1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 March Voice RS | Page 17

North
Carolina
The breeding facet of the Walking
Horse industry has begun to recog­
nize the increasing demand for qual­
ity horses. Records show that many
of the top performance horses, in­
cluding the current World’s Champ­
ion GO BOY’S ROYAL HEIR and
former champions such as HILL’S
PERFECTION, MY FAIR WARN­
ING, DOUBLE DELIGHT 00, etc.,
are owned by North Carolinians.
This fact, plus the number of new
owners, new training facilities, and
shows in the state that now offer a
full complement of Walking Horse
classes, are proof of the demand
for quality — and quantity.
Here is what two North Carolina
breeders are doing to meet these
demands:
In High Point, Dr. James A. John­
son now has in operation a 125-
acre breeding farm featuring the
very best in facilities for his own
and outside mares. The four-time
champion, GO BOY’S INVASION,
is king here and is a most welcomed
and needed addition to the state.
Dr. Johnson currently owns a care­
fully selected band of brood mares
with proven show records and mares
that have already thrown proven
colts. Examples of his fine mares
are the well-known SUN’S MIGHTY
FINE and MERRY GO GIRL, dam
of MERRY SOUVENIR.
In Gastonia is another breeding
operation where the former World’s
Champion Pony, MIKE’S MIGHTY
MAN, is standing. Co-owned by Dr.
J. E. Reed and E. F. Gallagher, MIKE
is also a great asset to our state.
This young stud’s colts are be­
ginning to attract a great deal of
attention. Two of his finest 1968
colts may be seen at GLL in Tennes­
see and an "exact replica” of MIKE
is owned by Doris Keach in Ken­
tucky. Here in North Carolina, Dr.
Reed has MIKE’s first stud colt, now
a yearling, named MIKE’S MIGHTY
March, 1969
ALPHA. The dam of this colt is also
the dam of SUN’S CELEBRATION.
GYPSY HEADLIGHT, successfully
shown first by Winston Wiser and
later shown in North Carolina by Dr.
Hubert Poteat, is currently in foal to
MIKE as is a top show prospect,
SUN’S EBONY JEWEL.
To increase his broodmare band,
Dr. Reed recently purchased five
mares from Kenneth Bell, Eagleville,
Tennessee. All of these will be bred
to MIKE. An additional bonus with
this recent purchase was the twenty-
six-year-old ROAN HALLIE, a fine
mare that Dr. Reed is particularly
excited about breeding to MIKE.
Both Dr. Reed and Mr. Gallagher
are anxiously awaiting the arrival
of another potential champion this
spring out of their MERRY BOY’S
MAID and by Willis Fisher’s champ­
ion stud, MY MIDNIGHT MIKE.
Both MIKE’S MIGHTY MAN and
MIKE’S MIGHTY LADY who, inci­
dentally, will be shown in Three-Year-
Old Classes by Pam Reed this year,
are the finest examples of this great
combination.
MIKE’S MIGHTY MAN will con­
tinue to stand at Gastonia until the
latter part of June, at which time he
will resume his training with C. A.
Bobo in Tennessee for competition in
amateur events, including the Cele­
bration, with Pam riding.
In keeping with the theme of this
article is news about the All Breed
North Carolina State Fair Horse
Show to be held in October in Raleigh.
Officials of the State Fair have recog­
nized the increasing popularity of
Walking Horses and have included a
two-night show exclusively for Walk­
ers with approximately twenty per­
formance classes and the state’s only
Breeder’s Division for Walkers. In­
cluded in the latter will be classes for
Weanlings, Yearlings, Model Mares
and Model Studs with a Champion
and Reserve Champion to be named
for each. So interested are the offi­
cials in helping to further promote
this breed that they are installing
complete lighting facilities exclusive­
ly for this portion of the show and
greatly enlarging their ring to accom­
modate the anticipated number of
entries. James Rowland will be the
judge. Mark October 24 and 25 as
the time to place Walkers from all
states before the people of North
Carolina.
We are interested in helping you
with your publicity and news from
North Carolina. Call or write Mrs.
Carolyn Elliott, 4505 Pamlico Drive,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
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