FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
SIDELINES NOVEMBER 2014 41
By Doris Degner-Foster
All photos courtesy of Graceland Archives, Memphis, Tennessee unless noted otherwise
“Priscilla Presley’s involvement with Tennessee Walking Horses, both during her life
ǁŝƚŚ ůǀŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŶĐĞ͕ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌĞĞĚ͘ ŶĚ
ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƌƌŽƌƐ ŽĨ ƐŽƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶŇŝĐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŐĞŶƚůĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕
she eagerly wanted to get involved in helping us at The Humane Society of the United
^ƚĂƚĞƐ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌƵĞůƚLJ ƚŽ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ͘ WƌŝƐĐŝůůĂ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƐƚĂůǁĂƌƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
WƌĞǀĞŶƚ ůů ^ŽƌŝŶŐ dĂĐƟĐƐ ;W ^dͿ Đƚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ͕ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů
ůĞŐŝƐůĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ KƉ ĚƐ ƚŽ ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƌĂĚŝŽ ĂŶĚ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ
ƐŚŽǁƐ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĂďƌŽĂĚ ƚŽ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ďŝůů͛Ɛ ƉĂƐƐĂŐĞ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů ƚŽ WƌŝƐĐŝůůĂ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ
willingness to use her celebrity status to speak out on their behalf, educate the public
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞ ůĂǁŵĂŬĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ Ă ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĮŶĂůůLJ ĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĂŵƉĂŶƚ͕ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚ ĂďƵƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ dĞŶŶĞƐƐĞĞ
tĂůŬŝŶŐ ,ŽƌƐĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘͟
Ͷ <ĞŝƚŚ ĂŶĞ͕ sŝĐĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ƋƵŝŶĞ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕ dŚĞ ,ƵŵĂŶĞ
Society of the United States
