUST
TWHBEA #451748
DOB: 6/24/1944
DOD: Y
COLOR: PALOMINO
MARKINGS: BLAZE, WHITE MANE AND TAIL.
SEX: STALLION |
WILSON'S
RAMBLER
TWHBEA
#390943
Color: SABINO REG AS "ROAN"
MARKINGS:
FOUR STOCKINGS, UNDER CHIN, BLAZE, WHITE MANE AND
TAIL |
BRANTLEY'S ROAN ALLEN,JR.
TWHBEA #350066
COLOR: SABINO REG AS "ROAN"
MARKINGS: FOUR STOCKINGS, ON
BOTH SHOULDERS, ON BOTH SIDES, BALD.
 |
ROAN ALLEN
TWHBEA #F-38
COLOR: CHESTNUT SABINO
|
MAUDE II
TWHBEA #360030
COLOR: "ROAN"
MARKINGS: BOTH
HIND SOCKS, STAR. |
TOPSY
TWHBEA #370260
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS: BOTH HIND AND
NEAR FORE CORONETS, STAR.
|
WILSON'S
ALLEN
TWHBEA #350075
COLOR: CHESTNUT
|
LADY WALKER HAL
TWHBEA #11513
COLOR: BAY |
RUBY PEARL
TWHBEA #421597
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS:
|
MAJOR DONNELL
TWHBEA #66
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS:
|
REX DONNELL
TWHBEA #
COLOR: |
BY RED EAGLE
F-61
TWHBEA #11237
COLOR: |
MAUD HUNT
TWHBEA #992592
COLOR:
MARKINGS:
|
***RED EAGLE
TWHBEA #61
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS: |
| UNKNOWN |
| TWHBEA
# |
Name |
Color |
Sex |
Foaled |
Dam |
| 472251 |
NORD'S GOLDEN
HONEY |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/28/1947 |
RICHARDSON'S
HONEY CHILE
|
| 475256 |
AUTUMN DREAM |
CHESTNUT |
M |
9/12/1947 |
BETTY'S
DREAM GIRL |
| 481485 |
CHIEF O'CHIEFS |
CHESTNUT SABINO (REG AS ROAN) |
S |
5/12/1948 |
RICHARDSON'S HONEY CHILE
 |
| 481797 |
FLIRTATIOUS |
CHESTNUT |
M |
5/12/1948 |
FLIRT WALKER |
| 481903 |
GOLDEN GODDESS |
"YELLOW" |
M |
4/14/1948 |
DAISY WILSON |
| 482099 |
MY GOLD
RAJA ALLEN |
"YELLOW" |
S |
5/15/1947 |
ALLEN'S MAJORETTE |
| 490206 |
GOLDIES
RETA ALLEN |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/17/1948 |
ALLEN'S MAJORETTE |
| 490690 |
HIGHLAND
CHIEF |
CHESTNUT |
G |
5/23/1947 |
MISS D DAY N. |
| 501288 |
CLARK'S
JANIE GOLD |
CHESTNUT |
M |
5/24/1950 |
PATSY ANN CLARK |
| 501594 |
RAMBLERS
ROSEBUD |
CHESTNUT |
M |
4/06/1950 |
HERNDON RAMBLER ROSE |
| 501849 |
MARY'S GOLDEN |
"YELLOW" |
M |
4/18/1950 |
MARY'S MAID |
| 511496 |
WYOMING
LASSIE |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/14/1951 |
HERNDON RAMBLER ROSE |
| 561211 |
BLAKE'S
MELODY |
CHESTNUT |
M |
9/19/1955 |
GOLDEN SLIPPERS |
| 561297 |
MEB BOY |
"YELLOW" |
S |
5/30/1956 |
MAI GILL |
| 561547 |
GOLDEN NUGGET |
CHESTNUT |
S |
9/07/1956 |
GOLDEN SLIPPERS |
| 570026 |
MARY'S BUNNIE |
"YELLOW" |
M |
4/13/1952 |
MARY'S MAID |
| 571051 |
SPRINGBROOK
FANTASY |
BN |
M |
8/30/1957 |
STROLLING EBONY |
| 590537 |
HOLLY'S
SHERRY WINE |
CHESTNUT |
M |
7/13/1956 |
MISS HOLLY SPRINGS |
| 591191 |
DOLLIE WALKING
GIRL |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/02/1957 |
MAI GILL |
| 591192 |
WALKING
SOCKS |
CHESTNUT |
S |
6/11/1958 |
MAI GILL |
| 591193 |
SANDY JANE |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/15/1959 |
MAI GILL |
| 591194 |
LIGHTNING
HAYNES |
CHESTNUT |
G |
3/23/1959 |
KAMIAK |
| 591798 |
CREME DE
COCO |
CHESTNUT |
M |
3/30/1959 |
SYLVON PRINCESS |
| 592341 |
WIND SONG |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/21/1959 |
PEGGY SUE WILSON |
| 600071 |
MY LITTLE
MARIGOLD |
"YELLOW" |
M |
7/23/1958 |
BLAKE'S MELODY |
| 600821 |
JUDY'S HONEYCOMB |
"YELLOW" |
M |
8/20/1957 |
KAMIAK |
| 601028 |
LINCOLN
GOLD STRIKE |
"YELLOW" |
G |
4/16/1960 |
KAMIAK |
| 601029 |
TRIPLE ACTION |
CHESTNUT |
G |
3/31/1960 |
BLAKE'S MELODY |
| 601325 |
CHAMPION
KIDD |
"YELLOW" |
S |
9/02/1960 |
SYLVON PRINCESS |
| 601766 |
YELLOW KING |
"YELLOW" |
S |
5/05/1960 |
LITTLE EVA |
| 610948 |
OUR PRIMA
DONNA |
CHESTNUT |
M |
4/05/1961 |
KAMIAK |
| 611697 |
CO-RE-CO-GILL |
"YELLOW" |
M |
7/06/1961 |
MAI GILL |
| 612101 |
LITTLE BLUE
GRASS |
BAY |
M |
4/17/1961 |
LITTLE EVA |
| 620311 |
DUSTIN ALLEN |
PALOMINO |
S |
5/23/1961 |
RAMBLER'S LADY FAIR |
| 621834 |
PHIL'S THUNDER |
"YELLOW" |
S |
9/15/1958 |
SYLVON PRINCESS |
| 621925 |
KAMIE'S
GOLD COIN |
"YELLOW" |
S |
5/06/1962 |
KAMIAK |
| 632881 |
GOLDEN SHALIMAR |
CHESTNUT |
M |
5/20/1959 |
DOT'S ANGEL |
| 641747 |
SUNNY BOY
FRED |
CHESTNUT |
S |
6/11/1964 |
SUNDANCE LADY |
| 654627 |
KAMIAK'S
JUL-LYN |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/08/1965 |
KAMIAK |
| 654635 |
SPILLER'S
FANCY GIRL |
CHESTNUT |
M |
5/29/1965 |
MAI GILL |
| 672852 |
MIA GILL'S
TOPSY |
CHESTNUT |
M |
3/22/1967 |
MAI GILL |
| 687888 |
MAI'S AUTUMN
GOLD |
"YELLOW" |
M |
5/10/1968 |
MAI GILL |
| 687889 |
MELODY'S
DARK ACE |
CHESTNUT |
S |
5/28/1968 |
BLAKE'S MELODY |
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