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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.
Saddlebreds were also popular in the state during the 1930s and 1940s, [1] but dropped in popularity as the Tennessee Walking Horse came to the forefront of the state's horse shows. [6] As of 2012, Tennessee was ranked 6th on the list of US states by number of horses, and 3.2 million of its 10 million acres of farmland were used for horses. [7]
The breeding created a stir in the area because Roan Allen and Birdie Messick were both sired by Black Allan. That mating is considered by some to be the first deliberate act of inbreeding within the Tennessee Walking Horse breed. [2] [3] Wilson's Allen was a chestnut with a left hind sock. Wilson's Allen was taken to Johnson Hill's farm at ...
In 2016, at the age of 8, he won the B division of the Stallions Five and Over class before being entered in the World Grand Championship. [3] He and Larry Edwards won first place out of a field of seven horses, in a unanimous vote by the five judges. [1] Gary Edwards praised the way the horse responded to his brother, saying, "Larry loves him.
Charles Emmett Brantley (November 12, 1924 – July 22, 2016) was a Tennessee Walking Horse breeder. He grew up on a farm in Coffee County, Tennessee and competed in the first Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Besides breeding horses, he was a horse trainer for several years, but quit riding due to health issues.
It is estimated that 100% of living Tennessee Walking Horses trace their lineage back to Roan Allen. [3] Roan Allen sired 470 registered foals, including the foundation horses Mitch F-5, Sallie F-45, and Hiles Allen F-72. One of his sons, Wilson's Allen, sired five of the early World Grand Champions, including Strolling Jim and Midnight Sun. [3]
In the mid-1940s, the farm gained notability for being the home of Midnight Sun, a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion who won two World Grand Championships in 1945 and 1946. [5] Harlinsdale remained the property of the Harlin family until 2004, [ 6 ] when it was sold to the City of Franklin for $8 million.
The horse sparked an interest and Thompson soon became a professional trainer. [2] Ridden by Thompson, Gen's Armed and Dangerous won the Reserve Two-Year-Old World Championship in the 1991 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. He was the 1992 Three-Year-Old World Champion, and the Reserve Four-Year-Old World Champion in 1993.