BAKER of White Pine , Tennessee . Also in train ’ with Mike is an aged horse and a two-year-old by Mr . JIM TAYLOR . Bill , Bud and Mike extend^ invitation to everyone to come by and see them ^
EAST TENNESSEE
Our names are CAROLYN and SKIP STANSBERRY . We are going to try to keep you informed on East Tennessee . We hope to let you know about some of
the people and . their horses .
Looks like everyone is anxious for the coming show season . One person in particular is ROY STARKEY , who is back in the saddle for Mr . E . C . NICHOLS at Southbrook Stable . Roy has just finished two years in the Army and Mr . Nichols is very fortunate to have him back as a trainer . He has only been back a short time but is fast working his horses into shape . He will have two five-year-old studs , Shadows Suburban and Tree ’ s Shadow , to show in the stake classes and both look good . In the mare division , Roy is well supplied . A black four-year-old mare , Shadow ’ s Glory , has had a slow start but is coming on strong . Shadow ’ s City Girl , who has a most likable disposition , can walk right on . One of the prettiest mares around is Go Boy ’ s Magic , a three-year-old , and she should prove hard to beat . Roy will be busy getting four two-year-olds ready and they all look like good prospects . In three-year-old studs , Myster ’ s Secret and Myster ’ s Command will be walking their way into the top money . Miss DEBBIE POLLARD , Mr . Nichols ’ pretty granddaughter , will be as crowd-pleasing as ever in the Amateur classes on her good mare , Dream at Midnight . On a trip to Virginia , Roy came back with three nice . horses for Mr . F . J . BELL and one for Dr . JAMES L . KEATING of Gainville , Va . Dr . Keating owns a fine three-year-old stud by Sun Dust , and he is really nice to look at . Mr . Bell owns a nice gelding which Roy is working for Mr . Bell to show in the Amateur classes . Mr . Bell also owns a pretty roan mare and a nice two-year-old . I ’ m sure we will see good shows by all of these horses .
Fifteen miles east of Knoxville on U . S . 11-E , we stopped at the Mullins ’ Stables that opened last November . Mr . BILL Mullins and his wife SHIRLEY , and Mr . BUD Mullins and his wife BETTY are some of the nicest people in the business . They really make you feel welcome at their barn . Their horses are under the capable hands of MIKE JANWAY and he is doing a fine job . Mike has a four-year-old mare , Merry Acres Anna , hitting a big lick and on her way to the winners circle . Another four-year-old is a black stud Sun ’ s Suspicion , and he should win his share also ’ Two new additions to the barn are an aged stud Determination Image , and a black mare , Royal Blood ’ who is a sister to Ebony Masterpiece . We should see both of these in the top money . One of the nicest three-year-olds in East Tennessee is being worked by Mike : Colonel Bennett , owmed by Dr . EUGENE
We made a stop at Stockcreek Stables to see h Mr . ROY THURMAN , owner and trainer , is cornin '*
along with his stock . As far as selling , he has Us J beat up here . He just sold his top mare , Trouble ’ s Mighty Maid , to a Mr . WHALEY in Gatlinburg . Manv of us will remember some of her fine shows . Mr . Thurman has sold two nice two-year-olds , one going to Fall Branch , Tennessee , and the other to Johnson City . Then he sold a fine three-year-old stud , and his pleased owners took the horse home to Kentucky . Though it sounds like he has sold most of his horses * he still has a fine selection left to show . In the limelight is a big blue roan stud named Boy ’ s Blue Boy who made quite a name for himself last year and will be back even stronger in the four-year-old classes this year . Mr . Thurman will be showing Black Cadillac in the stake classes and should do very well . Sun ’ s Diamond Boy , a two-year-old half-brother to Boy ’ s Blue Boy , will be making his bid for honors and should be every bit as good as his brother .
Coming through upper East Tennessee , my husband dropped in to visit with Mr . JOHN T . CARTER at Robinwood Farm and received the usual warm welcome you get at all Walking Horse stables . John T . was busy working his stock , which consists of 32 head , and all nice . He has a new assistant trainer , Mr . TOMMY WETZEL from Elizabethton , Tennessee , and he is a great help , plus being a very promising young trainer . They brought out a three-year-old bay stud , Mr . Sandman by Witch Doctor out of a Romeo Allen mare , owned by Mr . and Mrs . RUSSELL WAG GONER . This horse is really something to watch . He has a tremendous way of going and should find his way to the winners circle without a bit of trouble . Then John worked Top Talent , one of the top mares in the country , and she is even prettier and better than ever . Another good aged mare working is owned by Mr . and Mrs . BOB BURGAN of Lincolnton , N . C . John and Tommy have their hands full with eight two-year-olds and nine three-year-olds . Go Boy ’ s Black Glory , a three-year-old stud owned by Mr . and Mrs . WADE BULLA , is coming along nicely , as is a black three-year-old Go Boy mare owned by Dr . TRAPP- Another nice three-year-old is a Sun Dust mare owned by Mr . and Mrs . BURLEY LIONTZA . We hope to get back to Robinwood soon and tell you more about it .
Tuesday , April 5 , I went to Gray Station , Tennessee , to the East Tennessee Walking Horse Sale and , despite the very cold , windy day , a good crowd was there to bid on some fine horses . Top Talent , with John T Carter up , warmed the crowd up some and the bidding went to $ 14,100 before stopping . John
did not sell her but the last time I heard she was still in the process of trying to be bought . There were some nice amateur horses and young horses tha sold at good prices . All in all it was a good sale and I got to talk to some people that I hadn ’ t seen since show season . ELMORE BROCK , SAM PASCHAL , HAROLD KENNEDY , ROY DAVIS , WINK GROOVER , and KENNY PRICE were there , to name a few , an it was nice to talk to each of them .
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