1965-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1965 February Voice | Page 29

TARHEEL REVIEW
by Elaine and Harold Thacker
Rt. 5, Winston-Salem, N. C.
Mr. E. C. Pritchard of Danville,
Va. and Mr. Bill Harris of Keel­
ing, Va. have opened a new Walk­
ing Horse Barn near Danville, Vir­
ginia. The name of the barn is
Walk-A-Way Stables. It has one
of the most spacious inside work­
ing areas I have ever seen. Mr.
Harris said they have twenty-two
finished stables and ten to be com­
pleted. When all the stables are
completed it will be the largest
training barn in that area. They
selected Mr. Doodie Powers to be
the trainer at the new barn. Mr.
Powers was born near Gretna
Virginia. This is very unusual, be­
cause we don’t have many train­
ers in Virginia, North Carolina,
and South Carolina that aren’t
from Tennessee.
Fifty-two blues were collected
by Mr. Powers and his Juvenile
and Amateur riders in the 1964
season. Here is a little informa­
tion about some of the horses at
Walk-A-Way Stables. GO BOY’S
KING ARTHER, a coming three
year old sorrel stallion, was shown
by Mr. Powers very successfully
in ’64. KING ARTHER was shown
as LITTLE ROOSTER. Mrs. Nancy
Harris, Keeling, Virginia is the
proud owner. Mrs. Farrington of
Halifax, Va. owns a very fine stal­
lion named MERRY MACK, which
has walked away with many blues
this past season. Miss Mary Ann
Arey of Danville, Virginia owns
three horses at Walk-A-Way Sta­
bles. These horses are GRAY
GHOST, CISCO KID, and HONEY
GO. Miss Arey rides CISCO KID
as a pleasure horse. CISCO is very
seldom out of the blues. HONEY
GO and GRAY GHOST are ridden
in the Juvenile and Amateur
Classes. Mr. Powers will be rid­
ing a four year old chestnut mare
as a stake horse during the 1965
season. The mare GO CO LITTLE
LADY is owned by Mr. C. B. Kep-
ley of Gretna, Virginia.
This stable has a very warm and
homely touch. In one end of the
barn is a pot belly stove. Around
the stove are chairs where people
can sit and discuss their favorite
subject, Tennessee Walking Horses.
Next month we plan to visit
Sally Hill Farms, Fayetteville,
North Carolina. As an introduction
to next month’s article we would
like to tell you a little about the
young lady, Candace Williams, who
rides for Sally Hill Farms. Here
is a quote from the Souvenir Pro­
gram of the Carolina Walking
Horse Celebration Horse Show 1964
held in Raleigh, N. C.
“Candace, an eleven year old,
has just completed her second
season of showing. Her winnings
this year from riding four horses,
MR. CHEVROLET, GO BOY’S
EBONY ANGEL, CAROLINE’S
CAROLINE and GO BOY’S MOON
MAID consists of six champion­
ships, seven reserve champion­
ships, thirty blues, twenty-four
seconds and twelve thirds. Can­
dace is proving herself a true show-
man.and a favorite Juvenile rider.”
HORSE TRANSPORTATION
SIX-HORSE VAN, partially loaded, will leave Shelbyville about April I.
DESTINATION: Maine. Space available, all or part way up and on the return
trip. Rate reasonable.
NOW IS THE IDEAL TIME for Northeasterns to buy that pleasure or show
horse and have it delivered. Quality horses available from Holly Tree Farm.
CONTACT:
FRED PHILLIPS
217 East Holland
Business 684-7778
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Residence 684-5485
FOR BENEFIT OF SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
ANNOUNCING
"E1965
DALLAS CHARITY
HORSE SHOW
FEBRUARY, 1965
APRIL 29-30 & MAY 1-2
$18,900 Cash Premiums Plus Silver Trophies
Fourth Show on the Southwest Circuit, State Fair Coliseum
Dallas, Texas
JUDGES TO BE ANNOUNCED
FOR INFORMATION WRITE:
Mrs. James R. West, Secy.
6234 Royalton Dr.
Dallas, Texas 75230
Ph. (214) EM 8-8883
OR
Frank Jordano, Jr., Mgr.
745 Puente Dr.
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Ph. (805) W0 7-2266
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