MID-WEST STABLE TALK by William Kuehl Mary Lynn Stables— Grafton, Wisconsin
Just north of Milwaukee in the town of Grafton are the stables of Mary Lynn Treis. Mary Lynn is a very warm and friendly hostess in addition to being one o Wisconsin’ s very fine Walking Horse and Saddlebie trainers. The stables encompass 68 picturesque acres and are kept in immaculate condition. The main stables have twenty-four filled stalls bursting with some fine-looking horseflesh. There is an indoor arena foi those colder days that measures 200 x 40 feet, ihe outdoor ring is of a very good 100 x 250 foot size.
Mary Lynn was gracious enough to work some of her top horses for me. DICTATOR AGAIN, owned by Harold Schwengel, put on a very good show for me and I found out that he is for sale. This horse was the Illinois Reserve Champion the last three years and Wisconsin Reserve Champion the last two years. COLONEL PAT, owned by Mr. Schwengel also, walked up quite a storm in the arena. He was the 1965 Wisconsin Junior Champion and is set to take on all comers again. ELDORADO BOY, owned by Permanent Construction Company, put on quite a show also. This horse was shown only once last year because of his late arrival from Tennessee. He placed third in the Ladies Class at the Chicago International against
good competition. INVASIONS BIG BOY, another owned by Permanent Construction Co., has shown that he, too, is ready for the competition this year. He tied in the ribbons in most every show last year and is improving in his gaits so much this year that Mary Lynn is very * optimistic.
Bar-Winn Stables— West Bend, Wisconsin
These stables are located on 75 acres of rolling and wooded Wisconsin land just two miles outside the city limits. This is a brand-new stable with some of the finest facilities in Wisconsin. The barn has 24 stalls plus a wash rack and saddling area, along with a heated blacksmith shop. The indoor arena is 50 x 170 and the outside ring is 90 x 270. The barn is new but Mr. Winn has the services of one of Wisconsin’ s finest trainers, George McGilvra, who has made many a Walking Horse in his day. George worked many horses for me and I was very impressed with his many two-year-olds. He also worked his stud, GO BOY’ S WILDFIRE T. F., who is standing to top mares at present. This horse was shown 17 times, winning 15 blues, 2 seconds and several championships. In 1964 he won the Governor’ s Trophy at the Illinois State Fair. I might add that this stud walks. George worked a pretty two-year-old filly owned by Dean Marshall of Ipava, Illinois. This filly, out of the above stud, is coming on strong. He is very happy with another two-year-old filly owned by Dr. C. Shearer of Columbus. A good-looking two-year-old stud caught my eye- he’ s owned by Dr. Sedwick of Antioch, Illinois, and this horse is walking. Another stud three-year-old SHADOW’ S RHYTHM BOY owned by George, is really doing the job and should gather in some of those pretty metal objects this year. One of the top horses in the stable is owned by Dr. Edna Cree of Middleton, Wisconsin. This horse is going so well that it looks like the horse to beat in competition this year.
Blue Gate Farms— Stillwater, Minnesota
Just west of Minneapolis are the stables of Lonnie and Sue Templeton. Lonny is working his horses in
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an indoor arena „ q that ®% HAD0WS measures 40 ROYAL x 200 HEIR, and, an owned outdoor ring ™ * won m0st of the open classes last by Robert BathK of his big bold flat-foot walk year and from " He is a son o { the great GO can repeat this y black geldmg, CHESTERS BOVS SHADOVL A bySRichard Coolj is aMIDNIGHT WALKAWAY, witb tbat much-sought-after Cele- SECRET bred k out { or this one. Another horse
bration-size uck- amateur classes last year is GLOthat Placed T t d by Biue Gate and coming RY’ S FIREBALL a., pretty mare > R0GERS EASy on well this yea ■ ^ McNamarra, made a good G0 >, own ® l tear and is getting ready for the compeshowing iab1, y
tition thlS stables- Batavia Tlli™ «=
»_ t is working two horses belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDuffee that are really something else. RE- TAI GOLD the Northern Illinois Reserve Open Chamu looking like he can take the top honors this vear for his owners. This horse really has the look of a champion and a champion’ s way of going. Art is reallv getting this one ready for competition. DANNYS ALACK ROSE, a MIDNIGHT SUN bred mare, is pretty and walking. Mrs. McDuffee should do real well on this horse in competition this year. Another horse, HONDA owned by Rick Oudenhoven, was the Northern Illinois Reserve Junior Champion last year and is a good-going horse.
ALLEN % DENMARK
Four years old this spring, roan color, 15 3-4 hands high. Combined saddle and harness horse; square trotter in harness.
Allen Denmark was sired by Allen, Registered No. 80, the horse I owned so long and is so favorably known.—
Allen was sired by Allendorf, and he by Onward, the best of all stallions. His dam was sired by Royal Denmark, owned by W. M. Kirby, of Bowling Green, Ky., and Royal Denmark was sired by the renowned Old Artist, he by Great King William, he by Washington Denmark, he by Gaines ' s Denmark, he by the old four-mile racer Denmark, and he by imported Hedgeford.
His second dam was sired by Bullet, Jr., he by Tolbert Fanning’ s Vermont and lie by Gifford Morgan.
His third dam was sired by Eronhart’ s Brooks, of Bedford and Marshall counties.
Jas. R. Brantley NOAH, TENN.
March 15, 1910.
Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse