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Tom Kakassy
Tom Kakassy has been involved with horses since the age of eight, when he started on hunters and jumpers at a riding school in Chicago. With a move to North Carolina, the lifelong involvement between the Kakassy family and the performance Walking Horse began.
Starting with Nolen Stables, where Mack K’s Reflection was ending his show career, the family moved on to train RWC Delight’s Proud Merry at home, tying second to Hill’s Perfection; showed RWC Papa Joe K. through Kellett Stables and Billy Gray Stables; and in the Seventies had Ebony’s Caroline, WC Impala at Midnight, Magic Satin, Delights’ Royal Son, Ebony’s Lady Luck, Black Jack’s Bluebonnet, and dozens of other horses, primarily amateur owned and trained.
Brother Mike moved to Brentwood and has owned WC Secret Weapon, WGC Papa Joe’s Secret, I’m All Fired Up, I’m Ritz and Dangerous, and many others; father Joe Kakassy had horses with most or all trainers in the Carolinas until his demise in 1996; Tom owned and trained WGC Pride’s Winning Edge, I’m Pushing Gen, Flashy Sky, Call of the Wild, Sweet Hard Cash, and many others. He currently works padded and flat shod horses at home and enjoys trail riding as well.
He believes that the performance Walking Horse is the most talented equine athlete on earth.
Tom has for 30 years been a private attorney in Gastonia, North Carolina, with involvement in various equine issues including contracts and HPA issues. He lives with wife Rita, also active in the horse business and the manager of Walkin’ K Farms.
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