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USDA Floods Industry with Complaints

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) has developed a new strategy regarding violations they find at horse shows across the industry...
2/16/2017

WHTA Auxiliary Membership Dues Deadline Approaching

The deadline to pay dues and be eligible to show in WHTA Auxiliary Classes in 2017 is March 1. Please include a membership form with your dues...
2/16/2017

WHAA Hosts Annual Barn Party

The WHAA Barn Party & Auction, scheduled for February 18, 2017 will be held at the Morgan County Celebration Arena in Priceville, Ala. The event starts at 10AM and lunch will be provided...
2/16/2017

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2/15/2017

FAST's First Match Monday... a huge success!

FAST's first Match Monday is over! What a fun day on Facebook with a total of $6,245 donated.  All donations made will go into the FAST Legal/Preservation Fund! 
2/14/2017

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2/10/2017

FAST Hosts Match Monday

Today, February 13, 2017, starts FAST Match Monday. Donations will be matched today from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm...
2/13/2017

Repeat The Beat to Represent the TWH at Breyerfest

Repeat The Beat ("Pete") is not your ordinary Tennessee Walking Horse. No longer the high-stepping show horse he once was, today, he is the high-flying, triumphant, oddly-colored little horse that leaps into the heart of everyone he meets...
2/13/2017

Alexander Meets with Agriculture Secretary Nominee Sonny Perdue

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement after meeting this morning with former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue – President Trump’s nominee to become the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture...
2/10/2017

The 2016 YIWH is Dedicated to Lined Up At The Ritz...

“He’s the horse of a lifetime,” is definitely a true statement in regards to Lined Up At The Ritz. Although it goes without question, this year's recipient of the Year In Walking Horses Pleasure Dedication is truly a horse of a lifetime for any horse owner...
2/10/2017

Obituary - J. Dean Scott

Long time Walking Horse enthusiast, owner and breeder, Jon Dean Scott passed from this earth February 7, 2017 of acute renal failure while residing at Century Pines Assisted Living in Ozark, Missouri...
2/7/2017

Additional Information: APHIS Website Updates Involving Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Compliance Information

Courts are continuously issuing decisions that provide agencies with guidance on interpreting and applying laws applicable to the release of information to the public by the Federal government, including the legal requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act...
2/7/2017

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2/6/2017

Updates to APHIS’ Website Involving Animal Welfare Act and HPA Compliance Information

APHIS, during the past year, has conducted a comprehensive review of the information it posts on its website for the general public to view. As a result of the comprehensive review...
2/3/2017

Cottonwood Farms Barn Party Raises $13,500 for FAST Legal Fund

Cottonwood Farms held its annual barn party on Saturday January 28,2017, at Cottonwood Farms in Corbin, Ky. The barn party also sought contributions from attendees to help fund the Foundation for the Advancement and Support of the Tennessee Walking Show Horse (FAST) legal fund...
2/2/2017