Middle Tennessee/Celebration Memories

1968 Ladies Championship Stake Trophy Won by Rock-A-Bye Lady and Anne Daugette

Love that photo of Moonglow & Burt! Good stuff!

Smitty we've got tons of stuff. I've tried to space
It out so y'all don't think I'm trying to
Monopolize the site. There is great stuff to
Come if y'all aren't bored. Something to look forward to
In the new year!

I for one love seeing al lthe things you are putting on here keep em coming.

Razor,

Keep on posting! I've enjoyed everything you've posted. That's the way it's supposed to be here!
I think the in-depth look you are giving us of two of the most successful and winning sisters and their famous horses is UNIQUE and a REAL TREAT!!! You won't find this stuff anywhere else and I appreciate you putting it on here. Post anything you want at any time.

Thanks for the feedback. Anne, Burt and I
Love the site and talking about stuff we
Remember from our salad days.

Razor,keep it coming partner! These were some of the GREATEST times of our youth and young adulthood for a lot of us on here.I know it was for me.When I think of some of the GREAT horses I had the good fortune to work with it still sends chills up my spine.And some of the exciting classes there has been.In my opinion the Cele. and most other shows of today can't hold a candle to some of those shows back in the day.

Columbia Tennessee Spring Jubilee Mare Champion 1968
Rock-A-Bye Lady and Marvin Wilson. At this time Rock-A-Bye
was the reighning World Champion 4 year old mare. This was
three months before her first Ladies World Championship .

1968 Spring Jubilee Mare Class Trophy won by Rock-A-Bye Lady and Marvin Wilson

Another favorite Middle Tennessee is visiting Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin. Our first visit was in 1960.
At that time Midnight Sun was the leading Sire, riveled only by Merry Go Boy. Harlinsdale was at the edge
of town.
At that time Franklin was a quaint historic village centered around a beautiful square. As you turned into the farm you were met with a beautiful panorama of endless white fences surrounding
hundreds of acres of green fescue. The pastures were filled with grazing mares and frolicking foals. Driving down the beautiful lane
the view of main barn was very impressive. It was in the style of the old two story cow barns of yesteryear. It seemed that every time
upon arriving you were greeted by Mr. Wirt Harlin in a starched while shirt and bow tie or the farm manager Harlin Hayes ,
Mr. Harlin's nephew. Harlin Hayes had a Southern drawl that would rival Rhett Butler. You would be escorted into the barn office and treated like royalty. The office walls were lined with old Blue Ribbons
and pictures of Midnight Sun during his illustrious show career.
Then you would have to make the pilgrimage to Midnight Sun's stall at the far end of the barn. The interior of the barn was made of
stained cedar with cedar sawdust on the floor. Harlin Hayes would always get Sun out so you could have your picture made with the
legendary stallion. Sometimes he would put you in his truck and give a tour of the many pastures and barns filled with mares and foals.
Another treat never to be missed was the annual Harlinsdale colt sale each year during the Celebration. Everyone that was anyone in
the walking horse industry could be seen bidding on colts and eating the homemade sandwitches and chess pie provided by local ladies.
Another great thing about the sale was that Dr. Kenneth McFarlin (father of many time Celebration champion Kay McFarlin) would always
open the sale with an inspirational speech. He was a world renown speaker at the time in the same vain as Paul Harvey.
I understand that now Harlinsdale has been turned into a housing development but the main barn and Midnight Sun's grave still survive.

Thanks Razor for the pic of my ol' friend riding what I consider to be the GREATEST mare that ever lived.What a Great pic .And you are right Harlinsdale was one of the beautiful places to visit.I think the world of Mr. Bill Harlin and am so happy to call him my friend.His love of horses and especially his boy Rowdy Rev are a sight to behold.He comes in every morning when I'm at Bobo's with a hand full of grass for his BOY !

Burt and Moonglow Jr. Celebrate their first World Amateur Championship in 1966

What a GREAT team they were!He was such a SUPER horse,Marvin used to say he wasn't nothin but a Walkin Powerhouse!!

Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl presents the floral Horse shoe to Moonglow Jr. and Burt Daugette for the 1968 Celebration Amateur Championship

In Living Color!

I think I read somewhere that "Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon" (Minnie Pearl) is buried in Franklin, Tn.

She's in Mount Hope Cemetary off Hillsboro
Road a few blocks west of downtown Franklin.

Who is the groom in the picture of Burt Col and Mrs Daugette with moonglow ?

Barn,
Ill have to check with Burt about the Grooms that are in the picture. But I bet she has no rememberance of them. There also looks like there may be an
assistant trainer hidden behind Moonglow Jr.'s head. I don't know who that was either. I think this was before Marvin Wilson arrived. It looks lke Buddy Kirby.
Did he work for Vic in '66?

Razor, could the asst be Catfish didnt he work for Vic ?

Razor is correct on Minnie Pearl's burial site. For those who knew Martha Pennington Shaneyfelt...she's also buried there, and very close to Minnie Pearl. It does look like Buddy Kirby. Is "Fluff" holding Moonglows tail?

As far as I Know Jerry Fields "catfish" never worked for Vic,
I do know for a fact that Freddie Swagerty "fluff" only worked
For Bobo. In 66 they were at GLL Farms,

Rock-A-bye says Mack Moates was Vic's assistant
Trainer in 66& 67. Marvin Wilson in 68&69, Dude Crowder
& Jack Johnson in 70&71, then Larry Webb.