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References
- 1 2 "Tennessee Walking horse - 2008 World Grand Champion, Santana's el Nino home page by Walkers West".
- ↑ "The Storm Blows into Shelbyville! | the Walking Horse Report".
- ↑ "Archived copy". www.t-g.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-01.
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