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TWH Foundation Stock Legends
Roan Allen F-38
1904 - 1930
Sex: Stallion
Early breeders held one rule in breeding above all others: Every good horse is backed by a long line of outstanding dams. From a study of early breeding practices, it is evident that without exception the dam's side of the colt's pedigree was given more emphasis than the sire's. The colt that could point to a long line of noted dams was, invariably, to be chosen over one which could point only to a line of noted sires. By outstanding dams these early breeders referred to mares which had produced more than one outstanding colt. It should be remembered that the importance of breeding stock was not based on their own excellence of performance, but on their potency in transmitting desired characteristics. No horse that ever lived could point to a line of more distinguished dams than Roan Allen. There were Alma Mater, Queen, Dolly, Estella, and Maggie Marshall, just to name a few. Any one of these mares would merit a study all her own. The following can be stated in regard to Roan Allen F-38's dam, the great mare, Gertrude F-84: Through Bullett she carried Morgan blood, through Earnheart's Brooks F-25 she traced to the Pilots, through Queen she traced to the Tom Hals and Copperbottoms, through Brinker's Drennon she traced to the Davy Crocketts, and through her sire she traced to Gaines' Denmark. Assuming the pedigree of Earnheart's Brooks F-25 was correct as accepted by breeders of the day, she also traced to the finest Thoroughbred blood in the world. When the blood of Allan F- I and Gertrude F-84 were combined, it represented the most renowned bloodlines in America. The colt from this union, Roan Allen F-38, proved to be the most outstanding performer and sire of saddle horses Middle Tennessee had yet produced.
It is impossible to express in words or figures the great impact Roan Allen F-38 had on the Walking Horse breed. The offspring of this unusual horse are the Tennessee Walking Horses. The breed is his family. To illustrate his impact: Every World Grand Champion, since the start of the TWHBEA National Celebration in 1939, traces its ancestry through a straight line of sires to Roan Allen F-38.
According to the TWHBEA Roan Allen F-38 sired a total of 469 registered TWH foals.
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