1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 October Voice | Page 22

Bits & Spurs
By Sharon Terry
Box 1178
State College, Miss.
Now that the Celebration is be­
hind us, everyone seems to have
settled down to a normal routine.
As for me, I am studying Pre-Vet
at Mississippi State University,
State College, Miss. My new ad­
dress is printed above.
I have been receiving some lovely
letters from June Riggs of Athens,
Tennessee. June, a senior in high
school, tells me that her new mare,
COLONEL’S LOVE LADY, has
won three blues and one second
in the six short weeks she has
owned her. Wink Groover of Eto­
wah, Tennessee, sold June this
mare and has her in training.
News from Bobby Stewart of
Oxford, Mississippi, tells me that
he is working quite a few horses.
One of these is his own MIDNIGHT
MARAUDER, a six year old black
stallion who won the stallion and
gelding class at Pontotoc. IKE’S
SECRET SUN, a lead-line colt
owned by Mr. E. L. Hooker of Ox­
ford, hasn’t been tied below sec­
ond all year. JULIE’S KING AL­
LEN, a two year old sorrel stallion
belonging to Mr. Hooker and MID­
NIGHT AT SHILOH, owned by
Jimmy Faulkner of Oxford, are
also in training with Bobby.
I hear that two successful young
trainers are now at new locations.
George Livingstone is at Vic
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Thompson’s in Shelbyville, and
Phil Goodwin is at Fred Bailey’s
in Lambert, Miss. Good luck to
you both.
When I arrived at State, I was
pleasantly surprised at the num­
ber of girls going into veterinary
medicine. There are eight all to­
gether, which is quite unusual, but
we girls are glad that more young
women are entering large animal
practice. Veterinary Medicine is
the up and coming profession,
growing larger every year, and I
strongly encourage any young per­
son who loves animals to consider
it as his or her major.
Does everyone know that Mr.
Pat Kimbrough sold ALVIN to
Mr. Clement of Hickory, North
Carolina? That’s hot news right
off the press!
A new barn is opening in Ard­
more, Alabama, owned by Mr. D. L.
Putman with Bobby Young as the
trainer. The barn contains twenty
stalls, a large visitor’s lounge, an
office, and lots of working space.
Bobby is working a top two year
old stud, black with white mark­
ings, called MOONGLOW’S GO
BOY. Another two year old that
shows a lot of promise is a filly by
SETTING SUN. She could be
another APOLLO. The stake horse
in the barn is SUNRISE PARADE,
a stallion by MIDNIGHT SUN.
Mr. Putman is just getting started
in the business, is buying the best
in broodmares and colts. Putman
Stables are located on Old High­
way 31 North, Ardmore, Ala. Drop
by and have a chat!
Joe Webb is building a brand
new barn with 32 stalls. The barn
is colonial type with six pillars out
in front, and is topped with an
off-white shingled roof. The out­
side of the concrete block construc­
tion will be painted blue and the
12 by 12 stalls have concrete tail
boards. Each stall contains built-
in feed racks, mineral dispensers,
and automatic waterers for the
comfort of the horses. The lounge
will have a fully equipped kitchen,
central air conditioned and heat­
ing, complete wit