1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 September Voice | Page 33

orders in an impatient way. All of
the young folks at the barn are
making cakes and cookies for him
and he is getting a lot of attention,
but Dixie wants to ride, ride, ride!
We all hope he will be back in the
ring before long. Drop him a line
and say hello; it will help him pass
the time faster.
The Greater Birmingham Horse
Show sponsored by the Trail Rid­
ers was held July 24 and 25 at the
Alabama State Fair grounds. The
Trail Riders had gone to a lot of
trouble to build a ring in the In­
dustrial Arts Building and the
show was held indoors for the first
time. Mr. J. H. Noblin judged the
walking horses doing his usual ex­
cellent job. All classes were well
filled with fine horses and I think
we can mark up the show as a big
success.
The Bibb County Service League
sponsored its second annual Bibb
County Horse Show in Centreville,
August 1st. In spite of a downpour
just before show time, the classes
were held as planned and every­
body had a real good time. Mrs.
Jack Crouch served as chairman
and Clyde Orton from Caruthers-
ville, Mo., did a good job in judg­
ing all classes. Horses from all over
Alabama were there and the girls
in the Service League should be
commended for the good job they
did in putting on this show.
Our congratulations to Mr. Her-
shell Talley for a job well done
at the Celebration. We are proud
to say he is from Alabama.
TARHEEL REVIEW
Hi Folks,
On July 11, North Carolina, had
one of the best shows of the season.
The show was the Providence
Horse Show in Providence, N. C.
The Honorable David Welsh was
the Judge. Mr. Welsh lives in Oaks
Corners, New York, and trains at
Leeswood Stables, Oaks Corners,
New York.
There were plenty of Walking
Horses to compete in the show’s
fourteen Walking Horse Classes.
Miss Mary Ann Arey, daughter
of Mr. K. C. Arey, of Danville, Va.,
won three Walking Classes, Miss
SEPTEMBER, 1964
Arey rode GRAY GHOST to vic­ turned home with three blues. Mr.
tory in the Owner’s Up Class and Groover won the Walking Mares
she also won the Amateur Walking Class on SOUVENIR MELODY,
Horse Class on HONEY GO. CISCO owned by Lakeview Farm, Hick­
KID was put into the winners circle ory, N. C. and the Walking Horse
again, by Mary Ann, in the Local Championship Stake on MACK K’S
Pleasure Walking Horse Class. TWENTY TWO, owned by Robin-
Congratulations, Mary Ann.
wood Farms, Kingsport, Tenn.
There were two more Pleasure GO BOY’S BIG BOY, won the two
Walking Horse Classes. They were year old class, Burnett and Burk,
both won by George Yokley, Win­ Morristown, Tennessee, own this
ston-Salem, N. C. Mr. Yokley won fine horse. We hope to see more
these two classes on a very fine Tennessee trainers in North Caro­
four-year-old blue roan gelding, lina next year.
ANGEL’S BLUE BOY. George and
Mr. C. A. Bobo
“Blue” have been very successful
The Walking Horse enthusiasts
this season.
of North Carolina were extremely
Mr. Bill Bobo, son of Mr. C. A. proud to have one of their very
Bobo, rode a very fine head shaking finest trainers selected to be one
two-year-old to the winners circle of the Celebration Judges for 1964.
at Providence. The horse, PRINCE Mr. C. A. Bobo was chosen for this
NAMRON, is owned by Mr. Ed honor. This was not anything new
Hubbard, Sanford, N. C.
for Mr. Bobo. He judged the Cele­
The Amateur Walking Horse bration in 1954, when WHITE
Stake was won by Mr. Ralph STAR was crowned World’s
Deutsch of Asheboro, N. C. Mr. Champion Walking Horse and
Deutsch rode a four-year-old sor­ again in 1956 when GO BOY’S
rel gelding named GO BOY’S SHADOW was crowned for the
BLAZE.
second time.
AFTER SUN, owned by Mr. H.
Congratulations Charlie, for a
C. Reaves of Asheboro, N. C. and job well done!
ridden by Mr. Kenny Price won
Elaine and Harold Thacker
the Championship Stake. This big
chestnut stallion also won the
Stallion and Gelding Class at the
Fourty-First Annual Blowing Rock
Charity Horse Show.
The Fourty-First Annual Blow­
ing Rock Horse Show was held on
By June Riggs
August 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Howdy equestrians, trainers, and
The Walking Horse Judge was
horselovers in general. Here I am
Mr. Paul Smith of Winter Garden,
back again, with some real scoops
Florida.
from
East Tennessee. I will give
Mr. W. J. (Bill) Dillon of Greens­
you
some
up to date information
boro, N. C. and Mr. R. A. (Bob)
about
the
general
activities of some
Dillon of Athens, Georgia, were
of
our
horse
folks
before discuss­
the show managers. The Dillon
ing
the
Celebration.
Brothers manage many fine shows
GO BOY’S BLACK JACK, for­
in North Carolina.
Blowing Rock is one of the merly trained by Donald Paschal
most beautiful vacation spots in was under the guidance of the
North Carolina. It has many tour­ young and capable Wink Groover
ist attractions, of interest to the shortly before the Celebration.
GO BOY’S BIG BOY, a 2 year
grownups as well as the children.
The Tweetsie Railroad and The old stud owned by Burnette and
Ski Lodge are just a few of these Burke of Morristown and trained
attractions. So, next August plan by Wink is really proving himself
to come to Blowing Rock and see in the big shows.
I recently traded JET’S BLUE
or participate in the Horse Show.
We were happy to see Mr. Wink SUN, a blue roan gelding for a very
Groover venture into Blowing good mare known as COLONEL’S
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Rock this past weekend. He re­
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