HAYNES HAVEN REOPENS AS MAJOR BREEDING FACILITY
The name of Haynes Haven rings a familiar note in the minds of established Walking Horse enthusiasts . It was , and is , a beautiful spread located on the Nashville Highway just north of Columbia , Tennessee , and wTas the home of the 1940 and 1941 World ’ s Grand Champion HAYNES PEACOCK . Colonel Jack L . Haynes , who rode his chestnut gelding to the top honor of his day , established this noted farm , officially known as Haynes Haven Stock Farm .
A note on HAYNES PEACOCK would be interesting at this point . Quoting from The Biography of the Tennessee Walking Horse by Ben A . Green : " Shown as OLD DAN ( HAYNES PEACOCK ) won a sack of flour at the New Hermon horse show in the spring of 1939 . He was ridden by Jack Minette of New Hermon , who used him as a saddle horse and for farm chores . He was a son of WILSON ’ S ALLEN out of a standardbred mare . He was not registered until a 12- year-old . T . P . Shelton bought OLD DAN from Minette after the New7 Hermon show7 , and entered him in the New Smyrna show as PEACOCK .” Shortly thereafter Col . Jack Haynes purchased him and his first major victory was at Madison Square Garden . This is a good story , but it is the modern-day Haynes Haven in which we are interested .
Now7 known as Haynes Haven Stallion Station , this fine farm is being operated by Mr . Clint Robinson , w7ell-know7n Walking Horse breeder . He has leased the barn and almost a hundred acres of prime pasture for this breeding operation . Featuring several top stallions , Clint ’ s new operation has already attracted the acclaim of many of the nation ’ s best breeders . He is
NEW SURROUNDINGS — Mr . Billy Reeves of Nashville , Tennessee stands with Clint Robinson as they survey the property at Haynes Haven . MACK K ’ S REBEL , one of the featured stallions of this new operation , casts an eye in the direction of the brood mare barn ,
well qualified to manage such an operation and is highly regarded in the business .
Clint Robinson hails from Williamson County , near Franklin . In 1966 he purchased his grandfather ’ s place and now calls it home . He and his wife Ivadell live on their farm with their two children who both attend high school in Franklin , Tennessee . His background in the horse business is extensive and he has had horses almost all of his life . After a tour of duty in the Armed Forces during World War II , in which he was injured severely , Clint returned home and purchased a brood mare and colt . In 1948 he started standing GOLD BOY , a stud by WHITE LIGHTNING . He was the popular strawberry roan color that was in demand in that day . From 1950 until 1963 Clint worked in various areas of horse activity , including breeding and raising colts . Later on that year , Clint started standing horses at Joe Urquhart Stables in Columbia .
In 1965 he was commissioned to work with the breeding operation at GLL Farms in Collierville , Tennessee , and managed CARBON COPY from June until September . After this he returned to Columbia to manage the Urquhart Stables . In 1966 Clint purchased MACK K ’ S REBEL and stood him fora year at the Urquhart Stables . Desiring to get into the breeding business in a big way , he began investigating available property and in February of 1968 signed a lease on the Haynes Haven farm , which is currently owned by Mr . Jesse Stallings , President of Capitol Airlines .
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