1963-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1963 May Voice | Page 6

May, 1963
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Secret's Lady A Mare Contender With Stallion Stamina
(Pictures on inside front cover)
Secret’s Lady, a big, bold blue roan
mare with the stamina of a stallion
and the drive and heart of a superior
mare, is expected to be a top competi­
tor in the Celebration Mare Class this
year — according to Trainer Bob
Cherry of Harber 8: Cherry Walking
Horse Stables at Centerville, Tenn.
This mare and 2-year-old Go Boy’s
Master are pictured in the inside front
cover of this issue of The Voice.
A Magic Breed Combination
Secret’s Lady is by Midnight Secret
(by Midnight Sun) and out of Katie
Merle (a Merry Boy mare). She thus
has the magic combination that has
projected so many horses into the win­
ners’ ring at the great Shelbyville
show (calendared this year for Sept.
1-7).
The Lady placed high in a brilliant
mare class at the Pensacola, Fla. show
—showing a fine recovery from a deli­
cate knee injury that threatened to
sideline her from show action this
season. "We had about given up hope
for her to show this year, but she sud­
denly began responding to training in
the finest fashion,” reports Cherry.
Many trainers who have seen her
work at Centerville and at Pensacola
predict that she will have all the ring
experience she needs to become a top
contender by Celebration time.
C. A. Harber of Centerville rode for
his first time in competition at the
Pensacola show sponsored by the
Lions Club, and he demonstrated
great natural ability in piloting Sun-
dust’s Sugarfoot to second place in an
exciting full amateur class. It was a
daylight event and Mr. Harber re­
ceived congratulations from many for
a fabulous first showing.
During the season he will usually
ride Go Boy’s Sandman, a sorrel geld­
ing noted for natural gaits in the “best
of style,” according to reports.
Cherry showed Sundust Sugarfoot
in the Stallion-Gelding Class of 18
entries and tied third with his. "This
horse is my favorite, I have to say, and
always be, because I won my first Cele­
bration ribbon on it,” added Cherry.
"I know I will ride some better but
none will I ever think more of,” the
enthusiastic young trainer frankly ad­
mitted.
2-Year-Old Stallion Contender
“Our 2-year-old stud, Go Boy’s Mas­
ter, is the best horse 1 have ever started
in my life,” Cherry continued in dis­
cussing the Centerville stable’s show
battalion.
“I think he’s going to be one of the
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top horses in his class for a long time
to come. He looks an awful like Go
General Wilder shortly after this
Boy’s Shadow and goes a lot like him. raid left the Union service, and in
Anyone who says a horse goes exactly time became Chattanooga mayor and
like Shadow is really sticking his neck postmaster, and a leader in business
out, and I don’t intend to do that. and industry of that area and the state.
Out of all the Go Boy 2-year-olds this He was a New Yorker by birth, who
year, the jet black stallion will be hard had migrated to Indiana.
not to watch.”
‘Training’ Since His Teens
Go Boy’s Master was foaled by
Trainer Billy Brantley has been in
Molly’s Little Doll, who was sired by
the profession since his teens. He is
Holden’s Allen.
a nephew of J. French Brantley of
Manchester, at one time (1943-45)
president of the Tennessee Walking
Horse Breeder’s Assn, of America, Inc.
Billy was for three years associated
with Sam Paschal of Murfreesboro,
Tenn.; one year at Bel Aire Stables
Ten trophies and $800 in cash with Roy Davis and his brother, B. L.
prizes will be awarded in the nine Davis of Calhoun, Ga.; and another
Tennessee Walking Horse Classes at year elsewhere.
the Tuscaloosa Junior Welfare Char­
At present Billy has 18 horses in
ily Horse Show scheduled June 6-7-8 training at temporary quarters—some
at the Tuscaloosa Riding Club of them being outstanding prospects
Grounds, says Mrs. Robert Snow, 45 for professional and amateur showing.
The Downs. She is show chairman He and his wife and two children will
for the Tuscaloosa Junior Welfare live in a brand new aluminum fabri­
Assn., sponsors of the show. Walking cated 3-bedroom home located within
Horse events take place Friday night seeing distance of the red barn.
and Saturday night.
Road-building, barn construction,
Classes are: Friday night, 2-Year- plumbing installation, grounds-clear-
Old Walking Horses; Ladies Walking ing and other activities are progressing
Horses; Walking Mares; Walking Stal­ rapidly. Before too long the 250-foot
lions and Geldings;
stretch of underbrush and trees lead­
Saturday night: Amateur Walking ing to Highway 21 will be cleared and
Horses, men riders only; Junior Walk­ striking white fence rails—typical of
ing Horses (3-year-olds); Walking modern Tennessee Walking Horse es­
Ponies, riders 18 years and under; tablishments—will be framing the area
Juvenile Walking Horses, riders 18 as tourists motor by with goggling
years and under; Walking Horse eyes.
Championship, entries must have
A ceremony dedicating Battle­
shown in mare or stallion class on ground Stables is taking shape in the
Friday night; 1st Trophy, Challenge minds of the proprietors.
Trophy and SI00; 2nd S70; 3rd $40;
Among those present will surely be
4th S30; 5th $20.
the 88 charter members of the recently
Mrs. Snow said a special Challenge organized Tennessee Valley Walking
Trophy for the Walking Horse Cham­ Horse Assn, (reported in the April
pion has been established by three Voice.) The Bruce Spencers and the