ON THE MASON-DIXON LINE oreat five-year-old stallion ; EBONY SENATOR black four-year-old stallion who won the Junior flL a at the Dixie Jubilee ; and , last but not least , SH \ n OW ' S TORNADO and MERRY MOTION MAKpr two great aged geldings . The Thompson hospital !! ’
was great , and Vic and Marvin sure make a pair ■ presenting top show horses . lri So many things are happening in Middle Tennessee
_ horses being made and sold , locations being chant ? ed . partnerships being formed , others dissolved 1 '
it ’ s hard to keep up with . GOLD FINGER and a ton mare have been sold to Dr . Apel of Portsmouth , Ohio
and so the water in the tri-state area gets deeper and deeper . Good luck to all , and please send me
news on the Mason-Dixon Line . by Janev Sawyer 6161 S . Dixie Highway Franklin , Ohio
After being snowed in , it ' ll be real fun starting to move around again and hearing from the different stables . We just heard of a new stable , Pilot \ iew Stables in Owingsville , Kentucky . It is owned and operated by Clayton and Betty Staton , neighbors of Claude Brown and Mose Oppenheimer . With their new barn and the fifteen to eighteen horses they work at all times , they should be a welcome addition to the Walking Horse world . At present they are working EL DORADO ’ S STAR and SHADOW ’ S SHERLOCK , two good three-year-olds . They also have a junior horse , M1D NIG HT PROMENADE . Jay Thompson of Fairview Stables has a promising young horse , JAY ' S MIDNIGHT MAJOR , as well as his roan stallion , MIGHTY SUN SCAMP .
Dad just returned from Gadsden , Alabama where he enjoyed the hospitality of Albert Rowland and his nice family . He met young Mr . Rowland and Renita again , and she sure is following in the footsteps of Albert in the Walking Horse business . This stable is owned by the Martin Grill Meat Company and it ’ s in a beautiful setting at the edge of Gadsden along the river . Albert has some top stock , as always : QUARTERBACK SNEAK is fat and sassy , and Albert is bringing on a black four-year-old that is a model horse by a son of INVASION . This horse should be one of the greats of the future .
Miss Rowland showed ALVIN so well that Dad bought him for me to show in Amateur classes in Ohio . This was a real surprise and a great thrill . I ’ m looking forward to the coming season with such a horse . The Alabama weather was really great after the snowstorms up here , and a preview of the summer was sure pleasant .
Then Dad , with Karl Irwin and Lee Jones , went up to Vic Thompson Stables where they renewed their acquaintance with Marvin Wilson and really had a ball seeing some of their great horses work . They saw the revamped SHADOW ’ S MOTION MAN , a truly
C . A . BOBO and SON STABLES
SHELBYVILLE , TEHNESSEE PHONE : 615 / 2944161
FOR SALE :
PERFECTION ’ S BANDIT Four-Year-Old blue roan gelding
NAM ' S VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN Bay gelding
SUN SPOT Three-Year-Old stallion
THE SUN ’ S SHAMROCK Aged bay stallion
DEFENDERS FOR OUR BREED
I ’ m a defender for the " Walking Horse ” 1 must protect our rights . Some turn their " slander ” on full blast . It really is a sight .
I ’ ve read the critics ’ clippings From magazines and books . Of all the breeds , the " Walking Horse ” They knock the most , it looks .
But we are going t6 just ignore The narrow views they cast , We have a lot of good in " ours ,” And we know the bad won ’ t last .
They say we nail on iron , And make their poor feet drag . False accusations , I must say . ' Tis true , I hate to brag .
But as I watch our " Walkers ” go . There ’ s one thing I have found ; I want to help the other breeds Get their feet off the ground .
No slam , my friends - it ’ s just that way : We ’ re proud " our horses ” fly . Why don ’ t you let me talk a bit , And stop that noisy cry -
About our " bleeding , scarred-up breed .” Your words , on printed page . If we should say those things of you , You ’ d tear your hair in rage !
So if you ’ ve found a man or two Whose horses are unsound - Would you throw a box of fruit away Cause a rotten one you ’ ve found ?
Oh , there ’ ll always be the " critics ,” And those who abuse our breed . Some will put their " blinders ” on For fear we might succeed .
But while they ’ re loudly wailing ' Bout our " cruel ways ” - you know I he Walkers will be walking , And will walk off with the show .
R . B .
( EDriOR ’ S NOTE : This poem was sent to us by a subscriber who preferred to remain anonymous . We elt ff was a good expression of our feelings and have published it for your enjoyment .)
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