THE VIRGINIA VOICE
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CHARLOTTE BARNES Lauderdale Stables Rt . 2 Buchanan , Virginia
As a new contributor to VOICE . 1 will briefly introduce myself : Charlotte Barnes , wife of Roanoke physician Dr Donald Barnes , and mother ol six active children . All members of the family are enthusiastic admirers o tie Tennessee Walking Horse and never miss a chance to see one in action .
For some time , owners of Walking Horses in the state of Virginia ia \ e shared a feeling of disappointment that no articles and very little information concerning horses in our area were carried by VOICE . We all feel there is good stock in the state and that the Walking Horse industry is definitely on the upswing . The purpose of this column is to stimulate the exchange of information among owners , trainers and enthusiasts . Therefore . Virginians , this is YOUR column and it must have YOUR support . Please send information to Lauderdale Stables , Buchanan , Virginia . 254-2157 .
Mr . and Mrs . Frank Felts and daughter Debbie of Roanoke are anxious for the show gates to open .
The Felts are the proud owners of CONFEDERATE RAIDER and Debbie is the pretty young lady you ’ ve
seen showing him . Debbie polished up her riding ability at Joe Webb ’ s camp last summer , where she was the winner of her age group at the end of the
two-week session . RAIDER was purchased by the Felts for Debbie at the Celebration from Mrs . Shirley
Schliecher , whose daughter showed him and was tied in the 17-and-under class . He was shown by Debbie 8 times before the end of show season .
In this short time she won 6 blues and 2 reserves showing in the amateur , not juvenile , classes . Debbie says RAIDER has been resting and getting fat all winter and has now been put in training with our good friend , Clarence Goodson , in Galax . They are planning
on showing in North Carolina and Tennessee , and hope to do well at the Celebration . We all wish her
good luck and know she and RAIDER will do well under the capable guidance of Clarence Goodson .
All of us here at Lauderdale Stables were happy to see John T . Carter and H . B . Hauk of Kingsport , Tennessee . Onzie Culbertson , trainer at Lauderdale , was formerly with " John T ” at Robinwood Stables ! Mr . Hauk has a big black three-year-old stud by MID NIGHT SUN and out of a MIDNIGHT SUN mare in training , and also a beautiful black stake horse bv MAN OF RHYTHM .
We also enjoyed a recent visit from Mr . and Mrs . F . H . Tucker , owners and operators of Tucker ’ s Stable in Hurt , Virginia . They say the Walking Horse business in Virginia is real good . They have sold a number of top young horses , such as a SUN ’ S DELIGHT colt and a top junior horse , GEORGIA ’ S SENSATION
to Jerry Dean of Kingsport , Tenn . Stirling Edmonds ’, South Boston , Virginia , purchased two top two-yearolds , one by SUN ’ S DELIGHT and the other by ROD GERS PERFECTION . MERRY COMMANDER G , a two-year-old grey stud , was purchased by Charles
Overstreet of Vinton , Virginia and is now in trainin g with Onzie .
Mr and Mrs . Marvin Humphrey of Stuart Draft
Virginia have purchased several top horses from Tuck ’ pr ’ -Tstable: CRIMSON ’ S SUN , NAMRON ’ S RED WlNr
BUMBLE BEE , GOLDEN SUN SET , and MIDNIGHT
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Mr Tucker says he and Ramsey Bullington are working some excellent young stock . For Mr . and Mrs Douglas Branch of Gladstone , Va . they have a two-year-old filly by the Branchs ’ stud , GO BOY ’ S PIED PIPER . They also have a big black two-yearold stud by MIDNIGHT SUN , BLACK MIDNIGHT SUN , that the Tuckers say is just great !
Tucker ’ s Stable just recently purchased a top breeding stud , STAR OF MIDNIGHT by MIDNIGHT SUN If you admired the three-year-old shown by Dudy Power for J . B . Sapp last year , you may be interested to learn that STAR OF MIDNIGHT is his sire !
Mr . and Mrs . Stanley Bowles , Martinsville , and Mr . and Mrs . John Helms , Stuart , stopped by Lauderdale Stables to see the new barn and meet Onzie . Mr . and Mrs . Bowles invited all of us here to visit Green Hill Stables in Martinsville . The Bowles , trainer Joe Gibbs , and his charming wife Alma made us feel at home . They have a lovely new lounge at Green Hill which is beautifully decorated with large glass windows overlooking the riding ring . Joe also has a very nice private office across from the lounge .
Joe is going to miss Mr . Riddle ’ s famous mare , SUN ’ S ZENITH , who was recently purchased by Mrs . Metzger , owner of TRIPLE THREAT . She plans to breed ZENITH to TRIPLE THREAT . GREY SUN , now owned by Mr . Johnny Hooker , is still with Joe . Mr . Hooker and GREY SUN should be a hard team to beat this season . One horse we ’ d heard a lot about and enjoyed seeing was GO BOY ’ S ENCHANTER , owned by Mr . Helms and Mr . Joyce of Stuart , Va . As always it was a pleasure to watch MACK K ’ S DELTA , that very consistent gelding of Rosey Doyles . Rosey is from Roanoke and is one of the best juvenile riders in the state . DELTA and Rosey showed sixteen times last season , winning 14 blues and 2 seconds . That ’ s pretty hard to beat . Joe also has SIR WINSTON ’ S LADY B , owned by Emory Watson . This mare was tied at the Celebration last year in the three-year-old mare class when shown by Jerry Derryberry .
Trainer Everett Majors , Brookneal , Virginia , tells me he has really been busy and has some real " boogers .” Everett still has the gelding owned by Robert Lee Marshall , that won the class at Raleigh after placing fifth at the Celebration , but Mr . Marshall has him for sale . The stud that won the Junior Stake at me Washington International is owned by Mr . riicKs of Washington , and trained by Everett . Mr . McLaughlin , Lynchburg , has a four-year-old , MIDNIGHT SUN
GLO , in training . A two-year-old B . MAJOR WILSON colt is doing real good , Everett says .
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