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O n e of t h e m ost u n d e r r at e d as p e cts of t h e W al ki n g H o rs e i n d ust r y is t h e t r ai ni n g of y o u n g c olts . I n t h e F ut u ritj ' a n d C olt Cl ass es at t h e C el e br ati o n e a c h y e a r , s p e ct at o rs w at c h t h e m a n y w e a nli n gs a n d y e a r li n gs b ei n g l e d i nt o t h e ri n g b y m e n w h o h a v e s p e nt m a n y , m a n y h o u rs g r o o mi n g , h a n dli n g a n d t r ai ni n g t h es e y o u n g c olts t o o b e y t h ei r c o m m a n ds . O n e of t h e t o p h a n dl e rs i n t his fi el d is J A M E S L . R O W L A N D of M u rf r e es b o r o , T e n n ess e e . T his m a n ’ s r e c o r d s p e a ks f o r its elf , f o r l ast y e a r at t h e C el e b r ati o n h e e n t e r e d ni n e c olts a n d c a m e o ut of t h e ri n g wit h ei g ht ri b b o ns , t w o of w hi c h w e r e bl u e .
J a m es w as b o m i n 1 9 2 7 i n B e d f o r d C o u nt y n e a r S h el b y vill e . His p a r e nts , M r . a n d M rs . W . L . R O W L A N D , w e r e i n t h e g e n e r al m e r c h a n dis e b usi n ess at t h e ti m e . J a m es h as li v e d i n a n d a r o u n d M u rf r e esb o r o si n c e 1 9 3 2 a n d h as b e e n ass o ci at e d wit h f a r mi n g e x c e pt f o r fi v e y e a rs t h at h e s p e nt wit h T V A . H e h as b e e n li vi n g i n t h e c e nt e r of t h e W al ki n g H o rs e c o u nt r y al m ost all his lif e , a n d n e v e r miss e d a C el e b r a ti o n ( " m a y b e t h r e e ni g hts , i n all t h e y e a rs , ” s a ys J a m es ), b ut di d n ot b u y a r e gist e r e d W al ki n g H o rs e u ntil a r o u n d 1 9 4 3 . T his ° n e , p u r c h as e d f r o m E V A N L L O T D A D A M S O N of S h el b y vill e , h e s h o w e d m Pl e as u r e Cl ass es . F o r m a n y y e a rs J a m es w o ul d h a ul his pl e as u r e h o rs e t o t h e C el e b r ati o n g r o u n ds a n d s p e n d m ost of t h e w e e k i n t h e s a d dl e , j ust ri di n g a r o u n d a n d t al ki n g wit h p e o pl e . J a m es r e c alls t h at a r o u n d 1 9 4 6- 1 9 4 8 t h e r e w as a o n e- ni g ht w e e kl y c o m m u nit y s h o w i n S h el b y vill e j ust f o r pl e as u r e h o rs es , a n d i n t h os e d a ys M r . D O N N E L L B A G- G A R L Y s p u r r e d his i nt e r est i n b r o o d m a r es a n d c olts . S o o n aft e r t his J a m es st a rt e d s h o wi n g c olts at t h e C el e b r ati o n a n d h as c o nti n u e d i n t his fi el d e v e r si n c e . J a m es w o n his fi rst bl u e ri b b o n at t h e C el e b r ati o n i n t h e e a rl y fifti es wit h a S h a d o w w e a nli n g fill y o w n e d b y M r . B a g g a rl y a n d h as b e e n wi n ni n g ri b b o ns c o nsist e ntl y si n c e t h at ti m e . L ast y e a r at t h e C el e b r ati o n h e w o n t h e Y e a rli n g Fill y Cl ass a n d t h e C h a m pi o ns hi p Y e a rli n g Cl ass wit h a c olt o w n e d b y D r . J O E T . W A L K E R t h at s ol d at t h e H a rli nsd al e S al e l at e r t h at w e e k f o r $ 4 , 0 0 0 . J a m es e nt e r e d ni n e cl ass es i n t h e F ut urit y a n d C el e b r ati o n a n d , i n a d diti o n t o t h e t w o bl u es , h e w o n t w o s e c o n d pl a c e ri b b o ns a n d f o u r ot h e rs , t ot alli n g ei g ht ri b b o ns i n all . T his is a t r e m e n d o us r e c o r d f o r t h at bi g w e e k , c o nsi d e ri n g h o w m a n y c olts e nt e r t h e ri n g i n e a c h cl ass .
T his y e a r J a m es is w o r ki n g wit h ei g ht y e a rli n gs , a n d h e f e els it ’ s t h e b est all- r o u n d c r o p h e ’ s e v e r w o r k e d . H e h a n dl es , b o a r ds a n d t r ai ns s o m e of his o w n al o n g wit h o utsi d e c olts . I n a d diti o n t o h a n dli n g c olts , J a m es h as a d ai r y f a r m o n S al e m R o a d j ust o utsi d e M u rf r e es b o r o o n w hi c h h e h as a b o ut 7 5 d ai r y c o ws a n d H e r e- f o r ds . His f a mil y all l o v e t h e c olts a n d e nj o y c a ri n g f o r t h e m a n d g oi n g t o t h e s h o ws . His wif e is t h e f o r m e r
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G oi n g i nt o t h e C el e b r ati o n a n d F ut u rit y t his y e a r J a m es will b e s h o wi n g a bl a c k Mi d ni g ht S u n y e a r li n g o ut of a S h a d o w m a r e o w n e d b y J a m es a n d S T E V E HI L L ; a b a y st u d c olt t h at is b r e d a n d w al ks li k e T al k of t h e T o w n ; t h r e e ot h e r Mi d ni g ht S u n h o rs e c olts ; a s o r r el Mi d ni g ht S u n fill y o ut of a L ast C h a n c e m a r e w hi c h is a t o p fill y ; a bl a c k fill y o w n e d b y H A L L M c N A B B t h at is a f ull sist e r t o G o B o y ’ s Bl a c k J a c k ; a n d a fill y b y E b o n y M ast e r pi e c e o ut of t h e s a m e d a m of t h e fill y h e w o n t h e Y e a rli n g C h a m pi o n s hi p wit h l ast y e a r t h at is o w n e d b y D r . J . T . T U C K E R .
It w as i n d e e d a pl e as u r e s p e n di n g t h e ti m e wit h J a m es a n d L ol a R o w l a n d o n t h ei r b e a utif ul f a r m a n d w e k n o w t h at w h e n t h e y o p e n t h e g at es at t h e C el e b r ati o n g r o u n ds t his y e a r J a m es R o wl a n d will b e l e a di n g s o m e t o p st o c k a r o u n d t h e ri n g — t h e y o u n g c olts t h at m a y v e r y w ell b e . t o p st o c k u n d e r s a d dl e i n t h e n e xt y e a r .
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