The Talk of the Town's other owner soon put him in full-time training at Hill's Tennessee stable.
Hill described The Talk of the Town as an extremely tough horse to ride and handle for the first year and a half of his training.
[4] The Talk of the Town won the three-year-old geldings class at the 1950 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.
That year, instead of starting the show each night with the traditional white horse and rider carrying the American flag, the show organizers invited notable trainers to bring their favorite horses.
Steve Hill chose to ride The Talk of the Town, who was 29 years old at the time, and carry the flag.