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

self behind like a true champion. His natural walking
action, three excellent gaits and real "grit,” com­
bined with Mr. Wolaver’s proven ability, cannot help
but produce a winning team for 1966.
Bill and Helen Jones got into the Walking Horse
business with the purchase of a Last Chance mare
in 1960. Since then they have raised a lot of colts
and have bought various top horses. At present they
have sixteen, including four good brood mares and
four pleasure horses. Their four children — GREGORY,
9 years old; SUE LOIS, 8 years old; JAMEY, 6 years
old; and CLARA BESS, 5 years old — all share their
love for horses and should comprise a family threat
in many future Juvenile and Amateur classes. Both
Bill and Helen are experienced show ring performers.
Among the best of their Amateur stock was Knight
Shade, which they sold in 1965, and Lil’s Major, an
excellent Amateur stallion that went through the re­
cent Murray Farm Sale. When speaking of the type
of stock that they would like to have as an Amateur
horse in the future, Helen is liable to look at Bill out
of the corner of her eye and say, "Rebel is a pretty
good kind of horse . . . and he is easy to handle, too!”
Don’t be too surprised if you see either of these two
in the line-up next season.
Handshaker’s Rebel is by Mack K’s Handshaker
out of Della’s Roan Lady, a nine-year-old blue roan
mare. She is a good mare and her second colt is a
two-year-old full sister to Rebel named Handshaker’s
Lady B. This mare has the best Merry Boy breeding
and was by the famous White Merry Boy. "Blood
will tell” and it surely told a good story when this
mare was crossed with Handshaker.
The new Doug Wolaver Stables, located about half­
way between Pulaski and Lewisburg, Tennessee, is
already an established operation, after only three
months of business. Doug is well known from coast
to coast as the youngest trainer to win the Celebra­
tion, which he did with his own Mack K’s Handshaker
in 1960. He also captured the 1965 crown on Triple
Threat. Mr. Wolaver could be called "the quiet one,”
as he has very little to say to strangers. He lets his
horses do the talking, however, because when he en­
ters the show ring, people take notice. This man al­
ways has a string of show stock that can go with the
best in almost every class.
Almost from the day he opened the doors of his
new 32-stall stable, Doug has had a full house. Among
the many outstanding experienced show horses now
in training are: Go Boy’s Lady Ann, a four-year-old
black mare owned by Cashion Farms; Handshaker’s
Kay, a four-year-old sorrell mare owned by Hembree
Buick Company in Guntersville, Ala.; Cotton Queen’s
Go Boy, a well-known stallion owned by BOB GUINN
of Savannah, Term.; Handshaker’s Merry Allen, a
three-year-old sorrel mare owned by Mr. J. H. LA­
MAR; Go Boy’s Miss Cindy, a three-year-old black
mare owned by Mr. and Mrs. MARSHALL LEDBET­
TER of Columbia, Tennessee; and Handshaker’s
Copy, a four-year-old black stallion owned by Mr.
JOE WRIGHT of Nacogdoches, Texas.
Always a big question about this time of the year
is two-year-olds and, as usual, Doug has his share
of top stock. At present he is counting on the two-
time Futurity Champion, Go Boy’s Lady Beech, an
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excellent black filly owned by the Cashion Farms,
and Handshaker’s Delight B., a sorrel stallion that
is considered tops by all who have seen him. Delight
is owned by Mr. and Mrs. E. G. OMOHUNDRO of
Beaumont, Texas.
There are a lot of top horses on the one hundred
twenty-eight acres that go with the Doug Wolaver
Stables, and one of the best is Handshaker’s Rebel.
Watch for Doug Wolaver in the show ring on this
big-going black stallion . . . being loudly supported
by the Bill Jones family. Chances are that you will
join in, too. He is a great horse!
A GOOD TEAM — Rebel shows all the fine qualities of his
great sire - Doug Wolaver is up.
DOWN THE HALL - DOUG WOLAVER on Rebel makes a
good pass for the camera.
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