Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Bud Dunn

Bud Dunn

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/October 26, 2016 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:45, 13 October 2016 (UTC)



Bud Dunn (1918–2001) was a horse trainer who specialized in training and showing Tennessee Walking Horses. Born in 1918 on a farm in Scott County, Kentucky, he later moved to Florence, Alabama, where he owned and operated Bud Stables, a show horse training stable that produced twenty World Championships. He additionally trained and rode two horses who won the World Grand Championship at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, a national-level horse show held annually in Tennessee. Dunn's first World Grand Championship came in 1992 with the bay stallion Dark Spirit's Rebel, and the second in 1999 with a son of that stallion, RPM. At the time of RPM's win, Dunn was 81 years old, making him the oldest winning rider on record. For his contributions to the horse industry, he was twice named Trainer of the Year, and was inducted into the Tennessee Walking Horse Hall of Fame and the Lauderdale County Sports Hall of Fame. Dunn's son Steve also became a successful horse trainer, winning two World Grand Championships of his own.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Don't see any recent horse people, last horsey TFA was Thunder (horse).
 * Main editors: White Arabian Filly, Montanabw
 * Promoted: September 30, 2016
 * Reasons for nomination: This is my first FA, so it'd be my first TFA as well.
 * Support as nominator. White Arabian Filly  Neigh 21:02, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose Short blurb (should be around 1200 characters), not linked, and we recently had similar subject.--Retrohead (talk) 21:48, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I have expanded the blurb. I couldn't check the length on my phone. I think it's now right at the target length.
 * I fixed the link. This is my first time doing this, and I evidently screwed up.
 * Thunder is a live horse who serves as a mascot for an American pro football team; this guy was a show horse trainer. As far as timing goes, I don't care if this is held for a while to keep it from being right after Thunder. White Arabian Filly  Neigh 21:20, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Alright, I've removed my previous vote, now I support the nomination.--Retrohead (talk) 16:03, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Alright, I've removed my previous vote, now I support the nomination.--Retrohead (talk) 16:03, 8 October 2016 (UTC)