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Black Allan in 1905. The Tennessee Walking Horse was one of the first horse breeds to be named for an American state, [9] and was developed in Middle Tennessee.Horse breeder James Brantley began his program in the early 1900s, using the foundation stallion Black Allan, [10] who had a smooth running walk and a calm disposition, which he passed on to his offspring. [11]
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 ...
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.
At Belle Meade he began to specialize in breeding and racing thoroughbred horses, and registered his silks with the Nashville Jockey Club. [ 1 ] His son William Giles Harding acquired additional lands to enlarge Belle Mead to 5400 acres by the late 19th century, and began to breed purebred cattle, sheep, cashmere goats and other livestock.
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]
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.
In 1892 Dement moved to Wartrace, in Bedford County Tennessee, and began breeding horses. [1] Dement's main broodmare was the Tennessee Walking Horse foundation mare Nell Dement F-3. In 1910, Dement bought the stallion Black Allan from fellow horseman James Brantley, with the guarantee that the horse would live through the breeding season. [ 2 ]
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.