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- Tennessee walking horse
Tennessee walking horse
noun
Ten·nes·see walking horse
ˈte-nə-ˌsē- 
: any of an American breed of large easy-gaited saddle horses largely of standardbred and Morgan ancestry
called also Tennessee walker
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Depending on the time of year, the farm’s residents include ducks, chickens, quail, sheep, geese, goats, Mangalitsa pigs, honeybees and a Tennessee walking horse.
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Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
In 2012, the Humane Society of the United States released an undercover investigation revealing abuse to a breed called the Tennessee walking horse, including chemicals being cooked into their feet to create an exaggerated gait known as Big Lick, which is valued in shows.
—Britta Lokting, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
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Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
In 2012, the Humane Society of the United States released an undercover investigation revealing abuse to a breed called the Tennessee walking horse, including chemicals being cooked into their feet to create an exaggerated gait known as Big Lick, which is valued in shows.
—Britta Lokting, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
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“Tennessee walking horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tennessee%20walking%20horse. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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