ROOSTER Walking Pony and sister Laura, ten vears old, who rides MIDNIGHT PRINCE JOHN, At present, they are standing, and showing sometimes, GO BOY’ S DIPLOMAT, a five year old stallion with top blood lines. Also present in the stable activities are Dr. and Mrs. Ben Buford, also of Dallas, whose 13 year old daughter Julie rides SAND MAN ' S BLACK MAGIC in juvenile classes. They have been in the Walking Horse business for two years and enjoy it very much. Besides their show stock, the Bayoud ' s have some brood mares and colts, outstanding among which is MIDNIGHT STAR, an excellent mare in foal to TRI PLE THREAT, and a young black fillv named TRIPLE JET that is a MIDNIGHT SUN— MERRY GO BOY cross. It is obvious from the stock now representing the Bavoud Farm Stables, that we will hear more and more from these folks. P. S.: We had a note regarding their trainer, whom I understand to be a most interesting and qualified young English Woman, but somewhere between“ here and there” it was misplaced. We’ re sorry Doctor!
HUGH & NORMA HESTER
While at the recent Florence, Alabama Horse Show we stopped to talk with Hugh Hester of Red Bay, Alabama and his good friend Mr. Putnam. Much enthusiasm was being generated around the ring about NORMA ' S DELINA GIRL, owned by Hugh’ s daughter Norma. This is a two year old filly with class that reflects her deep Walking Horse breeding. She is a light sorrel( better known to some as Strawberry Roan) and is one of the most exhibited and talked-about two year old fillies in the ring. She has been shown consistantly during the 1964 season and has her share of blues including the Florence Shrine Show. Congratulations Hugh and Norma.
JACK MOORMAN STABLES
Reaching full stride as the show season reaches its peak is the Jack Moorman Stables of Meridian, Mississippi. Prime accomplishment for the current season was the winning of the Championship Stake Class at the Pin Oak Show by
SPUR S COMMANDER with Jack in the saddle. The big deep sorrel stud put on a flawless performance for Rvan-McArthur Chevrolet Company, beating some of the best going. COMMANDER also won the Beaumont, Texas, Walking Horse Championship.
At present, Jack has 20 horses in training and it is said that“ horse for horse” he has some of the best stock in the country. PRIDE OF SPRING, a sorrel gelding rode by Gayden Schrock won his class at the Poplarville Show and tied high at Pin Oak. He was Southern Champion in his class at the 1963 Montgomery Show, also. SPUR’ S MERRY MAN, a juvenile horse that is hard to beat with Jerry Ryan in the saddle is 2nd in point ratings in the Southwest Circuit for the 1964 season. They are having a good year. Frank Brown is reported to be getting along fine with his aged gelding GO BOY’ S IMAGE, which he shows as an amateur horse and PEAK OF PER FECTION, a five year old red sorrel stud which was purchased at the Holloway Sale by Ryan-Mc- Arthur Chevrolet Company, is coming along in fine fashion. Jack says that this horse has the potential of becoming a real champion.
Wallace Gunn has a real good mare in training that won her class at Beaumont, Texas and New Orleans. SUNBEAM’ S PRODUCER is a big mare, standing sixteen hands, and is seven years old. She should be a real threat for other top honors in 1964. THE EXCAVATOR, an aged gelding owned by Ralph Logue of New Orleans is also doing a commendable job this year. The big roan was second in Meridian and always a makes a bid for top honors.
EDDIE KILDAY STABLES
Walking Horse activity in Greenville. Tennessee is picking up due to the efforts of Eddie Kilday of Baileyton, Tennessee. Eddie has a public stable set up there 15 miles north of Greenville, with several good horses in the making. Our correspondence with Eddie reports he has 19 horses in training and is heading to the Celebration with several. Heading the list of the Kilday Stables is KING OF WINS. This chestnut sorrel two year old stallion has a good record so far with seven wins and one reserve. He is a son of SUN’ S ELDORADO, and is owned by Tommy Cooter of Baileyton, who has shown him to one blue himself this year. Eddie has a Junior horse he is proud of in SUN’ S MISSLE, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Raider of Morristown, Tennessee, and a good mare named MELISSA’ S LIL PENNY, owned by Mr. Robert Lane of Rogersville, Tennessee. PANOLA ROSE, another mare with top prospects is owned by Mr. Byron Rogers is also making excellent progress. Eddie recently handled the sale of MACK K’ S TIMEKEEPER, a beautiful, stake horse caliber stallion to Hidden Springs Farm in Vera Cruz, Pennsylvania. Mr. Rogers was the former owner. We will probably hear more about the Eddie Kilday Stables in the future.
GEORGE WITT STABLES by Judy Byers
I turned in at the George Witt Stables just off Highway 127, North of Athens, Alabama, early one Saturday morning and found him hard at work. He works 21 horses every day and I suppose leading the list would be GO BOYS BLACK DANDY, owned by Dr. B. S. Henry of Russellville, Ala. Dandy has been having shoe trouble for the past two months, being unable to hold a shoe because the walls of the feet crumble. However, with the help of a Huntsville scientist and a special formula to hold shoes without nails Dandy will be ready to go to the Celebration this year.
SPURS BIG GLORY, owned by Dr. Marshall Carrier and W. O. Crawford, despite being worked for only a few months by George Witt, shows promise of making a top stake horse for the Celebration. It is expected that this fine Chestnut horse will be shown by Sonny Parsons.
SUN’ S MOON MIST, full sister to MIDNIGHT MOON GLOW, shall make the trip to the Celebration with a record of only one loss
66 VOICE of The Tennessee Walking Horse