Jackson, Mississippi to win a blue in the juvenile division the first time he had ever ridden her. Jim has " a little horse” that brings a sparkle to his
eye. He is a three-year-old and is owned by Colonel Clark of Springdale, Arkansas. This is a top little
hotse and he is for sale as a good juvenile or amateur mount. LITTLE MACK K is a six-year-old stallion owned by Judy Wilkerson of Shaw, Mississippi
that is doing well at Babb-Womble. Jim has an operating junior mare, STATELY’ S LACE, that is out of the same mare as SUN’ S BIG SHOT. She is special and
one look at her at work explains why. Jim and Bob hope to have everything running smoothly by next show season. They plan to sell several horses that have been shown successfully this past year. They encourage all horsemen to visit their new operation, and they feel they can find just about any kind of horse for you buyers.
UNLOADING— This fine mare looks over her new surroundings as( left to right) Carl Slye, Mearl Brown, John T. Carter and Larry Winters look on.
FROM SACRAMENTO TO KINGSPORT AND BACK California Enthusiasts Leave One... Pick Up Two!
It is difficult for people who do not have enthusiasm for Tennessee Walking Horses to understand why horsemen push themselves the way they do. Consider the recent case of Mearl Brown of Sacramento, who traveled all the way to Kingsport, Tennessee, to leave a show mare with John T. Carter, and then went through Middle Tennessee to pick up two colts before going back to the West Coast. He says it was worthwhile!
The mare he left with Mr. Carter is the 1969 West Coast Champion Mare of the recent Northern California Celebration. She is INVASION’ S CHOICE and, according to John T., she is a top mare. She was brought to him as a juvenile horse and by spring should be ready to take on just about any competitor. She is for sale!
Mearl Brown left the Carter Stables and drove to Shelbyville to pick up two yearlings from Stallion Stables. One is by JOHNNY MIDNIGHT and the other is by TRIPLE THREAT. They plan to show them next year on the West Coast.
It was a long trip... about five thousand miles... but not unlike the long journeys that Walking Horse enthusiasts take annually in pursuit of their interests.
MURFREESBORO HORSEMAN JOINS SHADOW VALLEY FARMS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Dr. James A. Johnson recently announced that Mike Jones, 23, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has taken over as manager-trainer of Shadow Valley Farms in High Point, North Carolina. Mike is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Animal Science. His courses of study included pre-veterinary medicine and farm management, as well as a variety of other subjects that should lend a lot of up-to-date technology to the Shadow Valley breeding program. A fine athlete, Mike lettered three years in football at M. T. S. U. and was on their nationally-ranked small college team.
After his graduation in 1968, Mr. Jones worked in the Animal Husbandry Department at the university. His duties included care of horses and other livestock as well as supervision of the farm. He has been showing Tennessee Walking Horses since high school and specialized in training for halter competition. He trained and showed the 1969 Tennessee State Futurity Weanling Colt Champion and was fourth with the
same colt at the Celebration this year.
Mike and his lovely wife Carolyn, who is from Cleveland, Tennessee, are expecting their first child. They have been well-received by horsemen in the Carolinas
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DAVID MASON
WE ' RE not the biggest... but we“ TRY
YOU are invited to visit the DAVID MASON STABLES on your next trip to Middle iennessee.
We have a good selection of top young horses
or sale and are working some of the best. Hemember... a David Mason Horse can show anywhere in the country. Let us work your orses. You will be pleased with the results!
DAVID MASON STABLES
MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE Phone 615 / 893-1052
70 Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse