Download or read book Middle Tennessee Horse Breeding written by Perky Beisel and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-10-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breeding fine horses has been both big business and pastime for Middle Tennesseans since settlers first entered the Cumberland Valley during the American Revolution. The fertile pastures and mild climate of the area lent itself to horse breeding, and the populace embraced the benefits. Horses functioned as the technology that plowed fields, moved goods and people, and serviced the military. Horse racetracks dotted the landscape, and a person’s social status sometimes rested on the possession of fine horses and good horsemanship. This combination of culture and geography in Middle Tennessee gave rise to some of the most celebrated horse breeders in the nation.