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Reference: Western Bred Walking Horses |
 The walking horse
show world began producing horses in the beginning in the
1960s who were heavily lateral in their way of going, hotter
tempered and finer boned in order to produce sweeping backends and
incredible show presence. Meanwhile, the western part of the country was focused on
athletic using horses. They used their walkers to work around the
ranch, so they bred for strong and sturdy, calm
dispositions, atheleticism and intelligence. They created a horse
with a tighter, smooth gait that you could ride all day long
without fatigue. The most famous of the western ranches is likely
Calvin Miller's ranch. Other western breeders like
Grace Larson
(creator of the
Part
Walking Horse Registry),
Mark and Shellie Pacovsky (Slush Creek Walkers), Bob
& Anne Kuykendell (now continued by Charlee Woods of
Tanglewoods
Ranch), and
Dalene and Colene Walsh (Arrows
Walkers) to name a few.
While Virginia is
not in the "west", we have continued the western bloodlines here
at Westwood Farms through our herdsires:
Darrahs Handsome Traveler,
Golden Gambler,
Gambler's
Bourbon Cream WF,
The Tennessee Stud WF
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Western Walkers
Westwood
Farms -
Locust Dale, Virginia 22948 - stephanie@westwoodfarms.net
- 540-825-1300
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