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the most talked about horses in the stable . This horse is owned by Mr . J . C . Haines and daughters , Judy and Jenny , of Columbus . Two top amateur horses . GO BOY ’ S MASTERPIECE and GO BOY ’ S MAJORETTE are also in training . Mrs . Barrington has her amateur mount , GO BOY ' S BLACK JACK B in training and is reported to be getting along well . A 2 year old sorrel owned bv Mrs . Marvin Kidd named LUCKY GO BOY will be shown by Jimmy Alexander this year . The Kidds live in Blakley , Georgia .
John Mayher has his SECRET MISSION in training and should prove to be one of the major amateur threats in this area . Also GO BOY ' S JULIA , a Junior Mare owned by Jack Tatum of Opelika , Florida will be shown some time later in the season . Our congratulations to the Barringtons and Mr . Hoyle Alexander for opening this new stable . We wish them much success .
Sharon Terry Stables
The Sharon Terry Stables have good news to report as usual . They have a new black gelding in training with Albert Lee Rowland in Boaz . Ala ., that has been shown with much success this year . SUN ' S DARK DEMON won the Guntersville . Alabama show and tied blue in the gelding class at Scottsboro . Alabama . The Terry ’ s have a blue roan two year old in training with Albert Lee that seems to be a good show prospect . They recently bought a MERRY BOY mare from Joe Webb and Sharon will again be showing her SHADOW ’ S REP LICA this year . Incidentally , Sharon graduates from high school this year and recently won a scholarship for an essay she wrote . She plans to attend Mississippi State to take a pre-veterinarian course . Mr . and Mrs . Will C . Terry and Sharon are well known in the Walking Horse world and fans have seen Sharon ride for many years . It is indeed a compliment to the business that Sharon ’ s love for horses has prompted her into the study of veterinarian medicine .
TAP ROOT FARM STABLES A first hand report of the activities of the Tap Root Farm Stables of Kingsport , Tennessee , was obtained from Mr . and Mrs . M . Lacy West , owner , at the Chattanooga Horse Show . Lacy and Julia were accompanied by Brenda Kirby , wife of Buddy Kirby , trainer , who was the judge of the show . Key-note of our most interesting conversation with these fine Walking Horse enthusiasts was , of course , MACK K ’ S BIG STORY , one of the leading contenders for top honors in 1964 . “ BIG STORY ” has become one of the most talked about horses in the business and is frequently termed a “ sleeping giant .” Buddy says that he is working better than ever and is getting stronger by the day .
Buddy has 23 horses in training at the present time including a mystery horse that has been unknown until this season : THE RAVEN , who many say is comparable to the renowned SHADOW , will be shown by Julia West this season . GO BOY ’ S APRIL LOVE , who was shown as a 2 year old by Ralph Hensley will be shown by Buddy ’ s wife , Brenda . There ’ s another ‘ big story ’ in the background at Tap Root Stables . He ’ s MACK K ’ S SUNDAY PUNCH , a full brother to an exact replica of the famed BIG STORY . Some of the other horses in the making with Buddy are : Roy Napier ’ s MAJOR WIL SON stallion , THE IRON COLO NEL . a 3 year old gelding owned by T . R . Bandy . Jr .: MAJORETTE , a fine black MAJOR WILSON mare , owned by Arthur Minniard and a chestnut stallion with a flax mane and tail named MACK K ’ S SHAMROCK will be shown by Mr . West this season . Again coming to the fore this year is the showy black amateur horse SHADOW ’ S ECHO which Terry King of Kingsport rode to victory in the Knoxville Juvenile class last fall .
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Trainer Glenn Willis recently moved from Jay , Florida to Tucson . Arizona . He and his new employers made a trip through Middle Tennessee and purchased some good stock . Among these was included the well-known SHADOW ' S LUMINAIRE . More news about Mr . Willis and LUMINAIRE in future issues .
CIRCLE " C " RANCH STABLES
Word has come to us from Bob Burnett that the new Circle “ C ” Ranch Stables of Greer , South Carolina will be ready for full time training operations by June of this year . This newly organized Tennessee Walking Horse stable , of which Mr . Burnett is manager , is owned by Mr . Larry L . Cooper of Greer . Their trainer is Mr . Ralph Reese . Starting off with the benifit of a much enthused list of followers , the Circle “ C ” Stables will open it ’ s doors with a full house . Twenty stalls have been prepared and at the present they are filled up .
Following the example of many others in the Walking Horse business , these avid fans of the breed plan to operate their stable for the benefit of amateurs only . Their aim is to provide accommodations and facilities for show horses for amateurs who do not have the time or facilities to maintain and train a show horse for amateur competition . They do not plan to compete with the professionals .
The stable is located five miles off Highway 101 north of Greer , South Carolina and they open the doors wide to visitors and other interested parties . Mr . Burnett points out that they plan to start a breeding program soon and started off with the announcement that G . BLACK SHADOW would be standing at stud at the stable ( sec Stallion Directory ). They plan to have another top bred stallion shortly .
Our congratulations to Mr . Larry Cooper , Mr . Bob Burnett and Mr . Ralph Reese for their personal efforts on behalf of the Tennessee Walking Horse . We know their new Circle “ C ” Stables will be a great success .
BECICLER-BROWN STABLES
The new Beckler-Brown Stables , Richmond Road ( Route 4 ). Shelbyville . Tennessee , announced that
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