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Tennessee Walker

Tennessee Walker. Origin. Originally bred by farmers in Middle Tennessee, to travel around their plantations (aka Plantation Walkers) The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders & Exhibitors Association formed in 1935

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Tennessee Walker

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  1. Tennessee Walker

  2. Origin • Originally bred by farmers in Middle Tennessee, to travel around their plantations (aka Plantation Walkers) • The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders & Exhibitors Association formed in 1935 • In 1885, Black Allen (aka Allan F-1) was born and was became the foundation sire. (Standardbred/Morgan Cross)

  3. Foundation Breeds • Standardbred • Morgan • Thoroughbred • Canadian and NarangansettPaser

  4. Breed Confirmation • Pretty head with medium to small, well-placed ears • The neck ties high into a long sloping shoulder • The top line is strong and short and the hip is long and sloping • The underline is long in relation to the top line, allowing for greater length of stride

  5. Breed Characteristics • 15.2 hands high (average) • Their unique gait is inherited through their bloodlines • Affectionate, calm, easy going • Usually Easily to train

  6. Breed Characteristics • Colors • Bay • Sorrel • Palomino • Black • Roan • Painted • Brown and White or Black and White

  7. Gaits of the Tennessee walker • 3 distinctive gaits • Flat footed walk • Brisk, long-reaching walk that can cover from four to eight miles an hour • This is a four cornered gait with each of the horse's feet hitting the ground separately at regular intervals • Running Walk • Same as the flat walk with noticeable difference in speed • 10 to 20 miles per hour at this gait

  8. Gaits of the Tennessee Walker • Rocking Chair Canter • A collected gallop • A more relaxed way of performing this gait then the other breeds

  9. Most common Uses • Family horse due to its smooth easy ride and its calm, docile temperament • Driving/Harness work • English/Western Showing • Trail riding • Endurance Riding

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  11. My Tennessee Walkers

  12. Video of Tennessee Walker • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM0VtEB8MK4&feature=related

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