Ten·nes·see walking horse
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Definition of Tennessee walking horse
: 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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“Tennessee walking horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tennessee%20walking%20horse. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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