1969 Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1969 April Voice RS | Page 22

The Cub is popular on farms and ranches and may be specially outfitted . Camping options include shelving , spare tire carrier , bottled gas holder , telescoping bumper . Work options are ladder racks , pipe racks , bumpers , shelves and drawers . A free Cub bulletin is available from Pierce Manufacturing , Inc ., Box 616 , Appleton , Wisconsin 54922 .

CONTINENTAL STABLES

Continental Stables , Inc ., off Highway 42 at Wolf Pen Branch Road and Springdale Road in Louisville , Kentucky , is nearing completion and will be ready for occupancy about May 1 . This beautiful new stable , located in one of Louisville ’ s most scenic areas , will have the most modern facilities to offer the public , including lounge , Celebration-size show ring , accommodations for 27 horses , both indoor and outdoor work areas , and living quarters for a trainer .

Continental Stables is owned by Lee Gabbard and Steve Liddell of Louisville , and Leeds Ballard , one of Kentucky ’ s fine Tennessee Walking Horse trainers , will head up the training operation .

As the name implies , they plan to make this stable Kentucky ’ s finest and would like to extend a cordial invitation to all Walking Horse enthusiasts to come

and visit .

PHOTOGRAPHY By Lyle Hart P . 0 . Box 158 Ciarkston , Georgia 30021

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Specializing in Horse Show and stable photography . Both action and stills .

Phone 404 ,. 521-3294 or 443-6588

SOUTHSIDE STABLES

Southside Stables in Tyler , Texas has some very good stock in the making for the coming season . Their new trainer , Rapael Craft , has only been with them for a short time but he has really been hard at work to get his horses ready .

Albritton has a good grey three-year-old . S BLUE PERFECTION , that everyone wil three-year-old is SANDMAN ’ S BIC owned by \\. Sherrill Little . T . L . Eakin alsi three-year-old MIDNIGHT SUN-bred stu < - is showing great promise . : he juvenile classes Rapael has SUN ’ S UP REI

A ' Pool . Milburn Pool as a two-year-ol < viERR \ BOY ECHO , that could just be the two lo oeat in lexas . Rapael has an aged mare : A ; 0P- V S ' ALENTINE , for Carey Eakin .

■ H--n Rulph Craft , owns a top aged geld ^HdiniAri10ND JI ; u ’ ohat wlU be a Sreat threat to thgelding classes with Rapael aboard . of a MERRY MAKER mare .

In addition to this fine stud , the Chitwoods have two exceptional stallions by GO BOY : SKIP ’ S GO BOY and GO BOY ’ S SHUG BEASLEY . Of these two , SKIP ’ S GO BOY was rated number two for the year 1968 by the Alabama Horseman ’ s Association , and GO BOY ’ S SHUG BEASLEY was rated number one for 1967 by the AHA . Both axe working better after this past winter ’ s work . SKIP is out of a BROWN AL­ LEN mare , and SHUG is out of a WILSON ’ S ALLEN

JR . mare .

One of the best mares in the Alabama Circuit is BARBARA ’ S INK SPOT . She is a big black mare with a lick to match , and is by SUN ’ S MERRY BOOGER and out of WINTON ’ S LADY . David showed her successfully to the number two rating for 1968 by the AHA and she is still going strong .

David has two fine two-year-olds for the coming season . One , owned by Dr . and Mrs . Chitwood , is a big bay stud named BOOGER ’ S SENSATION . He is by SUN ’ S MERRY BOOGER and out of a BILLY SUN­ DAY mare . This horse has a bold way of going with a big front end and a back end to match . Mr . Tom Wilkes has a two-year-old black stud by SKIP ’ S GO BOY in training with David . This horse is almost an exact replica of his sire . He has the lick , speed , and head-shake desired to make a top show horse .

This season David will be showing a junior horse owned by Dr . and Mrs . Chitwood . He is a big sorrel stud with perfect conformation . David broke him late in the season as a three-year-old and he is proving to be a terrific three-gaited horse . By SUN ’ S MERRY

DRESSING ROOM FORWARD wniiwuuL ) STABLES

Dr . and Mrs . O . Hugh Chitwood , Fort Pavne bama , have much to be nroud nf tu ;* y e have one of the most talent^ f thlS Seasonarea , David Bledsoe , who ha-f ° Ung tra ! ners 1 with their outstanding ’ stock . accomplished

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