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KEN DAUGHTREY STABLES
Tennessee Walking Horse activity is on the increase at Ken Daughtrey Stables in Seminary , Mississippi . SONNY HOLT is in full charge of training and SHARP GRANTHAM is manager . Sonny began at Daughtrey ’ s October 1 , and already has fourteen horses in training .
The facilities include : an inside training barn that is 210 feet long , has a 26-foot-wide riding hall , three concrete wash & preparation racks , a tack room , an automatic walker , an office , fifteen 12 x 14 box stalls ( with five more planned for the near future ); a lighted show-size training ring ; and approximately 300 acres of land .
The First Annual Seminary Ruritan Club Horse Show was held at Ken Daughtrey Stables last June 12 , and was proclaimed a great success by everyone who attended it . The Ruritan Club is already making its plans for n ext year ’ s show , with added classes and other improvements over this year ’ s .
Sonny is the first full-time trainer at the stables , and he is doing a fine job . He is especially enjoying and taking advantage of the acres of rolling land for riding horses . He says there is nothing like having plenty of open space for training , so that a horse can be ridden over the hills and valleys for a true workout . We agree !
Horses in training at the present include :
Shadow ’ s Midnight Man , a fiveyear-old bay amateur gelding owned by Mr . and Mrs . OWEN FULTON of Athens , Tennessee ;
McGee ’ s MauGray , a big two-yearold chestnut stallion owned by Mr . and Mrs . JIMMY McGEE of Tylertown , Mississippi ;
Go Boy ' s Golden Slipper , a twoyear-old filly owned by Smith Oil Co . of Mendenhall , Mississippi . This is an outstanding filly that has a natural " big way ” of going . We are sure you ’ ll be hearing much more about her later ;
Merry Boy ’ s Flame is being kept hard at work by Sonny . This aged gelding , also owned by Smith Oil Co ., is improving every day and is expected to be a top stake horse for Sonny ;
Allison ' s Lady Ann , a four-yearold mare owned by Mr . and Mrs . K . W . ALLISON of Mendenhall , is coming on strong and is expected to be a top mare in the near future ; MauGray ’ s Challenger , an aged gelding also owned by Mr . and Mrs . Allison , is a top amateur gelding that Mr . Allison is planning to show ;
Two coming two-year-old colts for Mr . and Mrs . PAUL RAYBORN and Sons of Hattiesburg , Mississippi , appear to be good prospects .
Sonny is also training Rambling Glory Girl , a good comingthree-yearold mare , a coming three-year-old gelding , two coming two-year-olds , and Secret Love , a coming threeyear-old mare for Ken Daughtrey Stables and Sharp Grantham . Also in training for the stables and Mr . Grantham is an outstanding six-year-old mare , Sir Henry ’ s Sunny Girl by Sir Henry Allen outofamare by Midnight Sun . Sonny recently tied eighth in the Mare Class at Mobile with Sunny Girl , and had only been riding her a week before the show . This mare was recently purchased from Mr . W . L . LYNCH of Slidell , Louisiana , and with a little more work she should make a mare that ’ s hard to beat .
Two good stallions are standing at stud at the present time . One is Shine On Go Boy by Merry Go Boy , leased from Mr . GEORGE LIVING STONE of Shelbyville , Tennessee . Also at stud is the stables ’ own stallion , Rambling Glory , by Old Glory out of a mare by Midnight Allen .
Ken Daughtrey Stables has a fine coming three-year-old black stallion named Vic ’ s Black Boy in training with VIC THOMPSONof Shelbyville , Tennessee . This colt has had only four months ’ training and is showing great potential for making a top three-year-old .
JERRY and REID WOODLEE of Hidden View Stables in Hattiesburg , Mississippi , are doing an excellent job of training Mr . Grantham ' s fine mare , Rebel ’ s Red Angel . Rebel has brought home 35 ribbons ( the greater majority being blues and reds ) this show season in Amateur , Mare and Stake Classes , with Mr . Grantham up in Amateur classes and Jerry riding in Mare and Stake classes . Rebel continues to improve each year she is shown .
Miss LYDIA SHOWS of Collins , Mississippi , has a top nine-monthold filly by Go Boy ’ s Shadow out of a Midnight Sun mare . She recently bought the filly from Mr . HOOD of Ellisville , Mississippi . Lydia started showing Walking Horses early this year and is doing a tremendous job .
If you ’ re near Seminary ( it ’ s 20 miles north of Hattiesburg , just off U S Highway 49 ), visit the Ken Daughtrey Stables . They ’ d be glad to show you around .
NOTICE TO ALL WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATIONS
Beginningwith the January , 1966 , issue of the VOICE we will have a free monthly listing of all the National , Regional and Local Tennessee Walking Horse Organizations and Associations in the country . We are now preparing this list and request that you forward the following pertinent information to us as soon as possible : Name and Location of your organization ; Time and Location of regular meetings ; and Current Officers including your Corresponding Secretary .
Our motive in listing these organizations every month is to provide our national readership with information regarding the Tennessee Walking Horse organizations nearest them . We have considerable correspondence from Walking Horse enthusiasts from coast to coast who wish to join in the activities of this breed and do not have the names and addresses of the particular organization nearest them . Your cooperation in the matter would be greatly appreciated .
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