1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 August Voice | Page 86

S E T TI N G
W O R L DS
S U N' S
C H A M PI O N
A P O L L O
T E N N ESS E E
W A L KI N G
H O RS E
T his vi g o r o us, h a n ds o m e h o rs e w as j u d g e d W o rl d ’s C h a m pi o n
T w o- Y e a r- Ol d i n 1 9 6 4. H e is o w n e d b y D r. a n d M rs. E u g e n e B. Sli g e r of
F o rt O gl et h o r p e. G e o r gi a. Bill y B r a ntl e y, p r of essi o n al t r ai n e r at
B attl e g r o u n d St a bl es, C h att a n o o g a, T e n n ess e e, h as s u p e r vis e d t h e c a r e
a n d t r ai ni n g of A p oll o f r o m t h e ti m e h e w as w e a n e d.
"... lit e r all y r ais e d o n
F O R M U L A 707"
As a c olt, A P O L L O w as p ut o n t h e
B attl e gr o u n d St a bl es ’ r e g ul ar b al ­
a n c e d r ati o n, w hi c h is s u p pl e m e nt e d
wit h t w o o u n c es p er d a y of F or m ul a
7 0 7 f or e a c h h ors e. Bill y Br a ntl e y
st at es, “ F or m ul a 7 0 7 is t h e b a c k b o n e
of o ur f e e di n g pr o gr a m; A P O L L O
w as lit er all y r ais e d o n it.”
_ _ _ J Ww v. S S! ui u ui n ers w n o h a v e
pr ais e d w orl d-f a m o us F or m ul a 7 0 7. Bill y
Br a ntl e y is a w ar e of t h e v al u e of a b al ­
a n c e d r ati o n i n m ai nt ai ni n g p e a k p er ­
f or m a n c e. H e k n o ws t h at a h ors e m ust b e
pr o p erl y n o uris h e d fr o m t h e d a y it is
b or n ( or e v e n fr o m t h e d a y it is c o n­
c ei v e d), a n d t h at a c ar ef ul f e e di n g pr o ­
gr a m m ust b e c o nti n u e d e v er y d a y of its
lif e.
T h e t y pi c al r ati o n at B attl e gr o u n d
St a bl es is ti m ot h y a n d cl o v er h a y a n d a
b al a n c e d mi xt ur e of s h ell e d c or n, c ott o n ­
s e e d m e al a n d cri m p e d o ats f e d a c c or d ­
i n g t o w ei g ht a n d w or k of t h e i n di vi d u al
h ors e. T o b e s ur e it c o nt ai ns all vit a mi ns
a n d mi n er als ess e nti al t o t h e g o o d h e alt h
a n d m a xi m u m gr o wt h of a h ors e, t his e x ­
c ell e nt r ati o n is s u p pl e m e nt e d wit h a
c o m pl et e r ati o n b al a n c er . . . t w o o u n c es
of F or m ul a 7 0 7 p er h ors e e a c h d a y. R e ­
s ult0 -str o n g, h e alt h y c olts t h at r es p o n d
w ell t o vi g or o us tr ai ni n g a n d s h o w ri n g
dis ci pli n e.
Mr. Br a ntl e y a d ds, “ I st art e d usi n g
F or m ul a 7 0 7 f or b ot h pl e as ur e a n d s h o w
h ors es i n 1 9 6 1. O ur h ors es s e e m t o li k e
it, a n d it c ert ai nl y h el ps t o c o n diti o n
t h e m— m a k es h e alt h y c o ats, g o o d a p p e-
lili es; a n d it a p p e ars t o b e a d efi nit e ass et
t o p utti n g w ei g ht o n o ur h ors es wit h o ut
o v erf e e di n g. ”
F or m ul a 7 0 7 is a v ail a bl e i n 1 0-, 2 5 *
a n d 5 0- p o u n d dr u ms. A 1 0- p o u n d dr u m,
at $ 9. 7 5, will l ast o n e h ors e 8 0 d a ys. Y o u
c a n b u y F or m ul a 7 0 7 fr o m y o ur l o c al
t a c k s h o p, f e e d st or e or v et eri n ari a n,
w h er e y o u c a n als o g et a c o p y of “ C o m­
m o n S e ns e H ors e N utriti o n. ” T his b o o k­
l et c o nt ai ns a ut h orit ati v e i nf or m ati o n
a b o ut T h e B asi c R ati o n, F e e di n g t h e
N ursi n g F o al a n d Fitti n g f or S h o w.
F or y o ur fr e e c o p y, s e e y o ur d e al er oi