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The horse industry in Tennessee is the 6th largest in the United States, and over 3 million acres of Tennessee farmland are used for horse-related activities. The most popular breed in the state is the Tennessee Walking Horse - developed by crossing Thoroughbred , Morgan , Saddlebred , and Standardbred horses in the 19th and 20th centuries ...
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.
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
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]
Honors is a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion who won his breed's World Grand Championship in 2016. He had previously won a Four-Year-Old World Championship in 2012. He had previously won a Four-Year-Old World Championship in 2012.
The modern Celebration spans 11 days in late August and early September prior to Labor Day every year, and finishes with the crowning of the World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse on the Saturday night before Labor Day. [5] The TWHNC draws an estimated 2,000 horses, 250,000 spectators and US$41 million in revenue to Shelbyville every year ...
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This is due to the popularity of crossbreeding Morgan horses with Saddlebreds and Arabians, with the latter cross being used to produce Morab horses, as well as other gaited horse breeds. The Paso Fino of Puerto Rico , another likely descendant of the Narragansett Pacer, tends to be refined, standing an average of 13 to 15.2 hands (52 to 62 ...