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Equine Obituary – My Bright Star

World Champion, My Bright Star, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018, from complications of colic. My Bright Star was born on October 3, 1998. He was 20 years old...
12/3/2018

Election yields changes to TWHBEA’s executive committee

Two contested positions that required a ballot vote as well a couple more uncontested nominations resulted in a TWHBEA executive committee for 2019 that looks quite a bit different from last year’s. The election closed out the nearly three-hour annual International Board of Directors meeting Dec. 1...
12/1/2018

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11/30/2018

Positive trends and changes to Futurity highlight TWHBEA meeting

The annual general membership meeting of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) was held Nov. 30 at the TWHBEA headquarters with approximately 40 members in attendance...
11/30/2018

TWHBEA honors 2018 awards

The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association held its annual awards banquet on Friday, Nov. 30 at the TWHBEA Headquarters in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Following a welcome, the invocation and a delicious meal, the evening’s awards presentation began. 
11/30/2018

Alabama Ladies Auxiliary accepting scholarship applications

The Alabama Ladies Auxiliary is now accepting scholarship applicants. The deadline for submission back to AWHLA is January 3, 2019.
11/29/2018

Obituary – Mickey Groom

Long time walking horse exhibitor, Ms. Louise Samford (Mickey) Groom of Opelika, Alabama, passed away at UAB University Hospital November 26, 2018. Ms. Groom was born November 24, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia to parents, Dr. Millard and Gwendolyn Samford.
11/29/2018

Judges' clinic time change

The Judges' Clinic, scheduled for December 15, at the Marriott Cool Springs will be held in the Mustang/Quarter Horse/Palomino Room. There has been a time change. Sign in and packet pick-up will begin at 8:00 am and the clinic will begin promptly at 8:30 am.
11/28/2018

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11/28/2018

Stephen Vaden named to key post with USDA

The United States Department of Agriculture formally announced today that Stephen Vaden will serve as the General Counsel to the organization. The announcement was deemed to be a long-awaited confirmation of the Vanderbilt and later Yale Law School graduate who hails from Union City, Tennessee.
11/28/2018

APHIS Administrator shares new strategic plan

APHIS, has announced details regarding the organization’s recently completed and approved strategic plan. The following email, written by APHIS Administrator Kevin Shea, was sent out earlier today to APHIS stakeholders, along with a link to details about the plan, which is also included below...
11/28/2018

WHOO grants now available

The Walking Horse Trainers' Auxiliary, Inc. is accepting applications for grants from their WHOO program (Walking Horses Overcoming Obstacles). Therapeutic riding centers who are 501(c) operated are invited to apply for these grant funds...
11/26/2018

Obituary – Dr. William Warr

Dr. W. Spurgeon Warr, age 84, of Phenix City, Al, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018...
11/24/2018

Obituary – Sharon Wykoff

Sharon Dean Wykoff, 77, formerly of Bloomington, Illinois, passed away October 30, 2018 at the Apostolic Christian Home of Eureka...
11/20/2018

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11/16/2018