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Shelbyville, Tennessee: (Continued....)
At the Walking Horse Celebration Grounds there are other special locations
and show arenas.
One of the special locations is the Celebration Plaza
which has the Winner's Circle and also a monument
of all the names of the National Champion Horses and their owners.
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Entrance to the Celebration Plaza from the
main street.
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The Winner's Circle inside the Celebration Plaza is reserved
for honoring the winners of the several categories of Walking
Horses, including the National Champion.
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A nice monument is maintained with the names of all the National Championship
winners of the Walking Horse Celebration.
(For an interesting Web Site about the National Champions, go to
Link: Walking Horse Legends)
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This monument keeps a record of the national champions
of the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration at Shelbyville.
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The upper left corner starts
with the very first champion,
Strolling Jim (of Wartrace, Tennessee).
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The most recent champion
(as of August, 2004) is
Black Night Shade. Owners are
from Milton, Florida.
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The Champions Arena, next to the Celebration Plaze, serves as
a staging arena for the Calsonic Arena
and the main Walking Horse Celebration arena. The Calsonic Arena is a completely enclosed
building and hosts many horse shows and other special events during
the year. The Champions Arena
can also be used for its own events.
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The Celebration Grounds cover 105 acres. The main buildings are the
outdoor Celebration Arena, the indoor Calsonic Arena and the mostly-enclosed
Champions Arena. In addition, there are 63 barns which provide stables
for the horses.
This composite picture shows the Champions Arena, the Calsonic Arena
and a large sign by Calsonic Arena and also some Walking Horses which were
brought to the Celebration.
For the 2005 Celebration there were 166 competitive events and 4260
different entries. The Grand Champion was Main Power, a six
year old black stallion. Owners are Holland, King & Kilgore of
Decatur, Arab and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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