Eighth Blue-Gray Horse Show At Bluefield Park
The Blue-Gray Horsemen's Association sponsored by Bluefield Shrine Club will stage its eighth annual show June 18 and 19 at Bluefield City Park with a Friday night performance at 6 and three Saturday shows at 9:30, 12:30 and 6. The group formed in 1969 and allied with the Shrine Club the same year to promote horsemanship in the region. Bowen Field hosted the early shows before city land was provided for facilities in Bluefield City Park.
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Blue-Gray
Bluefield
Leatherwood Stables Aids Two Day Horse Show Growth
The show becomes a two day event with proceeds split between improvements and Shriner Hospitals for Crippled Children. Leatherwood Stables, run by Ann Tierney Smith and Mrs. Laurence E. Tierney, provides notable entries like Golden Sensation and Kate Haines. Bluefield College horsemanship courses run through Leatherwood. Carl H. Carper Perpetual Memorial Trophy to honor Horsemanship promoter Mr. Carper. about 60 classes planned.
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Shriner's Hospitals
Ann Tierney Smith
Washington, D. C
Laurence E. Tierney
Pride and Joy
Golden Sensation
Louisville
Leatherwood
Kate Haines
Leatherwood Kind
Kings Genius
Leatherwood Genius
Sensation Rex
Dynasty
Mighty Sensation
Bluefield College
Fred Sarver
Leatherwood Farm
West Virginia University
Fred
Karen Kensinger) Sarver
Laurence
Lewis Tierney
Tierney
Carl H. Carper
Carper
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Bluefield City Park
Marvin
Skinny) Wilburn
Blue-Gray Association
Carl Carper
Don Sarver
Harold Whitmire
Shriner
Aaron Gibson
Shriners
Lacy Edwards
Super Command
H. P. Hunnicutt
Princeton
My Bonnie Lass
Leatherwood King
Susan
Missy Thomas
Carl S. Thomas
Tami Gillenwater
Robert Gillenwater
Leigh Wiley
Edwin Wiley
Bozoo
Leigh
W. T. Halls
Randall O. Bond
Leatherwood Farms
Karen Sarver
Susan Thomas
Ann Pears
William A. Peery
Mary Beth Munsey
Marvin Munsey
Ici
Charles Sullivan
Sam White
Bennette Barrus
Bennette
Ben Barrus
Sam
Dr. Barrus
Debbie Ermich
Kelly Mabe
Susan Knox
Sue Pugsly
Brenda Ermich
Lisa Shires
Miriam Goldman
Karol Rebuck
Karen O’hara
Laura Hall
Tiersa Hall
Barclay Smith
Katharine Tierney
Julie
Jean Mahood
John J. Mahood
Blue Ridge
Fred Sarvers
Frosty
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