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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]
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.
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.
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.
Cash for Keeps is a Tennessee Walking Horse who won the World Grand Championship in the 2000 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.He returned to competition 6 years later and won Plantation Lite-Shod World Championships with both Ray Gilmer and Dr. Jeanne Morrison.
RPM was a Tennessee Walking Horse who won a World Grand Championship in 1999. As a four-year-old, RPM was sold for $1.25 million, estimated at the time to be the highest price ever paid for a Tennessee Walking Horse. RPM was trained by Bud Dunn, who also trained the horse's sire to a World Grand Championship in 1992.
Walk Time Charlie is a chestnut stallion with a flaxen mane and tail and a star on his forehead. He was foaled on March 15, 2007, at Rolling Acres Farm and Stables, owned by Robert Stannard of Lebanon, Kentucky.
Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee. [6] The town was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819. [7] Shelbyville had a population of 20,335 residents at the 2010 census. [8] The town is a hub of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry and has been nicknamed "The Walking Horse Capital of the World".