WALKIN’ ON BLUEGRASS
WALKIN’ ON BLUEGRASS
by ED ASHCRAFT
7815 Dixie Highway Florence, Kentucky
The last of the show season for 1968 has ended and the talk has turned from how great they were to how great they will be. Trainers, both professional and amateur, are hard at work starting the yearlings, thinking about cantering the two-year-olds and trying to decide just what to do to make that aged horse just a little better next year.
One of the stables where all this is happening is Forest View Farm in Union, Ky. Some of the Finest horses to be found anywhere can be found here being trained and groomed by Mr. Forest Margrave, owner, and Vernon Mullins, trainer.
One of the Fine young horses here is SUN’ S PROM- ENADER. This two-year-old stands 16.1 hands and is as black as he is big. This colt was started late last spring, as were all of the two-year-olds here, and has been brought along slowly. From the looks of things now, people had better watch out in those three-year-old classes next year.
Mr. Margrave’ s aged amateur horse, MOONLIGHT SENSATION, was sidelined most of last season by a series of misfortunes but was coming back to form by late August when he was tied reserve in the amateur class at the Kentucky State Fair. Mr. Margrave has high hopes for this horse and, from the way he was working the last time I saw him, he has every reason to expect a great season next year.
I was very pleased to receive a letter from Joan and Bill Fryman of Carlisle, Kentucky, telling me about some of the activity in their area.
Joan and Bill are the proud owners of MIDNIGHT MOONBOW, a coming two-year-old they have in train ing with Garvey Curtsinger at his Lazy " G” Stables in Blue Licks, Ky.
Also mentioned in their letter was Middletown Sta bles owned by Bennie Jamison and Eddie B. Waggon er. Eddie showed GO BOY’ S DELIGHT through a very successful season this year and is looking for ward to more of the same next year. Bruce Waggoner has also been very successful this year in pony clas ses, showing BLAZING SUN. Also in training there is MIDNIGHT NIP W., owned by Dr. and Mrs. Jack T. Morford of Carlisle.
FOR SALE PS
BROOD MARE: GO BOY’ S RED FLAME # 621308.
Six-year-old chestnut. Sire: MERRY GO BOY out of MERRY BOY mare.
BROOD MARE: A LADY IN BLACK # 620399.
Seven-year-old black. Sire: MERRY GO BOY out of MIDNIGHT SUN mare.
STALLION: SHADOW’ S MINUTEMAN # 660486.
Two-year-old chestnut. Sire: GO BOY’ S SHADOW out of GO BOY mare. In training. Started late.
GELDING: VICTORIOUS INVASION # 660488.
Two-year-old bay. Sire: GO BOY’ S INVASION out of SHADOW mare. In training. Ready to go.
TWO WEANLING FILLIES: Solid black and chestnut by MERRY BOY ' S CHANCE stud out of good GO BOY mares.
ALSO STALLION: MILLER’ S BLACK BARON # 641436.
Four-year-old black. GO BOY-MIDNIGHT SUN.“ He’ s one of those kind."
CONTACT:
CAROLYN MILLER Route 2, Box 8 ELBERTON, GEORGIA 30635 Phones: 404 / 283-4262 Day _________________ 4Q4 / 283-3909 Night _______
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CENTRAL KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION STAGES SUCCESSFUL AWARDS BANQUET
On Sunday night, November 24, the Central Ken tucky Horse Show Association met for its annual awards dinner at the Continental Inn in Lexington with the Lieutenant Governor, Wendell Ford, as guest speaker. The following grand champions and reserves were presented ribbons and trophies by members of the Executive Committee which is made up of Charles M. Derrickson, Morehead, President; John Brannon, Maysville, Vice President; Mrs. Ray Bailey, Owingsville, Secretary; Billie Jo Caudill, Morehead, Treasur er; Victor Gilligan, Germantown, Director; and Giles Robinson, Grayson, Director:
WALKING HORSE:( 1) GO BOYS RAMBLER K, Vicki Knauz, Lawton;( 2) MAGIC L & M, Claude Brown, Morehead.
WALKING PONY:( 1) BLAZING SUN, Bruce Wag goner, N. Middletown;( 2) SUNS GOLDEN PRINCE, Burnsie Stewart, Owingsville.
AMATEUR PLEASURE HORSE:( l) GO BOYS ACE, Carl Stephens, Grayson;( 2) MOON MAGIC, Jill Jones, Huntington, W. Va.
AMATEUR WALKING HORSE:( 1) MCGREGORS PRIDE, Henry Wilhoit, Grayson;( 2) HI-PINE DIXIE GO BOY, Roberts Stables, Irvine. JUNIOR WALKING HORSE:( 1) GO BOYS BIG JIM, Ralph Sturgill, Ashland;( 2) EBONY ETERNAL, Milton Bennett, Lawton.
TWO-YEAR-OLD WALKING HORSE:( l) KENTUC- KY BARONESS, Bob Garland, Cynthiana;( 2) PRIDES WILDFIRE, Rossman Stables, Georgetown, O.
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