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average of 100 horses at all times. They come from seven states— Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
* The horses have daily veterinarian care by Dr. W. F. Norvell, of Mi. Orab and their own farrier, A1 White;
* Top-trainer and No. I rider, Paul " Whitey " Whitehead, a native of Hillsboro, O., has a staff of five fulltime assistants.
Whitey, a serious, hard-working, trustworthy man of 2 * 1 has worked with Walking Horses since 19d9. He has all the necessary attributes to become one of the best professional trainers in the Tennessee Walking Horse World.
4 The layout has six training tracks— three outside and three under roof.
* Its entries compete in 50 shows a season, have won more than 500 premiums.
* The farms annually produce 15,- 000-16,000 bales of hay to supplement feed supplied by Mr. Kibler’ s mill. Included in the daily ration is an estimated 1,800 pounds of horse chop, whole oats and cracked corn.
The operation requires the services of a full-time manager. He is Tom Bold, a dynamic young Mt. Orab businessman who has become known throughout the area for his success.
Black Rhythm Leads AH
But obscuring importance of all this is the ebony shadow of Black Rhythm, a six-year-old stallion who has made an awesome record for himself both in the show ring and at stud.
Several top horseman have declared he is one of the greatest three-gaited Walking Horses showing today.
Black Rhythm ' s record confirms this opinion.
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Six Training Tracks Available At Kibler Farm
He has been tied at virtually every big show in the area in the three years Mr. Kibler has owned him.
Already this season he has won the Walking Horse championship at Louisville’ s Rock Creek Show and the reserve championship at a show in Nashville, Tenn.
Right now Whitehead is polishing the black ' s performance for the World ' s Walking Horse Grand Championship competition at Shelbyville, Tenn. in the Silver Anniversary Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.
His trainer is taking dead aim at the title.
“ This horse not only is silk-smooth, he’ s fast," said“ Whitey ".“ He’ s coming into top form. I think he’ s the one they ' ll have to beat to win it.”
Black Rhythm is a flashy fellow, coal-black except for a star and near hind fetlock. He stands 15-2, with a body unblemished as his gait is true.
This horse was bred in the purple by E. S. Mallard and H. M. Cooper, of Georgetown, Ky „ from whom Mr. Kibler bought him.
Black Rhythm was sired by Mighty Boy, out of Go Boy’ s Angel E. There is a double shot of the great Merry Go Boy in him. Mighty Boy and Go Boy’ s Angel E. both were gel of Merry Go Boy. Mrs. Miniver dropped Mighty Boy and Midnight’ s Flower was the dam of Goy Boy Angel E.
Third and fourth-generation ancestry is just as strong. Foundation blood shows strong in his fourth-generation antecedents.
Purchased Him Early
Mr. Kibler purchased Black Rhythm when he was a youngster in training here.
THE KIBLER FARMS
MT. ORAB, OHIO D. O. KIBLER, Owner— H14-3605
" THE STABLE BUILT BY CHAMPIONS " SALES-BREEDING-TRAINING
Even at that age he recognized the horse potential both as a competitor and the head of a breeding empire.
Black Rhythm breeds true. He marks his progeny like a rubber stamp with his capabilities and his class. Many top men who raise colts to sell, after looking at his colls, say,“ The stallion is destined to be one of the greatest studs of all time.”
The stallions ' book for this year is filled. Demand for his foals is so great that Mr. Kibler has bred him this year to 18 of his own mares.
Three of Black Rhythm ' s earlier foals now are basking in the reflected glory of their sire on the broad Kibler acres. They are Rhythm’ s Shadow ', a two-year-old black stallion; Rhythm’ s Red Flasher, a two-year-old roan stud, and Rhythm’ s Heiress, a chestnut filly.
“ They all are going to be good ones,”“ Whitey” Whitehead confidently predicts.“ Considering their sire, how can they miss?’’
Black Rhythm has just about changed the soubriquet of the Kibler Farm Stables.
It used to be known as the“ Showplace of Champions."
Horsemen now think of it as the“ Court of a King.” The king is Black Rhythm.
TENNESSEE WALKING HORSES PAUL " WHITEY " WHITEHEAD, Trainer
30 Horses Perish In Fire
A stable fire brought death to at least 30 horses on July 21 at Sherlake Stables, near Knoxville, Tenn., operated as training stables and a saddlery concern by Harold Sherill for 31 years. He said 12 show horses were led from the burning barn but three had to be destroyed because of severe burns. Loss was estimated up to § 100,000 in horse values and equipment. Cause of the fire was not determined.
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