The Tennessee Walking Horse is known for a special gait called the "Running Walk" which is a very fast walk with a long stride, super smooth and totally natural to the Tennessee Walking Horse. That is why they are called "walking horses" or "walkers"
Because the State Legislature deemed it an appropriate state symbol. It is a mammal but is not the official state mammal but instead is the Official State Horse.
The Walking horse
Like it's name suggests, the Tennessee Walking Horse originated in the state of Tennessee in the United States.
According to two different websites, the Tennessee Walking Horse became the state horse in 2000. Hope this helps : )
While the exact numbers for the Association could not be found, it is known that the Tennessee walking horse industry provides roughly $300 million dollars a year to the state of Tennessee.
The official state horse of Alabama is the racking horse designated by Act No. 1153 in 1975.
The raccoon is the official state wild animal. The Tennessee Walking Horse is the official state horse. Tennessee's state reptile is the eastern box turtle.
Tennessee's State Animal is the American Raccoon.
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The raccoon is the state mammal of Tennessee.
It does have a state horse, which is a mammal. North Dakota does not have the Nokota horse listed as an official state horse, but uses the terminology of Honorary Equine.
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It does not have a state horse. The Alaska State Land Mammal is the moose.