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Strolling Jim (1936–1957) was the first Tennessee Walking Horse to become National Champion of his breed. ==Life== Strolling Jim was foaled in 1936 near Viola, Tennessee, and was bred by Ed Gilliam. Strolling Jim was sired by Wilson's Allen and out of Allen's Strolling Jennie. Through his sire he was half-brother to Midnight Sun. He was a chestnut with a left hind sock, star and snip on his nose. Strolling Jim was first trained to pull a wagon and a plow. Like many horses at the time, he was used as a working farm horse until he was seen by a well-known Walking Horse trainer at the time, Floyd Carothers. Carothers thought the young gelding had potential, bought him for $350 and took him into training.〔https://books.google.com/books?id=TT0ZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT457&dq=Tennessee+Walking+Horse+National+Celebration&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXkLrdv7HJAhWIwiYKHeGlA8E4ChDoAQglMAA#v=onepage&q=Tennessee%20Walking%20Horse%20National%20Celebration&f=false〕〔 Strolling Jim was a three-year old in 1939, when the first Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration was held in nearby Shelbyville. He won the largest class held at the time, the National Championship, which became the World Grand Championship 6years later. After his win, Strolling Jim was sold multiple times and finally sold out of state to a farm in California. From there he went to Pennsylvania, before being flown back to Tennessee in 1947. There he was given to Carothers' widow, Olive. She showed him in a ladies' class in the 1948 Celebration, which was his final show before his retirement.〔 Strolling Jim died April 23, 1957 and was buried by his stables behind the Walking Horse Hotel owned by the Carothers in Wartrace. His grave, with engraved headstone, can still be viewed today.〔 A color portrait of Strolling Jim, painted in 1940 by Bill Humphreys, is on display in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum, along with the saddle Strolling Jim wore at the 1939 Celebration.〔http://www.t-g.com/story/2183691.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strolling Jim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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