1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 April Voice RS | Page 7

the winter by GR1BBLE, LOWE and
LOWE of McMinnville, Tennessee,
and was moved to the ELMORE
BROCK Stables in Sparta, Tennes­
see. Mr. Brock did extremely well
in training him and the horse was
recently sold for (and this is bam
talk) $50,000 to Dr. P. W. RATTON
of Memphis. We asked Steve Hill if
he were this kind of horse, and Steve
said that in his opinion he was "the
best Midnight Sun colt ever foaled.”
We have seen him work and he
looks great.
Of course, there will be others in
top form, such as Go Boy’s Big Shot,
Invasion’s Shadow, King of the Road,
Society Sun, Go Boy’s Ridge Runner,
Bel Aire’s Merry Me, Go Boy’s Miss
Cindy, Merry’s Gold Sun, Shadow’s
Country Girl, Sun’s September Song,
Go Boy’s Raven and Go Boy’s Bomb­
er, just to mention a few that tied
consistently last year.
In addition to this crop of well-
known horses, there will doubtless
be a few surprises that we have not
even heard of as yet.
What about Junior Horses and
Aged stock? This remains to be seen!
Talk centers around a handful of
contenders such as Go Boy’s Sun
Dust, Johnny Midnight, Go Boy’s
Royal Heir and some others, but
here, too, there could be some sleep­
ers such as Mack K’s Big Story (a
great horse not to be forgotten), and
Dean’s Boss Man (you have read
about him). Shadow’s King Cotton,
Shaker’s Shocker, Sun Dust Precis­
ion, Handshakers Rebel, Shadow’s
Motion Man and Perfection’s Hust-
ler are just a few of the horses mov­
ing up to the four-year-old bracket
that will show improvement this
year. All in all, it looks like an in­
teresting season.
Speaking of "top horses” . . . we
would like to give all of you some­
thing to think about regarding your
horse-training activities for 1966.
In our opinion, for what it is worth,
many of the top horses that were
exhibited at the Celebration this
past year, and we are referring to
the winners as well as the losers,
did not appear to be at their peak
of perfection. It may be wise to con­
sider the training tactics of those
involved in other areas of profes­
sional athletics, i. e.: Boxing, Track,
and team sports. We all know that
a top athlete can train to the point
of being "over the hill” at the time
of the contest. This is to say that
he trains too hard and becomes
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stale and by the time the "big show”
comes, he is past his peak of per­
fection.
It is awfully hard to time your
training activities just right when
you are getting a horse ready for
top showring competition. We know
you all have a reputation to main­
tain and must have your stock good
enough to win his share during the
year, leading up to the Celebration.
Perhaps, however, it would be better
to get a good horse beat early in
the year, knowing full well that you"
still have something left, than to
overtrain him and lose (or at least
make a poor showing) at the World
Championships.
A lot of people say we ALL put
too much emphasis on the Celebra­
tion. I say it is the undisputed
"Olympics and World Series” of the
Walking Horse world and cannot be
emphasized too much. However, it
appears almost impossible for a
horse to be kept at peak condition­
ing all season and still have his best
left for this big test in September.
When that gate opens, signaling
the beginning of another anxiously-
awaited Tennessee Walking Horse
National Celebration, I, for one,
would like to see the best selection
of top Walking Horses ever assem­
bled. I would like to see them in
good shape, doing three gaits and
performing with rhythm and motion
with every step. I KNOW YOU CAN
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BLUE GRASS HORSE SALE
KENTUCKY’S FIRST
SEMI ANNUAL ALL WALKING HORSE SALE
April 29, 1966
10:00 AM, EST - HENRY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
NEW CASTLE, KENTUCKY
Only first 100 consignments will be catalogued and sold
Information and entry blanks may be obtained from:
Kentucky Walking Horse Sales, Inc.
New Castle, Kentucky
Mr. W. S. Ricketts
Phone Day: 346-8811
Night: 346-8511
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