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Buddy Hugh always has top stock and DRUG DEAL­
ER is one of those kind. Buddy has high hopes for this
horse and you can bet Buddy will have him ready for show
season in top form. Carl Edwards and MIDNIGHT’S
GREAT SUN are out to surprise them all. Carl has this
horse going the way top stock should and he will be one
of the dark horses to watch this year.
JOLLY RODGER is a threat for the blue every time
the gate swings open. Willard Tenpenny has worked hard
on this horse and his efforts are bearing fruit. Boyd Hud*
gins is another man to keep an eye on with his sorrel
stud. Boyd took the blue in the junior class last year and
he liked it. He will be out to repeat his triumph this year
and he has a horse that could do it. Horace Young has the
three year old champion mare under his care and she
could suprise the boys in the championship. GO BOY’S
DARK LADY is that kind of horse and she will be right
there challenging the best of them.
Doug Wolaver, one of the most able trainers around,
will be in there battling all the way on GO BOY’S MISS
CINDY. This fine mare is a champion by any measure and
she could easily surprise all of the favorites. Jack Mont­
gomery and SHADOW’S GOLD BOND have been under
wraps somew'hat but Jack says the horse is ready for this
year. Jack has really taken his time with this horse and
the rewards for his tireless efforts should come this season.
And last, but far from least, is Steve Hill and THE
MIDNIGHT HEIR. Steve has a knack for coming up
with top horses and this is certainly one of them. Steve
has the savvy and ability to get to the top and this horse
is as well equipped as any to get him there.
These are not all of the top junior horses but they
arc the ones that have been called to our attention during
the past months of speculation. They will all have to scrap
hard for the ribbons they get and when the middle of the
season comes we should have a better idea of the real
contenders for the junior championship.
March Issue Begins Sixth Year
The March issue of the VOICE ushered in a new
year for the magazine, our sixth. Five years lay behind
us and countless years ahead of us. We would like to look
back and reminsce but at present we are too busy looking
to the future.
The last five years have been very satisfying for the
VOICE as we have experienced record growth in sub­
scribers and advertising volume. Our subscription list con­
tinues to grow' steadily and this is return enough for our
efforts.
The VOICE renews its promise to continue to strive
for the betterment of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed
in all activities and phases. Like ourselves, the breed has
experienced record growth in the last few years, and the
future still shines with promise. If wc all work together,
the further expansion and improvement of the breed
is imminent.
The past year saw the VOICE move into a larger and
more workable building with an increase in staff.
These changes were made with the idea of improving the
quality of our publication as well as serving the Walking
Hocse community better. Our production facilities have
been radically improved and the magazine will be more
pBN&pt in delivery in the future. All these things are
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tangible evidence to our growth and desire to serve our
readers better.
The VOICE would like to take this opportunity to
thank all of our readers for their help during the past
and encourage them to write us and tell us their views
about our magazine and the Walking Horse industry
itself. Any ideas or criticisms of a constructive nature are
always welcome from our readers.
YANKEE CLIPPINGS
by Anne L. Prescott
Oak Lane Farm
Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
The first shows are just around the corner and I can
hardly wait for the gates to open. I heard from Albert
Davis, and he seems to be all ready for the shows with a
good string. He is working fourteen head, one of which is
a real good three-year-old stud called BAD WHISKEY.
This black roan with a white blaze is the kind of horse
that everyone likes. He just naturally walks with a big
front end, and his owner, Mr. C. Richard Bell, is hoping
that he will be an amateur horse in the near future.
Albert has a real good four year old black stud for
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller of Lebanon. They also have
a three year old filly in the barn.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cook have a nice SOUVENIR
stud, a three year old, with Albert. This horse is making
a lot of progress. We know that he has to be good because
Mr. Cook never picks anything but the best!
We have to keep our eyes open for a sorrell filly that
was just started. This filly belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Nor­
man Eshleman of Mechanicsburg and is out of the famous
show mare MERRY ENTERTAINER. If the old saying
of ‘Like mother like daughter’ holds true this filly will
really be a good one.
MERRY HEADSHAKER, the four year old filly that
was shown in aged classes last season, has greatly improved
since last summer. That is almost too good to be true
since she beat many of the aged mares last year. I just
heard recently that this mare was purchased by Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Brenner for their son Jeff to show and has
been placed in the capable hands of Charles Mullins for
the coming season.
SHADOW’S BANDIT, the favorite mount of Mr.
Richard Stevens, has been resting most of the winter, but
is expected to come out this spring better than ever. MID­
NIGHTS PERFECTION is headed for another top season
guided by Mr. C. Richard Bell. This team had a good
season last year and is looking forward to doing even
better this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klompus of Lebanon have a five
year old SOUVENIR stud that is getting better every
time he comes out of the stall. We all knew that Mr.
Klompus would not stay away from the horses for too long!
The American Walking Horse Association School is
planned for May 4, 5, and 6 at the Quentin Riding Club.
The facilities of this club are well known for their ex­
cellence and the school should be better than ever. I sure
do hope that you folks will send me your news whenever
you get a little bit of time. Remember that this is your
colupin, and I sure do like those letters folks, so keep’em
coming.
VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse