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Mountain, Tennessee, are doing
better than ever and will be ready
when the gates open.
Amateur and Juvenile riders
from Battleground Stables are ea­
ger and waiting to get into the
ring. Susie Kropp of Signal Moun­
tain will again be showing her aged
mare, SIR HENRY’S LADY LEE,
in the juvenile and ladies amateur
classes and Dr. E. B. Quinton of
Rossville, Georgia will enter the
ring on SUN’S PEACOCK, a big
going stallion that Billy Brantley
showed as a stake horse last sea­
son. This horse is reported to have
“found himself” and is a greatly
improved horse from last year.
Keith Kropp will also take to the
bright lights on PRIDE OF DE­
CATUR in the amateur classes.
Dr. Eugene Sliger of Chattanooga
plans to show NIFTY NOTION, an
aged gelding in Walking Pleasure
and Amateur classes. This is one
of those “push button” horses that
always makes a showing.
Two Year Olds, Junior Horses,
Mares, Juveniles, Amateurs and
Stake Horses ... it appears that
Battleground Stables will have a
full house going to most shows this
season.
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Gregory Siables
Gregory Stables, Greenville,
S.C.,
is a busy place now and has been
all these past months since they
have an inside ring that is 235 ft.
long. F. W. (Lightning) Gregory
and son, Tommy are riding some
horses you are going to hear from.
Mr. Max Shore, Macshore Classics,
Greenville, has a two year old and
a 3 year old that will make your
hair stand on ends. Mr. Fred Hud­
son has a two year old that “Light­
ning” is thinking seriously of using
as a breeding stud in the future;
he also has several other two year
olds, a top 3 year old that Tommy
carried through as a two year old
last season undefeated — and last
but not least a 17 hand stud “Light­
ning” is standing by - MERRY GO
BOY and out of a MIDNIGHT SUN
mare. This horse is the best look­
ing horse for his size you’ve ever
laid your eyes on. Pierce S. Day
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that good aged stud that “Light­
ning is going to bring out at
Orangeburg, S.C. Mr. and Mrs.
Hardy Parker from Wrightsville
' have an aged gelding
that Lightning” has been keep­
ing on top and Mr. Fred Hudson
just recently won the Amateur
Stake Class at the Circle C Ranch
Show over stiff competition with
horses from Georgia, N.C. and S.C.
Mrs. Newton (Lit) Turrentine is
another one of the top Amateur
riders. She owns that beautiful
mare, GO BOYS MERRY DIM­
PLES you’ve been hearing so much
about. We are starting our young
riders as early as possible. Nancy
Cox, Patsy Gantt, Virginia Bras­
sed and Jeff Smith are 4 of our
young riders that you will see in
the competition at all the major
shows. “Lightning’s” younger son,
Ken Gregory (age 13) is helping out
on the showing end, he can get
the job done too in those Amateur
Stake Classes.
“Lightning” has several shows
to judge this season as well as his
son, Tommy — along with a big
season of showing. With Tommy
and “Lightning” sharing the rid­
ing thus leaving a ground man and
one in the saddle, 1964 should be
another successful year.
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Bel Aire Siables
The coming of horse show season
s very evident at Bel Aire Stables,
Calhoun, Georgia. Trainer Kenneth
Burk is working twenty-two horses
or owners Roy and Bonnie Davis,
tssisted by Bill Titus, a recent addi-
ion to the training staff. We ar-
■ived bright and early in order to
ee Kenneth work some of his best
tock. We were very pleased with
vhat we saw. The first horse to hit
he ring was IMPALA’S VELVEl,
, beautiful black junior filly by
’HE IMPALA out of a JUNE SUN
nare. This gal is fifteen-three and
s as fine as they make them. Ken-
ieth has been holding her back and
s letting her develop gradually. He
fans to show her some later in the
We also saw MISS CHEVROLET,
two-year-old sorrel filly that is
eady to go. This little lady can
Kenneth Burk, trainer for Belaire
Stables, Calhoun, Georgia, is pictured
on a three year old mare named IM­
PALA’S VELVET.
turn on the speed with a lot of
form and shakes her head with
every step. PRIDE OF IMPALA, a
black junior stud that tied to the
blue in the recent Forrest Park
show in Atlanta also worked very
well. This bold-going stallion has
the form and speed to tie with the
best, and Mr. Burk, who showed
him in Atlanta, says that he is
getting better every day. We were
also impressed with a big bay five-
year-old stallion named MACK K’S
STINGRAY, that tied reserve in
Forrest Park with Kenneth Burk
up. Kenneth worked this horse into
a good lather, and the big horse
never missed a lick. He is one of
those close-coupled stallions that
strikes thunder every time he hits
the ground. You will hear a lot
about this horse.
No trip to Bel Aire Stables would
be complete without seeing the big
horse himself—SON OF BELAIRE
—under saddle. Roy Davis was
busy in the office when trainer
Burk took to the ring with the big
sorrel stallion and just had to drop
what he was doing to watch him
work. Ocassionally we find a Walk­
ing Horse enthusiast who really
loves a particular horse. This is Roy
Davis and SON OF BELAIRE. The
horse was born on his farm. Roy
raised him and has shown him to
many blues besides one reserve at
the Celebration. Thi s year, we will
again see this familar team hit the
gate in many top amateur classes.
Roy did point out that for the first
time he is standing this striking big
stallion at stud and to date has re­
ceived many inquiries to his court.
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