An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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El, at 59 inches tall, is about as tall as an Arabian or Tennessee walking horse.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 15, 2017
As settlers filled up the West, they adapted their breeds, e.g., the cowboy's quarter-horse, the gentleman farmer's Tennessee walking horse, the American saddle horse, to suit the jobs at hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Tennessee Walking Horse didn’t seem to mind, though, as Blalock said Rooster lay on the ground, tired from the long walk.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2016
Related: BB King's funeral draws hundreds as Obama says country 'has lost a legend' They rolled in just after 2pm: a little stallion named Silver, a Tennessee Walking Horse named Rose.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2015
For something more bucolic, explore the trails of Harlinsdale Farm, a former Tennessee Walking Horse compound that’s now a public park.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2014
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration announced in July that it had formed a veterinary advisory committee to be composed of Goble and veterinary doctors Jerry H. Johnson and Phillip D. Hammock.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2014
They generally showed a feller in a flowered shirt, ridin' a Tennessee Walking Horse, and shootin' a gun.
From Thy Rocks and Rills by Gilbert, Robert E.
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