Voice of the Tennessee Walking Horse 33
' Home of the Celebration ' Gets New City Limits Signs
Celebration Public Relations Director Robert M . Thomas and City Police Chief Clarence Wheeler
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Dr . Poteat — A “ Superb ” Fellow
Among all the letters received from people who read our book and read our Issue No . 1 of the Voice — we believe one from Dr . Hubert M . Poteat , Jr ., of Smithfield , North Carolina , hits us as close lo the heart as anyone . We remember his eloquent letter of months ago about the book . Now he says :
“ I wrote you several months ago after I read your very interesting book on the history of the Tennessee Walking Horse and I must say that your editorials and news stories in the first issue of this magazine are simply superb . I received the copy of this magazine when I arrived in my office this afternoon , and I ’ m afraid I have kept a number of my patients waiting while I read some of the fascinating stories that you have recorded here .
" I am in the Tennessee Walking Horse business to a very limited degree . I have a stallion and five mares and thoroughly enjoy them . I have Go Boy ’ s Rebel , son of Merry Go Boy for my stallion and am tremendously pleased with him ....
“ Again , my congratulations to you and Mrs . Green . .
( Note — Doctor , you have been more of an inspiration than you know . When your letter about the book came last summer I hurried it by mail to Mary Frances ( then a widow and a postmaster at Knoxville , Ala .) We were married a few weeks later and your letter became lost except in my memory .
Mary Frances and I have known each other -10 years . Had not seen each other for some 20 years . She is my Sister ' s best friend . After my first wife , Bunnie , died Aug . 11 , 1960 , 1 received a letter of sympathy from Mary Frances who had lost her husband the previous Christmas . So I thanked her , so more letters came and went — and here we are at 1110 S . Brittain St . Thanks indeed for your generous letter . BAG .)
Suggestions From C . H . Turner
We recommend C . H . Turner of 3295 Woodhave Rd ., Memphis , 8 , Tenn ., for having a good typewriter , a good typist ( perhaps himself ) and some good ideas . He suggests for the Voice “ ( 1 ) Information about training . Insofar as I know there is a paucity of published information about this subject . ( 2 ) Detailed information about individual horses , including the more personal details . ( 3 ) Show schedules around the South .”
And he adds a real good idea with “ Keep up the good work , and there is only one suggestion for improvement of the publication — more advertisements so we nice Walking Horse owners will know where to find the equipment and supplies which we need .” ( Note — That last idea is especially good . Hope our equipment dealers will see it and take note . BAG .)
Interesl In California
Anthony W . Kriebel , 12 Anderson Way , Menlo Park , Calif , reports “ there ’ s considerable new interest out here on my favorite horse —‘ Walkers ’.”
( So we heard , and considerable subscribers for the Voice too . Anthony ' s on the list . BAG .)
Training FOR SALE Sales
No place can you find a better stable of horses all of the same top quality as " JET ' S RADI
ATION ", 2-year-old winner of Heart of America Walking Horse Assoc ; " Witch Doctor ," 4th place in Jr . Class ; " Magic Buzz " winner of the big stake class .
We have for sale such top breeding as " Go Boy ' s Shadow " sired 3-year-old stud ; 4-year-old " Midnight Sun " and " Merry Go Boy " bred mares . 3-year-old Pony mare .
Above horses amateur broke . 2-year-old Colts , by Black Magic ; Mack K Rebel ; Spec of the Hills ; Broodmares and pleasure horses .
For more information contact
DON BOLINGER STABLES California , Missouri
Phone SW 6-4888