1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 April Voice RS | Page 5

Bill’s next job was in Phenix City,
Alabama, for Dr. N. S. LUTON.
From here he went to work for Dr.
W. L. COOLEY in Boaz, Alabama.
While in Boaz he broke and started
Setting Sun Supreme. DON BELL
now has this horse but Bill showed
Supreme until he was a three-year-
old.
Idlehour Stables became home for
Bill in June of 1964. PORTER NOR­
MAN of Covington, Tennessee, and
PENN MOHON are the owners of
this fine set-up.
The Mohon children (COLE, four­
teen years old; DAYTON, eleven
years old; and JOHN, seven years
old) are frequent visitors to the
barn. The Crutcher children are of­
ten found romping around with the
Mohons as they enjoy the stable
facilities to the fullest. On the week­
ends they can often be found at
one of the various horse shows in
the area, pulling for their favorite
trainer.
Bill has a gleam in his eye as he
talks about this year’s show sea­
son. The cause of Bill’s optimism
can be found in the nine two-year-
olds, sired by Little Merry Boy,
which he is presently working. Bill
hopes to find that top two-year-old
that comes along only "once in a
blue moon.”
Shenandoah, owned by Penn Mo­
hon and VERNON PICKENS, is
one of the two-year-olds that Bill is
concentrating on. Two additional
Merry Boy colts, Norman’s Go Yon­
der and Thunderball, are high on
Bill’s list. Dr. TERRY CLAY of
Covington has a blue roan by Mer­
ry Boy in training with Bill which
could possibly be the two-year-old
he’s looking for.
Bill has a flashy-looking two-year-
old, Rebel’s Black Knight by Mack
K’s ReSel, owned by OWEN WIL­
LIAMS of Boaz, Alabama. This good-
looking colt promises to carry on
the fine tradition of his sire as a
leading show horse.
This season ANN MOHON will
show Shadrock, a four-year-old bay
gelding, in the amateur and ladies
classes. Bill has high hopes for
Blue Christmas, an aged blue roan
mare owned by the Mohons. Idle-
hour’s stake horse this season will
be Jet’s Commander, owned by
Porter Norman. This five-year-old
bay stallion has been working well
of late and Bill is highly optimistic
about the big horse’s chances. Mack
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K’s Spook is all set for another big
year following a good season last
year in the three-year-old classes.
The famed Little Merry Boy is
ready for another season of siring
leading colts. Bill said that last
year was an excellent one for Mer­
ry Boy but interest in the stallion
so far this year indicates that this
will be a record year at his court.
Bill was particularly pleased by
the sale of Sun’s Angel at last
year’s Celebration. BUI broke and
started this horse, which he sold
last year as a three-year-old to Mr.
C. M. WATERS, JR., of Alexandria,
Louisiana, for a very good price.
BUI and his new assistant, WILLY
WRIGHT, are hard at work prepar­
ing for the upcoming show season.
Activities around Idlehour are pick­
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ing up daUy as the stable gets set
for another fine year.
BUI has done an outstanding job
so far in his career in the Walking
Horse business. He brings a talent
and a firm resolve to the job which
argue strongly for his futu re success.
With dedicated trainers like Bill and
knowledgeable and cooperative own­
ers like Porter Norman and the Mo­
hons, it is easy to see how this com­
bination can make it to the top.
A lovely wife and two fine young­
sters are a source of pride to Bill
Crutcher. This and the fine set-up
at Idlehour Stable could be another
reason for the gleam in Bill’s eye.
The VOICE would like to congrat­
ulate BUI Crutcher for a job weU
done in the past, and to wish him
every success in the future.
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