Dan Turney Stables
The Dan Turney Stables of Somerville, Alabama has a small 12 stall Walking Horse operation. Dan has been a trainer since age 15, but due to spinal arthritis was force to quit riding 3 years ago. The horses are trained and n den by 10 year old Beth Turney with Dan acting as
ground man. Beth’ s stake horse is GO BOYS GREY GHOST by
MERRY GO BOY. They have won 133 ribbons m the past two years and they are looking better than ever this
spring. Beth will also show a two year old sorrel filly, GREY GHOST’ S SHOW GIRL, owned by Mr. Curtis Lee of Somerville. This filly can really walk and should place high in the best shows. In the aged mare class she will show MIDNIGHT STAR, a black mare with a big lick, owned by Mrs. Dan Turney.
A two year old grey stud colt, DANS GO BOY, by GO BOY’ S GREY GHOST, is the talk of North Alabama. He is one of those big, leggy colts that can drive with the back end and reach with the front end. He keeps his head set high and shakes it in an exaggerated fashion. This colt will probably be shown by Mr. J. B. Coker of Coker Stables.
Beth still plans to show her chestnut sorrel pony LITTLE SUNDUST, by SUN DUST and out of a MER RY GO BOY mare. Beth only got to show this pony half the season last year, due to a foot injury, but still placed 5th in the Alabama Pony Championship. She will also show LITTLE SUNDUST in walking equitation, as she did last year when out of seven starts they won seven blues. When Beth enters the ring on any of these horses, you would do well to take a good look.
Jefferson Lake Stables
Located in Charlottesville, Virginia in the shadow of Thomas Jefferson’ s home“ Monticello,” is the new and modern Walking Horse Stables of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Dettor, Jr. which began full operation in January, 1967. The manager and trainer is Mr. Everette Shippe whose ability and reputation is attested to by the fact that the barn is already filled to capacity. Plans are underway to add more stalls.
Consisting now of 17 stalls, a large indoor work areplus office and tack room, the barn is light and airy am always immaculately dean. A unique feature is the loca tion of the automatic cooler and wash rack. Usually stud away in some out of the way corner, in this barn it oc cupies the very front of the building, much like the lobb’ of a hotel. Opening on to the white columned from portico, it has large glass doors through which spectator may view the horses being washed and cooled off afte their work outs.
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This central section of Virginia is predominately hunter and jumper country and has never before had but a few Tennessee Walking Horses. There have been many Er roncous reports concerning their training and this stable hopes to correct these by inviting the public to view every phase of their training operations. y Above the cooling room is a delightfully appointed air
conditioned lounge for entertaining and even has facilities to accomodate an overnight guest or two. The pictUre
windows give a panoramic vievv of the mountains and Jefferson Lake where a flock of wild mallards do their own kind of training in take-offs and landings, while on the shore a peacock struts his beauty in front of his harem.
Such a jewel of a setting should contain equally brilliant show prospects and it does just that. Mr. Dettor will challenge all amateurs this season with his new black
SHADOW gelding. Mistress Ashley, the Dettor’ s lovely young daughter, will be in the ring with her pony BAM BAM who has already garnered ribbons for her. We didn’ t get the pony’ s age but this accomplished horsewoman ' is just coming three in August.
Mr. Robert Harris of Charlottesville, recently acquired a lovely five year old blue roan mare, THE ROLL ING DUTCHESS, who is literally poetry in motion. He will again show ROLLING DUKE. These two, the big dark stallion and big genial Bob, have always seemed to have rapport in the ring. Their success last year seems to have further inspired them as Bob declares they are“ just right” this year.
Mr. Shippe, the trainer, will exhibit a two year old gray mare belonging to Gordon Singlas which right now can show some of the oldsters how it should be done.
Some of the other excellent prospects in the stable are a two year old roan filly owned by Mrs. Lundine of Morris Hill, Maine; an amateur horse belonging to Mr. Woolridge of York, Pennsylvania. Clinton, Maryland is represented by Mr. Ike Vulcan’ s black GO BOY stud. From Roanoke, Virginia there’ s Mr. Jim Barlow’ s two year old MACK K stud that shows great promise. Mr. Ed Floyd of Cedar Hill has a nice colt coming two. Mr. Harry Copperthite’ s palamino stud fro Culpeper and a mare coming three belonging to Mrs. Webb of Crewe, Virginia are taking their training well.
The stable is well represented with seasoned veterans, well trained youngsters and beginners who will have their inherent gaits properly developed under Mr. Shippe’ s expert guidance. All visitors will be most welcome.
Staley Stables
We would like to welcome Mr. William Staley and his charming wife Dr. Linda Staley to the world of Walking Horses. This fine couple and their two youngsters, Duke Barnes, 12 years old and Evelyn, 11 years old, iecently moved to Lewisburg and purchased property on the Lewisburg-Shelbyville Highway from Mr. Fran^ Roper of Winter Garden, Florida. They recently moved from Miami, Florida, where both Mr. Staley, who is a lawyer and Mrs. Staley, who is a practicing MD, were
engag < fo in their various businesses. They have found a welcome mat in Lewisburg, how
ever, and both plan to practice there. At presentY } have three horses including SHADOW’ S HOT SHL • which Linda plans to show later on. They hope to c0 tinue with the stable and training operation but ha ew plans to make before getting into it full swing-( Continued on Page 14)
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