Walkers of Thompson - Tennessee Walking Horse Stable and Breeder

Walkers of Thompson - Tennessee Walking Horse Stable and Breeder Walkers of Thompson - Tennessee Walking Horse Stable and Breeder

Tennessee Walking Horses in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Walkers are a Versatility Family Pleasure Gaited Horse. This Plantation Horse can be ridden English or Western. Free listing to advertise Walking Horses.

Craig & Barb Reiter
P.O. Box 87
Gulliver, Michigan
906-283-3451
Tennessee Walking Horses in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Walkers are a Versatility Family Pleasure Gaited Horse. This Plantation Horse can be ridden English or Western. Free listing to advertise Walking Horses.

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	Our home is in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan, on a 40 acre farm which is located in the small town of Gulliver. We purchased our first Tennessee Walking Horse in October of 1995. We have been in love with the breed ever since. Our goal is to preserve the old bloodlines and to educate the public about this breeds natural gaiting ability. The Tennessee Walking Horse is very intelligent, with a gentle manner that makes it the ideal horse for men, women or children of any age. It is a friendly breed which will accept all riders, it's what makes them first choice as a family riding horse! Even timid or inexperienced riders can enjoy the breed which is called "Gentleman of the Equines." If you are ever lucky enough to ride a Walker, you'll wonder why anyone would own any other kind horse. It was our exact thought the first time we rode one. You are truly riding on air with their "glide ride". If you are ever in Gulliver, Michigan feel free to stop in at any time to say "Hello". Enjoy your visit to our site. Craig & Barb Reiter
	. THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE (ride one today, own one tomorrow) TESTIMONIALS A wonderful aspect of this breed is their versatility, and good temperament. If it is pleasure riding, show, pole bending, barrels, cow punching, or a field trial horse your looking for, (or just a loving family member) they fit into any home well. Everyone should visit this site, there is lots of good information and answers to lots of questions about this breed. "Truths & Myths about Tennessee Walking Horse", "Walking Horse FAQ" and "Sound Horse Site". Coat color questions or want to read that blood type card help is here at Horse Genetics. For a History lesson check out http://www.walking-horse.com/history.html an excellent site. More history on foundation stock with PHOTO's at this site http://www.walkerswest.com/FOUNDATIONSTOCK.htm or to view the World Grand Champions www.walkerswest.com/legends.htm and famous TWH in history www.walkerswest.com/Champs/FamousHorses.htm Wondering about your Gaited horses conformation? Check out these two places on conformation: Evaluating Conformation and Evaluating Skeletal Structure . Looking to buy a Gaited horse and not sure what to look for? GAITED HORSE BUYERS GUIDE Where are you going to look for that special horse? Why not try Walkers For Sale, or DreamHorse and another popular website is AgDirect. If you have a foal that is orphan and need advise a good place to find it is at CyperFoal, they also have a fabulous link page. Health and Training of all gaited horses can be found at GaitedHorse.net Exclusive interviews with top Walking Horse breeders and Trainers good articles and links. Tennessee Walking Horse Calendars and other products at http://www.walkinghorsecalendar.com/ . For Gaited Horse Registry information "IPWHR" or "TWHBEA" if you live in Michigan our association is "WHAM". For the Part Walking Horse Registry PWHR is the place to go. If you have any questions you would like to ask or looking for information. Please feel free to contact us at anytime. Our e-mail address walkers@reiters.net Copyright © Design by Reiters Web Design, Inc.

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Originally bred as a utility horse, the Tennessee Walking Horse is presently best suited for a recreational mount due to its smooth easy ride and its gentle disposition. Calm, docile temperament, combined with naturally smooth and easy gaits insure the popularity of the Tennessee Walking Horse as the world's greatest show, trail and pleasure horse. Originally bred as a utility horse, the Tennessee Walking Horse is presently best suited for a recreational mount due to its smooth easy ride and its gentle disposition. Calm, docile temperament, combined with naturally smooth and easy gaits insure the popularity of the Tennessee Walking Horse as the world's greatest show, trail and pleasure horse.

Tennessee Walking Horse is a light horse breed founded in middle Tennessee. This breed is a melting pot much like Americans it is a composition of the Standardbred, the Thoroughbred, the Morgan, and the American Saddlebred stock.

The Tennessee Walking Horse generally range from 14.3 to 17 hands ( a hand being 4 inches) and weigh 900 to 1200 pounds. The modern Tennessee Walking Horse possesses a pretty head with small, well placed ears. The horse has a long sloping shoulder, a long sloping hip, a fairly short back and a short strong coupling. The bottom line is longer than the top line, allowing a long stride.

Color: Tennessee Walking Horses come in all colors and all patterns. The wide variety of range in color is sure to please everyone as there is no discrimination in color. Black, bay, chestnut, palomino, buckskin roan and spotted patterns are apparent on the smooth riding Tennessee Walking Horse.

Gaits: The Tennessee Walking Horse performs the flat foot walk, running walk, and canter. These three are the gaits for which the Tennessee Walking Horse is famous, with the running walk being an inherited natural gait unique to this breed. Many Tennessee Walking Horses are able to perform the rack, stepping pace, fox-trot, single-foot and other variations of the famous running walk, while this is not desirable in the show ring the above mentioned gaits are smooth easy trail riding gaits.

The flat foot walk is a brisk, long-reaching walk that can cover from 4 to 8 miles an hour. This is a four cornered gait with each of the horse's feet hitting the ground separately at regular intervals. The horse will glide over the track left by the front foot with his hind foot. (right rear over right front, left rear over left front.) The action of the back foot slipping over the front track is known as overstride. Overstride is unique to the walking horse breed. The hock should show only forward motion, with vertical hock action being highly undesirable. A Tennessee Walking Horse will nod its head in rhythm with the cadence of its feet. This nodding head motion, with the overstride, are two features that are unique to the Tennessee Walking Horse. This unique head motion along with overstride are two things the judge should take into consideration when judging a Tennessee Walking Horse.

The running walk is the gait for which the walking horse is most noted! This extra-smooth gliding gait is basically the same as the flat walk with a marked increase in speed. This breed can travel 10 to 20 miles per hour at this gait. As the speed is increased, the horse over-steps the front track with the back foot by from 6 to 18 inches. The more "stride" the horse has the better "walker" it is considered to be, for this gives the rider a feeling that he or she were gliding through the air as if propelled by some powerful but smooth-running machine. Walking horses relax certain muscles while doing the running-walk, some nod their heads in rhythmic timing, swing their ears in perfect motion, and some even snap their teeth. The running walk is a smooth, easy gait for both horse and rider. The running walk is basically the same gait as the flat walk with an increase in speed. There should be a noticeable difference in the rate of speed between the flat walk and the running walk but a good running walk should never allow proper form to be sacrificed for excessive speed. A true Tennessee Walking Horse will continue to nod while performing the running walk. Judging should not be influenced by speed, but rather by the true form exhibited.

The third gait is the canter, which is a collected gallop. The canter is performed in much the same way as other breeds, but the walking horse seems to have a more relaxed way of performing this gait. The canter is a forward movement performed in a diagonal manner to the right or to the left. On the right lead, the horse should start the gait in this order: left hind, right hind and left fore together-then right fore. The order for the lead is: right hind, left hind and right fore, then left fore. When performed in a ring, the animal should lead his canter with the fore leg to the inside of the ring. In the canter the horse gives one the abundance of ease with lots of spring and rhythm, with the proper rise and fall to afford a thrill from sitting in the saddle. Thus the canter lifts with the front end giving an easy rise and fall motion that is likened to a rocking chair. This is often referred to as the "rocking-chair-gait".