While Tennessee Walking Horses are known for having a gentle disposition, Trimble and Kramedjian both say they prefer to shoe the horses in a very routine manner. Do Tennessee walkers need shoes? No, horses don’t need shoes, pavement or not. Tennessee Walkers are horses too. They don’t need shoes either. Read more…
Federal law requires all Tennessee walking horses and Racking Horses entered in exhibitions, shows, auctions or sales be inspected for soring prior to entering the ring. Any horse who receives first place in a show or exhibition must also be inspected after the winning class. How can you tell if Read more…
The three most popular bits for gaited and walking horses are the snaffle, curb, and gag bit. What is the best bit to use for trail riding? 5 Best Horse Bits for Trail Riding Success Mullen Training Bit. Full-Cheek French Link Snaffle. Curb Bit With Copper Roller. Pelham Bit. Single Read more…
The average Walking Horse is 15 to 16 hands tall and weighs 500 to 600 kg. How much does an average Tennessee Walking Horse Weigh? 1,000 poundsTennessee walking horses average 15.2 hands (157 cm, or 62 inches) in height and weigh about 450 kg (1,000 pounds). The colours are black, Read more…
A Walking Horse performs three gaits: the flat-foot walk, running walk, and canter. Both walks are four-beat gaits, with one foot up and three feet in various phases of striking the ground. The footfall sequence is left hind, left front, right hind, and right front. What are the different gaits Read more…
three. The Tennessee Walking Horse performs three distinct gaits: the flat foot walk, running walk, and canter. How many gates does a gaited horse have? A gaited horse will traditionally have a four-beat gait. When walking, each foot will fall individually, following a precise pattern. Most gaited horses follow a Read more…
A quarter horse has a standard gait of a walk, trot, canter, lope, and gallop. A Tennessee Walking Horse is a gaited horse with a smooth gait. Their normal gait is a running walk with a four-beat gait. Their variety of gaits are a flat walk, rack, running walk, stepping Read more…
In addition to extreme suffering from being sored and shown, many Tennessee walking horses die at a young age from colic, believed to be caused by the extreme stress placed on them in training and by exposure to the toxic chemicals used for soring. Are all Tennessee walking horses sored? Read more…
Cassi Slagle with her mare, A Dixie Lady, after winning her first World Championship at the 84th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration on Aug. 28 in Shelbyville. Who won the TN Walking Horse Celebration? Glory JC was crowned world grand champion in the Owner-Amateur Riders on Four-Year-Old Walking Horses Read more…
With approximately 400,000 horses registered and Association membership approaching 19,000, the Tennessee Walking Horse has firmly established itself as one of the top ten recognized horse breeds in the U. S., and has earned distinction as one of the fastest growing breeds. What is the Walking Horse Capital of the Read more…