season. He is a real crowd-pleaser with a lot of motion and action.,.,
Bill is working a fine two-year-old for Mr. and Mrs. Russell Davis of Alexandria, Virginia, that is doing well. He also has two good three-year-olds. One is owned by Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair. Named PIDDLL \ a EASTER SUN, she is particularly outstanding tor a mare. The other is a black MIDNIGHT ^UN mare owned by Tom Blair of Washington, D. C. ACE LITTLE JOE will be heading the list in Junior classes- he is owned and shown some by Mr. St. Clair.
An amateur horse owned by Fred Black has recently been sent home so that Scott Black, home from college, can get him ready for some early competition. Juveniles are in evidence at the Sloat stables and Miss Marti Biggs of New Castle, Delaware, will be going strong on her horse. She is studying to become a veterinarian and is very interested in horses from every standpoint. Also... Miss Christy Dimitriou has
her horses with Bill. Everyone at Walkaway Stables invites you to come to see them. They will be glad to work horses for you.
C. A. BOBO & SON STABLES
A recent visit to the Bobo Stables in Shelbyville, Tennessee leads one to believe that the horse business is getting better and better. They are almost finished with their beautiful new barn and all indications are that they are well under way toward a successful season. Bill Bobo, who is now working with Charlie, took us around and showed us their horses. They are working almost forty head and have some serious ideas about some of their horses.
There is one horse here that bears special mention; MIKE’ S MIGHTY MAN. This was the 1967 World’ s Grand Champion Walking Pony that many refer to as '' one of the true big-time Walking Horses in the showring today.” He was a popular favorite and has everything it takes to win. The big program at the present is to groom this horse for stake class competition this year. That’ s right! MIKE’ S MIGHTY MAN will be shown by C. A. Bobo this year and will make a bid to win the big one at the Celebration. A lot of people think he can win it... including C. A. Bobo. You better watch for this one!
They are working several fine two-year-olds and as usual have a well-balanced string of stock for every class. Juveniles and amateurs will be going strong for the Bobo Stables and Kim Lovette will again be showing HILL’ S PERFECTION. They say this horse is also ready to take on all competition. More about the Bobo Stables later.
BOB COOLEY STABLES
" Where did he come from?” That is a question that a lot of people are going to be asking about Mr. Bob Cooley from Madisonville, Tennessee this year. Bob has been training Tennessee Walking Horses for about twelve years; however, it was just two years ago that he decided to try it professionally. Thus far his venture has been profitable and successful, and all indications are that the future holds great things for Mr. Cooley. He now has several good backers and within the next six months they plan to construct a fine show stable on Highway 411 north of Madisonville.
The big feature at Cooley Stables this year is a twoyear-old stud colt by SUN’ S DELIGHT. His name is
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RIDGELEA’ S DELIGHT and he could be the rmp „ colt ever sired by the 1963 World Grand Champion
He is a sorrel with a flax mane and tail and already stands fifteen-two. With one blue already under hk belt( he won the Winter Haven show), he is doin » more than any two-year-old we have seen. RIDGF LEA’ S DELIGHT is owned by Mr. and Mrs. j fT Lee of Madisonville, and is their first show horse Make a note— " This could be the horse in 1968’’ Mr. and Mrs. Lee also own DEBONAIRE’ S DELIGHT a fine two-year-old filly, and a mare that is the dam
of RIDGELEA. Another member of the Lee family, Charles Lee
owns nine horses, three of which are in training with Bob. They are attracting a lot of attention with DE LIGHT’ S DELIGHT L, a top three-year-old stud that won a first at Adairsville, Georgia recently. Thirteenyear-old Sharon Lee will ride MAJOR’ S BLUE BOY a fine Juvenile gelding, this year, and Bob will also show a filly by SPIRIT OF MIDNIGHT for them.
Mr. and Mrs. John Peels of Nashville have a good
three-year-old gelding by DANNY GO BOY in training, and Frank Metcalf of Sparta, Tennessee has a junior gelding by SUN DUST in training. Mr. Metcalf also has a good three-year-old stud that is a full brother to MR. GLO.
From Dallas, Texas, Bob got a two-year-old colt from Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Campbell. He is a sorrel by SUN’ S DELIGHT and is making great progress. The Rockwood Motor Company has a two-year-old black stud and a three-year-old bay mare in training, and Mr. and Mrs. Nat Campbell of Loudon have a fine black filly going strong. The Burnes Florist Shop in Madisonville has a sorrel filly also in training.
Bob Cooley is currently working fifteen head. He gets one hundred dollars a month to train a horse and is doing well. All indications are that as soon as he gets into the new stable he will have customers for the 29 stalls that will be available. We are pleased to see such fine young fellows doing well in the training profession and know that Bob Cooley and RIDGE LEA’ S DELIGHT will be a credit to the breed in 1968. Watch for them!
DOODIE POWER’ S STABLE
One of the hottest young trainers in the Walking Horse business in Virginia is a native Virginian, L. T. " Doodie” Power. Doodie has just hung out his own shingle in a new barn in the Figsboro area.
Prior to opening the new bam, Doodie worked with J. B. Sapp, Jr., who closed his bam due to ill health. Doodie is credited with making, all the way, the top three-year-old stud, SUN’ S REFLECTION, for Mr Sapp. The horse recently sold for a reported figure of $ 30,000.
Doodie has been most successful with such age horses as MACK K ROYAL HEIR and a full brother to MACK K BIG STORY. Doodie demands a natural
walking lick from his horses. All the knowing horsemen of this area accredit Doodie with being the best man to " rub a colt’ s back with saddle leather.” He starts a colt easy and puts it to walking " all over. Doodie says, " Time, patience and regular work puts them to hitten.”
He is now working several good two-year-olds. A
black CARBON COPY colt owned by Carl Simpson ooks like he may be one of " those things.” A sure trnng and a real threat to the two-year-old classes is a black stud colt owned by Odie Kelly. This colt was
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