Rowdy Rev 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 ...

stallion who won the Reserve 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 ...

. Although he repeatedly competed in the World Grand Championship, he never won, despite wins in other large shows.

Life and career

Rowdy Rev is a chestnut

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 ...

with a flaxen mane and tail and a blaze on his face. His sire was The Revelation and his dam was Prides Dixie Delight. He is currently standing at the Middle Tennessee State University's Horse Science Program. He was bred and owned by

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at the time it was under Bill Harlin's management. He was trained for most of his show career by

Bill Bobo William Earl Bobo is a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer. He won the World Grand Championship at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in 2003 with the stallion The Whole Nine Yards. Bobo also showed the notable horse Rowdy Rev, who com ...

of Bobo Farms,

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

. Ridden by Bobo, Rowdy Rev won the Four-Year-Old World Championship in the

in 2005. He first entered the World Grand Championship in the Celebration in 2006. Rowdy Rev was one of three horses who passed

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's inspectors that year, but due to controversy the class was canceled and no horse competed. Bobo and his wife later stated in a Shelbyville ''Times-Gazette'' interview that they believed Rowdy would have won had the class been held. Rowdy Rev won the Reserve World Grand Championship in 2007. The following year he placed third after suffering from a cold. Harlin had considered retiring Rowdy Rev to stud, but made the decision to breed him to a few mares and then continue showing the next year. Rowdy Rev suffered a hoof crack just prior to the 2009 World Grand Championship and did not compete. He won Section B of the Stallions Class, a preliminary to the World Grand Championship, three years in a row from 2008 to 2010. Rowdy Rev won the stake at the Spring Fun Show in 2008. In 2012 Rowdy Rev was moved to Brandon Stout's training barn. He and Stout placed second in the Wartrace Horse Show stake before competing in the Celebration. Rowdy Rev stood at stud at Harlinsdale Farm.

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