Walking‘ Free and Easy ' by Mrs. Jimmie Gray
Walking‘ Free and Easy ' by Mrs. Jimmie Gray
First things first, and it’ s a ' thank you’ to the ones who have written or called me. Remember, this is your column and if you’ ll let me know about your stock. I’ ll be delighted to write about them.
Word has it that Mr. John Mayer of Columbus, Ga. really has something fancy in a four-year-old mare by SUN’ S BIG SHOT. She is in training at the Joe Martin Stables, with Judy Martin in the saddle. She’ s solid bay in color, and those who know say she is strictly big time.
J. G. Walker bought a top prospect, a coming twoyear-old by SUN’ S DELIGHT out of a FIVE MIN UTES TO MIDNIGHT mare. This one is deep chestnut with mixed mane and tail, a strip and one white
foot, and is one of several that J. G, has in training at different stables. C. T. Lunsford is working two geldings for him, a four-year-old by MACK K’ S PIN
UP and a five-year-old by GOLD SUN. These two are almost identical in color and markings- both sorrel
with crooked strip.
C. T. is also working a great mare belonging to M. A. Magnusson. She’ s a four-year-old black roan by SUN’ S ROCKET GO BOY.
It’ s always nice to hear from Leonard and Cynthia Dunn of Rio Linda, California. From a recent letter it sounds like things are buzzing for them. They have in training one that sounds interesting, a colt by MR.
SYNDICATE out of a CURLEE SPOTTED ALLEN mare. This is one they sold as a month-old colt for an attractive price. They have eight coming two-yearolds of their own that they’ re breaking.
The Huntland, Tennessee Saddle Club met recently and made plans for their first show of 1968. It will be held Easter Eve, Saturday, April 13. This club
sponsored four shows last year and reports great success. Their program will include classes for Tennessee Walking Horses, pleasure classes and quarter horses.
The Leech Stable has several two-year-olds getting ready for the coming shows. SASSY SALLY is the name of an eye-catching two-year-old filly by SUN’ S DELIGHT and out of SUN’ S SWEETHEART. This one leaves nothing to be desired in conformation or
gaits. She belongs to A. A. Mabus of Philipp, Mississippi, who owns several other top show horses.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Kotch of New Orleans are proud of their filly, and rightly so. She is also by SUN’ S DELIGHT, and is a big handsome filly with a big lick.
The R. H. Danner family has a flashy filly in training at Royal Oak Stable. GAY MERRY is a comingtwo black mare with a strip, sired by MACK KAY’ S
CASTRO. Trainer Junior Anderson is real high on her, as are lots of people. The Danners also have two top yearlings of MIDNIGHT SUN breeding.
If you’ re in or near Danville, Kentucky, drop by the Gordons and see the two-year-old filly that rumor has
the best in Kentucky. She’ s by SUN’ S MIDNIGHT DUKE and her granddam by MERRY BOY. Mr. Lucien Long owns her.
Miss Rachel Smith, young daughter of Dr. and Mrs George Smith of Winchester, is the proud new owner of TWILIGHT SUN. This is a fine big horse, sired bv MIDNIGHT SUN and out of BUD’ S DAISY.
SPIRITS MASTERPIECE is a three-year-old stallion to watch. He belongs to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gullett, and is in training with Tommy Kerkeles. He’ s black’ by SPIRIT OF MIDNIGHT, and looks like real bigtime.
DELIGHTS DELOVELY, a great three-year-old mare belonging to the E. G. and Donald Burdens of Tullahoma, is in good shape for the coming season. This one got a late start as a two-year-old and was not shown.
WISCONSIN WALKS
Jean S. Baum Route 1, Box 250 Ixonia, Wis. 53036
Not long ago we visited George McGilvra at West Bend, Wisconsin and saw his busy operation. A new barn is in the process of being completed. When it’ s finished, it will be a really nice set-up, with 24 stalls, a working arena of 160 x 60, plus a nice outside ring. This is being built on the property of, and by, Mr. and Mrs. Fran Winn. The Winns are a very nice family who, along with daughter Barbara, have several horses in training with George. He also has five twoyear-olds that he has well started, three three-yearolds( a black mare owned by Mrs. Jackie Hanley, and a MIDNIGHT SUN filly and a SHADOW colt). Some of his aged horses are: a five-year-old stud owned by the Candees of Oshkosh; a black gelding belonging to Mrs. John Schulenberg of Cedarburg; a black mare of Dr. Shier’ s, of Madison; and the Winns’ sorrel mare. These horses, plus others coming in and sales going on all the time, keep " Mac” hopping, but when the first show comes along in May, he’ ll be ready!
Here ' N’ There: The question is, will all four mem bers of the riding Oudenhoven family of Green Bay share a horse this year, or will they each have a new one?( Except, of course, Mrs. O.- Sally- who enjoys their MIGHTY GO BOY so much.) As we hear it John Krumm will be showing their champion SOU THERN COMFORT this year, while Joan turns into a " groom”— Phil Kreuger( Permanent Construction Company) finds he can’ t ride two horses at once, so the good INVASION’ S BIG BOY, a black roan geld
ing, is now for sale— Larry Pickhardt tells us his two-year-old is really coming along, and Mrs. Marge
Bemouski’ s GO BOY’ S W. F. SPECIAL, the one Larry showed last year, is already working great this year, so watch out! Mr. Pickhardt is doing an excellent job as President of WWHA.
In May, a clinic will be held at Nancy Lynn Stables in Grafton, followed by a dinner and maybe a special guest from Tennessee!
62 VOICE of the Tennessee Walking Horse