Judy Martin is a

Tennessee Walking Horse The Tennessee Walking Horse or Tennessee Walker is a horse breed, breed of gaited horse known for its unique four-beat running-walk and flashy movement. It was originally Horse breeding, developed as a riding horse on farms and plantations in t ...

trainer. Martin trained the World Grand Champion Shades of Carbon, and was Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer of the Year in 1976. She also judged

horse shows A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. Many different horse breeds and equestrian disciplines hold competitions worldwide, from local to the international levels. Most horse shows run from one to three days, sometimes longer fo ...

Life and career

Judy Wiser was born to

Winston Wiser Winston Wiser (1910–1961) was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer from Shelbyville, Tennessee, who won five World Grand Championships on three separate horses. Life Wiser was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 23, 1910, to James Daniel ...

and his wife Katherine. Winston Wiser was a notable

trainer who won five World Grand Championships on three horses, including

Merry Go Boy Merry Go Boy (May 4, 1943 – July 7, 1967) was a highly influential Tennessee Walking Horse sire and two-time World Grand Champion. He is credited for producing the most desirable conformation type in his offspring. Life Merry Go Boy was foa ...

and Go Boy's Shadow. Judy married Joe Martin. The couple ran a training and show stable in

Shelbyville, Tennessee Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat, seat of government of Bedford County, Tennessee. The town was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819. Shelbyville had a population of 20,335 at the 2010 census. The town is a hub of the Tennessee Wa ...

, and trained the black

stallion A stallion is an adult male horse that has not been gelded ( castrated). Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cre ...

Shades of Carbon, who was owned by Glen Loe. Originally ridden in shows by Joe Martin, Shades of Carbon won the Two-Year-Old World Championship at the

Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (TWHNC), sometimes known as the Celebration, is the largest horse show for the Tennessee Walking Horse breed, and has been held annually in or near Shelbyville, Tennessee since its inception in 19 ...

in 1972. The following year, Judy Martin took over Shades of Carbon's training. She showed him to the Three-Year-Old World Championship in 1973, and the Four-Year-Old World Championship in 1974. In the spring of 1975 Mark of Carbon and Martin won the stake in the Spring Celebration. Shades of Carbon won the World Grand Championship in 1976, making Martin only the second woman to win the stake, after Betty Sain in 1966. Martin said after the win, "I don't feel any different from any other trainer. I compete against these boys all the time." In 1976, Judy Martin was named Trainer of the Year by the Walking Horse Trainers' Association. After her World Grand Championship, Martin continued to train and compete in the Celebration. She also judged Tennessee Walking Horses in shows, from small one-day competitions to major shows including the Celebration. In 2003 she was named director of judges for the National Horse Show Commission.

References

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