1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 September Voice RS | Page 6

SIR GALAHAD JOINS THE ROUND TABLE
OF THE JOE WEBB STABLES
that?” He looked and looked, and finally asked if he
could ride him. Fred Condry and JOE WEBB found
that they had something in common: they both had
read the book, "The Care and Training of the Ten­
nessee Walking Horse.” When Joe got in the saddle
he could hardly believe it . . . "He feels just like I
have been training him all his life,” he said.
Joe Webb bought Sir Galahad and took him to
Searcy, Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Condry depos­
ited a good-sized check in the Maryville Bank and
Trust Company, and every once in a while Fred will
call Searcy and say, "Joe, how is my little black
horse doing?” So far Joe has been able to answer,
"Fred, he keeps getting better and better.”
He has joined the round table of top horses from
the Joe Webb Stables.
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This could well be the title of a story of "rags to
riches.” It is a story about a little black stallion,
his devoted owner and a big-time trainer.
Sir Galahad was foaled May 4, 1961. He had little
professional training as a two-year-old before becom­
ing the property of Mr. and Mrs. FRED CONDRY of
Maryville, Tennessee. Now, Fred was an amateur:
he did all his own training and worked with Sir Gal­
ahad and a few other horses after work in the even­
ing. In the spring of 1965, Fred and Sir Galahad
headed down the "Kingston Pike” from Knoxville to
Chattanooga — a well-known thoroughfare for "rum
runners” — to the first horse show of the season.
Much to his surprise, when the blue ribbon winner
was called out it was ... it was . . . right! Sir Gal­
ahad! Fred almost fell off his little black horse. Fred
scraped up SI50.00 and ran an ad on Galahad in
the VOICE. There was a series of impressive wins
for this team last year that was topped off with a
Reserve to Bomb’s Ballyhoo at Columbia, Tennessee.
All summer long, Fred and Galahad worked toward
the Celebration. When the gate finally opened in the
Amateur Class, the going was rough. They made the
final workout but it was almost too much for them.
No ribbon for Galahad that night.
Fred and his wife worried about Galahad all winter
long. They felt that he was not getting a chance to
do his best and so they decided to sell him at the
Spring Murray Farm Sale and let some professional
trainer get him. One day during the sale, Fred and
Galahad were preparing for a short workout. A well-
known trainer came up and asked, "What horse is
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HORSE AUCTION
SALE!
NOVEMBER 17-18
AT OLD MILKY WAY FARM, PULASKI, TENNESSEE
TO MILES NORTH ON HIGHWAY 31
SALE TO START 10:00 A.M. — SELLING TOP
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