the HI LINE from the Deep SOUTH
the HI LINE from the Deep SOUTH
By Billy Joe Ann Estess Box 222 , Kentwood , Louisiana
Hope you are like me in the fact that I ’ m always so glad to see February get here because Spring is just around the comer . We haven ’ t had what you ’ d call a severe winter , but I ’ m still looking for Mother Nature to slip a cold wave in on us before it ’ s all over . Mostly I ’ d like spring to get here because that means the “ wee ones ” will be appearing by their mother ’ s sides and that , to me , is always a beautiful sight .
While talking to Jimmy Holloway the other day he told me about his bam full of good horses , and I ’ ll try to relate some of the facts to you . Seems as though Mr . Charlie Maddox saw just the horse he wanted in CHARLIE ’ S ROYAL FLUSH , a sorrel stud who is a grandson of MIDNIGHT SUN and out of a MERRY MAKER mare , so he just up and bought him . Jimmy says he ’ s by far the best horse he ’ s ever ridden and he ’ s just coming four .
The plans are that SON OF MA HOGANY , owned by T . E . Robertson of Eldorado , Arkansas will be groomed for the stake classes . This classy mount is by SUN and out of a HALL ALLEN mare . Jimmy says , “ He is READY .”
Luck seems to follow some people , va know , Jimmy is the proud trainer that is working this year ’ s World ’ s Champion Yearling Stud Colt , GO BOY ’ S BIG SHOT , owned by Mr . Charlie Maddox , and says that he will be the one to wear the roses this coming Fall .
Mr . Pete Fisher of Jonestown , Miss , has a good two year old with Jimmy . MR . PETE ’ S SHADOW is a deep chestnut sorrel , pretty as a picture and has that big lick . Mr .
Fisher also owns SUN ’ S DELTA EAGLE , a coming three year old by SUN that is said to be one of the top Junior studs of the coming season . Jimmy says that Mr . Fisher is really lucky to have two top horses at one time , but that he has a very good band of brood mares and that he breeds to only the finest studs .
JOE McADAMS , a good looking black stallion by Mr . Gill ’ s MID NIGHT SUN stud is coming three years old and doing a tremendous job . Everyone that has seen this beauty is crazy about him , and so is his owner , Dr . Thurston Whitaker of Vicksburg , Miss .
The great MAGIC NIGHT will be back in training this Spring . Owners , Lin-Mar Stables , of Louise , Miss , have been resting MA GIC NIGHT all winter , but say he will be ready for the coming season . Lin-Mar also owns IKE ’ S MIKE , a gray stud that has really come a long way this winter . He will be shown in the Amateur Stallion classes so look out for him . He carries himself like a Prince and can really rear back and go .
The famed MYSTERY ’ S BIG SHOT , who has a basket full of blues to his credit , will be back stronger than ever to carry Miss Jean Tudor fo Grenada , Miss , to many more impressive wins , we feel sure .
Danny Stubbs , no longer little , will be trying his best on his good GO BOY ’ S NIGHT SHADOW . Danny and his new horse have been really putting an awful lot of team work into their strategy for taking home the blues this year .
MAGIC ’ S MERRY MISS , a three year old black mare has come to the front this year . Owned by the C . D . Maddox Stables , she is big and pretty and has the right way
of going .’
MYSTERY ’ S FURY , who placed third in the two year old gelding class at the Celebration last year , is coming along nicely and Jimmy says he would make an excellent mount for a child or lady .
Jimmy has just received three of Mr . C . M . Waters ’ horses to work , also , so looks like with the Royal Flusher and the Full House he ’ s got , Jimmy has a real good hand coming up for the next year !
Hope to see ya ’ ll at the big sale in Kosciusko , Mississippi on March 26th and 27th . Bye now !
SOUTH GEORGIA HORSE SHOW EXHIBITORS ASSOCIATION AIDS WALKING HORSE ACTIVITY
The following letter was submitted as a general news article by Mrs . R . G . Puckett of Shellman ,
Georgia .
The South Georgia Horse Show Exhibitors Association was organized this past March and had over 70 members this past year . We held monthly meetings with
I good crowds , and feel that through j this Association about 7 shows were held in South Georgia and j we believe that more shows will | be this coming year as a result of ! the Association . We had our first
Christmas party and presented tro- 5 phies for the highest points in the ; different classes and had about 90 members and visitors to attend .
Mr . Spencer Walker will be our : president next year . Bob was pres- ! ident this year and I was and will
be secretary-treasurer . Our first 1 meeting of the new year is to be in Albany , January 25 .
If all the country has had as much rain and freezing weather as we , I ’ m sure that horses have not been worked like they should have been . Every horse in our barn has had “ That ” cold after Montgomery . Pat and Gary stayed busy doctoring . But they are well now and Gary is working four coming 2 year olds plus our horses and some outside horses . We were certainly proud that GO BOY ’ S
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