1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 February Voice | Page 24

Bits & Spurs
By Sharon Terry
Box 1178
Slaie College, Miss.
Exams are over, at last, and I
can turn some of my attention to
the news of the horse world. Spring
is just around the corner and the
1965 show season will be upon us
before we know it.
J. H. Noblin of Jackson is get­
ting THE SOCIETY PLAYBOY
ready, along with three two year
olds for Lyle Cashion. Two of these
colts are by MIDNIGHT SUN, and
the third is by MERRY GO BOY.
Mr. Spencer has a good two year
old MACK K stallion who is pro­
gressing nicely. Mrs. Cashion’s
pride and joy is her three year old
mare that Wink Groover had last
year. Another top junior stallion
is owned by Carl Freiler. As nearly
everyone knows, Mr. Noblin is
working all of the attractive Judy
Knowles’ horses. Sam Stockett’s
four year old gelding by MID­
NIGHT SECRET should make him
quite a juvenile horse this season.
Mr. Noblin has a barn full of young
horses, including the junior stal­
lion owned by Rev. Spencer.
A newcomer to the Walking
horse business is Miss Lynn
Doughty of Mobile, Alabama.
Lvnn’s parents have just bought
her the famed GO BOY'S RHODA
for a juvenile horse. Lynn, who is
only 11 years old, is an outstand­
ing young rider, and she has had
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some experience in showing parade
horses. Good luck, Lynn, with
your new mare!
Pat Kimbrough is currently di­
viding his time between Atlanta
and Murfreesboro. Mr. Pat has a
lot of top broodmares bred to
leading sires for sale. Suits-Me
Farms is the place to go for good
broodmares.
I have received some very sweet
letters from Mr. E. P. Wallis of
Selma, Alabama. Mr. Wallis, who
owned the great road horse, LEE
STARR, has just lost his beloved
Charter Number, after a futile bat­
tle to save his life.
A lovely letter from Ralph Craft
of Cutler, Illinois, informs me
about his new training stable
called Walk-Along Stables. Mr.
Craft’s barn, opened in January,
includes 21 well-kept stalls and a
200-foot straight-away. Mr. Craft
and his son, Rapheal are partners
in the stable, and originally came
from Charleston, West Virginia.
The Craft’s prominent horses are
owned by Herman Wallace of Car-
bendale, Illinois. One is a black
stallion, EBONY’S MIDNITE GO
BOY, and the other is a showy
mare named MY MASTERPIECE.
Both of these horses are just jun­
ior horses and should be well worth
watching. Walk-Along Stables is
located on Highway 150, Cutler,
Illinois. Drop in and visit the
Crafts “any ole’ time.”
The news here at home is that
Marvin Wilson is working for us.
Among the horses he is working is
Daddy’s fast-going, high headed
roan stallion with a big lick WAR
PAINT and DARK DEMON looks
better than ever now that Marvin
has them. Bob Rigsby of Hunts­
ville has two horses over here with
Marvin, STAN THE MAN and
SILVER. SHADOW, a top junior
stallion by SHADOW’S REPLICA.
Speaking of MY SHADOW, he is
working great, and is also fat and
sassy.
Fred Bailey of Lambert has
quite a good two year old mare,
PERFECTION’S DIAMOND, as
well as a two year old stud, MER­
RY BLACK GEORGE. Phil Good­
wins owns a showy chestnut jun­
ior stud, MERRY SUN DAY. ES­
THER’S GO BOY, the black jun­
ior horse belonging to Mrs. Bailey,
is progressing nicely.
Sis Hardy of Cleveland has a
barn full of good horses. PERFEC­
TION’S MISS PRISS is a pretty
little black two year old filly with
a good lick. Another fine two year
old is SHADOW’S DEBUTANTE
H. Sis’s black gelding, MAGIC’S
BLACK KNIGHT, is really look­
ing good and should make her a
nice amateur horse this season.
MACK’S MIGHTY MAN is the
Hardys’ aged stud by GOLDEN
MACK H. Sis has just sold
KNOCKOUT’S DANNY BOY to
little 13 year old Mimi Dosset of
Beulah.
E. L. Burgess of Sherrill, Arkan­
sas, has a new trainer, Ray Ben­
nett from Middle Tennessee.
Among the two year olds Ray is
working, there is a black roan filly
by MERRY GO BOY who should
make a top mare. SULTAN’S
CLOWN, the big roan stallion, is
working better than ever, says
Ray, and should be ready for lots
of blues this season.
I’ll close by welcoming Marvin
Wilson and his wife, Sandy, to
Mississippi. Visitors are welcome
at our stables anytime. Come by
and see us!
JUDY'S JOTTINGS (Conld.)
judging. From ailments and para­
sites to teeth and conformation.
There are some 475 pages includ­
ing illustrations. I believe I ordered
my copy from Marboro Books, 131
Varick St., New York, N.Y., at dis­
count price of $4.98 which is cheap
as the book sells for $8.95 regularly.
If you need a helping hand in get­
ting started in the horse business
a good informative book is a great
reference for your problems. The
experienced hands in horse busi­
ness may not need help now but
most beginners appreciate advice.
The problems of raising colts are
many but when we see that first
wabbling foal walking beside his
dam it makes all the trouble worth­
while. There is nothing more re­
warding, for a year’s work and
waiting, than a perfect little foal.
I don’t have long to wait now for
my reward.
VOICE of The Tennessee Walking Horse