Reprinted with permission from https://www.rspca.org.uk/-/blog-curtain-close-on-horse-abuse A guest blog by Dr Mark Kennedy, our senior scientific manager for equines. Looking at the horse in the above image, with bandaged legs and strange 'platform shoe' contraptions applied to his hooves, you'd be forgiven for thinking that he's in a veterinary...
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: 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...
From: Barefoot and Progressive By: David M. F. Schankula Mitch McConnell & Andy Barr continue to support horse torture despite Ed Whitfield’s bill to stop the practice In the Senate primary, Mitch McConnell delighted in Matt Bevin’s defense of Kentucky’s cockfighting industry but at the same time...
Be sure to comment on this opinion piece by clicking on the Continue Reading link. The writer needs to have how soring is extremely painful and harmful to horses explained to her. Pictures of bloody horses do not seem to do the trick with folks...
From: Wayne Pacelle's Blog [caption id="attachment_28456" align="alignleft" width="270"] Chad Sisneros/The HSUSThe 'Big Lick' gait is induced by injuring the horses to make them step higher. [/caption]Today, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act reached a new threshold of Congressional support. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., became the...
Redemption is a theme that has gone out of favor in our culture. Yet, this is exactly what Dr. John C. Haffner, Marty Irby and Eric Gray are attempting to do. Seeking to bring about justice for a great wrong done to the Tennessee Walking...
Its good to seeing more well known names supporting the PAST Act! ~ HfH From: Humane Society of the United States Actress calls on Congress to pass the PAST Act, which would prevent the soring of Tennessee walking horses. Longtime animal advocate and star of ABC’s Mistresses, Alyssa...
Tennessee Republicans need to wake up and realize that the public will not forget who they chose as their bedfellows when it comes time to vote. The Big Lick is no longer acceptable since it can only be achieved through painful methods. Americans do not...
There maybe hope that soring will become a thing of the past, looked upon with disgust. The indictments came this past Monday. ~ HfH [jpshare] From: The Tennessean By:Heidi Hall A Tennessee Walking Horse trainer who has served as a show judge and on an industry group’s ethics...