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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