1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 April Voice | Page 14

April, 1963
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The Search -
'BELOVED ANGEL' FOUND
By Ken Hamm—
New Albany. Ind.
(Editor’s Note — The Voice Editor was
thrilled beyond verbal expression when he
read this great sior\ written by Ken Hamm.
1023 Vincennes St.. New Albany. Indiana. We
are most happy to be privileged to print it.
However, this type of material about a horse
that will be in competition cannot be handled
by the Voice unless it is accompanied by ade­
quate advertising or through a sponsored page.
We invite this i\pe of cooperation that helps
to make the Voice precious and different.
Thanks to Ken Hamm. BAG)
Mr. L. K. Hamm (better known
with the Horse Show people as "Ken”)
and Mrs. Hamm (better known as
June and daughter Sheila who does
the riding) all of New Albany, Ind..
sojourned to Tennessee and Walking
Horse Country last summer to buy a
to yearling fillv.
At first they went to Murfreesboro
and head-quartered there for ten days.
They spent each day beating the
bushes and searching for the "just
right" filly to no avail.
After this 1 utile effort and about
1,500 miles of driving to first one farm
then another, the family went to
Shelbvville to take up residence in a
home they had rented for the National
Celebration and the search was con­
tinued.
By this time no less that 47 year­
ling fillies had been considered and
rejected, and it looked like the trailer
was going to be pulled back to New
Albany empty.
There were so many things to con­
sider. Breeding: Ken definitely wanted
a Merry Go Boy line bred filly. Color:
Sheila wanted black with a little white
marking. June, as is her custom,
wanted Ken and Shelia to he satisfied.
The daily search was continued and
finally the trio in desperation came to
the conclusion that the desired filly
had not been bred yet.
So that the effort would not be com­
pletely wasted, Mr. Hamm bought a
double bred Wilson Allen broodmare
at Vic Thompson’s Sale of Champions.
He was determined that the trailer
would not he lowed home empty.
Time was running out.
On the last day of the Celebration
a vacant seat in the family box was
offered to one W. L. Perkinson of
Birmingham, Ala. By way of conver­
sation between classes, Mr. Perkinson
mentioned that he had a couple of
colts on the grounds to sell. Where­
upon “Ken," still eager and still search­
ing, made arrangements to look at
them and immediately after the show
did just that.
BELOVED ANGEL
At this point little hope remained
that the three horse lovers would find
a suitable filly and might even con­
sider a horse coll. They approached
the stall with waning enthusiasm.
And there she stood!
Angel’s Dawn by Angel’s Go Boy
out of Betty’s Go Girl by Merry Go
Boy.
A Beautiful Black Filly with all the
grace and manners of a princess.
A dream was materializing! The
impossible was being accomplished!
This vision of horse-llesh with two
grandparents who were world’s grand
champions was to fill the empty side
of the Hamm's horse trailer and also
their hearts.
Beloved Angel, as we prefer to call
her, is now in training at the Walk­
ing W Stables at Glasgow, Ky., under
the able hand of Carl Young who is
Manager-Trainer. Many visitors, who
have watched her work, including
some top trainers and judges, think
she will he the mare of the future and
perhaps even better than her paternal
Grand Dam, Black Angel (World’s
Grand Champion in 19-13).
Beloved Angel is a Futurity filly.
She took the 7th place ribbon in the
Weanling Division at the 19G1 Cele-
Hcrc’s a half-sister, Midnight Silver
Queen by Itllie Midnight out a/ Hetty's
Go Girl, 8 months old, and For Sale. Write
or call W. /,. Perkinson, 264 Roebuck
Drive, Birmingham, Ala.
bration. For some unknown reason
site was overlooked in 1902. But in
19G3 Look Out! We think it will he
BELOVED ANGEL.
This page sponsored by W. I,.
Perkinson v/iio will have futurity
colts for stile every year.