Amy what is the story on RFP 3/4 Time? What was his show record like?
I'm not sure what more to add ... the info I posted before summarizes most of the story.
The Modern show ring of the early 90s was different from what it is today. There was only a FRACTION of the sanctioned shows there are today. And there certainly was not any of this silly multi-judge business.
I wouldn't even begin to have a list of local show wins. We didn't go to too many, and we didn't keep track of them. They were nothing more for us that prep for Congress, Worlds & the state fair. Yes, he was shown at some of local ASPC-sanctioned Modern shows in the Midwest like the shows at Peoria. We didn't keep track of it ... it just wasn't important. World & Congress championships and State Fairs --- those were what was important.
I hit the important stuff before, but here the are in a little more detail....
World Championships
--Three Times World Grand Champion Modern Harness, 43" & Under
--Two Time World Champion Open Modern Harness, 43" & under
--1x World Champion Junior Harness
Congress Championships
--Three Times Congress Grand Champion Modern Harness, 43" & Under
--Two Time Congress Champion Open Modern Harness, 43" & under
--1x Congress Champion Junior Harness
Of great importance and note ....
He won a stake championship at Illinois State Fair back when the Shetland competition was a lot fuller AND since those classes are 46"& under ... it was a HUGE accomplishment.
He was the first under harness pony to ever best an entry bred & turned out by Lee Dunn in the Modern Under Harness division.
THOSE kinds of things can't possibly be summarized and described in a limited show record. Overall show record was immaterial. WHAT kind of harness pony he was and HOW he did what he did ... THAT was the story. It can't be summarized into a show record for anyone not involved in Moderns at the time because the overall show situation was much, much different then. The sentiment in the post from Kim hints at it. That is the kind of awe Porky engendered and gives you an idea of WHY he earned those big titles. I can't adequately explain what it was like to have known big-time Hackney trainers on hand at Illinois prepping for the World's Championship in Louisville stop what they were doing to follow us to the ring every time we went ... something they sure didn't do for a little ol' Shetland. I can't adequately explain what it was like in the make-up ring at the World Show when 40 billion people were standing around in the way to see if he'd really pull it off. I don't think anyone stayed at the barn. I've never had an experience like that before or since. There was NOT any jealousy nor pettiness ... he was only one of three ponies I've been involved with that had his own private cheering section. At the time, no one was "sick" of him like they can get of some ponies today. The majority of the other entries didn't seem to be secretly hoping to be the one to knock him off. I think most were silently hoping we could pull off the win at a time when Dunns dominated ... afterall, these are arguably the greatest harness trainers going ... then or now. Dunns are legendary. People were in our way on the way to the ring and in the make-up, and they each had something to say. The vast majority of the talk was positive, but not everything ... I got into an actual physical altercation w/ Larry Parnell's stable boy who came up to me to say "You don't need to worry about it ... y'all can't beat Dunn in the stake." I've never punched someone in the stomach before or since.
Yes ... 6/8 Time had some wins at ASPC shows like at Peoria, Janesville, WI and in Area 2. He was also shown sparingly in halter but we didn't pursue that long. There was too much at stake in performance and it was obviously his thing.
We were not responsible for his entire career in the U.S. 1 set of the Congress & World titles came under another trainer. I can't tell you about local shows he might have attended while he was in someone else's barn.
I can't speak to what he won for the 10 or 12 years he was in Canada. I don't think he ever lost up there. I know a major OVER harness champion from the U.S. that wasn't beat here found a way to lose some foot and meet Canadian height requirements and went up to the Winter Fair thinking they'd finally put a stop to 6/8 Time's winning. Needless to say ... they did not. From late in 1991 until the end of his show career ... I think he only failed to win 2 or 3 classes.
Overall show record ... I don't have it. Ponies like Porky didn't need it then... bragging rights came from winning against the "big" over ponies at Illinois or by beating Lee Dunn which no one else had done up 'til that time.
He was my mother's favorite. He was the first of our home-breds to win a Congress or World championship cooloer. We have nearly two trunks of them now. However, when mother passed away ...we pulled out 6/8 Time's first cooler to display at the funeral home.
For us ... THAT is his real story.
AHR