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Tennessee walking horse

American

noun

one of a breed of saddle horses developed largely from Standardbred and Morgan stock.

Tennessee Walking Horse British

noun

Often shortened to: Walking Horse. an American breed of horse, marked by its stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk

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Etymology

Origin of Tennessee walking horse

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

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