Our News Home Page Our News Archives

Rising Star Ranch Adds Boyd
Tuesday, January 4, 2011


Rising Star Ranch Breeding Division is proud to welcome Tracy Boyd as its new breeding manager. Tracy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position, having had a lifelong association with the breed.

He served as the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' & Exhibitors' Association's (TWHBEA) Executive Assistant for eight years and currently serves on the Executive Committee. Tracy has also worked at noted industry breeding establishments Womack Stables and Waterfall Farms as well as having served on the advertising and editorial staff of Walking Horse Report.

He most recently served as the purchasing manager for World Champion Horse Equipment. RSR is proud to have Tracy join their team and welcomes you to give him a call at 931-680-0897 to discuss choosing a stallion for your mare.

More Stories

  • Equine Obituary – Watch It Now

    It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Watch It Now due to complications from colic... Read More

  • South Central Kentucky Walking Horse Association cancels banquet

    The South Central Kentucky Walking Horse Association has canceled their annual banquet for 2021. The association hopes to host their banquet in 2022. For more information, contact Frankie Jo Bradley at 270-6460-7957. Read More

  • APHIS posts 2020 enforcement activity summary

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted their fiscal year 2020 enforcement activity summary... Read More

  • Museum to receive 1946 copy of Blue Ribbon magazine

    The Walking Horse Report recently received a copy of a 1946 Blue Ribbon magazine.  The copy was sent by a Report subscriber Robert Smith in Elma, Wash... Read More

  • NAS makes recommendations regarding inspections

    The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) released their report, “A Review of Methods for Detecting Soreness in Horses,” earlier today. The committee has been working on the report for over a year with their first meeting happening in October 2019... Read More

  • USDA to host virtual training for HIOs

    The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services has informed the industry’s Horse Industry Organizations that it will host a virtual training this year due to ongoing conditions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.  Read More

  • Kentucky HIO makes plans for 2021

    The Kentucky HIO recently announced updates for the 2021 show season. The HIO will lower horse show affiliation fee to $50 and maintain the $6 inspection fee per horse this year... Read More

  • Get the news…FAST

    It has been a year! The Walking Horse Industry remains strong and our supporters continue to dedicate their time and efforts to ensuring our future. Sales have seen record-high numbers and barns continue to bustle with the talk of the “next great one.”  Read More

  • WHTA seeks new office manager

    The Walking Horse Trainers’ Association (WHTA) has posted an opening for its office manager position. The WHTA will begin taking applications immediately.  Interested applicants should send their resume to the WHTA at PO Box 61, Shelbyville, Tenn. 37162. Read More

  • Obituary – Dr. Gordon DePoyster

    The Report has recently learned of the passing of Dr. Gordon DePoyster on January 12, 2021. He is the husband ofLaMar DePoyster of Greenville, Kentucky... Read More