TRIPLE THREAT... the 1965 World’ s Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse... has proven to be as potent a breeder as he was a show-ring performer. When Mr. Gottlob Koenig and his daughter, Ellen Metzger, decided to " pay the price” to get this fine horse, many people noted that it would take a lot of breeding just for them to break even. As it has turned out, however, this was not a gamble but rather a sound business investment. TRIPLE THREAT has proven to be a most popular stallion and his get are coming more and more in demand. There are several outstanding qualities that earmark the TRIPLE THREAT bloodline. As an individual, this big bay stallion stands alone as the all-time popular " big-lick” horse with the natural gait. In
fact, this became his trademark. He also has the size and the color that is now in demand. Pedigrees always make interesting reading, and the ardent student of bloodlines can look at TRIPLE THREAT’ S
papers and discover the reasons for his potency. He is by SUN’ S QUARTERBACK, a fine example of MIDNIGHT SUN breeding, and was out ofTENSA’ S GYPSY GIRL, an outstanding mare with WARTRACE and WALKER LIGHTFOOT blood. At this point, in the third generation, we notice an interesting blend of WILSON’ S ALLEN blood that is steeped with foundation stock. In summary, TRIPLE THREAT presents all the prime requisites for a top breeding horse. He has the reputation, the individual qualifications, the
bloodlines and the progeny to rank with the best.
Every time we go over the TRIPLE THREAT story we cannot help but be amazed by this outstanding horse. The history of this animal is one of trials and
tribulations for both his owners and himself. The emergence of TRIPLE THREAT as the 1965 World’ s Grand Champion was, in itself, an amazing victory. At no time in the history of this breed has a horse overcome such odds to claim a blue ribbon. Twice he knocked at the door and twice he was defeated. But... there was an element of belief in the minds of a lot of people that this horse " deserved to win.” Many believed that this horse " had too much to contribute to the breed” to be denied this pinnacle of recognition. In order to put the background of TRI PLE THREAT firmly in your mind, we would like to outline his chronological history.
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