GO BOY ' S JET AND NANCY LINDSEY — Showing the form that carried them to many blue ribbons in the show ring . This talented team was well known for their fine performances all over the South .
admission next year at William Wood College in Fulton , Missouri .
Bob ’ s two youngest daughters love horses , and own and ride Tennessee Walking pleasure horses . However , they have not developed the interest in showing horses that Nancy did , and have never show Walking Horses . The mother of the family is the head cheerleader for any horse activity although she does not actively participate .
Many people have heard of Bob primarily through his fine reputation as a judge in many of the leading shows in the country . He has judged such top shows as the Columbia Spring Jubilee , Pulaski , Tennessee , Kentucky State Fair and Dixie Jubilee , and will judge the 1968 California Walking Horse Celebration at Pomona in May .
Bob regards the horse business strictly as a hobby that he enjoys very much . At present he has two horses in training with Joe Webb in Searcy , Arkansas . They have never been shown but will make their debuts in 1968 .
Bob ’ s easy-going manner and likable nature make him a natural around barns , where he spends a good
deal of time . This is one aspect of the horse business that is just about universally shared by all who profess a love of the breed .
VOICE ESTABLISHES BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR WALKING HORSE BUSINESS
For the past few years we have been receiving volumes of mail from our readers seeking answers to questions regarding Tennessee Walking Horses . While we try to " have the answers ” it is sometimes quite obvious that we are not qualified either by education or by experience to answer many of the problem queries that confront us . With this in mind we have established a " Board of Advisors ” to cover four specific subjects . These are : Judging , Horse Care , Training and Breeding . Working with us on these various subjects are : ( 1 ) Judging — Mr . C . A . Bobo , Shelbyville , Tennessee ; ( 2 ) Horse Care — Dr . F . L . Rogers , Apple Creek , Ohio ; ( 3 ) Training — Mr . Wink Groover , Etowah , Tennessee ; and ( 4 ) Breeding — Mr . Steve Beech , Belfast , Tennessee .
All letters with questions on specific subjects will be processed at the VOICE office . We will either call our " advisor ” for an answer or will forward the question to him by mail for his answer . We will print both the question and the answer in the VOICE if we feel that it is general enough to be of value to all our readers . In this column we will also include the name and address of the individual sending in the question .
We hope you will feel free to make use of this service , and will refrain from asking our advisor on Judging about " what horse he would have tied in any particular class at the Celebration .” April will have
the first article of " Questions and Answers About Walking Horses ,” so you can start sending in your letters now .
MOHON MANOR FARMS HOSTS BREAKFAST FOR MID-SOUTH VISITORS
Mohon Manor Farms in Covington , Tennessee became the early morning gathering place of Walking
Horse enthusiasts at the Mid-South Horse Show ' Association meeting . On Sunday , February 5 , a large group of hungry people converged on this fine farm to partake of the hospitality of Penn and Anne Mohon and their congenial trainer , Sonny Parsons . The weather was fine and there was sufficient hot coffee , in addition to doughnuts and sausage sandwiches , to ward off the cold .
As promised , Sonny brought out some fine stock and worked them for the large crowd . LITTLE MER RY BOY , their fine breeding stallion who has sired his share of top horses in the past twenty-four years , surveyed the situation from his large paddock in front of the stable . It is easy to see the family resemblance in LITTLE MERRY BOY colts , and many of the horses that Sonny worked for us were sired by him . This line-bred MERRY BOY stud puts that natural lick on his get and they all have a distinctive show-horse manner about them .
Sonny has been with Mohon Manor Farms for about six months and has their stock in fine shape . He is working several horses for the Mohons , including their amateur mounts and three good two-year-olds . He also has several real fine prospects owned by outside customers . Watch for Mohon Manor Farms this year ! It is obvious that they know how to train horses
as well as put on an excellent breakfast . We enjoyed this affair very much and will join them again next year .
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