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The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is the oldest breed-specific show for the Tennessee Walking Horse. While it includes over 100 classes, only one horse is selected as World Grand Champion every year. Almost all winners are stallions. [1]
The Celebration later moved to Shelbyville, which is located about 60 miles southeast of Nashville, [3] due to space issues, as small Wartrace was unable to cope with the volume of visitors and horses the show attracted. [1] Shelbyville is now known as the Walking Horse Capital of the World. [4] The modern Celebration spans 11 days in late ...
The Spotted Saddle Horse World Championship show is held at Calsonic Arena, [4] as is the Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show. [5] The most popular annual event held at Calsonic Arena, however, is the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, the largest show for the Tennessee Walking Horse. The Celebration itself encompasses a wide ...
A horse and handler at an outdoor show in the United Kingdom. A horse show is an event taking place over days or weeks, comprising competitions and displays in equestrian sports. These are lists of notable horse shows by country or geographical area.
“Even to this day, over 50 years later, many 'old-timers' would say that Rock-A-Bye Lady was, without a doubt, the greatest (Tennessee) Walking Horse show mare of all time,” Renfrow said.
Vic Thompson (died 1996) was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer. He and the horse Sun's Jet Parade won the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration's World Grand Championship in 1957. Thompson was the first president of the Walking Horse Trainers' Association and was later inducted into the Tennessee Walking Horse Hall of Fame.
Gen's Black Maverick has competed in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration multiple times; he and Callaway entered the World Grand Championship in both 2014 and 2015. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Both years, I Am Jose was the winner, but in 2014 Gen's Black Maverick placed second, making him the Reserve World Grand Champion, [ 4 ] and in 2015 he ...
He was trained for most of his show career by Bill Bobo of Bobo Farms, Shelbyville, Tennessee. [2] Ridden by Bobo, Rowdy Rev won the Four-Year-Old World Championship in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in 2005. [3] He first entered the World Grand Championship in the Celebration in 2006.