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  Tennessee Walking Horse
The Tennessee Walking Horse is considered one of the light breeds of the equine family.
Horses that were originally bred by the farmers of Middle Tennessee who wanted to develop a breed of horse that could work in the fields during the day, and give the owner a comfortable saddle gait.
Walking Horses are born with the ability to do other gaits in addition to the running walk.
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  Tennessee Walking Horse
The Tennessee Walking Horse was officially recognized as a distinct breed of light horse by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1950.
The more "stride" the horse has the better "walker" it is considered to be, for this gives the rider a feeling that he or she were gliding through the air as if propelled by some powerful but smooth-running machine.
Walking horses relax certain muscles while doing the running-walk, some nod their heads in rhythmic timing, swing their ears in perfect motion, and some even snap their teeth.
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  Tennessee Walking Horse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Tennessee Walking Horse is considered one of the light breeds of the equine family.
Horses that were originally bred by the farmers of Middle Tennessee who wanted to develop a breed of horse that could work in the fields during the day, and give the owner a comfortable saddle gait.
The Tennessee Walking Horse is a popular mount for trail riding because of its comfortable gait and the average height is 15.2 hh.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Tennessee Walking Horse has impressed the nation with its gentle disposition and its kindly manner, and continues to prove itself as one of the most versatile horses in the land.
The more "stride" the horse has the better "walker" it is considered to be, for this gives the rider a feeling that he or she were gliding through the air as if propelled by some powerful but smooth-running machine.
The Tennessee Walking Horse was officially recognized as a distinct breed of light horse by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1950.
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 Tennessee Walking horse - The Narragansett Pacer Blood
The Narragansett Pacer was established as the aristocrat among horses in the colonies.
This pattern was held to in the case of the Tennessee Walking horse as well.
It is not clear whether or not these horses actually performed a true pace, as the terms "pace" and "amble" were then used to denote most any of the soft gaits, including the fox trot, running walk, stepping pace or rack.
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 Breeds of Livestock - Tennessee Walking Horse
The most prominent characteristic of Tennessee Walkers is their swift and smooth "running walk." This gait is inherited and cannot be taught to a horse who does not possess it naturally.
They are the "flat-foot walk" which is a slow, bold, and even gait; and the “canter" which is a refined gallop with a slow and high rolling motion.
Tennessee Walking Horses were developed for the purposes of riding, driving, and light farm work.
www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/horses/tennesseewalking/index.htm   (692 words)

  
 Tennessee State Horse - Tennessee Walking Horse
Tennessee walkers were developed by farmers in the Tennessee bluegrass region combining the genes of thoroughbreds, Canadian pacers, saddlebreds, morgans, American standardbreds, and Narranganett pacers.
Walking Horses are born with the ability to do other gaits in addition to the running walk.
Horses are official state symbols in 10 states: Vermont and Massachusetts (morgan horse); Alabama (racking horse); Idaho (Apaloosa horse); Kentucky and Maryland (thoroughbred horse); Tennessee (Tennessee walking horse); North Dakota (Nokota horse); Missouri (fox trotting horse), and New Jersey ("the horse").
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 Tennessee Walking Horse - The Gaited Horse
The running walk is characterized by its smoothness to the rider and relative ease on the horse.
Before the Tennessee Walking Horse became known, the patron saint of the south had been The bond between a Tennessee Walking Horse and his owner shows as this young horse turns to his owner for reassurance.
Walking Ponies (horses smaller than 14.2 hands) and larger strains (16 hands plus) are being bred to meet the growing and variable demands of the market for naturally smooth gaited, reliable, attractive horses.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse - The Gaited Horse Magazine
When the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' Association of America formed in 1935, the fledgling organization set out to determine which stallion to credit as the foundation sire of the breed.
Sadly the horse passed away the next year, but his legacy lives on in the hundreds of thousands of registered Tennessee Walking Horses that have built on his strength and gait.
The horse alternates between two and three hooves on the ground at all times, which is what makes this gait so smooth to ride.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse
The Tennessee Walking Horse is a distinct breed that does not trot, but has a gait called a "running walk".
The Tennessee Walking Horse was developed in Tennessee in the late 1800's, by farmers who wanted to develop a breed of horse that could work in the fields during the day, and give the owner a comfortable saddle gait.
Most Tennessee Walking Horses are born with he ability to do other gaits in addition to the running walk, such as the rack, pace, and foxtrot.
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 TWHBEA
A light horse breed founded in middle Tennessee, the Tennessee Walking Horse is a composition of Narragansett and Canadian Pacer, Standardbred, Thoroughbred, Morgan, and American Saddlebred stock.
Originally bred as a utility horse, this breed is an ideal mount for riders of all ages and levels of experience.
The breed easily adapts to English or Western gear, and its calm, docile temperament combined with naturally smooth and easy gaits insure the popularity of the Tennessee Walking Horse as the “world’s greatest show, trail, and pleasure horse”.
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 Equiworld - Equestrian Information - Tennessee Walking Horse - horses and ponies on the internet
The horse's head nods in time to the beat, the ears swing in perfect motion, and some horses will click their teeth.
TWHs range in size from 15 to 17 hands, weigh approximately 1000 pounds, and come in a variety of colors.
In addition to the flat walk, running walk and canter that are natural to the breed, the TWH is able to perform variations of the running walk such as the rack, stepping pace, fox-trot, and single-foot.
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 TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE
Originally bred as utility horse, the Tennessee Walking Horse is best suited for a recreational mount due to its smooth, easy ride and its gentle disposition.
Tennessee Walking Horses generally range from 14.3 to 17 hands and weigh 900 to 1200 pounds.
Tennessee Walking Horses often begin their show career at this young age and are started under saddle early to determine their potential.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse information, breed pictures, tennessee walking horses for sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Most walking horses are capable of performing a regular slow walk like any other breed, a "flat walk" (the first gait), a "running walk" (the 2nd gait, which can be as fast as 10 mph) and then the canter.
Walking horses are also known for their beautiful 'carousel' canters, rising and falling slowing and smoothly.
This light breed of pleasure horse was bred to work in the fields during the week, especially to ride the turn rows on the plantations in the south, but be a smooth ride on the weekends for pleasure.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse
In the mid- to late 1800s, farmers in the central basin of Tennessee developed, through selective breeding, a superior strain of saddle horse that was both an effective utility horse and a smooth-gaited mount.
The running walk is a more accelerated, gliding version of the flat walk, and reaches a speed of 8 to 10 miles per hour.
Today, walking horses are used in a variety of disciplines and compete in three divisions — lite-shod pleasure, plantation pleasure and padded performance.
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 The Tennessee Walking Horse
The Tennessee Walking Horse was first bred 150 years ago in the central basin of Tennessee from Thoroughbred, Standardbred, Morgan, and American Saddle Horses.
It isn't unusual for Tennessee Walking mares to produce foals when they are over twenty years of age; some have produced while in their early thirties.
One of the greatest "pony" horses Ross Howell, of Polson, MT ever used on the race track during the 1970s was a 17 hand buckskin Tennessee Walker gelding.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The most prominent characteristic of the Tennessee Walker is their swift and smooth "running walk." This gait is the defining trait of these magnificent horses and is inherited.
Interestingly, it cannot be taught to a horse that does not possess it naturally.
When performing the running walk, they can travel at speeds of 6 to 12 miles per hour and are able to sustain this gait for long periods of time without fatigue to themselves or their passengers.
www.nashvillezoo.org /tn_walkinghorse.htm   (197 words)

  
 Tennessee Walking Horse, Breed Description and Gaits - Presented by Jus' Fine
The Tennessee Walking Horse is a light horse breed
Black, bay, chestnut, palomino, buckskin roan and spotted patterns are apparent on the smooth riding Tennessee Walking Horse.
The running walk is a smooth, easy gait for both horse and rider.
www.tennesseewalkinghorses.ca /twhfacts.htm   (604 words)

  
 Tennessee Symbols, Horse: Tennessee Walking Horse - SHG Resources
The Tennessee Walking Horse was named the official state horse by Public Chapter 596 of the 101st General Assembly in 2000.
The breed was originally a type of horse used by farmers and plantation owners for use as a mount in the field where its gait and endurance were highly valued.
The flat walk is a loose, four-beat gait, about five to seven miles per hour, with each foot striking the ground separately and regularly.
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 All Tennessee Walking Horse Horse Links. Tennessee Walking Horse Horses for Sale, Tennessee Walking Horse Stud Service, ...
SOLITAIRE'S APRIL MAGIC - Tennessee Walking Horse for Sale -Beautiful fl mare - 10 years old - 15.3 hands - by Duke's Solitaire and out of a Pride's Royal Master - Ebony's Senator-bred mare - with a fl stud colt by Generator's Showboat by her side - born 6/6/05.
TIDE'S BELLE - Tennessee Walking Horse for Sale -Gorgeous chestnut mare - has had beautiful palomino offspring by The Gold Rush Is On - she will pay for herself in breedings - great set of papers - very fluid moving mare.
Tennessee Walking Horse filly is by Mack K Shaker's Cajun - she was born 5/05 - and you can name her.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse
Evergreen Tennesse Walking Horse Farm of SC - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1280/
A Synopsis of the Tennessee Walking Horse by Sis Osborne
Tennessee Walking Horse is a light horse breed founded in middle Tennessee.
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 THE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE
These square trotting horses were able to cover the ground, but their gait was uncomfortable.
Although these horses of the past were present in Europe as well as North America, the majority of horse evolution occurred on the latter continent.
The Running walk is a faster movement and gives the rider a sensation of 'gliding.' therefore, the Walker is called the Walking Horse a ride with a glide.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse
The Tennessee Walking Horse was intended to be a general purpose horse but its extreme comfort made it popular with plantation owners and sometimes called the Kentucky Saddler.
In 1935 breeders and enthusiasts of the Tennessee Walking Horse formed the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' Association of America whose purpose was to collect, record and preserve the pedigrees of the Tennessee Walking Horse.
The Tennessee Walking Horse is versitile and in addition to being used as a general english or western riding horse it is also used for trail riding, ranch work, dressage, driving, endurance, showing, jumping, light farm work, police patrol and more.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse Mares at Jus' Fine
Check out the new arrivals when you stop in, but you may still see many of our mares here in their late 20's or early 30's who have stopped producing but will be here as long as we can afford to buy feed for them.
She always looks like she is a young horse, but is 24 this year and not for sale.
This mare has been ridden and she was shown a bit, and with a little tuning up, she would be an excellent trail horse, and a great choice for a broodmare.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse - Legacy Ranch - Tennessee Walking Horse
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 Walnut Hill Tennessee Walking Horse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Tennessee Walking Horse was developed in Middle Tennessee, around the turn of the Century.
This gait is the Tennessee Walking Horses intermediate gait.
Most Tennessee Walking Horses are born with he ability to do other gaits in addition to the running walk.
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 All Tennessee Walking Horse Horse Links. Tennessee Walking Horse Horses for Sale, Tennessee Walking Horse Stud Service, ...
Tennessee Walking Horse Network -TWH Network offers single classified ads or farm websites for those who have one or several horses for sale.
She is a jet fl Tennessee Walking Horse filly and is for sale for $3,000 until weaned.
It's a chestnut Tennessee Walking Horse filly, born on 05/07/2005.
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 Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders
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 Tennessee Walking Horse Horses for Sale | Tennessee Walking Horse Horse for Sale
If you do not find a Tennessee Walking Horse horse for Sale today, you can place a Tennessee Walking Horse horse wanted ad to be contacted when a new ad is placed.
The Tennessee Walker was originally designed to be a trotting horse, but with its unusual gait which it passes consistently onto its progeny, it became instead its now famous signature gait.
Tennessee Walking Horse breeders start posting your Tennessee Walking Horse horses for Sale on your own Animaroo system to begin quickly and easily finding them good homes.
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