Walking‘ Free and Easy’ by Mrs. Jimmie Gray
There’ s a lot of talk about the good three-year-old
stallion owned by Mrs. Lila Travis Mason of Winchester. ACE’ S SHADOW MAN is black with white points and is in training with Red Stacey at Volunteer Stables. Affectionately called " PIDD” by Lila, who raisecj him, he’ s by PIDDLEY and out of a WILSON’ S ACE mare. Lila has already been offered an attractive price for this one but is not too anxious to sell him.
News from Mrs. Gene Eaton Owens, Phoenix, Arizona, proves that she too has a three-year-old stallion of whom she’ s proud. He is bv SHADOW’ S LUMIN AIRE and out of a BILLY WILSON mare. In training with Ray Rhoads in California, he’ s been shown twice and has one second and one third. This was a late
July colt, so he has some growing to do.
I enjoyed visiting two local stables lately. First stop was the Ernest Smith farm, home of SIR WINSTON S. Kenneth Walker is training a beautiful chestnut coming three-year-old mare with a most impressive back end. She’ s owned by Ernest, and is a granddaughter of old MERRY BOY and a granddaughter of MID NIGHT MACK on her dam’ s side.
Charlie Walker is doing a great job with WIN STON’ S MIDNIGHT SUN. This is the two-year-old stallion owned by Freeman & Millard that was mentioned in Barnstorming in the January issue of the VOICE. He is by SIR WINSTON S and is out of a MIDNIGHT SUN mare.
There are eight yearlings here, three of them fillies. Of the eight, four are black, three chestnut, and one bay. Seven of these colts are by SIR WINSTON S and one is by the other Smith stallion— WILSON’ S MER RY BOY, a son of old MERRY BOY. He’ s twenty-six years old and in prime condition.
Next stop was the Edd Hill Stable where there are four horses in training. The star of the stable at this point is WINSTON’ S ZIP, a black three-year-old stallion owned jointly by Smith & Hill. He’ s by SIR WIN STON and out of a MIDNIGHT SECRET mare.
Mrs. Hill has a two-year-old stallion, LUCKY BEAU, by MIDNIGHT BEAU. He’ s black with a blaze face and is a fine big colt.
WINSTON’ S HARDROCK is a black pony owned by Hill and Jimmy Hannah of Decherd. By SIR WIN STON and out of a line-bred WILSON ALLEN mare all this pony lacks is someone to show him, and Edd says he’ ll have this solved by the time show season rolls around.
The fourth is a blue roan four-year-old mare. Owned by Jim McKenzie of Lynchburg, Tennessee, she’ s bv a son of MIDNIGHT MACK K. *
A new saddle club was formed recently at Decherd Officers elected were Ronnie Cowan, president- J B Payne, vice president; Elaine Arnold, treasurer; and Carolyn Hannah, recorder.
A board of directors was also named. It includes Joe Arnold, Jimmy Hannah, Blake Hatchett, Jimmy Merritt, George Reid, Don Sneed, Carolyn Starnes Carter Stewart and Jackie Summers. Plans are being made for horse shows and the above-mentioned board is responsible for preparing the show grounds and programs.
HORSEMEN TO BE TOLD " WHY” AS WELL AS " HOW”
" Today’ s horsemen are sophisticated— they Want to know the ' why’ as well as the ' how.’ To them knowledge is not solely for the privileged few, but for everyone who searches for it. The Horse Science School is designed to fill this need,” according to Dr M. E. Ensminger, director of the equine School.
This year, new courses will be offered in business aspects of horse production, lameness and wound management, dressage and schooling your horse, and stable technology. Altogether, there will be 24 different courses taught by 20 instructors. The schedule for the four major divisions follows: Horses and Horsemanship Course— 5 / 2 days. At Wisconsin State University, River Falls, Wisconsin, Monday morning, June 16 to Saturday noon, June 21. At University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, Monday morning, June 23 to Saturday noon, June 28.
Riding School Instructor’ s Courses— 10 days. At Wisconsin State University, Tuesday noon, June 10 to Saturday noon, June 21. At University of Tennescaa MnnHflv mnrninp '.. Tune 23 to ThnrsHav rncrht
July 3.
Student Equitation Courses— 10 days. At Wisconsin State University, Tuesday noon, June 10 to Saturday noon, June 21. At University of Tennessee, Monday morning, June 23 to Thursday night, July 3.
Farrier Science Courses— 10 days. At Wisconsin State University, Tuesday morning, June 10 to Friday night, June 20. At University of Tennessee, Monday morning, June 23 to Thursday night, July 3.
For the 16-page program, write to Dr. M. E. Ensminger, Director, Horse Science School, 3699 East Sierra Avenue, Clovis, California 93612.
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