1966-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1966 July Voice RS | Page 56

class he has two geldings. In the three-year- old
ses Wink is well supplied with three studs, one
ing’and five mares. I saw a bay three-year-old8^
which is walking all the way and should prov>
right to a share of the money. Wink’s four-yearhi
horses consist of one mare two studs and one Elc
ing. In the aged classes, Wink will have one
six studs and three geldings. So you can see
e
the van rolls from Groover Stables it will be full
everybody better watch out ’cause each horse
EAST TENNESSEE
We took a trip to New Taswell to see Mr. BILL
GIBSON, who is trainer at Venable Stables. Bill is
one of the nicest and most capable young trainers
in the horse business. He has that "special some­
thing” in working his horses that is lacking so often.
I think people are overlooking a real good young
trainer. At the present Bill is working a real nice
two-year-old filly by Midnight Sun Glow 0, owned
by Mr. ROBERT LANE. A five-year-old mare by Mid­
night Gold Dream, and owned by Mr. E. C. NICHOLS
of Knoxville, has come a long way and should give
some real competition in the mare classes. Bill has
two four-year-old studs: one, a chestnut, is owned by
JUNIOR VENABLE; and the other, a sorrel is owned
by PAUL HARROL. Both are working good. The
real jewel of the barn is a three-year-old mare by
Sun Dust owned by Junior Venable. She is a picture,
still or in action. Top junior mares like this one are
hard to find and she is truly a top one. If you are ever
through Taswell, stop in and see some real nice horses.
On up the road, in Greenville, Tennessee, FRANK
REGISTER is busy as trainer in the BEN HASHE
Stable. Frank is so friendly you feel like you have
known him all your life. Frank is working nine two-
year-olds. He has three two-year-old studs, one owned
by HASHE and JONES, one by WALTER HAWKINS,
and one by KENNY and DUCKWORTH. They are all
nice with lots of promise. A two-year-old Mack K
filly owned by Dr. J. R. PIERCE is coming along real
nice. In the three-year-old class, Frank will be showing
a black stud owned by RUSS BALES, a Black Story
filly and a bay June Sun stud, both owned by Ben
Hashe. Two four-year-olds, Major Roddy and The Poli­
tician, are doing very welL Frank’s aged horses con­
sist of Lady Bird, a mare; and Merry’s Merry Sun,
a gelding, both owned by Ben Hashe.
On .a very wet, gray day, I walked into WINK
GROOVER’S bam. After being there, things looked
a lot brighter. Out of the thirty-four head Wink is
working, he rode some real nice horses for me. Just
when you thought he had shown you his best he would
bring out one a little better. Due to the fact that we
couldn’t possibly put the names and owners of thirty-
four horses in this column, Wink suggested leaving
the names out so nobody’s feeling would be hurt if
their horses weren’t named. Wink really has his hands
full He has two two-year-old studs, a bay and a roan
and both know how to walk. Also in the two-year-old
OUT OF
THE NORTH
By Arlene Eklund
16611 Gaynelle Road
Tinley Park, Illinois
[phone]
This has been the month for making new acquaint­
ances and losing old friends. I received a very de­
moralizing phone call a couple of weeks ago from
Mrs. VERA STULLER. She informed me of the unfor­
tunate and sudden death of her husband, HUGH,
who had had a history of coronary difficulty.
Mr. Stuller, a well-known Walking Horse enthusiast
in this region, served on the board of the Midwest
Horse Show for a number of years. His position on
the board has been succeeded by his son, HAROLD,
the popular and talented exhibitor of Serenade in
Blue.
As Mrs. Stuller said of Hugh, and I think it is an
extremely appropriate epitaph, "He loved people and
he loved horses.” We shall all miss him, and I’m sure
that the rest of the Walking Horse world will join me j
in expressing our deepest sympathy to Vera and
Harold on the passing of Hugh Stuller, horseman.
On the brighter side, JOHN ERB of Naperville
phoned to tell me about his roan Walking Horse, ;
Lightning Jane. Jane, a twenty-two-year-old Hunters
Allen mare, has a yearling stud colt, Erb’s Golden
Allen, sired by Leisure Run Allen Mack, and is in
foal agai