Well-known Shelbyville horsewoman, Rose Anstett, was inducted into the Shelbyville Tennis Association’s Wall of Fame on Monday evening, March 26.  Her plaque on the wall at the tennis courts at the Shelbyville Recreation Center reads:

Rose Anstett is known for her grit and determination on a tennis court.  Her baseline brand of tennis is admired and sometimes feared.  Rose’s dedication to improvement and volunteerism is inspiring to those who know her.  Her colorful personality, love of the game, and support of our youth have endeared her to the members of the STA.  Her impact might best be summed up by a parent of a child she coached: “We love Ms. Rose”.

Rose’s good friend and tennis partner, Brenda Skelton, another walking horse enthusiast and avid trail rider, presented the Wall of Fame plaque to Rose.  Her introductory comments were, “Rose moved to Shelbyville about 10 years ago because of her love of the Tennessee walking horse.  She competes just as hard in the show ring as on the tennis court”.

“Rose has played in the Shelbyville Tennis Association’s summer league since its inception and has happily watched it grow. Win or lose, if Rose is your friend going onto the court or into the show ring, she is your friend coming out, no matter how hard fought the battle might have been.  Rose is a very active volunteer, especially with kids.  She goes out and watches the school teams play and knows the kids and many of them know her. Rose doesn’t volunteer just when it is convenient; she makes the time to do it. Last summer Rose worked with the Quick Start Tennis Program for kids as young as five years of age helping them to learn to play the game”.

Kounti Green, daughter of well-known Shelbyville horse trainer, Charlie Green, participated in the summer program.  It was a pleasure to see Kounti’s mother, Candy Green, wife of Charlie and someone who is often seen making the victory pass at a horse show, in the audience as Rose accepted her plaque.  Several of the kids that participated in the summer program, in addition to Kounti, were in attendance at the induction ceremony and could be seen coming up to Rose with a big smile, a greeting, and a wave”.

The SCOOP would like to add its congratulations to Rose and to wish her continued success on the court and in the show ring.