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ELMORE BROCK STABLES
We hear that everything has about settled down at Elmore’ s barn since the Celebration. After winning a Two-Year-Old Stud Class and the Two-Year-Old Championship on DOUBLE DELIGHT and tying reserve in both the Age Stallion Class and the Stake on MR. GLO, Mr. Brock deserves a break in the routine. Speaking of " breaks,” it appears that we didn’ t give him much of a break in our coverage of his great showing with MR. GLO in our Celebration issue. We have always liked this bay stud and will agree with the many people who feel that he made a fine showing at the Celebration to become the 1967 Reserve World Grand Champion. If you are ever in the vicinity of Sparta, go by to see Elmore. He has some of the best stock in the country.
CLAUDE BROWN STABLES
There is a new man in the saddle at Claude Brown Stables in Morehead, Kentucky. Claude has recently acquired the services of Mr. Bill Bailey, a young trainer from Tennessee who made a good name for himself this past season. We are sure that Bill will do a fine job for Mr. Brown, and are also sure that Claude can teach him a " thing or two” about the horse business. They should make a fine team.
SUGARLOAF FARMS
A major change has recently been undertaken by Mr. Randall Rollins, owner of Sugarloaf Farms in Odessa, Delaware. Mr. Rollins has recently moved all of his stock to new quarters in Atlanta. Trainer Tommy Howell, who has had an excellent year both in the north and in the south, went directly to their Georgia facilities after the Celebration. They are in the process of acquiring property for a new stable and, in the meantime, are leasing stables in the Atlanta area. Watch for Tommy on ETERNAL SUN and EBONY’ S PRINCESS, and young Ricky Rollins on MERRY BLUE BOY. They will probably make several more shows before the year ends.
BROWN STABLES
Mr. W. L. Brown recently announced that Johnny Cabe has taken over as head trainer at the Brown Brothers Stables, Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Johnny, who has worked with some of the best including Wink Groover, Buddy Hugh and Vic Thompson, replaces Bill Bailey as trainer here. With about ten horses now in training and some real fine young stock coming in, Johnny should have his hands full during the winter.
JIM BABB STABLES
A brief follow-up on the impending vacancy of Battleground Stables in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia pro duced the information that Mr. Jim Babb will open
his own training operation there about the middle of November. Jim is currently training at the Blue Ridge Ranch in Whitmore, California. He is considered
to be one of the top trainers in the business and his success over the past few years indicates this very
well.
Jim figures that he is " coming home,” as he is from Dalton, Georgia originally. As a professional trainer he has been in business in various parts of the country, but always planned to return to his home territory at some time.
He and his wife Diana will operate their own stables with both of them working and showing horses. Diana is an excellent rider and plans to focus her attention on Amateurs and Juveniles, and Equitation lessons. They have experienced considerable success in all areas of their horse acticity and will certainly add a lot to the Walking Horse business in the tri-state area of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. At present they have a growing list of horses scheduled for training and expect a full house by the first of the year.
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Ledford, owners of Battleground Stables, state that they are very pleased to have a man of the calibre of Mr. Babb take over their facilities. They extend a personal invitation to everyone to visit with Jim and Diana at any time.
STALEY FARMS
Mr. Bill Staley and his wife, Dr. Linda Staley, are off and running with their Walking Horse operation under the capable management of Mr. Bill Moore. Bill has been training successfully for quite a few years and is best remembered for his work with Lone Star Stables in Nacogdoches, Texas. Bill came to Lewisburg, Tennessee to take over Staley Stables only a few months ago and already has made great progress. SHADOW’ S HOT SHOT, ridden by Dr. Staley, is coming on strong and several horses owned by Mr. L. Frank Roper of Winter Garden, Florida are also doing well. When the gate opens in the spring you can bet that
Bill Moore will be ready to go.
LEANN McCLUEN INJURED AT CHATSWORTH SHOW
A late news item relates that Miss LeAnn McCluen, daughter of Judge Lloyd McCluen of Rockwood, Tennessee, was injured severely when she was kicked in the abdomen at the recent Chatsworth, Georgia horse show. The attractive seventeen-year-old blond was putting a tail brace on her amateur horse when the mare suddenly swung away and kicked with both hind feet, knocking LeAnn to the ground. She was taken to the Chatsworth hospital and then was rushed to Dalton General Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery. A report from Mrs. McCluen indicated that she was still in the intensive care unit, but was recovering as well as could be expected.
22 Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse