Lewisburg, Tenn. - As plans continue to develop for the 2012 National Futurity, the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) is proud to welcome the Walking Horse Trainers’ Association (WHTA) as an event sponsor and to announce that the event will be a WHTA Rider’s Cup show.

Applicable classes at the National Futurity will count for triple points in the Rider’s Cup program. TWHBEA is also proud to lend their support as a multi-class sponsor of the National Trainers’ Show and as a corporate sponsor of the Three-Year-Old Mares and Geldings division of the Rider’s Cup program.

The TWHBEA National Futurity is scheduled for the evening of July 19, 2012, at Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The National Trainers’ Show will take place April 12-14, 2012 in White Pine, Tenn.