HEART OF DIXIE STABLES— Dr. N. S. Luton, owner of this thriving Alabama Walking Horse stable, is pictured w ' ith“ Big Bruce” Wright, number one supporter of the operation and Trainer Billy Cantrell.
CYCLONE carrying the mail in the stud classes and PRINCES GO BOY going in gelding classes. Billy also has a fine three year old mare named SUE’ S ROYAL LADY B belonging to Mrs. Luton, that is doing well. This mare is by MIDNIGHT IKE out of a MAY ALLEN mare and shows great promise.
One of the big items of discussion is a colt appropriately named“ COLT 45.” He is a black stud by MIDNIGHT SUN out of a STROLLING SUE marean d“ Big Bruce” Wright says everyone feels that he is a top colt in every respect. Other two year olds include a black stud by GO BOY’ S DEVIL and a real nice blue roan EBONY MAS TERPIECE filly that is making fine progress.
When the gate opens and the 1967 season gets underway we are sure to hear more about Billy Cantrell and the Heart of Dixie Stables. Dr. Luton and other horse enthusiasts in the area are fortunate to have such a promotion minded backer as Big Bruce...“ blow whistle blow”!!
Waggoner Stables
One of the most well respected Walking Horse enthusiasts in upper East Tennessee is“ Pop” Waggoner of Kingsport.“ Pop” has an interest in the Robinwood Farms but also has his own fine stable at another farm. He has Basil Morrison working a few horses for him and several are certainly worthy of mention. He has a real“ sho-nuff” strawberry roan two-year-old that is a“ big lick” kind of a natural colt. His name is SHADOW’ S FOLLY and he could shake a few people up. We also saw a fine black two-year-old that is by GO BOY’ S EASTER SON. He is a fine colt that could make a top prospect. Drop by to see Mr. Waggoner whenever you are in Kingsport.
Silo Hill Stable
South Carolina has a state full of fine Tennessee Walking Horses and some of the best in this area can be found at the Silo Hill Stables in Newberry, South Carolina. The stable is owned by Guy Whitener, Jr., and the head trainer is Bill Sledge.
Construction is still going on but the facilities for the actual walking of horses are already complete. Bill is working about twenty head of horses including five good looking two-year-olds.
Headlining the stable this year is INVASION PER SUASION. 1 his big bold four-year-old has the three solid gaits, cocky looks, and beautiful conformation that are characteristic of a world champion. He made his first show of the year in Gainesville, Florida, and beat everyone
16 in capturing the blue ribbon. Bill is planning a series of shows for this top contender but his plans are not complete at this time. MERRY BOY’ S SECRET is a top aged horse who
has been a consistent winner down through the years SECRET has plenty of potential and a planned program of training and showing should have him in top form by the time of the big show. SECRET has also been bred to some select mares and his future as a sire looks promising
indeed. Stuart Whitener is a pretty 16-year-old lass who is
working hard on becoming a prime contender in amateur classes. Guy bought her a top six-year-old mare, GO BOY’ S DEBBIE GIRL, and she is doing a fine job already. Stuart is one of the top students in the country. In a recent nationwide achievement test, this fine student scored in the top 10 % of the students in the country. This was a duplication for this little lady as she also captured this award the year before. Congratulations to Stuart for her blue ribbon performance in the classroom.
Leslie is the youngest of the Whitener’ s two girls and she is something to see. Her horse is named RANDY and you would have to see him to believe it. Leslie may show a Walking Horse in leadline classes later this year, but plans for this little horsewoman arc incomplete as of now.
Guy plans to show later on this year also but is unsure as to who his horse will be. Guy is a“ veteran” as he was the South Carolina reserve junior champion on BILLY’ S HI FIVE in his first year of showing. That’ s quite a start
and it will be hard to beat.
Bill Sledge has an 18-year-old son who is already winning blue ribbons in hot competition. Bill won the juvenile class and the juvenile stake in Gainesville, Florida, earlier this year and is taking on all comers with BILLY’ S HI FIVE.
The barn itself is 204 feet long with a 24-foot-wide hall for working horses. It contains 24 spacious stalls and a big ring outside serves a very useful purpose. This working ring is 120 feet wide and 250 feet long. The stable and other facilities are located on 35 acres of prime land. Needless to say, there is plenty of room for expansion.
Richard Pate Stables
We are happy to announce the opening of the new Richard Pate Stables in Covington, Tennessee. Due to the limited amount of available stalls at their stables in Rossville, Tenn., Dickie and Russell decided to dissolve their partnership, and Dickie has established his own barn at the location of the D. D. Dickey barn in Covington. Dickie has a barn full of horses, including several top twoyear-olds for this season. Mr. Charlie Graves of Memphis has an outstanding black stud colt that is all ready for the gates to open. Sired by MACK K’ s REFLECTION, this colt can do a head-shaking running walk and then drop back and perform a flat walk with plenty of head motion.
Dickie also has under saddle the first colt sired by his top stud, HAWK’ S MEMORY. This fine black stud colt is owned by the Barnie Bramlett’ s of Oxford, Miss., and Dickie. Mr. D. D. Dickey has a fine two-year-old black HANDSHAKER filly that is really going to be a top mare. Dickie is busy getting GO BOY’ S NIGHT PROWLER ready for the up and coming season. This five-year-old stud was shown successfully by Dickie last year in junior and open classes and was recently crowned the Mid-South Walking Horse Champion. This season he will enter the
amateur ranks as an amateur mount for owner Janie Bramlctt. Dickie invites everyone to drop in to sec him
and his top stock at their new location.
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