of A n n a n d al e , V a .; El d o r a d o Ki d , a g r a y t h r e e- y e a r- ol d st u d als o o w n e d b y M r . Si m ps o n ; a t w o- y e a r- ol d bl a c k st u d n a m e d S m o k e y ’ s S o u v e ni r t h at is o w n e d b y A . C . E L D E R of R o a n o k e , V a .; a n d a W al ki n g P o n y n a m e d Q ui c k D r a w t h at is o w n e d a n d s h o w n b y LI N D A H A L L M A N , t h e si xt e e n- y e a r- ol d ni e c e of M r . H e n g e n .
At p r es e nt , L A W N V A L E F A R M S is m a ki n g e x c ell e nt p r o g r ess aft e r o nl y af e w y e a rsi nt h e W al ki n g H o rs e b usi n ess . T h e y h a v e t w e nt y-fi v e h o r s es i n t r ai ni n g i n a d diti o n t o a p p r o x i m at el y fift y-fi v e b r o o d m a r es a n d ot h e r st o c k o n t h e f a r m . A n ot h e r o utst a n di n g h o rs e i n t r ai ni n g , b ut n ot m a ki n g t h e t ri p t o t h e C el e b r a ti o n , is B M aj o r ’ s B o m b a r di e r , a f o u r- y e a r- ol d f ull b r ot h e r t o St a r M a j o r Wils o n , t h e t r e m e n d o us st alli o n t h at di e d t his p ast s e as o n l e a vi n g t h e m wit h o ut a st a k e h o rs e . B o m b a r di e r h as n ot b e e n p us h e d a n d is r e p o rt e d t o h a v e all t h e m a ki n gs of a W o rl d C h a m pi o n st a k e h o rs e . H e will m a k e his d e b ut n e xt y e a r . T h e y als o h a v e S o u v e ni r ’ s Fl as h , a f o u r- y e a r- ol d r o a n st u d o w n e d a n d s h o w n b y H . B . J O H N S O N of F alls C h u r c h , V a ., a n d a n o utst a n di n g bl a c k t h r e e- y e a r- ol d st alli o n wit h G o B o y b r e e d i n g t h at is o w n e d b y D r . a n d M rs . T H O M A S L . G O R S U C H of W a y n es b o r o , Vi r gi ni a . E r n est a n d his h el p e rs F R A N K W A L T H E R S , WI L LI E LI N T HI C U M ' a n d KI N N E Y L A M M all h a v e t h ei r w o r k c ut o ut f o r t h e m d u ri n g t h e C el e b r ati o n .
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B . M aj o r Wils o n , t h e h e a dli n e r of L a w n v al e F a r ms a n d t h e 1 9 6 1 W o rl d ’ s G r a n d C h a m pi o n T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e , is r e p o rt e d t o h a v e h a d a m ost s u c c essf ul fi rst s e as o n st a n di n g at his Vi r gi ni a h o m e . P u r c h as e d b y E . C A R L H E N G E N i n t h e f all of 1 9 6 4 , B . M aj o r Wils o n w as t h e s u bj e ct of m u c h e nt h usi as m t h r o u g h o ut t h e Vi r gi ni a a r e a , as t h e r e w as a r e al n e e d f o r a n o utst a n di n g T e n n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e st alli o n i n t h at p a rt of t h e c o u nt r y .
I n dis c ussi n g his b r e e di n g p r o g r a m , M r . H e n g e n p oi nt e d o ut t h at t h e y w e r e m ost g r atifi e d wit h t h e 1 9 6 5 s e as o n a n d w e r e pl e as e d at t h e n u m b e r of t o p- b r e d m a r e d t h at w e r e b r o u g ht f r o m ot h e r st at e d j ust t o b e b r e d t o B . M aj o r Wils o n . H e s a ys t h at all i n dic ati o ns a r e t h at 1 9 6 6 will s h o w a m a r k e d i n c r e as e i n t h e n u m b e r of m a r es b o o k e d t o hi m a n d t h at e v e n m o r e m a r es will m a k e t h e t ri p f r o m p oi nts s o ut h t o T e n n ess e e t o t h ei r st a bl e t o b e b r e d .
Wi n , l os e o r d r a w . . . L A W N V A L E F A R M S will m a ke a m a r k o n t h e C el e b r ati o n t his y e a r a n d will c e r t ai nl y a d d a g r e at d e al t o t h e W al ki n g H o rs e b usi n ess i n y e a rs t o c o m e . T h e y h a v e j oi n e d t h e r a n ks of d e di c at e d W al ki n g H o rs e e nt h usi asts f r o m m a n y st at es f a r f r o m T e n n ess e e w h o a r e d et e r mi n e d t o " cl os e t h e g a p ” b et w e e n t h e c r a dl e of t h e b r e e d a n d ot h e r c e n t e rs of W al ki n g H o rs e a cti vit y . W e wis h t h e m m u c h s u c c ess !
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