1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 November Voice RS | Page 44

RED BRIDGE DISPERSAL
PRECEDES THIRD ANNUAL
MIDWEST WALKING HORSE SALE
MIDWEST
Midnight Secret Tops Sale With
Record luction Price
KANSAS CITY, MO.
The Third Annual Mid-West Walking Horse Sale,
held each October in Kansas City during the week of
the American Royal Horse Show, was preceded this
year by a dispersal sale of the breeding stock of Red
Bridge Stables. A check of the records indicates that
there were buyers from 26 different states, with con­
siderable interest being shown from Southern as well
as Western Walking Horse enthusiasts. There were
120 horses sold during the Red Bridge dispersal and
twenty-three that had been consigned for the Mid-
West Sale.
The Beech-Yokley sales organization, which included
Herbert McClain, Charlie Williamson, Gary "Butch”
White, Charles Bennett and Benvis Beachboard, han­
dled the auction, ably assisted by Larry1 Shanks and
Frank Logan, members of Dr. Baney’s staff at Red
Bridge Stables.
Air transportation was furnished to several interest­
ed groups from Middle Tennessee. Making the trip
by plane were Mr. and Mrs. Vic Thompson, Mr. and
Airs. Wallace Brandon, Mr. Sam Paschal, Mr. James
Rowland, Mr. Benvis Beachboard, Mr. Russell Pate,
Mr. Richard Pate and Mr. Steve Beech.
The sale was started with the introduction of several
outstanding colts by MIDNIGHT SECRET, followed
by the presentation of MIDNIGHT SECRET for sale
at auction. The big stud was bid to seventy-one thous­
and dollars for a complete sale and thirty-six thous­
and, five hundred dollars for half ownership. An inter­
esting note was the presence of a representative of
the Minnesota Walking Horse Association, Mr. George
Statesberv, who was authorized to bid up to fifty
thousand"dollars on MIDNIGHT SECRET. Their bid
was prompted by the interest of this group in keeping
MIDNIGHT SECRET in the Mid-West area.
Mr. Pete Yokley opened the sale with introductory
remarks on the establishment and growth of Red
Bridge Stables and the contribution it has made to
the Walking Horse breed, especially in the mid-wes­
tern states. Dr. Baney then gave a resume on the
stables, explaining how he was compelled to have the
disposal sale, as the farm was being taken by the
county for the Blue Valley Parkway. He told about
the manner in which he had chosen MIDNIGHT SE­
CRET as one of the leading breeding stallions for the
stables, and that for over three years he had picked
the top proven broodmares, to cross with the stallion.
This was exemplified very vividly in the large num­
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ber of coming two-year-olds that had been sired by
MIDNIGHT SECRET out of those top broodmares.
At the time of this writing, negotiations are being
finalized whereby Red Bridge Stables will enter into
a partnership for ownership of MIDNIGHT SECRET.
This partnership is aimed at making the stallion avail­
able to the largest number of select broodmares in
the country by standing MIDNIGHT SECRET at stud
for three months in the California area, three months
in the Arizona area, three months in the mid-west
area in Kansas City, and three months in the Middle
Tennessee area.
There were several top mares that were sold, in­
cluding a beautiful black broodmare, CIRCLE T JET
ROCKET, out of SUN’S JET PARADE. Along with
this mare was shown a coming two-year-old which had
been ridden and trained by Don Bolinger for five
weeks. It was stated by many of the Tennessee buy­
ers at the sale that this was one of the most promis­
ing two-year-olds they had seen. The bidding on this
mare stopped at $4,100.00. Her coming two-year-old
went for $3,700.00. Another beautiful bay mare, com­
ing two-year-old, sired by MIDNIGHT SECRET out of
a WILSON ALLEN mare, broke and ridden by Don
Bolinger for three weeks, went for $3,200.00.
The sale started off and continued until the last
horse was sold with a keen interest and high bidding
on top quality stock. Red Bridge Stables consigned
59 broodmares, 28 weanlings, 28 coming two-year-
olds and 5 show horses.
There were many statements made by buyers from
various states that this was one of the best sales in
the country, with a large number of horses being
bought by buyers from Middle Tennessee as well as
from the West Boats and throughout the Mid-West.
Dr. Baney made the announcement that Red Bridge
Stables was not going out of the Tennessee Walking
Horse business but, with the small acreage that will
be left, he was keeping a few broodmares and pleas­
ure stock, and that full emphasis would be made on
a training program with a new trainer being selected
soon. Furthermore, the same enthusiasm which had
been shown in setting up the breeding establishment
would be exhibited in making Red Bridge Stables a
top training stable. Dr. Baney also noted that, as al­
ways, the Tennessee Walking Horse Sales will con­
tinue to be held at Red Bridge; one in the Spring and
one in the Fall.
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