I Am Jose
I Am Jose winning the 2013 World Grand Championship
BreedTennessee Walking Horse
DisciplineShow horse
SireJose Jose
GrandsireGen's Major General
DamPrides Angelique
Maternal grandsirePride's Generator
SexStallion
Foaled2008
CountryUnited States
ColorBlack, star
BreederRobert W. Rollins
OwnerDebbie & Billy Woods
TrainerCasey Wright
Awards
Four-Year-Old World Championship in 2013
World Grand Championship in 2013
World Grand Championship in 2014
World Grand Championship in 2015

I Am Jose (foaled October 8, 2008) is a Tennessee Walking Horse stallion and three-time World Grand Champion. He is the first stallion and second horse to win the World Grand Championship three times. I Am Jose is black with a star on his forehead.

Life and career

I Am Jose in the winner's circle, ridden by Casey Wright.

I Am Jose was foaled on October 8, 2008 near Franklin, North Carolina. He is a black stallion with a star on his forehead, sired by Jose Jose and out of Pride's Angelique. He was bred by Robert Rollins and sold to Billy and Debbie Woods of Lexington, Tennessee on February 14, 2011. The Woods put him in training with Casey Wright of Reagan, Tennessee.[1] In 2013, Wright entered I Am Jose in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, where he won the four-year-old World Championship. Wright and the Woods made the decision to enter I Am Jose in the open World Grand Championship, which he won.[2] I Am Jose won a second World Grand Championship in 2014, and a third just after midnight on September 6, 2015.[3] I Am Jose is the first stallion to win three World Grand Championships and only the second horse ever to do so; the first was the gelding The Talk of the Town in 1951, 1952 and 1953. I Am Jose is the first repeat winner since Go Boy's Shadow in 1955 and 1956.[4] His winning entry was his only show appearance in 2015, and his owners did not comment on whether it was the last of his career.[5] Of note was that the Celebration has very strict inspection standards to prevent soring and I Am Jose passed. His trainer explained in 2014, "that's why we took him up there. We ain't got nothing to hide."[4] Following the 2015 show season, the Walking Horse Trainers' Association named I Am Jose Horse of the Year in their stallions 15.2 hands (62 inches, 157 cm) and over division.[6]

Between show seasons, he also stood at stud each fall after his championships and again between March and June, returning to show conditioning about a month prior to competition. It was this ability to switch focus from breeding to showing that was viewed as particularly impressive.[4][5]

Pedigree

Pedigree of I Am Jose [1]
Sire
Jose Jose		 Gen's Major General Pride's Generator Pride of Midnight HF†
HF Spirit's Nell
Delights Lucky Charm Sun's Delight D
Merry Boy's Charm Lady
Stormy's Ruby Pride's Stormy Night Pride of Midnight HF†
Merry Humoresque
76's Ruby GF's Pride of 76
Mack's Lovely Lady GF
Dam
Prides Angelique		 Pride's Generator Pride of Midnight HF† Midnight Sun
Pride of Stanley
HF Spirit's Nell Spirit of Midnight
Nell's Last Lady
Midnight Merry Meg Midnight Merry Maker Midnight Sun
Merry Makers Sweet Sue
Go Boy's Satin Sue Easter's Go Boy
Maid of Money

† denotes inbreeding.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tennessee Walking horse - I Am Jose #20806071 home page by Walkers West".
  2. ↑ "Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Local News: I Am José named World Grand Champion (09/01/13)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ↑ "I Am Jose Three-peats at Walking Horse Celebration". The Tennessean. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Cirillo, Chip (August 31, 2014). "I Am Jose wins 2nd straight Walking Horse Celebration championship". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Local News: Triple play: I Am Jose earns third World Grand Championship (09/06/15)". t-g.com. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  6. ↑ "I Am Jose' Completes Trifecta as 15.2 & over Stallion of the Year | the Walking Horse Report".
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