Strolling Jim (1936–1954) was the first Tennessee Walking Horse to become World Grand Champion of his breed.
[a] Since Strolling Jim's death, a restaurant, street, and an annual ultramarathon in his hometown of Wartrace, Tennessee have been named after him.
[2][3] Strolling Jim was a three-year-old in 1939, when the first Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration was held in Wartrace.
[1] Strolling Jim died April 23, 1957, and was buried by his stables behind the Walking Horse Hotel owned by Mrs. Carothers in Wartrace.
[7] In the late 1990s, some guests at the Walking Horse Hotel reported seeing Strolling Jim's ghost "prancing" around by his old stables on New Year's Eve.