Bits & Spurs
By Sharon Terry Box 1178 State College, Miss.
Mississippi has really had its share of winter. We seldom have any snow, but during the past two weeks we have had a blizzard nearly every day and the snow is about ten inches deep at this writing.
KENNETH WOMBLE is now working at Hideaway Stables in Batesville, Mississippi. Owned by FRED BAILEY of Lambert, Hideaway has a brand new show bam, one of the finest in the state. In addition to working the Baileys’ horses, Kenneth will be training outside horses also.
Drifting on to the Alabama scene, ADRIAN LIGHT is now operating a public training stable at BOB RIGSBY Stables in Huntsville. Bob has quite a few top horses, including a sorrel three-year-old stallion by Mack K.
My good friend D’ LEESE WILLIAMSON of Jackson, Mississippi, is proud to announce the birth of the first colt sired by her World’ s Champion Bomb’ s Ballyhoo. Out of her Midnight Sun mare, Flicka, the colt is a beautiful sorrel stallion with a narrow strip.
The following is my mother’ s commentary on a
visit she made to Joe Webb’ s stables early this year. " I had a nice visit with JOE WEBB on January
19th. Joe was on jury duty, but after 5 PM when he was free he went to a lot of trouble to put on a private horse show just for me. I saw the best group of horses I’ ve seen lately in one barn. First was a threeyear-old mare out of Midnight Satin by Rodger’ s Perfection, owned by Dr. RODGERS. This mare will be a sensation when Joe brings her out— she just does not know how fast she can go and she does everything right. Next Joe worked a two-year-old pony out of Genius Lovely Night by Perfection— black, cocky, and going like an aged horse. Special’ s Angel, MARIAN RUSSELL’ s mare, put on a great show and has developed tremendous speed. The Great Contender worked next and looked every inch a champion. Joe brought out The Entertainer and the way this great horse has developed since Montgomery is unbelievable. He looked capable of walking off with many three-year-old championships and already has a perfect canter. It was a thrill to see him move and to watch Joe call on him for more and get more— wait rtil you see him! Next Joe brought out a beautiful black two-year-old stud, Perfection’ s Senor. This colt is out of the great show mare we owned and sold to Dr. Rodgers, Peg’ s Senorita, and by Perfection. He is owned by Dr. Rodgers and Joe Webb. Senor was the most beautiful baby colt I have ever seen and, in October when I saw him under saddle for the first time, 1 was speechless. As Joe warmed him up in a flat walk, I looked for faults, but found none. Joe grinned a little when he called on Senor for a running walk. Then he brought Senor by in a pass that made goosepimples pop out all over me. I’ ve never had a horse excite me like this colt did. Joe says he is the greatest horse he has ever ridden, and I know he is the greatest colt I have ever seen. Since Peg is Senor’ s dam, I claim some sort of interest( maybe one boot?) in him. This visit was truly memorable.”
SIS HARDY Stables, in Cleveland, recently sold two top horses, Magic’ s Black Knight and a two-yearold filly, Perfection’ s Priss, to Mr. N. W. HUTCHINS of Mobile, Alabama. Mr. Hutchins left Priss in training with Sis in Cleveland. Sis has another good threevear-old filly, Shadow’ s Debutante, a sorrel with a big lick and a lot of motion. MIMI DORSSETT’ s horse, Knockout’ s Black Gold, is working good and should make a good juvenile horse for her this summer. Sis’ s pride and joy is her two-year-old bay stud colt, Duke Giovanni, by her stud, Duke of Society. Sis has
many fine show horses, brood mares, and colts. Her colts include a weanling by Perfection and two by
Duke of Society.
This summer I hope to be showing a mare I have raised, Go Boy’ s Storm Warning. Stormy is the best prospect I have ever ridden. Now four years old, Stormy had some rought luck as a two-year-old when she was badly injured. This injury has kept her out of the show ring until now, but with a little luck she will soon make her debut— right and ready!
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