Main Power

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Main Power
Breed Tennessee Walking Horse
Discipline Show horse
Sire Gold Power
Dam Main Man's Spirit
Sex Stallion
Foaled April 3, 1999
Color Black
Owner King, Holland and Kilgore
Trainer Joe Cotten
Major wins
Three-Year-Old Amateur World Championship in 2002
Three-Year-Old Stallion World Championship in 2002
Four-Year-Old World Championship in 2003
Reserve World Grand Championship in 2004
World Grand Championship in 2005

Main Power is a Tennessee Walking Horse who won the World Grand Championship in the 2005 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. He had previously been the Three-Year-Old World Champion in two categories, Four-Year-Old World Champion and Reserve World Grand Champion.

Tennessee Walking Horse American horse breed noted for its running walk gait

The Tennessee Walking Horse or Tennessee Walker is a breed of gaited horse known for its unique four-beat running-walk and flashy movement. It was originally developed in the southern United States for use on farms and plantations. It is a popular riding horse due to its calm disposition, smooth gaits and sure-footedness. The Tennessee Walking Horse is often seen in the show ring, but is also popular as a pleasure and trail riding horse using both English and Western equipment. Tennessee Walkers are also seen in movies, television shows and other performances.

Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Annual event in Shelbyville, Tennessee

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (TWHNC), sometimes known as the Celebration, is the largest horse show for the Tennessee Walking Horse breed, and has been held annually in or near Shelbyville, Tennessee since its inception in 1939. The Celebration was conceived by Henry Davis, a horse trainer who along with several other horsemen, felt the Shelbyville area should have a festival or annual event. Although the Celebration was originally held in Wartrace, Tennessee, it moved to Shelbyville, the seat of Bedford County, a few years later. The Celebration spans 11 days and nights in late August and early September annually, and finishes with the crowning of the World Grand Champion Tennessee Walker on the Saturday night before Labor Day. The TWHNC draws an estimated 2,000 horses and 250,000 spectators to Shelbyville each year.

Life and career

Main Power was foaled on April 3, 1999. He is a solid black stallion with no white markings. He was sired by Gold Power and out of the mare Main Man's Spirit. [1] His dam was double-registered with both the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association and the Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America. [2] He was trained by Joe Cotten and during his show career was owned by Holland, King and Kilgore of Arab, Decatur, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, respectively. Main Power entered the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration for the first time in 2002 and was named Three-Year-Old World Champion in both the Amateur and Stallion divisions. The following year he won the four-year-old preliminary class before winning the World Championship for that age division, and in 2004 he entered the World Grand Championship for the first time. He placed second. [1] In 2005 he won the B division of the Aged Stallion class in the Celebration and again entered the World Grand Championship. He competed against 9 other horses to win the World Grand Championship. [3] Following the win, he was retired to stud at Sand Creek Farms in Shelbyville, Tennessee. [1]

Stallion Term for a male horse that has not been castrated

A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated). Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" neck, as well as a somewhat more muscular physique as compared to female horses, known as mares, and castrated males, called geldings.

The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association is the oldest breed association for the Tennessee Walking Horse. It was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Lewisburg, Tennessee. The association also runs the Tennessee Walking Horse Hall of Fame.

The Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America (RHBAA) is the original registry for the Racking Horse breed. It was formed in 1971 in Decatur, Alabama and is still located there.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tennessee Walking horse - 2005 World Grand Champion, MAIN POWER #19903996 home page by Walkers West". www.walkerswest.com. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Writer, Paul Huggins Staff. "Is the horse racking, or is it walking?" . Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Main Power and Joe Cotten Capture Roses - The Walking Horse Report". The Walking Horse Report Online. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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