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3. The opposition group aroused members’ interest and attendance: This is good, let it continue.
4. The Directors now know what the membership expects; let them move in this direction.
5. The members learned that many of the Association faults were long past, that many who committed these wrongs are gone, and that correctr ive action had been taken: Good.
6. It became known that registrations are handled far faster and more accurately now; let this continue to improve.
7. The Association agreed to apprise the members of the details of the California litigation: This is good, as the members should be kept advised of failures, as well as accomplishments.
8. It was evident that many members wrant the directorship base broadened; this should be done to include all parts of the country and all factions of the Walking Horse field. The proxy fight produced a conclusion. The Association was formerly in worse shape than now. Much has been done to improve it; more remains to be done. Various Directors have stated sincerely, in public and in private, that they intend to make continuing improvements. Let us support these men with our confidence, constructive suggestions, and genuine interest in the betterment of our Association.
The Tennessee Walking Horse is the best; it’ s the finest pleasure horse and the greatest show horse. Let us all, through our individual efforts and through our Association, strive to equal the excellence of our breed.
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Gail B. Chambers Box 14 Morris, Alabama
Dr. Matt D. Holmes and Ned Ellis have started a new operation in Hope Hull called Elli-Ho Stables. Herbert Mims is the trainer and they are concentrating on both breeding and training activities. They have ample pasture and stable space to accommodate around two hundred mares during breeding season.
Mr. Ellis has a three-year-old filly by MACK K’ S CASTRO called CASTRO’ S LADYBIRD. He also has a three-year-old sorrel stallion by SUN’ S EXECUTIVE that is coming along nicely. Two other three-year-olds will be showing out of Elli-Ho this year: one owned by J. L. Crenshaw; and DR. SUN GLO O, the stallion that Dr. Holmes and Mr. Ellis purchased from Fashion Two Twenty at the Murray Farm Sale last fall. Three amateur riders have their horses here- Danny Gilliland, Bonnie Moore and Pruitt Crenshaw. They also have several pleasure horses for local clients.
Herbert is working his six-year-old bay stallion after a lapse of two years. Dr. Holmes says it is surprising how this horse has taken to training after such a long time. This just might turn out to be their stake horse.
They recently purchased SHADOW’ S TOP FLIGHT from Wink Groover. Dr. Holmes said that he won fourteen blues out of seventeen shows last year. This black stallion will be showing in Alabama this year in both amateur and stake classes. He is also being used as a breeding stallion. OLE SHAD, as he is called, is by GO BOY’ S SHADOW.
Jimmy D. Higgins of Albertville and Jerry Bagwell of Corner have recently purchased a sorrel two-yearold stallion, WINSTON’ S SHOWMAN, from Ernest Smith Stables in Mulberry, Tennessee. This colt is a full brother to WINSTON’ S ZIP CODE. Jimmy and his brother are bringing this colt along very slowly, and say he has great promise. Several horses have been sold out of the barn this spring. One, an aged gelding, was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurley of Birmingham. Robert is working the horse himself and made a very good show at Huey town. Our daughter, Micki, is working hard and getting
ready to show our little dark bay gelding, SWANKY PERFECTION, this season. I will again be showing ALLEY CAT in Ladies Amateur Classes and my " ol’
grey mare,” SUN’ S SILVER STAR, in Walking Pleasure classes. Seems that we will never retire her from the show ring. We showed all over Alabama last year, and she was tied out of the money just one time.
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