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
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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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