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Tennessee Walkers in Europe are either
imported from the United States or Canada, or offspring
of imported animals. We talk about horses registered
with the mother-studbook, the
TWHBEA: Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’
and Exhibitors’ Association.
Although in Europe in 2006 we can boast some fifty
available TWHBEA registered stallions, the breeding of
Tennessee Walkers is still in it’s infancy here.
Nevertheless, there is a choice and even the possibility
to go for certain bloodlines and strengthen the
influence of certain famous studs in TWH foals to be
born on European soil! It’s also possible to import
semen from the U.S. but until now, this feasibility has
hardly been used. We know of one successful case: import
of semen of Midnight Tango resulting in a TWH colt in
Europe (now gelded).
Considering only the stallions and
stallion-lines, we want to bring to your attention the
existence in Europe of sons and grandsons of famous and
proven studs of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed.
First, sons and grandsons of that most prolific and
influential sire: Pride of Midnight H.F., then several
grandsons of his half brother Sun’s Delight D., both
studs sons of the unforgettable Midnight Sun, the World
Grand Champion of 1945 and 1946. Sun’s Delight D. was
WGC in 1963. European stallions with these famous horses
as sire or grandsire are mostly not that young anymore
(or deceased). They’re already recommended for your
consideration because of their mentioned sire or
grandsire.
We mention them first now (in sequence of
age, oldest first):
Sons of Pride of Midnight H.F.:
Judith’s Pride # 805812
Pride of ’76 # 760281
Judith’s Pride, located in Germany, is
the oldest and also the most prolific European TWH sire.
Happily so, as his pedigree is hard to beat. His dam’s
sire is Sun’s Delight D., so we’ve got these two lines
together in this stud. Judith’s Pride has three sons
active as breeding horses, two in Germany: Pride’s
Spotted Rusty and Pride of German, one in Austria:
Chisco Austria.
Pride of ’76 lived in England and died
1996. He has only one European offspring. His line is
available through his grandson in the Netherlands:
Buster’s Fair Leroy.
Grandsons of Pride of Midnight H.F.:
of course the sons of Judith’s Pride
Pride’s Regal Boy # 824978
Favorite’s Reward # 878585
Pleasure’s Pot o’ Gold # 20000342
Pride’s Regal Boy, located in Germany, is
one of the older and well known European studs. He holds
the title of European Champion. He’s got two sons on the
stallion list: Prides Storm Cloud and Pride’s Gold Gypsy
Boy.
Favorite’s Reward, located in Germany, by
Pride’s Favorite, well-known stud in the U.S.
Pleasure’s Pot o’ Gold, located in
Belgium, is a recent addition to the stallion list. A
young horse but a grandson of Pride of Midnight H.F.!
By The Pride Piper, his well respected son.
Grandsons of Sun’s Delight D.:
Judith’s Pride # 805812
Postmark
Delight # 846228
Double Delight of Pride # 897314
Mable’s Capriano # 956646
Judith’s Pride is already mentioned as
son of Pride of Midnight.
Postmark
Delight, located in the Netherlands, is the only TWH
in Europe holding the title “World Champion Model Horse”
(1990 Celebration). Also 2005 European Champion 3-gait.
Double Delight of Pride, located in
Germany. Among his offspring we find the stallion Rain
Walker, offered at stud.
Mable’s Capriano, located in Germany, was
1999 European Champion 3-gait. He’s got an adult son,
Candy’s Beautiful Iliano, which can be offered at stud.
For a Tennessee Walking Horse, being a
World Grand Champion (WGC), doesn’t always mean making a
great impact as a sire. On the other hand, not holding
this coveted title, does not prevent a sire from making
history. Prime example of the latter is Pride of
Midnight H.F.
Here we just mention a few WGC’s, due to
their having sons or grandsons as studs in Europe. We
have other important lines of WGC’s available in Europe,
like the influential line of Ebony Masterpiece (WGC
1962), to be found in the pedigree of quite a few
European TWH’s.
As for sons of WGC’s, we have two more
studs in Europe, both representatives of more recent or
“modern” lines. They are:
Whooz Pushin # 894732 by The Pusher C.G.
(WGC 1981)
Arm and Hammer # 976578 by Gen’s Armed &
Dangerous (WGC 1994, by Prides Generator)
Now we mentioned Pride’s Generator, son
of Pride of Midnight, as well as The Pusher C.G.:
The lines developed by the offspring of
these two studs are most influential among the more
recent Tennessee Walkers. There are some grandsons of
these horses in Europe:
Arm and Hammer (already mentioned)
Clutchin the Dollar # 9811764 (grandson
of Pride’s Generator),
Headed Jack’s Way # 20300050 (grandson of
Prides Generator)
and Pusher’s Silver Symbol GT #
9813810 (grandson of The Pusher C.G.)
The line of Pride of Midnight is a
predominant one in the U.S. as well as in Europe; apart
from WGC offspring, Pride of Midnight brought us many
well respected stallion lines. Of these renowned lines
(apart from Prides Generator) we found the following
grandsons, so great-grandsons of Pride of Midnight, in
Europe:
The Legend Goes On # 941777 (grandson of
Pride’s Genius)
Bullet’s Early Frost # 944279 (grandson
of Pride’s Favorite)
Glory’s Golden Dusk # 973319 (grandson of
Pride’s Hallelujah)
Yahoo.coin # 987824 (grandson of Prides
Gold Coin)
(in sequence of age or TWHBEA
registration number)
Now a TWH is not all pedigree or built up out of
famous ancestors. Mostly, it’s a creature of flesh and
blood, adored by human beings. But the better it’s
qualities, for gait, conformation and also character,
the more we’re apt to like it. If your horse suits you
well, it’s surely the best horse you can get. But for
breeding purposes, do look around for the best
combination. Pedigrees and knowledge of what the various
bloodlines tend to bring are a tools of utmost
importance in breeding top quality stock.
Apart from these better known bloodlines,
we’re happy in Europe to have some horses with rarer
lines, with several going back to the best of the
foundation stock of the TWH breed. Finding out about
this has been much facilitated by the TWHBEA through the
installment of the iPEDs programme. Here, one can trace
any TWHBEA registered horse to the very beginning of the
breed. You can find a complete list of the foundation
horses, numbered F-1 onwards, on the site of
Walkers West .
If you’re looking for a comfortable
riding horse with a striking color, you can see your
fill in Europe. As for color of stallions, you can find
palomino, buckskin and champagne. There are many spotted
studs, mostly tobianos. Also, foals may inherit the
(high degree) sabino pattern from several European TWH
stallions. |
