1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 May Voice RS | Page 22

JACK JOHNSON STABLES
*>arn
.
storminS
LEECH STABLES
It is always a pleasure to watch Marianne and J. T.
Leech work horses on their farm in the rolling hills of
Middle Tennessee in the spring. One of the best
horses ever to come strolling over those hills out of
their barn is a two-year-old black stallion by MACK
K’S HANDSHAKER. He operates every step of the
way just like a true Walking Horse should. His name
. . . FREEDOM RIDER. His owner is Jim Beasley of
Athens, Alabama.
Jim’s daughter, Suzie Beasley Day, will show a four-
year-old mare this season that the Leech Stables is
working. The mare has plenty of ability and Suzie is
an experienced exhibitor . . . interesting combination.
In junior competition J. T. will be showing EBONY’S
PERFECTION for Mrs. Jean Warner of Tullahoma,
Tennessee. This horse was shown at the Walking
Horse National in Nashville recently. Mrs. Boyd Bev­
eridge of Shelbyville has a three-year-old grey roan
horse in training that is a real competitor. This is the
horse that Larry Lunsford showed last year that
created so much comment. SUN’S GYPSY PRINCESS
is also in training for Mrs. Beveridge.
Doug Allen of Lexington, North Carolina has his
good horse, DELIGHT’S SOCIETY SON, with Mari­
anne and J. T. This stallion won several blues last
year and should be even tougher in junior competition
this season.
J. T. made the Florida circuit and was second to
JUDGES’ CHOICE in Tampa with INVASION’S BIG
SHOT, a three-year-old mare owned by B. Earl Puck­
ett of Pulaski. J. T. also won the two-year-old open
classes at both Tampa and Winter Haven with Mr.
Puckett’s stallion, BIG SHOT’S INVADER M.H.
Last year Marianne won around 25 blues with her
DELIGHT horses, so watch for DELIGHT’S MINNEY,
owned by Benjamin Kotch of New Orleans, and DE­
LIGHT’S MINUET, for A. A. Mabus of Philipp, Mis­
sissippi, again this year. Also, David Mabus will show
SUN’S MARCHING MAN for his father this season.
Ray Fogerty of Medina, Texas has a good mare,
SECRET’S TOY, in training with the Leech Stables,
and W. E. Broughton of Purdue Hill, Alabama has a
good sorrel three-year-old.
A real little ’fancy dan’ that Marianne likes to work
is BRIGHT CHANCE, a black stallion that will be in
the 15.2-and-under classes. He can come up and look
real big with his fancy way of going.
Marianne and J. T. have their usual good crop of
show horses this season . . . and remember to watch
for FREEDOM RIDER: he’s one of those things!
22
The Jack Johnson Stables in North Wilkesboro,
North Carolina, has some good stock. Jack is working
about twenty-eight horses and is looking forward to
moving into his new barn soon.
DANNY DELIGHT, Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Doll’s chest­
nut two-year-old, is showing great promise. Behind him
comes a two-year-old filly, MERRY GIRL’S DELIGHT,
owned by Bill Tomlinson. Mary Ann Brame owns a
two-year-old filly, EBONY’S FASHION LADY, that is
a little green now but will be ready before long.
Of course, Jack has DEMOCRAT COPY, the two-
year-old that had everyone talking at the GLL Barn
Party. This colt recently won the two-year-old class at
Evans, Georgia.
In addition to his two-year-olds, Jack has an excep­
tionally good three-year-old stud, EBONY’S BLACK
LABEL, for owner Kim Lovett.
When the gate opens for the four-year-old classes,
Jack will have two fine horses to choose from: DE­
LIGHT’S MAJIG BAY, owned by Mr. and Mrs. L. S.
Spainhour, and his own TUFF STUFF. Both are ready
for the show ring.
HAROLD WISE STABLES
This is the year that TRIPLE THREAT will have his
first crop of two-year-olds in the show ring and all
reports indicate that there will be some top stock by
this great stallion. One of his earlier colts, the well-
known TRIPLE THREAT AGAIN, is back in the ring
under Steve Hill. Steve showed him recently at Mur­
freesboro, Tennessee, and put on a tremendous show
to win the blue. He tied second the week before at the
Walking Horse National in Nashville.
At his stable in Lewisburg, Tennessee, Harold Wise
said that all the trainers he has talked to are pleased
with the way TRIPLE THREAT two-year-olds are work­
ing. The Roberts Stables in Kentucky have a notable
stallion, THREAT’S SUPERIOR, that several people
have been trying to buy. A few of the trainers that
are really pleased with these two-year-olds are Joe
Martin, Jack Warren, and Harold Fulks. Another good
colt is at Solitude Stables, and one is owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Bolen of Evans, Georgia.
Harold has sold most of the yearlings this year, but
has some top brood mares in foal to TRIPLE THREAT
how. SUN’S QUARTERBACK, the sire of TRIPLE
THREAT, is also standing at Lewisburg at Harold
Wise Stables. Speaking of SUN’S QUARTERBACK,
Jack Moorman has a top stallion by this great sire at
his barn in Mississippi.
MEL NORMAN STABLES
One of the most talked-about horses at the recent
Murray Farm Sale was a black roan gelding owned by
Mel Norman of Battle Creek, Michigan and trained by
Bob Gilmore. He will be shown in the 15.2-and-under
classes and will be making several Tennessee shows.
The Normans turned down a good figure for him at
the Murray Farm Sale and have decided to keep him
in Michigan with Bob. THE PLAYBOY, by SHADOW’S
REPLICA, is "that kind’’ of horse.
The Mel Norman Stables recently sold the Michigan
1968 Two-Year-Old Champion, SUPER DELIGHT by
SUN’S DELIGHT, to Wayne Leach of Chagrin Falls,
Ohio. He should be a top junior horse this year. A top
brood mare, JET’S ANGEL, was sold to David Patter­
son