owned by Mr . and Mrs . Dale Hildebrand and daughter , Kathy , Summerdale . Pa . Recently they bought CHI TAIN ’ S SATTELITE . a striking mahogany bay gelding from Mr . Floyd Moore . Mrs . Hildebrand is already in the irons and soon will hit the show ring . This , fine fann y is proud of their Walking Horses and enthusiastic about the summer shows .
Mr . C . W . Crist , York , Pa ., a long time supporter and
exhibitor of Walking Horses , has a sensational three-vearold roan gelding , DIXIE MIDNIGHT BOV This ig horse has a fantastic , high-going front end and a long striding back end to make him a leading contender in junior classes . He ’ ll really catch your eye .
MISS TREVA , a beautiful black mare of wide reputation . is working better than ever . She is owned . by Mr .
and Mrs . John Corbett , Clear Spring , Md ., and is shown by their daughter , Barbara . When this enthusiastic Walking Horse family went shopping for a top amateur mare last summer , they wanted one of the best . They found this in MISS TREVA . She is trained to perfection by Charles Mullins and is now “ just right .” So watch for this sensational head-shaking mare and her talented lady rider because once you see this mare , you ’ ll love her .
While at the Quentin School Mr . Mullins sold two horses to Mr . Louis U . Shinnamon , Cumberland , Md . He now proudly owns the Sterner mare , SWEET SUE and Mr . C . W . Crists ’ famous black stallion , I . GOT TO GO BOY . Mr . Shinnamon and his son plan to show these horses themselves this summer . A beautiful four-year-old black mare and a promising two-year-old were placed in training with Mr . Mullins . This fine colt is already under saddle and has a big start on most two-year-olds .
Mr . and Mrs . A . J . Personius , Ithaca , N . Y ., visited the barn and bought two fine horses . Mrs . Personuis will show DE GO BOY , a black gelding with a great running walk , while her husband will show a big-going black stallion , GO BOY ’ S TIME ’ S SQUARE , previously owned by Mr . Shinnamon . They also own the fine stallion , SOUVENIR ’ S JET , who has sired many good colts . One of his colts , JET ’ S WILSON JEWEL , has been placed in training and this roan has a back end that just won ’ t quit . He will hit the show ring in no time .
Mr . J . S . Beahan , Clearfield , Pa ., has a handsome sorrel GO BOY gelding who is doing three good gaits . Named MERRY BOY ’ S KING BEE II , this horse will really catch your eye . Mr . Beahan plans to show his horse himself this summer in amateur classes .
Nonie Hawkins is busy showing a beautiful palomino gelding , ARTHUR J ’ S CHANCE for Mr . Arthur Hendrickson and the Cumberland Valley Stables . This gelding has a big heart and an equally big and bold way of going and can really fly in the running walk . With Nonie Hawkins in the saddle they make a lovely pair and have already made several fine shows . Watch for this top horse and talented rider in open competition this summer .
Two promising three-year-olds , one a beautiful palomino gelding and the other a fine white gelding , are working well for Mr . Carl Hoppl , Long Island , N . Y . These horses were started late but are rapidly making orogress in their training .
GO BOY ’ S LUCKY ' STREAK , or WALK ON BYE
as he is also known , is a magnificent bay stallion owned by Nonie Hawkins . This stud is truly a beautiful animal and has three teriffic gaits to match . He can “ go on ” in the running walk and shake his head . He and his owner are ready to meet open competition and they ’ ll sweep you off your feet .
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The Cumberland Valley Walking Horse Stables k
• Jv nroud of their great chestnut stallion , GO BOY ’ S
Firefly This beautiful merry go boy stud ^
compete with the best stake horses anywhere . He made a fantastic showing at New Castle , Pa . and opened many people ’ s eyes . You just . can t say enough about this horse vith the Celebration lick . Just watch for him this year because he will be in there fighting for the blue ribbon
in every show he makes .
GO BOY ’ S SPOTLIGHT is one of the best amateur stallions anywhere . He is owned by Mr . Lincoln Shelton , Chatham , Va . and has a big , bold way of going . He can do all three gaits to perfection and will be a top contender in amateur classes .
Scruggs-Baier Stables
One of the up-and-coming young trainers showing out of Rutherford , Tennessee is a man by the name of Ted Baicr . We saw him in the show ring on many occasions last year and his horses seem to be getting better with every show . To prove this statement , Ted is showing a two-year-old chestnut filly by SUN ’ S DELIGHT for Mr . and Mrs . Foster Willett , Jonesboro , Arkansas . Ted won the Columbia Spring Jubilee class and the Covington , nr . . ______— * Vnc nn / a Hpr namp A PUTT TM ?
LIGHT .
Also showing out of the Scruggs-Baier show stable is MACK K ’ S MOTION , owned and shown by Dee Bufford of Dyersburg , Tennessee . Dee tied second at Columbia this year with this juvenile mount , following up her 4th place tie at the Celebration last year . Ted says he has a new customer , Mr . W . H . Gaines from Blytheville , Arkansas . He and his daughter Debbie who will be showing a Walking Pony by SHADOW ’ S REPLICA . Mr . Gaines also owns the aged stud that Ted has been doing well with , SUN ’ S RISING SHINE . Two of his amateurs are ' SUN ’ S PLAYBOY , shown by Mr . W . B . Cherry , Henderson , Tennessee and JIMMIE ’ S PRIDE , shown by Mr . Edward Bugg , Clinton , Kentucky . Also showing out of this stable is a three-year-old EBONY MASTER PIECE stallion for Tasso Cantrell of Greenville , Tennessee . Ted won several blues last year with this horse and deserves watching when he enters the ring . One of Ted ’ s regular customers that has been with him most of the time is Mr . Melvin Dickens of Trimble , Tennessee .
A new addition to the Scruggs-Baier Stable is Ralph
Craig . Sue and Ted are especially proud of this new stock , since it is their three-month-old son . He ’ s already
made about 6 horse shows this year , so you can better believe that he will know what a horse is all about in a few years . Congratulations to Ted Baier on his winning horses and new son .
Talked with Dude at a horse show recently and seems to be doing extremely well in Creedmoor , Noil
^ese days . He has just started showing SL ‘ ACK SHADOW , a thrce-year-old horse , for O . otanfield , Creedmoor , N . C . This is the one that topped tr ar msdale Sale in 1965 and was never shown as a t ' N < year-o d . He should be watched , he may be one of 110- time horses soon . We were talking with Dude when he had to run get norsc ready to show , so we didn ’ t finish our conversatio consequently left out some of his customers , but v
Sot this far . He ’ s showing WILD TURKEY for Mr- a
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