KRABBENHOFT STABLES
The VOICE recently received a most informative letter from our good friend , Bob Krabbenhoft of Scottsville , Kentucky . Bob did some personal barnstorming this past month and made some notes along the way . He writes :
We have had the opportunity to do some other visiting and hope that you will be interesting in getting some news from our area . John Thompson of Edmonton , Kentucky has a very interesting Walking Horse establishment . This is a relatively new barn located in a wooded area . The
setting is an invitation to stop even if you weren ’ t a horse lover . This is a large , modern , well-equipped
barn just full of Mr . Thompson ’ s horses . He raises some of his stock but also purchases some very fine horses . This is where the famous B . MAJOR ’ S AN NIE was started . Mr . Thompson bought the filly from Claude Brown , who later paid a good price to get her back .
The star of the barn right now is a three-year-old MACK K filly out of a WILSON ALLEN-bred mare . She can put on a show to thrill anyone . The Tennessee boys will be seeing her this year . Another outstanding individual is a big black four-year-old MID NIGHT SUN horse that came from the Harlinsdale Sale . This horse has been brought on slowly and carefully . A full brother to SUN ’ S BLACK MAGIC LM , " he does what a Walking Horse should .” A six-yearold double-bred B . MAJOR WILSON mare has the big bold lick and the speed that made her sire famous . A five-year-old MAN OF OLD HICKORY stallion spent some time with Sam Paschal recently and was fine-tuned for the coming season . This horse is a halfbrother to the well-known MAY MADNESS .
Mr . Thompson has EBONY ’ S FIRST SON for his personal mount . This horse was shown 23 times last season and came home with 19 blues — proving that the dark bay stud is a seasoned performer . Two
MIDNIGHT SUN colts and a filly by EBONY ’ S FIRST SON have been started , and these youngsters will be ready for the early two-year-old classes . It ’ s a fine string of horses — one that Mr . Thompson and trainer Freddy Ray can be proud of .
Buddy and Faye Clay , the young couple from Scottsville , Kentucky , have the barn filled as usual and a waiting list that could fill each stall again . They have ten two-year-olds in training with the prospects of having some outstanding performers .
Buddy was agent for Gordon Absher of Scottsville and bought a MIDNIGHT SUN colt at the Harlinsdale Sale . This colt is out of the good LITTLE MERRY BOY mare , MERRIE BLACK A , who has produced some outstanding foals .
Morris Buchanon of Bowling Green is the owner 0f a SUN ’ S DELIGHT filly that is out of the pony mare that Clay Simpson owned and showed so successfully TTlus Allen of Franklin , Kentucky has a SUN ’ S Df ‘ LIGHT colt out of a ROAN ALLEN , JR . mare . Tom Walden of Scottsville has an EBONY MASTERPIECE fillv out of a SETTING SUN mare . George Stewart of Russellville , Ky . has a MIDNIGHT BEAU colt out of a SUN DUST mare . A fine MIDNIGHT ON PARADE filly is owned by Virgil Wilson from Smith ’ s Grove , Ky . Bill Mayhew of Scottsville has a SUN ’ S EBONY DE LIGHT colt out of a PIDDLEY mare . Vickie Wheeler of Scottsville owns a filly by SUN ROYS DREAM out of a PRIDE OF HALL ALLEN mare .
Six three-year-olds are cantering and only need some final polishing . Buddy and Gene Johnson of Bowling Green have a very good DELIGHT filly . Another good DELIGHT filly is owned by Mrs . Stovall of Scottsville . Paul Carter of Tompkinsville has a MIDNIGHT BEAU horse and another BEAU horse is owned by Wayne Coker from Russellville . Buddy showed this horse to many blues last year . Neal Smith is the proud owner of a WISER GO BOY horse . Judy Wilson made a good start on her G . I . JOE pony last season , and is ready to start again .
Buddy and Faye have a fine selection of young horses and are ready for the gate to open .
Harold Terry at Upton , Kentucky has his barn full . He and Cal Pucket are really busy getting the young stock started . They also expect a heavy breeding program with the two fine stallions , GO BOY AGAIN and SUN ’ S SECURITY . GO BOY AGAIN has a show record that is hard to equal and both stallions are producing fine foals .
Mr . and Mrs . Stewart of Warsaw , Ky . own the good aged horse THE SUN DUSTER and an outstanding Junior horse by GO BOY AGAIN . They also own the three-year-old stud , LADY ’ S BLACK JOE , which was Kentucky State Champion for 1967 . Harold owns an aged MACK K horse that is working very well , and is in partnership with Mrs . J . T . Harwood of Miami , Fla . with a very good junior filly by SUN ’ S SECUR ITY . Harold and Cal show up with a full load of good horses at every show .
Mr . and Mrs . Curtis Block of Bowling Green recently " got the bug ” and purchased two horses from James Rowland . One was a beautiful MIDNIGHT SUN filly that has started very well . She is a loose headshaking youngster . They also bought a black aged gelding that is really broke and can do it all . Mrs . Block may very well be in the show ring this year . This stock is in training with Gary Cook and L . E . Walton at Bowling Green .
We do get to Tennessee once in a while . We have a horse with that " Genial Gentleman ” Herman " Dot ”
Warren . This barri seems to be a meeting-place for horse-loving families . We always look forward to seeing Dot and his friends . Our horse is a big bay MER RY MAKER gelding . HeJ is a pleasure to watch or to ride , and Dot lets him fly to show how a true running walk should be done . Our daughter Kathy is now in college , so TOM ’ CAT is for sale . Anyone can ride this horse . Jim Bass of Nashville has a five-year-old stallion that may be the " find of the year .” He is by a son of OLD MERRY BOY and this sire was out of
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