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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YOUR MAN in Tennessee "
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