The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ And Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) will host a Performance Industry Summit on Saturday March 16, 2013 at Association headquarters in Lewisburg, Tenn. The purpose of the Summit, which is titled An Answer To Federal Regulation, is to give performance industry stakeholders an opportunity to compare ideas with an aim to developing and advancing a plan for effective self-regulation.

This event will be for performance horse supporting organizations and attendance will be by invitation only. It will feature a variety of knowledgable speakers and open forums focused in three basic areas - Defining the Problem, Informational Presentations, Finding The Solution and Selling and Financing the Solution. Topics covered will include a legislative and political update, the status of the SHOW lawsuit and its effect on the industry, the status of the One HIO/Performance Horse Council plan and perspectives from the AAEP, AVMA and American Horse Council. Open forums will be held to brainstorm workable solutions and ways to promote those solutions. 

For information or to be added to the guest list, please contact Christy Lantis, Vice President, Performance Horse, at clicketycn@aol.com or 760.963.1856

Click Here to view the Performance Horse Summit Agenda