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Donald Paschal

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Donald Paschal
OccupationHorse trainer
DisciplinePerformance Tennessee Walking Horse
Major wins/ChampionshipsWorld Grand Championship in 1968
Reserve World Grand Championship in 1971
National Championship in 1971
World Grand Championship in 1972
Significant horses
Go Boy's Royal Heir, Handshaker's Delight

Donald Paschal (December 21, 1920 - November 23, 2000)[1] was a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer who won two World Grand Championships.

Life and career

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Paschal lived in Readyville, Tennessee.[2] In 1968, Paschal rode Go Boy's Royal Heir to the World Grand Championship in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.[3] In 1971, he won the Championship in the National Walking Horse Trainers' Show with Handshaker's Delight.[4] The same year, Handshaker's Delight was Reserve World Grand Champion in the Celebration. In 1972, Handshaker's Delight and Paschal won the World Grand Championship.[5] Paschal's brother Sam Paschal was also a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer who won three World Grand Championships.[6] Paschal died on November 23, 2000, at the age of 70.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Donald Paschal". Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Times Daily - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ "National Trainers' Show - Walking Horse Trainers Association". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Sterling Gazette from Sterling, Illinois on October 26, 1878 · Page 7". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Update On The Death of Donald Paschal". The Walking Horse Report. Retrieved 27 July 2019.