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CHATTER by Charlotte Lee Neill P. 0. Box 191 Tuscumbia, Alabama Y
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In the northwestern part of Alabama, things are really swinging. Everyone is working hard trying to get all those new colts ready for show-time. I guess this is true of the training stables all over the country.
“ Ole” John Phillips and his trainer, Phil Goodwin, of Phillips Stables, Tuscumbia. have a good lineup of young horses this spring. Among their two year olds are: a striking, dark bay filly by EBONY MASTERPIECE, owned by Fred O. Kimbrough of Tuscumbia: a loose black filly
by GLORY’ S MACK K, out of a MIDNIGHT SUN mare, owned by our local D. V. M. Hillard Whitlock; a
blue roan filly by MR. SUNDUST, owned by Charles Carmichael of Tuscumbia; a roan filly by GLORY’ S MACK K. a bay SUNDUST gelding, and a sorrel gelding by GLORY’ S MACK K, all owned by John Phillips.
In the three year old category, they have: COLONEL SAM, a sorrel gelding by MR. SUNDUST. owned by Gus Davis of Florence; and a bay SUNDUST gelding owned by John Phillips. One of their top horses is a three year old black stud colt by GLORY’ S MACK K out of a
MIDNIGHT SUN mare. This big, handsome colt, GLORY’ S GRAND PRIX. is proudly owned by Dennis Reid, our local Pontiac dealer.
In the Juvenile Division are: the popular, young Miss Rhonda Marmann will be showing a new juvenile horse this year. MAUGREY’ S SOCIETY GIRL is a great young mare owned by Rhonda’ s grandmother. Mrs. Fred
Kimbrough of Tuscumbia. Also Miss Tana Reid and her good pony, SHADOW’ S GTO, are getting ready to bring home the ribbons. Then there’ s that well known fatherson team of Dr. W. R. Trapp and Rustv, showing GOLD SUN’ S GOLDEN GIRL and GO BOY’ S LADY LOU in amateur and pony classes, respectively. Good Luck to all!
Phillips Stables is standing GLORY’ S MACK K this
year. He is OLD GLORY— MIDNIGHT SUN bred and has a great future as a sire of walking colts. There are a
few under saddle now ' that will be shown this year.
Sam Hall Stables
I regret to report that MR. PIDDLEY, the renowned big, black stud shown by Sam Hall in Amateur Classes all over the country accidentally broke his right foreleg on
February 25. He was taken to Auburn University for further treatment of the compound fracture. We all know Sam was looking forward to showing his great stud this season and we extend our sympathies. But, we hope to see him show some of those good colts he has by MR PIDDLEY and MR. SUNDUST.
Wallace Dunn Stables
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Our good friend Bob Krabbenhoft, from Scottsville, Kentucky, has been doing some Barnstorming and was kind enough to send in some interesting information regarding what he saw. From all indications the Walking Horse activity in Kentucky is at a fever pitch with the approach of show season. We appreciate Bob’ s efforts on our behalf and the Walking Horse interests in Kentucky.
We haven’ t visited the Kentucky areas as much this past year as we have in previous years, inasmuch as we have had horses stabled in Tennessee. However, I think we have some news that may be of interest to you. Young Buddy Clay and his wife, Faye, have enlarged their bam and now have 18 stalls. All of these are filled and they have a waiting list that would almost fill the bam again. There seems to be a great deal of interest created in Southern Kentucky, and more and more people are wanting to own and show Walking Horses. They have ten two-year olds in training, and it would appear that they should have some very good stock coming out of this group. Buddy bought two SUN’ S DELIGHT fillies at the Harlinsdale Sale last fall. One of these was for Mr. Allen of Franklin, Kentucky, and the other is owned jointly by Buddy and Ralph Eugene Johnson of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Both of these fillies are doing very well, and Mr. Allen has turned down a great deal of money for his filly. They also have a MIDNIGHT BEAU stud colt, owned by Wayne Coker of Russellville, Kentucky that anyone would be proud to have in their bam. Mike Simmons of Russellville has a MIDNIGHT SE CRET filly, and his brother, Sonny Simmons, has a double bred MACK K stud. Both of these young horses are also doing very well. The black three-year old mare that Buddy showed so successfully last season has taken to canter very well and should again bring home her share of the ribbons. This mare was shown very heavily last season, and beat some very highly regarded two-year-olds throughout Kentucky and Tennessee. They have four three-year-olds in training and also have two aged horses.
This young couple has come a long ways in about three years, and they should make a good name for themselves
in the Walking Horse business.
David Bailey of Glasgow, Kentucky did very well last year with his little gray amateur horse, MR. CLUE, and placed high in the high point award for the State of Kentucky. David also has a MIDNIGHT SUN threeyear old in training with Carl Young at the Bendor Farm that should come out as a very good three-year-old this year. Robert Bishop also of Glasgow did very well last season with SPECK’ S MOONSHINE. This four-year-old is by SPECK OF THE HILLS and is a good junior horse. I am sure that he will be noticed wherever he shows this coming season. Billy Huffman of Glasgow informs me that
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