1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 July Voice | Page 36

By JUDY BYERS
The VOICE takes pleasure in intro­
ducing a new Contributing Editor for
the North Alabama area. This is a
territory that is running over with
enthusiasm and activity in the Walk­
ing Horse business, and no one could
report on these activities better than
Mrs. Judy Byers. We appreciate
“Judy’s Jottings’’ and are sure those
of you who are active in the Walking
Horse business in this part of the
country will be greatly interested in
her column.
ABOUT JUDY . . . She was born and
raised in Birmingham. Has loved horses
all her life and succeded in finding a
husband who shared her love for
horses. Judy and Bill Byers have been
active in the Walking Horse business
for six years, concentrating on breed­
ing. She and Bill have studied every
blood-line and every source of mater­
ial concerning breeding for years in
an effort to apply their efforts to de­
veloping better and better Walking
Horses. They live on a 166 acre farm
in Killen, Alabama (just outside Flor­
ence) and are currently working with
over 30 head of horses. They buy, sell
and trade registered and pleasure
horses and hope to make this their
only business some time in the future.
Bill is currently in the Insurance busi­
ness. Their major project is to deve-
lope proven colts by their stud EVEN­
ING SUN and to get some of his colts
in training with top trainers. His first
colt will g