Bits & Spurs
By SHARON TERRY P. O. Box 1032 Cleveland, Mississippi
We are always delighted when our young people express an interest in being active in any phase of the Walking Horse business. We are especially pleased when such a young person expresses an interest in the VOICE and offers her support for the expressed purpose of bettering the breed. Miss Sharon Terry is no stranger to the Walking Horse World. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Terry of Cleveland, Mississippi have operated the Sharon Terry Stables for several years and have seen their daughter progress to the ranks of the top juvenile and amateur exhibitors in the land. Sharon plans to cover various parts of the Southland and report the Walking Horse activity as she sees it. We appreciate her efforts to assist the VOICE in becoming the“ word” of the Tennessee Walking Horse from coast to coast and are looking forward to her articles very much. Welcome Sharon!
THE EDITORS
I am very pleased to be writing this column for the VOICE, and I will be most happy to take stable news from any of its numerous readers. As a senior, I have not had time to make many shows yet, but now that we’ re graduated, I’ ll be going to all of them.
My parents were over at Joe Webb’ s stable in Searcy, Arkansas, and they came back to report that CARBON COPY is right and ready for the show season. Joe also has a good two year old black stud named THE HUSTLER for whom he has great expectations.
Hideaway Stables, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bailey and family of Lambert, Mississippi, has a good string of horses this year. The black two year old stallion, ES THER’ S GO BOY, shows tremendous potential, while Katherine and her mare, MARK OF GO BOY, are something to watch out for in Juvenile and Equitation Classes. Kathy’ s little brother Van has proved his riding ability by winning the Juvenile Class at Charleston on May 26. The fast going stallion with the big lick, GO BOY’ S RASCAL, is coming along nicely for Glenn, who has taken him for his own mount in Amateur as well as Open Classes, and I predict that this pair will win a lot of blues before the season is over.
Linda Robinson made a terrific show on GO BOY’ S CHALLEN GER to win the Juvenile Class at Grenada, Mississippi, over a large field of competitors.
Forrest City, Arkansas, had an outstanding show with well filled classes on June 2. Joe Webb won the Junior Class with PERFEC TION’ S REFLECTION. GO BOY’ S MILLIONAIRE made an excellent show to win the Ladies’ Class for Sis Hardy of Cleveland( one of our local stables). Katherine Bailey took two blues with her MARK OF GO BOY, the Juvenile Class and the Equitation Class, while Russell Pate won the Stake on GO BOY’ S RIVER ROAD, owned by J. H. Pensburg, with Joe Webb finishing a close second on PERFEC TION’ S REMEDY for Porter Rodgers, Jr.
Graham Bramlett’ s new stallion, SHADOW’ S VALENTINE, won the Amateur Class in Charleston, Mississippi, on May 26. All of the Bramletts from Bobo, Mississippi, ride and show, and the three girls, Gay, Betsy, and Jamie are top competitors in Juvenile and Equitation classes. Jamie’ s love is her pleasure pony, GO BOY’ S FIRE CRACKER, who has won blues in pleasure classes all over the South.
I’ m sorry that I didn’ t have more news for you this month, but I promise that I will more than make up for it next time.
Send your stable news to me.
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