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1 9 6 5 C el e br ati o n J u d g es R e p r es e nt
Wi d e
R a n g e of W al ki n g
H o rs e A cti vit y
RI C H A R D M A R Y
RI C H A R D M A R Y, w h o s e r v e d as
a C el e b r ati o n j u d g e i n 1 9 6 2, is a w ell-
k n o w n a n d hi g hl y- r es p e ct e d h o rs e ­
m a n f r o m B at o n R o u g e, L o uisi a n a,
D o w n t h r o u g h t h e y e a rs h e h as d e ­
v el o p e d a gl o wi n g r e p ut ati o n f o r
p r o d u ci n g o utst a n di n g y o u n g ri d e rs
as w ell as f o r t r ai ni n g wi n ni n g a m a ­
t e u r m o u nts.
A n ati v e of B at o n R o u g e, M a r y is
m a r ri e d t o t h e f o r m e r F A Y E WI M ­
B E R L Y of A r c a di a, L o uisi a n a. F ol­
l o wi n g milit a r y d ut y' f r o m 1 9 4 2 t o
1 9 4 6, M a r y o w n e d a n d o p e r at e d t h e
M & M St a bl es i n M o n r o e, L o uisi a n a
wit h J. M. " P E T E ” M E N E F E E. W hil e
h e r e h e d e v el o p e d t h e c h a m pi o n
m a r e Miss M o n r o e a n d t h e b rilli a nt
R e d F e at h e r m a r e.
Ot h e r n ot a bl e h o rs es t h at h a v e
b e e n e x hi bit e d b y t h e M a r y St a bl es
a r e St r utti n G al, S u n ’s Q u a rt e r b a c k,
Pl a nt ati o n G al, C o c k O ’ W al k, J u n e-
p ri d e, M el o d y M oll y, a n d M e r r y Bi r d.
Ri c h a r d M a r y h as o p e r at e d his
o w n st a bl e i n B at o n R o u g e f o r t h e
b o a r di n g a n d t r ai ni n g of h o rs es si n c e
1 9 4 8. H e is a cti v e i n W al ki n g H o rs e
a cti viti es a n d h as d o n e m u c h f o r t h e
b r e e d d u ri n g his l o n g ass o ci ati o n
wit h it.
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H A R OL D
C L Y D E O R T O N of C a r ut h e rs vill e,
Miss o u ri is a w ell- k n o w n W al ki n g
H o rs e e nt h usi ast, a f a r m e r, a n d t h e
s h e riff of P e mis c ot C o u nt y, Miss o u ri.
H e h as o w n e d a n d s h o w n W al ki n g
H o rs es f o r t h e p ast t w e nt y y e a rs.
S h e riff O rt o n st at es t h at h e h as
o w n e d s e v e r al c h a m pi o ns a n d h as
s h o w n at m ost of t h e m aj o r s h o ws
i n t h e c o u nt r y. F o r t h e p ast fi v e
y e a rs h e h a s j u d g e d n u m e r o us s h o ws
t h r o u g h o ut t h e Mi d w est e r n a n d t h e
S o ut h e r n st at es, i n cl u di n g s o m e of
t h e l a r g est s h o ws. H e s a ys als o t h at
h e h as j u d g e d s o m e of t h e l a r g est
1- ni g ht s h o ws i n Mi d dl e T e n n ess e e.
S h e riff O rt o n h ol ds b ot h t h e T e n ­
n ess e e W al ki n g H o rs e B r e e d e rs a n d
E x hi bit o rs Ass o ci ati o n a n d t h e A m­
e ri c a n H o rs e S h o w Ass o ci ati o n j u d­
g es ’ c a r ds. H e i s w ell q u alifi e d as a
j u d g e a n d is w ell li k e d a m o n g W al k ­
i n g H o rs e p e o pl e. T h os e w h o k n o w
hi m s a y t h at h e h as t h e f ai r r e p ut a ­
ti o n of t yi n g all e x hi bit o rs as h e s e e s
t h e m r e g a r dl ess of w h o t h e y mi g ht
b e. His s el e cti o n as a C el e b r ati o n
j u d g e w as w ell r e c ei v e d b y W al ki n g
H o rs e e nt h usi asts ai mi n g at t h e Bi g
S h o w.
WI S E
H A R O L D WI S E w as gi v e n hi s st a rt
i n t h e W al ki n g H o rs e b u si n es s b y t h e
l at e JI M M Y J O E M U R R A Y at t h e
f a m o us M u r r a y F a r m i n 1 9 3 9. Si n c e
t h at ti m e h e h a s b uilt a n e x c ell e nt
r e p ut ati o n wit h W al ki n g H o rs e p e o ­
pl e all o v e r t h e c o u nt r y.
W hil e li vi n g i n Bl yt h e vill e, A r k a n ­
s a s b et w e e n 1 9 4 7 a n d 1 9 5 0, H a r ol d
b e g a n s h o wi n g W al ki n g H o rs es i n
c o m p etiti o n. I n p a rt n e rs hi p wit h M r.
C. G. S MI T H h e r ais e d h o rs es,
b o u g ht a n d s ol d, a n d als o h el p e d i n
t w o a u cti o n s al e s a y e a r.
S o m e of t h e f a m o us h ors es t h at
H a r ol d h a s t r ai n e d i n cl u d e Mi d ni g ht
M e r r y Bi r d, F as ci n ati n g R h yt h m,
Mi d ni g ht
S e c r et, R o m e o ’s M err y
Q u e e n, a n d S u n d a y B o n n et.
M r. Wis e i s p r e s e ntl y r esi di n g i n
L e wis b u r g w h e r e h e s u p e r vi s es a n d
t r ai ns a st a bl e of t w e nt y h o rs es.
M a n y p e o pl e t h o u g ht H a r ol d w as
g oi n g o ut of b u si n e s s w h e n h e s ol d
t h e M u r r a y F a r m, b ut h e i s still
v e r y m u c h a cti v e i n t h e W al ki n g
H o rs e b usi n ess.
V OI C E of t h e T e n n ess