RENFROE STABLES Dr . Ray Renfroe is one oi Charles Bobo s customers that spends about as much time in Shelbyville as he does at home in Fayetteville , North Carolina . Dave Culbertson trains and looks after the mares and colts at home ; however , Bobo works the following stock : PRETTY WOMAN , shown in mare classes ; a black three-year-old that ’ s a half-sister to MISS SUNDOWN , a two-year-old filly out of a full sister to MR . EXEC
UTIVE ; ANOTHER SUNDOWN , that Bobo plans to show next year ; a two-year-old that Bobo and Dr . Renfroe are very excited about . They bought this two-year-old from Toby Green and the Berrys , Murfreesboro , recently . His name — THE SPOILER .
Dr . Renfroe tells us that Ray . Jr . has been showing MR . SUNDOWN R , a full brother to MISS SUNDOWN R . in amateur classes and he ' s now for sale . Also , MISS SUNDOWN R . is being bred this season to RODGERS PERFECTION . This should be a tremendous team to produce a top colt .
STEVE HILL STABLES
A stop by the Steve Hill Stables will usually find some of the top stock in the country being worked . For Frank Roper , Steve is working SUN ’ S ANGEL , the reserve Mare Champion of the 1967 Celebration . The first time out for this mare was Lebanon and she came home with the blue .
For the Rudolphs of Paducah , Kentucky , Steve has a four-year-old liver chestnut mare by SUN ’ S ELDO RADO that ’ s also hard to beat . Speaking of mares , Steve has a three-year-old for Charles Sego of Munfordville , Kentucky , ANN ’ S EL DORADO , that ’ s a big , fine , airy show mare . Also for Mr . Sego he has a black age stud , ELDORADO ’ S GENERAL . With only the three mares mentioned , he has a mare for the three- and four-year-old and age mare classes . Steve has two top yearlings . GO BOY ’ S BLACK BARON , owned by Steve Hill Stables , and a ROYAL AIRE filly for Dwaine Clark , Los Angeles , California , that he s training for lead line classes . In two-yearold classes , he has an ELDORADO chestnut stallion and a black stallion that he has high hopes for . l he one that everybody keeps asking about is SEN SATIONAL SHADOW , owned by Bel Aire Stables , Calhoun . Georgia . 1 his is the black four-year-old that everyone watched so closely last year in Junior classes . Well , he ' s now in the age class and to date has no1 Deen shown . Sieve tells us that he is one of the most natural big-lick horses he has ever ridden During the first months that Steve worked him , his only comments were , " He ’ s working good ,” then he began saying , " He ’ s getting better every day .” Recently he said , " He ’ s a great horse .” We ’ ll all be watchine for Steve Hill and SENSATIONAL SHADOW , along with a top truckload ■kload of horses at shows this
WINDHAVEN STABLES
Windhaven Stables in Galax , Virginia is off to a o-reat start in this , their third year in the business The stable is owned by John and Anne Vaughan and Joe Hauk is the very capable trainer .
Their top amateur mare , SOUVENIR ’ S STUCK UP GIRL , is at her best this year and that is saying a
lot Many people have long declaied this horse one of the best and Anne Vaughan and STUCK UP are out
to prove them right this year at the Celebration . Anne has already ridden the horse to four championships this year including the Amateur Championship at the big Hickory , N . C . Show .
Also in their roomy new barn is JET ’ S FAIR PLAY , who is ready and willing to contend for the World ’ s Walking Horse Championship in 1968 . He is a sevenyear-old son of SUN ’ S JET PARADE and has an enviable show ring record . He performs all three gaits like they should be and can go yonder with the best
of them . John Vaughan ’ s horse is MAC ’ S MISCHIEF , a gelded son of MIDNIGHT MAC and a top-flight contender
in the Virginia-Carolina area . Joe has two bright prospects coming along : BLACK
STAR , a three-year-old stallion by B . MAJOR WILSON ; and JET ’ S SHADY LADY , a two-year-old granddaughter of SUN ’ S JET PARADE . Joe hopes to have these two ready to compete for Celebration honors in 1968 .
Also in the business of raising Walking Horses , Windhaven Stables has four of the nicest yearling fillies around with such sires as EBONY MASTERPIECE , MIDNIGHT MACK K and MIDNIGHT SATAN . The MASTERPIECE colt is an unusually pretty and wellput-together filly with plenty of size and a big-lick way of going . All of these fillies are out of MERRY BOY and MERRY GO BOY mares .
This is one of those up-and-coming stables and we will no doubt be hearing much more about them in
the 1968 show season . Visitors are welcome at all times and we urge the Walking Horse lovers in this area to stop by and visit this fine facility .
SILO HILL STABLES
This fine stable in Newberry , South Carolina is brimming with activity and optimism in this 1968 show season . Trainer Bill Sledge is being ably assisted by his son , Bill , Jr ., and together they keep the stock really working at Silo Hill .
We are happy to report that owner Guy Whitener suffered no ill effects from his automobile accident on
the way to the Murray Farm Sale .
Guy ’ s daughter Stuart is off to a brilliant start on her six-year-old sorrel gelding , BILLY HI FIVE . She has won five straight shows in North and South Carolina against top-flight competition . At the recent Commerce , Georgia show , Stuart captured the Amateur Class over 18 entries . This victory tabbed her the Northeast Georgia State Champion Amateur for this year .
Bill Sledge , Jr . tied second to SUPER SPORT at this show on a top four-year-old named SUN ’ S D \ NA- MITE M . Watch for this fine horse in the future .
INVASION PERSUASION is looking great and will be campaigned in Stake classes this year . This horse was unable to compete last year because of an injury but is now looking better than ever .
Bill thinks PERSUASION has the ability to battle the best of the breed . He has not definitely planned his show schedule yet but when this big horse hits the ring , someone better be ready .
52 Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse