This spring Leo and Jean, eighteenyear-old Jim, sixteen-year-old Jeff and twelve-year-old Karen made re peated trips around the midwest and to the South to find the horse they wanted. They bought SUN’ S HOLI DAY from an owner in Dallas, Texas. HOLIDAY, a magnificent six-yearold stallion, was left in training with Buddy Hugh to be shown in big-time Southern competition and to try for the World’ s Grand Championship in September. MIGHTY SPUR was pur chased from a man in Alabama. He is a five-year-old sorrel stallion, and is also in training with Buddy Hugh.
SHADOW OF ICHABOD, bought in Georgia, was brought to Wisconsin to be shown in Wisconsin. A twoyear-old stud, SUN’ S MARK II, came in the HOLIDAY deal and was left with Buddy Hugh.
Over the summer, colts raised at River Tree Farm were broke and the Baums started training them. They showed SHADOW OF ICHABOD in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. Bud dy Hugh showed HOLIDAY in the South. Jim was busy shoeing River Tree horses and other show horses. He also worked in Tennessee for part of the summer. Karen and Jeff showed in Wisconsin and repeatedly won ribbons.
The show season is over and the children are back in school: Jim in pre-vet at Iowa State; Jeff at Oconomowoc High; Karen at Oconomowoc Junior High. The dust has settled and the results are as follows:
MIGHTY SPUR will be sold as a top amateur or good open horse. SUN’ S MARK II is coming along well and will develop into a good-togreat show horse. SUN’ S MEMORY, a beautiful two-year-old filly broke by Jim and being trained by Jean, shows promise of being a top show mare. A yearling colt, THE MERRY BOMBER by RED BOMBER, was green-broke by Jim and Leo and is being trained by Jeff and Karen. He is a big, spunky colt and holds champ ionship promise. SHADOW OF ICH ABOD started slowly but came on strong, winning the Wisconsin State Amateur Championship, the Open Reserve Championship, and the Northern Illinois Amateur Reserve Championship.
SUN’ S HOLIDAY started as a vir tually unknown horse at the begin ning of the year and emerged as one of the top contenders for the World’ s Grand Championship. He won top honors at Smith Station, Alabama; Searcy, Arkansas; Etowah, Wood bine, Lafayette, Petersburg and Tullahoma, Tennessee— all in the heart of the Walking Horse country. HOLI DAY’ S showing at Tullahoma three weeks before the Celebration had everyone talking. He was great and hitting his peak just right for the biggest show of all. On the way back from Tullahoma, he injured a rear leg. A week before the Celebration, it began bothering him. Consequent ly he had to be withdrawn from the championship show. This year there was no World’ s Grand Championship for River Tree Farm, but SUN’ S HOLIDAY was shown more than any other top contender and won more blues. Top trainers have called from Tennessee and the Carolinas to ask if they could train some of River
Tree’ s stock.
The future looks bright with young stock working well, colts sired by HOLIDAY and ICHABOD due in the spring, a good horse winning in the north and a great horse winning in the south. More will be heard about Tennessee Walking Horses from Ixonia, Wisconsin.
The Baums are deeply involved in all areas of Walking Horse activity and promotion, and this year Mrs. Baum( Jean) was chosen " Horse woman of the Year " by the Wisconsin Walking Horse Association. This is a fitting tribute to fine people who believe that " you get out of the Walking Horse business what you put into it,” and they have certainly put a great deal of effort and dedication into the breed in their part of the country.
We offer sincere congratulations to the Baum family for their achieve ments, and wish them much success in the future.
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