Lincoln "Link" Webb (born 1974) is a

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

trainer. He and the black

stallion A stallion is a 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, "cresty" nec ...

Santana's El Nino Santana's El Nino is a Tennessee Walking Horse who won the World Grand Championship in the 2008 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. He was trained by Link Webb. Life and career Santana's El Nino is a black stallion sired by the 1997 W ...

won the breed's World Grand Championship in 2008.

Life and career

Webb was born Lincoln Eugene Webb in 1974, but nicknamed Link. He owns and operates Link Webb Stables in

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, and was named Trainer of the Year by the Walking Horse Trainers' Association in 2005. He trained the black

stallion

. In 2007, Webb and El Nino entered the World Grand Championship in 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 ...

and placed fourth. A short time later, they won the stake class in the International World Championship Walking Horse Show in

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. Returning to the Celebration in 2008, they placed second in the aged stallion class and then entered the World Grand Championship. El Nino was not the favorite horse to win, being described by newspaper reporters as a "dark horse", but he and Webb placed first out of the eight competing horses. Link Webb is married to his wife Rae Ellen. They have a son, Lane Webb.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Link People from Marshall County, Tennessee Tennessee Walking Horse breeders and trainers 1974 births Living people