pionage, Midnight Shadow H, Go Boy’ s Invasion, Mack K’ s Image, Sun’ s Whipporwill, Invasion’ s Diamond, Merry Boy’ s Go Getter, Jamison’ s Midnight, Gunsmoke’ s Commander, Sun’ s Chance RG, Allen’ s Black Magic, Hancock’ s Sun Delite, Jeffcoat’ s Go Boy, Mister Trigger, Major Walking Boy, Go Boy’ s High Tide, Captain’ s Gay Boy, Sun’ s Rocket Go Man, Parade Pride, Glory’ s Mack K, Tugging at Midnight, Black Gold’ s Copper, Sun’ s Duplicator, Barrett’ s Merry Man, Judy’ s Sun, Midnight Sparkie, Pride of Dixie, Ebony Senator, Midnight Chief Allan, Wilson Dean’ s Choice, Midnight Black Boy, Ebony Masterpiece, Black Magic LM, Go Boy’ s Glory, Sun’ s Double Chance, Keene’ s Go Boy, Go Boy’ s Commander, Piddley’ s Choice, Sun’ s Big Shot, Sun’ s Black Jack, Midnight’ s Flying M, Mack K’ s Big Story, Delight’ s Society Sun, Stately Go Boy, Scat Man, Shadow’ s Reflection, Midnight John, Bandbox, Sun’ s Top Man, Midnight Secret, Midnight Sun II, Piddley, Mack K’ s Reflection, Midnight Pat H, Cotton Queen’ s Go Boy, Go Boy’ s Moonshine, Evening Sun, Go Boy’ s Astronaut, Go Boy’ s Mister Me, Sun’ s Holiday, Shadow of Ichabod, Midnight Sun’ s Pride, Go Boy’ s Scottie, B Major Wilson, Go Boy’ s Grey Ghost, Mark of Merry Boy, Midnight Magic Marche, Major Reveille, Go Boy’ s Hiawatha, Mack K’ s Mambo, Go Boy’ s Walkaway, Go Boy’ s Jim Dandy, Ellas Major
Wilson, Piddley’ s Go Boy, Shining Jupiter, Candy Caydence, Shadow’ s Brantley, Lady May’ s Trooper, Rapid Joe, Chief Joseph, Sun’ s Eldorado.
One of the most interesting aspects of our survey was the " general comments” which we received. We want to share some of these with our readers and have broken them down into categories with regard to special interest.
BREEDING: " I am just beginning with two good brood mares. Hope to breed to a good stallion and improve or at least maintain best of Walking Horse breed.” " I think the saddest thing to happen to the Walking Horse business was to allow artificial breeding.” " My percentage of colts the past 10 years has been only 50 %. You can buy yearlings cheaper than you can raise them.” " Our experience has been that mares will fail to settle after bearing 3 or 4 colts. You should let them take a 6- to 8-month rest and then rebreed.” " I would like for the Breeders’ Association to consider any colt foaled the first nine months of the year to be registered that year. Any colt foaled the last three months( would be) registered the following year.” " I am a beginner in the breeding of Walking Horses and I lost $ 658.00 the first time out.” " I started with one registered mare in 1963. I failed to get a colt in 1964 or 1965 and finally got an INVAS-
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