1967-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1967 December Voice | Page 35

if any, would take oP SUN’s place. They had a great
season there. In other parts of the country, GO BOY’S
REBEL O, the A. H. S. A. Horse of the Year, was
featured at stud for the first time at Leeswood in
Oaks Corners, New York, and over in Memphis every­
one was anxiously waiting to see how the first crop
of CARBON COPY colts would look as yearlings.
The highest stud fee in the Walking Horse business
remained $500 on RODGERS PERFECTION in Sear­
cy, Arkansas, with a lot of top stallions bringing only
$100 for their services. MERRY GO BOY was nomi­
nated the "Nation’s Top Sire” in a rating of Walking
Horses in the show ring, replacing GO BOY’S SHAD­
OW, who received the rating the year before.
Lloyd Wood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama came up with
an interesting breeding program for his stallion, GO
BOY’S SCOOTER. In May he advertised in the
VOICE that for sixty days he would breed the first
fifty choice mares to his stud free. We were all amaz­
ed at the response!
In May the VOICE Editor made a trip to California
and set up an Editor for the West Coast in an effort
to "bridge the gap” (one of our favorite expressions)
between Middle Tennessee and the far West. Thus
far, despite the efforts of all concerned, it does not
appear that we have made much progress. California
is a thriving area for Tennessee Walking Horses and
several trainers and stables are making real progress
for our breed. Keep up the good work! We all appre­
ciate your efforts.
By June the horse show season was in full swing
and everyone was already talking about the Celebra­
tion and making comparisons of horses in the various
categories. The big news of mid-season was the amaz­
ing performance of GO BOY’S CHATTERBOX at the
Columbia Spring Jubilee. He was compared with the
greats at this show and defeated the horse that won
the big stake at the Celebration. Barn talk also cen­
tered around SHAKER’S SHOCKER and whether or
not Miss Sain would dare to bring him back. Junior
horse talk focused on several top contenders: THE
ENTERTAINER, WARLOCK, SUN UP R, SENSA­
TIONAL SHADOW, GO BOY’S BIG SHOT, THE MID­
NIGHT HEIR, BIG SHOT’S T BIRD, GOLDFINGER
and many others that were coming on strong were
the subject of a lot of speculation. Three-year-olds
also made good topics for discussion as EBONY’S
OLD CROW, SUPER SPORT, TRIPLE THREAT A-
GAIN and a relative newcomer, ACE’S SENSATION,
made headlines in various shows. In the two-year-old
ranks it was a toss-up depending upon who had seen
what horse perform and who liked what blood lines.
Horses such as DOUBLE DELIGHT 0, SPECIAL
DELIVERY, REFLECTION’S SHADOW and TIGER
BAY were all discussed as the potential champion.
Check the above-mentioned horses, consider the spec­
ulation of pre-Celebration talk, and it is quite obvious
that the good ones are not too hard to spot.
In July we learned of the introduction of the Nation­
al Half-Walker Breeders Association in Ohio. The
association has done quite well since its inception
and all indications are that it will flourish and be a
real asset to the Tennessee Walking Horse business.
The Celebration was again a roaring success with
the only "sore issue” being Two-Year-Olds, which
Manager Sam Gibbons worked out quite well with the
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Christmas Greetings
and
Happy New Year
SALE OF SHOWRING CHAMPIONS
and MURRAY FARM SALE
S. W. SUCH
Belfast, Tennessee
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