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Hashknife Tennessee Walkers is a family operated business located just north of Shepherd, MT. We are named Hashknife after the Hashknife brand that was given to Brandon by his grandfather Yates Allen. This symbol brand has been in the family nearly 100 years!

Brandon began his horse training career quite young in life, training his first horse at age 9. He continues with a tradition that began many generations before him on both his parents' sides of his family.

His ancestors are known as accomplished horsemen and cattlemen who made their living from the back of a horse. Brandon continues the tradition of horsemanship and training passed to him from his grandfathers Yates Allen and Wayne Carpenter, and his father, Tex Carpenter of Hayhook Tennessee Walkers. This tradition and heritage is again being passed to Brandon's young sons, Calen and Braden.

Our training standards are extremely high. Training is an enormous part of our expertise, so we do not hire trainers or purchase training. Our training is so solid we have clients who are also breeders and trainers. When asked why they bring a horse into training with Brandon, one reply was, "when we really need to sell a horse, his training makes the sale."

We are NOT a horse trading business! We are breeders and trainers who showcase our own horses. We do not purchase previously trained horses for finish or improved training for speculation sales. Occasionally, as demand exceeds our supply, we will carefully screen and purchase a young untrained horse. We put that horse through our training and have it available for sale only after it proves itself.

Our facility overlooks the beautiful Yellowstone Valley downstream of Yellowstone National Park. We are witness to the view of three mountain ranges, the Beartooth's, the Pryor's, and the tip of the Bighorn's.
Our facility is simple and gadget free! We pride ourselves on starting colts straight with no gimmicks.
We enjoy sharing the joy of our horses and all horses. It is important to us to help educate horse owners about not just our horses, but all breeds alike.