Bud Dunn

Bud Dunn
Birth nameEmerson Dunn
OccupationHorse trainer
DisciplinePerformance Tennessee Walking Horse[a]
Born(1918-05-15)May 15, 1918
Scott County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2001(2001-01-21) (aged 82)
Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Sheffield, Alabama
Major wins/Championships
  • World Grand Championship (1992, 1999)
  • Three-Year-Old World Championship (1970, 1997)
  • Four-Year-Old World Championship (1998)
  • Reserve World Grand Championship (1998)
Honors
  • Trainer of the Year (1980, 1991)
  • Walking Horse Hall of Fame, 1987
  • Lauderdale County Sports Hall of Fame, 2003
Significant horses
Sundust Royal Flush, Stock Exchange, Yankee Delight, Dark Spirit's Rebel, RPM, Broken Promises, Out On Parole

Emerson "Bud" Dunn (May 15, 1918 – January 11, 2001) was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer from Kentucky who spent most of his career in northern Alabama. He trained horses for over forty years and won his first Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship at age 74 with Dark Spirit's Rebel; at the time, he was the oldest rider to win the honor. He was inducted into the Tennessee Walking Horse Hall of Fame in 1987 and named trainer of the year in 1980 and 1991. In 1999 at age 81, Dunn surpassed his own record for the oldest winning rider by winning his second World Grand Championship, riding RPM. He died of a heart attack in January 2001.

  1. ^ "The Tennessee Walking Horse:Facing the Future with Pride" (PDF). Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitor's Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "The 76th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration" (PDF). 2015. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.


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