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Over $35,000 Raised in One Weekend

What a great weekend! Friday night started off at Rising Star Ranch with a delicious buffet and a colt preview, showcasing some of the great, young horses that will be competing in the 2017 show ring this year...
3/6/2017

Gulf Coast Charity Announces Judging Panel

Todd Fisher, Director of the Gulf Coast Charity Horse Show and Music Festival is pleased to announce the judges and the 19th annual Gulf Coast Charity Horse Show and Music Festival to be held April 27-29, 2017 at Frank Brown Park, Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida...
3/6/2017

Obituary - Benny Johnson

Benny Johnson, age, 73 passed away on March 1, 2017. Mr. Johnson was born on June 1, 1943 to parents Clyde Louis and Flora Althea Johnson. Originally from War, West Virginia, he currently resided in Shelbyville, Tenn...
3/1/2017

Rep. DesJarlais Reintroduces Bill to Amend HPA

Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) reintroduced a bill, H.R. 1338, on March 2, 2017, to amend the Horse Protection Act (HPA) that would eliminate the current inconsistent and subjective inspection methods and replace them with objective, science-based inspections...
3/3/2017

USDA Posts Additional Animal Welfare Act Compliance Information

Today, we are posting inspection reports for certain exhibitors, breeders and brokers regulated under the Animal Welfare Act. These reports are part of our comprehensive review of the documents we removed from our website in early February, and they are in the same redacted form as before...
3/3/2017

Celebration Releases Fun Show Class Sheet

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration will host its 47th Annual Spring Fun Show at the Calsonic Arena May 25-27, 2017. The Celebration has released a tentative class sheet for the show that will be tentative until April 1, 2017...
3/2/2017

Obituary - Sue Ellen (Susie) Overstreet

Long time walking horse enthusiast, Sue Ellen (Susie) Overstreet, 59, of Vinton, Va., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, after a long, courageous and hard fought battle against cancer. Susie was born on July 7, 1957...
3/2/2017

National Trainers' Show Affiliates with TWHBEA Programs

The 49th Annual National Trainers' Show will be held March 23-25, 2017 at the Calsonic Arena in Shelbyville. In addition, the WHTA County Boy Show will be held on Saturday, March 25th at 9:00 am...
3/2/2017

Kentucky Senate Agriculture Committee Unanimously Passes Bill Designating Horses as Livestock

The Kentucky Senate Agriculture Committee today unanimously passed a bill that would designate equines as livestock, an action that if approved will provide tremendous benefit the entire horse industry...
3/1/2017

Bedford Cancer Foundation Sponsors Annual Walking For Cancer Horse Show

The Bedford Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that they will again sponsor The Walking for Cancer Horse Show. This annual horse show is one of the major sources of funds for The Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) corporation...
3/1/2017

Obituary - Harold Dean Givens

Harold Dean Givens, age 80, passed away February 28, 2017. He was a native of Cannon County but lived most of his life in Rutherford County. Harold served in the National Guard and worked as a barber. He was an ambassador of the Tennessee Walking Horse as a breeder, showman, and served on the TWHBEA Board of Directors from 1997-2001...
3/1/2017

WHTA Auxiliary Dues Deadline is TOMORROW March 1st

Just a reminder to all WHTA Auxiliary Members or those wanting to join - in order to be eligible to show this year, your dues must be postmarked or dropped off the Heather Beard at L & M Awards no later than March 1st...
2/28/2017

WHTA Auxiliary Sets March Meeting

The WHTA Auxiliary will hold their Annual March Meeting during the National Trainers' Show on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Edgemont Baptist Church in Shelbyville, Tenn...
2/28/2017

Rising Star Ranch to Host Meet, Greet & Eat Barn Party

Rising Star Ranch is holding their Meet, Greet and Eat Barn Party and Preview this Friday on March 3rd beginning at 5 PM...
2/27/2017

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