calm, docile. The Tennessee Walking Horse (TWH) is described as a calm, docile breed and is often used as a trail, show and pleasure horse. However, among horse owners and caretakers, there are anecdotes supporting familial and disciplinal typical behaviors and personalities. Are Tennessee Walking horses calm? The Tennessee Walking Read more…
The Celebration will host the 2022 Fall Classic November 3rd-5th at the Calsonic Arena. Again, for this Fall Classic, the Celebration will construct a show ring within the Calsonic Arena to allow for ringside… More. Where is the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration? Shelbyville, TNSince 1939 The historic Tennessee Walking Horse Read more…
The Tennessee Walking Horse has a reputation for having a calm disposition and a naturally smooth riding gait. While the horses are famous for flashy movement, they are popular for trail and pleasure riding as well as show. What makes Tennessee walking horses walk the way they do? Instead of Read more…
Tennessee Walking Horse There are a lot of misconceptions about these horses if you’ve only seen them in “big lick” style classes. But the truth is, Tennessee Walkers are versatile ranch horses often love to run barrels too! Can a saddlebred barrel race? American Saddlebreds succeed in a wide range Read more…
The original Trigger is said to be a cross between a Walking Horse and a Thoroughbred, but in reality Trigger Jr. was a full-blooded Tennessee Walking Horse named Allen’s Gold Zephyr who was bred by C. O. Barker of Readyville, Tennessee. How many Trigger horses were there? Roy Rogers rode Read more…
Glory JC was crowned world grand champion in the Owner-Amateur Riders on Four-Year-Old Walking Horses for owner-rider Jannie Chapman from Memphis, Tennessee. They won the Owner-Amateur Three-Year-Old World Grand Championship in 2021. Who won the 2022 world Grand Champion Walking Horse? Lisa BaumWinners Year Horse Owner 2019 I’m Mayhem, gray Read more…
Soring has been a common and widespread practice in the Tennessee walking horse show industry for decades. Today, judges continue to reward the artificial “Big Lick” gait, thus encouraging participants to sore their horses and allowing the cruel practice to persist. Are Tennessee walking horses abuse? They call it the Read more…
Soring is illegal in the U.S. under the Horse Protection Act of 1970. Tennessee walking horses are not allowed to be shown without passing an UDSA and HPA inspection for soring. Are Tennessee walking horses abuse? They call it the “Big Lick” — the exaggerated high-stepping gait of Tennessee Walking Read more…
The Tennessee Walking Horse has a reputation for having a calm disposition and a naturally smooth riding gait. While the horses are famous for flashy movement, they are popular for trail and pleasure riding as well as show. The Tennessee Walking Horse is best known for its running-walk. What are Read more…
Some are more sloping in the croup and more curved in the hocks than other riding horses. Tennessee 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, chestnut, bay, brown, roan, gray, yellow, and pure white. Read more…