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CURRY STABLES
A recent letter from F . M . Curry in Maple Valley ,
Washington , showed us a new side of the Tennessee Walking Horse ’ s pleasure capabilities . Mr . Curry said :
" We have a dozen Walkers here nearly all year — all ours . We raise , train and sell two or three a year as that ' s all we have time and facilities for . We enjoy most matching a horse to a horseman or horsewoman . We always give riding lessons with a purchase to get the new owner started out right so he becomes a Walking Horse booster .
" We have stallions , mares , pleasure horses and show horses - a few of each . My big hunting horse , POPPIN OF BECKENDORF , carried me , a deer and a medium-sized black bear out of the woods all at the same time during hunting season last fall . Not only is he big , strong and exceptionally fast and smooth , but he is a bold and fearless hunting horse admired by hunters we have gone out with the past two years .
" The market for the Walker as a hunting horse should be explored . Many hunters are office workers most of the year who do little riding . Even if they ride a lot , they still thrill at the smoothness and speed with w ’ hich the Walker-hunter covers the mountain trails in search of bear and deer . Also , the Walker is usually big enough to pack gear and a big rider effortlessly .
" If you ran an inquiry in your magazine , you might get some good responses from other hunters who have used the Walker as a hunting horse . We have some interesting " fireside ” stories about ours !”
NORTH CAROLINA ENTHUSIAST PURCHASES TOP THREE-YEAR-OLD
We recently learned that Mr . Douglas Allen of Lexington , North Carolina had purchased a top-rated three-year-old stud from the Leech Stables in Belvidere , Tennessee . Named DELIGHT ’ S SOCIETY SUN and considered one of the really fine horses in his division , this deep chestnut has won several impressive blues this 3 ' ear . He will remain at the Leech Stables and will continue to be shown by J . T . Leech . The sale price of this horse was undisclosed but we hear that he was sold for one of the top prices paid recently for a three-year-old horse .
JAMISON COLT FARM
Sam and Lucinda Jamison of Franklin , Tennessee have reason to proud this year with some of their colts doing extremely well in the show ring . Two colts in particular are causing a stir and look like top contenders in their divisions .
POLLY ’ S PA RADER is a three-year-old stud being shown by Pete Cunningham of Fairview , Tennessee . They won a big class at the Smyrna show and are attracting lots of attention every time they come into the show ring . This horse ’ s full sister was purchased by Ed Carothers this spring , and he plans to show her
in yearling classes . The other colt that the Jamisons raised is SUN ’ S HOLIDAY , now in training with Buddy Hugh . This horse is owned by Mr . and Mrs . Leo Baum of Wisconsin . He is being campaigned in open classes this year and is a top contender for Grand Championship honors at the Celebration .
CLAY PARSONS STABLES
Clay is in the process of building a new barn at his operation below Bessemer . Construction is coming along nicely and the new facility will be most commodious . Clay has seventeen horses at his barn , and is planning to show them extensively this season . He is training a new MIDNIGHT BOMB horse owned by Luke Bagget . He is a half-brother to BOMB ’ S BALLY HOO and looks real good . GO BOY ’ S TOP HAT will be shown in Stake and Stallion & Gelding Classes for owner James Huckaby . TOP HAT is a MERRY BOY horse and Clay thinks highly of him . Mr . and Mrs . F . P . Huey of Huey town have TENNESSEE ACE , a twoyear-old by SHADOW ’ S REFLECTION , in training . He is promising and will be seen in the ring with Clay aboard . Grady Parsons will be showing his mother ’ s lovely black three-year-old mare , SUNS SOPRANO . David , the younger Parsons son , will be in the irons when DOC ’ S HEADMAN enters the ring in Walking Pony classes . This is a doing pony by DOCTOR B . C . out of a SPUR mare . Mr . Gibb Jones owns a lovely Walking Pleasure gelding , DANNY BOY , a MIDNIGHT SUN-bred " doing thing .” Mr . Jones enjoys riding for pleasure , but his granddaughter , Peggy Tommy , will be showing DANNY BOY and will probably be most successful .
HERSHEL TALLEY STABLES
It ’ s hard to believe that Hershel is starting his fifth year at his stable in Baileyton . He has an exceptionally nice barn and all training facilities . His stable is full of good Walking Horses , including Lloyd Wood ’ s fabulous CLOWNS SPUR . Hershel will be showing ten horses this year , among them CLOWNS IMAGE , owned by Dr . G . M . Yeager of Blountsville . Ocie Cook of Birmingham owns a three-year-old stud that has the fineness of a filly . Priscilla Talley will be showing a five-year-old mare , CLOWN ’ S LIB . She is a great young rider — - as one would expect , with the parents she has ! W . O . Crawford has a beautiful black filly by ACE OF SPADES , Carmage Walls ’ nice stud . Jack Gambrill of Cullman owns DUKE ’ S HANDYMAN , a stake horse , as well as a blue roan DUKE OF MID NIGHT two-year-old . You will enjoy visiting Hershel Talley Stables and seeing these good Walking Horses .
RIDDLE HILL STABLES
Dr . Wallace Strow and daughter Beth have their sights set on the Celebration this year . Both are under the very capable tutelage of Kenneth Jones , trainer at Riddle Hill Stables in Springfield , Illinois .
Ken ( better known as " Bo ” to his Nashville , Tennessee friends ) has twenty horses in training . Watch for Elizabeth Long , well-known young exhibitor , who will be bringing out a fine junior mare this season that Ken has been working . Patty Janzen will again show her consistently good ALLEN ’ S MR- ED . Noel W . Williams of Springfield , an enthusiastic new-
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