Every year along about the middle of April, the sleepy town of Lewisburg, which is just down the road from Lynchburg, world-famous for Jack Daniels’ Tennessee‘ sipping whiskey, comes to life to accept the throngs of Walking Horse enthusiasts in town for the Murray Farm Sale. This is“ The Nation’ s Oldest Sale of Tennessee Walking Horses” and was originally run by Mr. JIM MY JOE MURRAY. Years later, Mr. HAROLD WISE acquired the farm, which consists of about 55 acres located just two blocks from downtown Lewisburg, and also the sale. Harold ran the sale successfully for several years and in 1964 Mr. S. W. BEECH, of Belfast, and Mr. PETE YOKLEY, of Pulaski, purchased the property and the rights to the sale. Since then, the twice-annual Murray Farm Sale has been booming.
Lewisburg is a typical Middle Tennessee town. The Court House is located right in the middle of the town square and all through traffic must circle around to get to the other side. Lewisburg is the home office of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders Association and is also host to one of the finest onenight horse shows in the state. In and around Lewisburg the Tennessee Walking Horse business thrives. Merry Go Boy, seven times World Champion, has made his home here for many of his twenty-three years at the Beech Stables. Down the road at the Harold Wise Stables, Triple Threat, the 1965 World Champion, is making a name for himself as a breeding sire. Just a short distance south is the new DOUG WOLAVER Stables, featuring Mack K’ s Handshaker, who is standing there for his new owners. Many top training stables are located in this area also... Triple T Farms and the HORACE YOUNG Stables, to mention a couple.
Lewisburg, Tennessee, is deep in tradition of the Walking Horse business and as the first warm days of Spring chase away the frost and the haze of cold mornings, Walking Horse lovers everywhere set their sights on Middle Tennessee and the Annual Murray Farm Sale.
Golden Anniversary Sale
Fifty was the magic number for the 1966 Spring Sale. This event has now passed the half-century mark as a twice-annual sale and
WELCOME
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WELCOME- Getting things started, Auctioneer Col. EDDIE BRYANT raises his hammer to start the 1966 Murray Farm Sale. Col. PETE YOKLEY, Col. J. B. SHERRILL and Col. TOMMY FOUCHE are also at work buying and selling.
1966 SPRING SALE INDICATES CONTINUE!
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SHADES OF THE PAST- the original office of the Murray Farm Sale still stands
ond, s m use. Here it looks as if it could be a part of a " Jack Daniels " od • ■ • typifying the slow and easy life of Middle Tennessee.
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