A & B WALKING HORSE SALE HOLDS FIRST AUCTION IN COOKEVILLE
The first A & B Walking Horse Sale was held in Cookeville, Tennessee on November 16-17. Owners
T. L. Adcock, McMinnville; Elmore Brock, Sparta; S. W. Beech, Jr., Lewisburg; and Pete Yokley, Pulaski, are all well know in the Walking Horse business and their sale went as they had expected for the
first adventure. The auction was held in a covered sales arena with ample stalls and parking facilities for the public. Auctioneers Eddie Bryant and Pete Yokley did their usual good jobs in the auction booth, keeping the sellers and buyers alert. The ringmen were Gary White, Joe Van Clayton and Johnny Jones. There were 100 horses listed in their catalog, but around 150 horses were run through the sale. Mr.
Brock and Mr. Adcock both observed that the horses were bringing about what they had expected. The presence of many Walking Horse trainers showed the interest that this new sale had created.
One of the interesting notes was a buyer that has
been attending most of the horse sales in this area. Mr. R. B. Hickey of the L & N Livestock Company
in Chattanooga, Tennessee has been one of the biggest buyers at all auctions. He purchased 57 head at the recent Murray Farm Sale and was by far the
biggest buyer at the A & B Sale. All of the horses that he buys at auction are carried to Chattanooga
and resold, either by private sale or in the weekly Thursday night auction. The auctioneers are always glad to see Mr. Hickey attending one of their sales, because they know that he comes to buy. There are plans at present to hold a Spring Sale in Cookevile next year. We wish them much success in their future ventures.
50 VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse