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The Tennessee Walking Horse or Tennessee Walker is a breed of gaited horse known for its unique four-beat running-walk and flashy movement. It was originally developed as a riding horse on farms and plantations in the American South. It is a popular riding horse due to its calm disposition, smooth gaits and sure-footedness.
Fred Walker Harlinsdale Farm [8] 1946 Midnight Sun, black stallion f. 1940 Fred Walker Harlinsdale Farm [8] 1947 Merry Go Boy, black stallion f. 1943 Winston Wiser: Wiser, Mallard, Norman [9] 1948 Merry Go Boy, black stallion f. 1943 Winston Wiser: C. C. Turner [9] 1949 Midnight Merry, black mare f. 1946 Steve Hill: J. N. McEachern [10] 1950
Through his sire, Midnight Sun was a great-grandson of Black Allan, also known as Allan F-1, who was the foundation sire of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed. Midnight Sun's half-brother on his sire's side, Strolling Jim , became the first ever National Champion in 1939, and three of his other siblings were early champions as well.
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum was first established in Shelbyville, Tennessee, at which time it was housed in a room adjacent to the Calsonic Arena. In the 1990s it was moved to Lynchburg, but subsequently closed in 2005. In 2011 it reopened inside an old store in Wartrace, which is known by the nickname "The cradle of the ...
The NCAA has settled the lawsuit with the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia and other states over its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits. Notice that a ...
The most anticipated class, however, is the World Grand Championship, the largest honor in the Tennessee Walking Horse breed. [19] Competition at the Celebration is traditionally opened each night by a white or gray Tennessee Walking Horse and rider carrying the American flag, during the singing of the American national anthem.
Pride's Generator (1975–2001) was a Tennessee Walking Horse who won three World Championships before being retired to breeding. Standing at stud first at S. W. Beech Stables and later at Waterfall Farms, he sired over 2,000 foals, of which two became World Grand Champions and over 100 became World Champions.
Rowdy Rev is a 16.3 hands (67 inches, 170 cm) [1] chestnut stallion with a flaxen mane and tail and a blaze on his face. His sire was The Revelation and his dam was Prides Dixie Delight. [1]