| Occupation | Horse trainer |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Performance Tennessee Walking Horse |
| Born | Wartrace, Tennessee |
| Died | 1944 |
| Major wins/Championships | World Grand Championship in 1939 and 1942 |
| Lifetime achievements | First trainer to win Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration |
| Significant horses | |
| Strolling Jim, Melody Maid | |
Floyd Carothers (died 1944) was an American horse trainer from Wartrace, Tennessee. Carothers trained Strolling Jim, the first Tennessee Walking Horse to become World Grand Champion of his breed. He also trained the third World Grand Champion, Melody Maid.
Carothers died of cancer in 1944.