Master of Jazz

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Master of Jazz
Breed Tennessee Walking Horse
Discipline Show horse
Sire A Jazz Man
Sex Stallion
Foaled February 28, 2001
Color Black, blaze face
Breeder Gus King
Owner Lee Wall & Mike McGartland
Brian & Amanda Wright, Donnie & Mrs. Headrick
Trainer Jimmy McConnell
Major wins
World Grand Championship in 2007

Master of Jazz is a Tennessee Walking Horse who won the World Grand Championship in 2007. Originally ridden in amateur horse show classes, he made the transition to professional competition in 2005 and won his breed's largest show, the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, two years later.

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.

Horse show A judged exhibition of horses

A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. Many different horse breeds and equestrian disciplines hold competitions worldwide, from local to the international levels. Most horse shows run from one to three days, sometimes longer for major, all-breed events or national and international championships in a given discipline or breed. Most shows consist of a series of different performances, called classes, wherein a group of horses with similar training or characteristics compete against one another for awards and, often, prize money.

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

Master of Jazz is a black stallion with a blaze on his face. He was sired by A Jazz Man, who was a son of Pride's Generator, and out of the mare Precious Pusher BW, a daughter of the World Grand Champion The Pusher. Master of Jazz was bred by Gus King of Arab, Alabama and foaled on February 28, 2001. [1] He was later sold to Lee Wall and Mike McGartland. He was initially used by Wall as an amateur mount, but by 2005 the two decided he could win in open competition and placed him in training with Jimmy McConnell. [1] Ridden by McConnell, Master of Jazz won stake classes in numerous shows throughout 2006 before entering the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. He won one split of the Stallions 15.2 and Over class, the traditional first test of horses entering the World Grand Championship, but was unable to compete further as the World Grand Championship was cancelled that year. [1] He and McConnell repeated their win of the stallion class in 2007 before going into the World Grand Championship, which they won. [2] In early 2008, Master of Jazz's owners and trainer were honored at a luncheon held by then Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens. The luncheon is an annual event to recognize the impact of the horse industry in Tennessee and included notable horse trainers, breeders and others. [3] In 2015 Master of Jazz was sold to Brian and Amanda Wright and Donnie and Mrs. Headrick. The new owners moved him to Fantasy Farms at Bell Buckle, Tennessee, where he continued his breeding career. [4]

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.

Pride's Generator (1975-2001) was a Tennessee Walking Horse who won three World Championships before being retired to breeding. Standing at stud first at S. W. Beech Stables and later at Waterfall Farms, he sired over 2,000 foals, of which two became World Grand Champions and over 100 became World Champions.

Arab, Alabama City in Alabama, United States

Arab is a city in Marshall and Cullman counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, located 10 miles (16 km) from Guntersville Lake and Guntersville Dam, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 8,050.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tennessee Walking horse - 2007 World Grand Champion, Master Of Jazz #20100431 home page by Walkers West". www.walkerswest.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Master Of Jazz & McConnell Crowned 2007 World Grand Champions - The Walking Horse Report". The Walking Horse Report Online. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "State Honors 2007 Walking Horse World Grand Champion - The Walking Horse Report". The Walking Horse Report Online. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Master Of Jazz Will Be Relocating - The Walking Horse Report". The Walking Horse Report Online. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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