Tennessee Walking Horse

It's funny you say that because the first horse I ever rode when I first met my wife, and this was a long time ago, was her uncle's horse.

It was a Tennessee Walker, and it must have been taught correctly because that was the smoothest horse ever.

Yeah.

And then I thought they were all like that.

This was a great group of advocates and coalition partners that we worked with on these very specific bills.

But yeah, we don't have an overarching plan to take this larger at this point.

We are still very much focused on our Main areas of focus of ending soaring of Tennessee walking horses and ending slaughter.

And we still monitor and keep an eye on the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority and Act, which governs horse racing.

These are very hot topics there.

Yes, go ahead.

Yeah, and I'm sure many of your listeners will remember Keith Dane, who worked for our organization for many, many years and was a tireless advocate for horses on many issues.

But very near and dear to his heart was to end the soaring of Tennessee walking horses and related breeds.

This is like an Equa horse sale website, and this horse is $1,300 in Utah.

And the title is 10-Year-Old Half Quarter Half Tennessee Walker.

And here's the title or the ad.

He's a stallion, a bit frisky.

is Peanut.

And what is her breed? She is a Tennessee Walker.

In a dark chestnut?

She's actually black.

I really like the way he plays Molly and Tim Brooks.

And what's the other one? The Tennessee Walker horse.

Tennessee stud.

Tennessee stud.

They are actively managing British white cattle operations.

They are caring for retired Tennessee Walkers that ride the LBJ grasslands trail systems.

They understand the visceral reality of agricultural land.

And that operational expertise is invaluable.

It seemed to be the ideal place to raise a family.

They bought two Tennessee walking horses, which were recommended because of their gentle nature.

[tense music] On July 23rd, 1980, 10 months after the wedding, Shannon and David rode their horses to see their neighbor, Dick Britton.

How was your ride, Shannon?

"So many creatives come out of Nashville.

I grew up riding Tennessee Walkers, so Tennessee holds a very different meaning for me, not as a literary scene, but as somewhere where I rode horses as a girl.

I'm excited to get there.

I'm sure it's going to be a fantastic event," she said.