Pride's Generator

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Pride's Generator
Breed Tennessee Walking Horse
Discipline Show horse
Sire Pride of Midnight
Grandsire Midnight Sun
Dam HF Spirit's Nell
Maternal grandsire Spirit of Midnight
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1975
Color Chestnut, flaxen mane and tail
Breeder Harlinsdale Farm
Owner Claude and Linda Crowley
Trainer Gary Edwards
Major wins
Two-Year-Old World Championship in 1978
Three-Year-Old World Championship in 1979
Four-Year-Old World Championship in 1980

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.

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.

Waterfall Farms was a Tennessee Walking Horse farm located in Bedford County, Tennessee. During their heyday, they stood World and World Grand Champion stallions such as JFK, He's Puttin' on the Ritz, Pride's Generator, and Watch It Now at stud and had multiple show horses. Waterfall Farms was later sold and no longer is an operational horse facility.

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Life and show career

Pride's Generator was foaled December 2, 1975. He was a chestnut stallion with a flaxen mane and tail. He was sired by Harlinsdale Farm's Pride of Midnight; his grandsire was the two-time World Grand Champion Midnight Sun and his great-grandsire was the foundation horse Wilson's Allen. His dam was HF Spirit's Nell, who was sired by Spirit of Midnight. [1] He was bred and foaled on Harlinsdale Farm and sold to Robert Lowe in 1977. Pride's Generator was trained by Gary Edwards. Ridden by Edwards, he won the Two-Year-Old World Championship in the 1978 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. He repeated his Championship win the following year in the Three-Year-Old division, and a year later won the Four-Year-Old World Championship. During his show career he remained in training with Edwards, but had multiple owners before he was finally sold to Claude and Linda Crowley in 1984. The same year Pride's Generator was exhibited at the Los Angeles Olympic Games at the Cavalcade of Champions, not long before he began his stud career. [2]

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 of Midnight (1966-1979) was a Tennessee Walking Horse who had a short career as a show horse but became very notable as a sire in his breed.

Midnight Sun (horse)

Midnight Sun (1940–65) was one of the leading sires of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed, and a two-time World Grand Champion in 1945 and 1946. He was trained by Fred Walker and lived almost all his life at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tennessee.

Pride's Generator was euthanized on July 5, 2001, after suffering colic complications. He was 25 years old. [2]

Colic in horses is defined as abdominal pain, but it is a clinical sign rather than a diagnosis. The term colic can encompass all forms of gastrointestinal conditions which cause pain as well as other causes of abdominal pain not involving the gastrointestinal tract. The most common forms of colic are gastrointestinal in nature and are most often related to colonic disturbance. There are a variety of different causes of colic, some of which can prove fatal without surgical intervention. Colic surgery is usually an expensive procedure as it is major abdominal surgery, often with intensive aftercare. Among domesticated horses, colic is the leading cause of premature death. The incidence of colic in the general horse population has been estimated between 4 and 10 percent over the course of their lifetime. Clinical signs of colic generally require treatment by a veterinarian.

Breeding career and influence

Pride's Generator began his breeding career at S. W. Beech Stables in Belfast, Tennessee, after being sold to Claude Crowley. Since shipped semen was not available at the time, his breedings were live cover. Later, when the technology to collect semen from the stallion became available, the Crowleys chose not to use it for Pride's Generator because he was fully booked every year without it. In 1995 they moved him to Waterfall Farms just outside Shelbyville. Pride's Generator was the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association leading sire for eight years in a row, and during his life sired over 2,300 foals. [2] Among his offspring were many notable show horses, including two World Grand Champions and over 100 World Champions. [2] His son Gen's Armed and Dangerous won the World Grand Championship in 1993, and his son Generator's Santana won the same honor in 1997. [2] His daughter Gen's Sundance Lady was a thirteen-time World Champion, mostly in the youth division; [3] his son Generator's Silver Dollar was Three-Year-Old World Champion and Four-Year-Old World Champion before having a notable stud career. [4] The Skywatch was the 1995 Three-Year-Old World Champion. [5]

Belfast, Tennessee Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States

Belfast is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States. The area ZIP code is 37019.

Shelbyville, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

Shelbyville is a city in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. It had a population of 20,335 residents at the 2010 census. Shelbyville, the county seat of Bedford County, was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819. The town is a hub of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry and has been nicknamed "The Walking Horse Capital of the World".

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.

Pride's Generator grandsons have also become notable show horses; He's Puttin' on the Ritz was the 1996 World Grand Champion. [6] Pursuing Perfection was the World Grand Champion in the 2000 Racking Horse World Celebration. [7] The Whole Nine Yards was the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Champion in 2003. [8] Santana's El Nino, a son of Generator's Santana, was the 2008 World Grand Champion, [9] Watch It Now was the 2009 World Grand Champion, [5] and The Coach, who was Reserve World Grand Champion to him, won the honor in 2010. [10] I Am Jose became the first four-year-old horse in over 40 years to win the World Grand Championship in 2013, and with repeats in 2014 and 2015, one of only two horses ever to win three World Grand Championships. [11]

He's Puttin' on the Ritz (1991-2016) was a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion who won World Championships at the ages of two and three before winning his breed's World Grand Championship in 1996.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee Walking horse - Prides Generator #753925 home page by Walkers West". www.walkerswest.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Westwood Farms Reference: Prides Generator". www.westwoodfarms.net. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Equine Obituary - Gen's Sundance Lady - The Walking Horse Report". The Walking Horse Report Online. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Equine Obituary - Generator's Silver Dollar - The Walking Horse Report". The Walking Horse Report Online. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 http://www.walkerswest.com/Champs/WatchItNow.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.walkerswest.com/Champs/HesPuttingOnTheRitz.htm
  7. ↑ https://www.rackinghorse.org/20001.pdf
  8. ↑ "Tennessee Walking horse - THE WHOLE NINE YARDS #9813498 home page by Walkers West". www.walkerswest.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ↑ http://www.walkerswest.com/Champs/SantanasElNino.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.walkerswest.com/Champs/TheCoach.htm
  11. ↑ "Tennessee Walking horse - I Am Jose #20806071 home page by Walkers West". www.walkerswest.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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