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In 1950, the United States Department of Agriculture recognized the Tennessee Walking Horse as a distinct breed. [5] In 2000, the Tennessee Walking Horse was named the official state horse of the US state of Tennessee. [15] It is the third most-common breed in Kentucky, behind the Thoroughbred and the American Quarter Horse. [16]
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.
Renfrow, who provided information for this story (and married Anne Daugette in 1971), said Rock-A-Bye Lady really became famous at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.
World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horses [2] Year Photo Horse Trainer Owner 1939 Strolling Jim, chestnut gelding foaled 1936 Floyd Carothers: Col. C. H. Bacon [3] 1940 Haynes Peacock, chestnut gelding f. 1927 Col. J. L. Haynes Col. J. L. Haynes [4] 1941 Haynes Peacock, chestnut gelding f. 1927 Col. J. L. Haynes Col. J. L. Haynes [4] 1942
The Whole Nine Yards was the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Champion in 2003. [8] Santana's El Nino , a son of Generator's Santana, was the 2008 World Grand Champion, [ 9 ] Watch It Now was the 2009 World Grand Champion, [ 5 ] and The Coach , who was Reserve World Grand Champion to him, won the honor in 2010. [ 10 ]
Wilson's Allen was a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion foaled in 1914 (some sources say 1917) in Coffee County, Tennessee. [1] He was bred by Bud Messick at the urging of Johnson Hill, who contracted to buy the colt for $200. Wilson's Allen was by the foundation sire Roan Allen and out of a mare named Birdie Messick.
Emerson "Bud" Dunn (May 15, 1918 – January 11, 2001) was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer from Kentucky who spent most of his career in northern Alabama. He trained horses for over forty years and won his first Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship at age 74 with Dark Spirit's Rebel; at the time, he was the oldest rider to win the honor.
Walk Time Charlie is a chestnut stallion with a flaxen mane and tail and a star on his forehead. He was foaled on March 15, 2007, at Rolling Acres Farm and Stables, owned by Robert Stannard of Lebanon, Kentucky.