1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 February Voice RS | Page 21

Signal Mountain, Tennessee, and brought top consid­
eration at the fall Murray Farm Sale. He was bought
before the sale. His new owner ran him through and
"no-saled” at a handsome profit and finally sold him
for a double profit. Herbert Roberts of Irving, Kentuc-
ly is his present owner and everyone who has seen
him says he could be "the thing” this year. More later
BATTLEGROUND STABLES
Jim Babb is very busy working horses these days.
He has some very capable help with Randy Bowen
and Cliff Stansell, two young fellows who really seem
to enjoy their work. At present, Jim is getting stock
ready for the Tampa, Florida show.
Everyone always seems to be looking for a good
mare, but Jim has two of them in his Fort Oglethorpe,
Georgia stable. PERFECTION’S MODEL, the mare
that Diana Babb showed last year in four-year-old
classes, is better than ever. A new mare, STATELY’S
LACE, owned by Kathy and Doug Hutchison of Tren­
ton, Georgia, is a black, high-headed, four-year-old
top show mare. So... if you’re looking for one, here’s
the place.
Jim is working 23 head of stock, including two
beautiful grey fillies by STERLING SILVER. SILVER
DUTCHESS is owned by Dr. Charles Ray Swift of
Chattanooga and her half-sister is owned by Babb &
Womble. Both are headed for two-year-old classes
this year. Dr. Swift also owns SPANISH KNIGHT, a
full brother to MAGIC KNIGHT. This aged gelding
was doing great but, due to a stall injury, will prob­
ably not enter compeition until late summer.
Anyone who saw the Montgomery show last fall will
remember that SHOTGUN, owned by Babb and Led­
ford, made quite an impression in the four-year-old
class. He is still improving as an aged gelding and
Jim plans to bring him out better than ever in stake
classes this spring.
In the Juvenile classes, Pam Clippinger and Do ug
Hutchison will be showing MY SECRET SUN and
PEG’S CINDERELLA. Pam is now a veteran rider
and, with last year’s record on MY SECRET SUN,
she and the grey horse should come on strong this
year. Doug showed last year for the first time, and
has been improving steadily during the winter months.
In the Amateur Classes, Dr. Truman Whitfield of
Dalton, Georgia will be showing TROUBLE IN THE
HILLS again this year.
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VIC THOMPSON
STABLES
SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE
PHONE: [phone]
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FOR SALE
GO BOY’S MAN OF THE HOUR.
A TOP HORSE ANYPLACE.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: We are pleased to present the official rules and regulations
for 1969 for the exhibiting of Tennessee Walking Horses (see center spread).
These rules have been approved and accepted by all major Horse Show and
Walking Horse Associations and will be in effect from coast to coast this year.
You are invited to remove this section from your VOICE magazine and have
reprints prepared for your own use if necessary. It is of the utmost import­
ance that everyone, including all exhibitors, horse show managers and horse
show judges, know these rules and follow them to the letter. The following
article may give vou some insight as to the needs in this area of our activity.
February, 1969
J. W. HICKS & SON
STABLES
HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA
Telephone [phone]
That "Little Black Mare," BLUES MARY DOLL, is primed
and ready to thrill the show world again with her superb
performances: Owned by Dr. and Mrs. Harry Blaylock,
of Birmingham, Alabama, MARY DOLL has met and
defeated most of the top mares in the nation. She was
made at the Hicks Stables.
Hicks Stables are equipped and fully staffed to turn out
the finished product. "J. W." is ably assisted by son
Jimmy, Avis Allen and Jerry Moore. The stables are
chocked full of young horses. Mostly two and three-year-
olds, representing the get of the leading stallions and
top brood mares including the following MIDNIGHT SUN,
MERRY GO BOY, EBONY'S MASTERPIECE, GO BOYS
SHADOW, GO BOY’S ROYAL HEIR, SETTING SUN, MACK
K, SUN DUST, SPIRIT OF MIDNIGHT, SUN’S BIG SHOT,
BLACK DUST, DUKE OF MIDNIGHT, SETTING SUN S
CHIEF, SUN’S MIDNIGHT DUKE, DUKES HANDYMAN,
SIR WINSTON S, and others.
Horses for juveniles, amateurs, and pleasure classes are
ready for your inspection. We also have several good'
brood mares and colts for sale at reasonable prices.
The Hicks Stables are standing MASTER SUN By MID­
NIGHT SUN and out of HALL’S MERRY DUCHESS which
was sired by MERRY BOY.
It will pay YOU to pay US a visit
Located six miles south of Cullman, Alabama,
on Hwy. 31 and one mile east at Cullman Motel.