TRIPLE T STABLES ’ FORMAL OPENING ATTRACTS WALKING HORSE ENTHUSIASTS
The formal opening of the new Triple T Stables of Lewisburg attracted a large crowd of Walking Horse enthusiasts on the eve of the Murray Farm Sale . The doors of the big new barn were opened Wednesday , April 28 , and owner C . E . CLEMENT played host to the public with a traditional Myron Wolaver Barbecued Goat feast with plenty of trimmings .
Manager - Trainer RICHARD PATE had a busy day of it showing some of his horses to the crowds from time to time . During the evening he was persuaded to get out a young two-year-old stud colt that had a lot of people talking . Just a few passes up and down the big barn hall proved to a lot of people that the potential of this colt has not been too loudly proclaimed . You will hear more about him later .
If name-dropping were our game , we % vould have to prepare a long list of Walking Horse notables w ' ho were in attendance at this opening . Perhaps it would be easier to list those who were not there . At any rate , a good time was had by all and the evening ’ s activities were capped off with an exciting performancy by Triple Threat with BUDDY BLACK riding and a three-hour exhibition by JIMMY RICHARDSON , riding his famous Hammond organ . Someone spilled a drink on the keyboard and Jimmy ended the evening ’ s entertainment with a sterling rendition of " How Dry I Am .” The new Triple T Stables will be a definite addition to the Middle Tennessee Walking Horse scene . A beautiful facility by any standard , the stable has 44 box stalls , 12 ’ x 12 ’. Working room is plentiful and the large automatic walker is a custommade star-shaped unit with a 5-horse capacity . The hall is approximately thirty feet wide and 280 feet long . Both ends of the barn have green plastic sliding doors that provide a maximum of light , and there is a row of bright lighting fixtures that provide excellent conditions for riding . Richard ( DICKIE ) Pate is in the process of filling up the stable with good horses , both their own and outside stock . So far , he has moved in some excellent horses and is ready to show despite the hectic schedule he has maintained since moving in last March .
Mr . C . E . Clement , owner of the new Triple T Stables , plans to keep a few of the family ’ s horses here , especially as the season draws closer to the Celebration . Young son RON NIE CLEMENT will probably show Alvin some out of this stable , and daughter DIANE will show her horse Spur ’ s Big Man also . The Clements will still maintain their fine stables in Hickory , North Carolina , and will make many of the shows in that area .
We are very pleased to welcome the TRIPLE T STABLES to the ranks of the many new Walking Horse stables which are intent on upgrading the business to the mutual benefit of the entire industry . If you have not visited them as yet , put it on your schedule . Richard Pate is as congenial a host as you will find anywhere , and he just might show you some top horses .
Richard Pate pauses for a breather after working some of his ' top stock ” for the crowd of Walking Horse enthusiasts .
W . Clyde Abernathy stays on the feeding line to dish out the delightful " barbecued goat ” for the hungry masses .
Jimmy Richardson plays a favorite tune to the delight of the '' barn-warming ” crowd .
" So he says to her . . .”. . Jim Babb and Harold Kennedy share a joke with Horace Young .
Mrs . C . E . Clement and Mrs . John Sawyer stand aside as the crowd forms to see another horse work in the hall .
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