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In 1978, Mark of Carbon, Webb's third World Grand Champion, beat 15 other horses to win the stake. [6] The same year as Mark of Carbon's win, Webb was named Walking Horse Trainer of the Year. [7] Webb wrote a how-to book entitled The Care and Training of the Tennessee Walking Horse, which was first published in 1967. [8]
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.
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
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.
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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.
Hill won a total of 4 World Grand Championships at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in his career, beginning with the red roan mare Midnight Merry in 1949. [4] He followed up the first win with three more on the bay gelding The Talk of the Town in three consecutive years, 1951, 1952 and 1953. [ 5 ]
The Talk of the Town won the three-year-old geldings class at the 1950 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. [4] A year later in 1951, he won his first World Grand Championship. He would win the class again in 1952 and 1953, making him the first of only two horses to win three World Grand Championships.