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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 ...
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.
Since 1949, only four horses not of Midnight Sun's line have won the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship, the breed's highest honor. [1] Midnight Sun sired five horses who won the World Grand Championship: [ 7 ] Midnight Merry in 1949; [ 8 ] The Talk of the Town in 1951, 1952, and 1953; [ 9 ] Sun's Jet Parade in 1957; [ 9 ] Setting ...
In the horse breeding industry, the term "half-brother" or "half-sister" only describes horses which have the same dam, but different sires. [6] Horses with the same sire but different dams are simply said to be "by the same sire", and no sibling relationship is implied. [7] "Full" (or "own") siblings have both the same dam and the same sire.
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
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.
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The Racking Horse is a horse breed derived from the Tennessee Walking Horse, recognized by the USDA in 1971. It is known for a distinctive singlefoot gait. In 1971, the Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America , headquartered in Decatur, Alabama , was formed as the breed registry .