If Barnum and Bailey have come to their senses, maybe there is hope that lovers of the Tennessee Walking Horse who still enjoy the Big Lick can come to their senses and still have horse shows. There are ways to train horses, without acids -...
soring Tag
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Nov 2014
From: The Chattanoogan By: Roy Exum [caption id="attachment_26613" align="alignleft" width="201"] Roy Exum[/caption]The scurrilous Big Lick segment of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry has all but ruined the image of one of America’s most magnificent animals. That the noble and gentle horses who were first ridden by...
06
Nov 2014
Election day has come and gone...
04
Oct 2014
People on Facebook and on our website have commented: "Why do we need more legislation that will be ignored?" when it comes to horse soring. Roy Exum explains in the article below that the PAST Act is much more specific - no padded hooves, no...
Speaker of the House, John Boehner, is preventing the PAST Act legislation from moving forward! Contact his office as Speakers of the House by clicking here. Mr. Boehner's Congressional offices are at 1011 Longworth H.O.B. Washington, DC 20515, Phone: (202) 225-6205. Harry Reid, as the...
18
Sep 2014
As public support grows for the PAST Act, the practice of soring is becoming less tolerated. Click here to read our article on the record number of violations found at the most recent Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration. The PAST Act needs to be passed to...
11
Sep 2014
From: Nashville Public Radio By: Blake Farmer [caption id="attachment_31715" align="alignleft" width="300"] This horse was rescued by federal authorities. It has evidence of soring on its front legs. Credit: HSUS[/caption]USDA inspectors disqualified a record number of walking horses at this year’s National Celebration in Shelbyville, according to...
From: The Tennessean By: Paul C Barton [caption id="attachment_31498" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo: Steven S. Harman / Tennessean[/caption]WASHINGTON – A study that many in the Tennessee Walking Horse industry cite as supporting their opposition to new federal anti-soring legislation came under severe criticism from the industry when...
From a short piece by Roy Exum yesterday: "According to one source, USDA inspectors performered 38 inspections of randomly-chosen horses on Thursday night at the celebration and 21 were disqualified." If this is true, then the sources of this article are not telling the truth....
21
Aug 2014
From: WSMV By: Alanna Autler SHELBYVILLE, TN (WSMV) - A Tennessee tradition will see new changes this year prompted by allegations of abuse. Hundreds of horses will compete in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville this month. In recent years, the competition has become mired...