1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 May Voice RS | Page 59

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HERSHEL TALLEY STABLES
It looks as if a lot of people will point their fingers
at the VOICE this season and say, "You let the best
one get away.” This is exactly what we did when
we gave away Mack K’s Gratis at the Celebration
last year. We wanted to give away a top colt, and
from what we saw recently he is just that. He was
named by our Office Manager, BESS FAULKNER
(the name means "gift”), and Hershel has decided
to show him under this name. Gratis has turned out
to be a beautiful deep sorrel and is about as good
as any two-year-old we have seen this year. Hershel
says he is the best two-year-old he has ever had.
Gratis now belongs to Mr. LURLIE ELLENBURG
of Arab, Alabama, and Mr. HERSHEL TALLEY.
The "big horse” of the Talley Stables is, of course,
Clown’s Spur, the fantastic Junior horse that made
such a late-season reputation last year (Hershel was
prevented from showing him in the Celebration due
to an eye injury). He is better than ever and ready
for competition in the four-year-old division.
Hershel is not exactly "afoot” in the three-year-
old class, either. He showed us a sorrel stud with a
white mane and tail that could shake some people
up. He is owned by Dr. JIM YEGERT of Blounts-
ville and is named Clown’s Image. Watch for him,
too!
Thirty horses are a lot for any training operation
and with three helpers Hershel spends a lot of time
in the saddle at Baileyton, Alabama.
VALLEY VIEW STABLES
From Stuart, Virginia, comes news that EVERETT
MAJORS, well-known young Walking Horse trainer,
has opened a new training operation. They have a
twenty-four-stall stable and at present are working
eighteen head of stock. Owner- of the stable is Mr.
JAMES C. JOYCE of Stuart, Virginia. Some of his
better stock at this stage include a three-year-old
Go Boy stud colt, and five two-year-old colts. In the
Juvenile Class, the Valley View Stables will be rep­
resented by JIMMY JOYCE, who will be riding Sun’s
Hullabaloo. We will have more news on this new
Walking Horse operation later on.
JACK DARNELL STABLES
LATE ITEM!!! While we were making such a fuss over
this two-year-old stallion, DOROTHY (Mrs. HERSHEL)
TALLEY put us all in the shade by announcing the
birth of Miss NANETTE TALLEY. Born April 19,
Nanette weighed six pounds, fourteen ounces. A pretty
little filly she is, too! Congratulations, Hershel and
Dorothy.
May, 1966
During the 1965 season there was a black stud
horse that was consistent in putting the presure on
every top stake horse he met this side of the Cele­
bration. Shadow’s Nomad, a five-year-old stud, train­
ed by JACK DARNELL and owned by Mr. BOB
ALLEN of Fayetteville, Tennessee, won seventeen
stake class blues and was never tied below third
before the World Championship. Of this horse, Jack
says, "He is the most consistent three-gaited Walk­
ing Horse I have ever ridden.” What are his pros­
pects for 1966? Both his trainer and his owner be­
lieve that he can compete with the best showing.
Remember Shadow’s Nomad!
The Darnell Stables, located in the thriving and
growing metropolis of Huntsville, Alabama, is well
known in the Walking Horse business. At present
Jack has several outstanding horses including In­
vasion’s Headman, a top two-year-old (I repeat . . .
top) bay stallion that is owned by WOODROW GORD
of Huntsville. He also has a bay four-year-old stal-
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