BAMA BI-LINE
Horse show time is back again !! It started off in a big way with the Second Annual Morgan County ' Sheriffs Mounted Posse Horse Show on April 10 in Hartselle , Alabama . The show was held in Sherrill Stadium , which was filled to capacity . J . H . NOBLIN did a fine judging job , judging a total of nine Walking Horse classes . Mrs . BILL ROBERTS , Show Secretary , reported a total of 300 class entries with approximately half of these being Walking Horses . The two-year-old class was filled with 19 good horses , the winner being Riptide , with RUSSELL PATE up for the GLL Farms . Riptide is one ofthe finest two-year-olds I have ever seen . He walks like a champion and also looks like one . The Junior Walking Horses had a class of 20 . HERSHEL TALLEY carried home the blue ribbon in this eventwith Clown ’ s Easter Lady . What an Amateur Class they had ! Twenty-five top amateur-horses but Moonglow , Jr . with JAMES K . TAYLOR up wras in his usual good form and won the trophy and the blue ribbon . I was relieved to see that Moonglow , Jr .’ s injury in Florida was not serious . The Walking Horse Championship was a thrilling class , but Duke ’ s Handy Man with Talley up won out and the beautiful horseshoe of red and white carnations was placed around his neck . Shadows No Man with JACK DARNELL up tied second . This is a beautiful animal and is owned by Mr . H . C . ALLEN in Fayetteville , Tennessee . GEORGE WITT made his usual good ride on Spurs Big Glory and tied third .
To make a good show even better , Carbon Copy was on exhibition . He is truly a beautiful horse and I don ’ t think I shall ever see him perform enough . Mr . GEORGE LEE LENOX , his owner , put him through all of his gaits for the thrilled crowd .
As you can see , it was an exceptional show and as we left the exhibitors ’ area that night a bigger and better one was promised for next year . ( Complete results appear in the " Horse Show Results ” column , elsewhere in this magazine .)
On April 24 I attended the Heart of the Heart of Dixie Horse Show in Columbiana , Alabama . This was their second annual show and was a repeat of the successful show they had last year . Mr . J . H . NOBLIN judged the Walking Horses and did a good job again . The Walking Stallion and Gelding Class was the most exciting of the show with Duke ’ s Handy Man with Talley up winning , and close second being Confederate Air , a gelding ridden by DIXIE WEAVER and owned by Mr . STEW ART OSWALT of Tuscaloosa .
Horse activity here in Tuscaloosa is steadily growing and it does my heart good to see all of the new Walking Horses in our area . LLOYD WOOD has just recently opened his own stables and is stocking his barn with some good horses . I hope to report more in detail on his operation next month . Dixie Weaver , at the Tuscaloosa Riding Club , has a barn full of good horses this year . He has several promising two-year-olds , one of the best being a sorrel bald-faced stallion . Sabre ’ s Rocket , owned by Dr . LLOYD SMITH of Beaumont , Texas . He won the blue at Columbiana the other night and Dixie is off to the Beaumont , Texas show with him this week .
Another good horse that Dixie has for one of our local owners is Go Boys China Doll , owned by Mr . JOE JOB- SON of Northport . She is a beautiful sorrel mare by Merry Go Boy out ol a full sister to Rodger ’ s Perfection , and Dixie says to watch out when he brings her into the aged mare class . Mr . Jobson ’ s daughter ANN is becoming one of the state ’ s best equitation riders and also never fails to bring home a blue ribbon with her Walking Pleasure Horse , Rowdy ’ s Rambler . Another aged mare that Dixie has been showing for some time is Colorado Ann , owned by Dr . J . T . BROWN of Loveman , Colorado . She i s big , fat and ready for the shows this year .
We visited Hershel Talley ’ s barn last week and he has a string of good two-year-olds . Most of them are by Spurs Clown , the great horse that
Hershel showed so much in Alabama . Spurs Clown is now standing at Mr . B . W . COLEMAN ’ S farm in Greensboro , and from some of his colts I have seen I think he is going to be a great breeder . One of his best twoyear-olds is Clown ’ s Miss Lib owned by JACK COLLINS of Bessemer . She is a natural ! Look for her this year in the show ring . Talley is working Spurs Merry Maid for my husband and she hits a big lick when she is right . His junior horse Clown ’ s Spur Again is terrific this year . You will remember him as the two-yearold stud that won his class in Mobile and Montgomery last year .
I want to remind all of you folks about the Junior Welfare Charity Horse Show in Tuscaloosa on June 18-19 . Mrs . LEON PATTENisgeneral chairman this year and she has added some additional walking classes so I hope everyone will make up their minds to attend and mail their entries in early . If you have not received a premium list let me know , and I will be pleased to send you one right away .
I have lots more news , but I ’ m off to Beaumont too , so I ’ ll have to save it for next month . Let me hear from all you horse folks and horse shows in South Alabama .
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More and more people in our state are becoming Walking Horse conscious and interested . That ’ s why we are starting to breed them , and the best , with the finest bloodlines . We hope to add more brood mares in the future , and to get more and more Wisconsonites to try them for , as with us , once you do you are satisfied with no other kind of horse ! The first show of the Wisconsin Circuit will be in Madison , the middle of May . The big Milwaukee Spring Horse Show is scheduled for June 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 . It will be better than ever with the most efficient group of people running it . St . Joseph ’ s Hospital will be the charity to whom proceeds will go . The kick-off dinner is Sunday March 21 , but all plans and arrangements are set . The advance ticket sale will begin with almost all box seats already sold out . More on this after the meeting .” Sincerely , Jean S . ( Mrs . Leo ) Baum River Tree Stock Farm ,
Incorporated Box 250 Ixonia , Wisconsin 53036
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