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Publication Date |
| William “Billy” Watson, 61, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020, in Bristol, TN at Select Specialty Hospital, after an extended illness... |
2/15/2020 |
| Mr. Ronald (Ronny) Riggs Smith, age 87 of Carrollton, Georgia passed away Friday, February 14, 2020... |
2/15/2020 |
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2/14/2020 |
| The industry was once again saddened on February 11, 2020, as the word of another great champion passing was heard... |
2/13/2020 |
| Bobby E. Richards, 86, of Franklin, passed away Feb. 10, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Richards was born in Nashville, to the late Gus Richards Sr. and Georgia Mills Richards. He retired from sales and graduated from Cumberland High School... |
2/12/2020 |
| Representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture were in Shelbyville last week as part of the USDA’s Veterinary Medical Officer training as well as the Designated Qualified Person training on Saturday February 8th... |
2/12/2020 |
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2/7/2020 |
| On Friday Jan. 31, the Walking Horse Report reported that Susan Coleman was injured on Thursday evening while feeding horses at her farm. After several days in the ICU at Vanderbilt Hospital, Coleman is home. |
2/6/2020 |
| FAST, a group within the walking horse industry behind much of the fundraising efforts used to support the walking horse industry, is gearing up for its inaugural strategic planning session, which will take place Saturday, March 7 in Shelbyville, Tennessee... |
2/5/2020 |
| The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration hosted its annual meeting on January 28th where Todd Bobo and Lisa Turner were elected to serve on the board of directors by the Celebration Association members. Turner, whose father Bailey Little is a past director, becomes the first female to serve on the board of directors of The Celebration, marking a historic night in The Celebration’s rich history... |
2/4/2020 |
| On behalf of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry, FAST is working with several other organizations to address concerns related to Section 788, a proposal that would require information removed from the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service database be reinstated to the APHIS website later this month... |
2/3/2020 |
| The SHOW HIO recently hired Tim Hatfield as its lead DQP. The position became available after the resignation of John Paul Riner who had led the program for the last two years. Riner, who had been a Designated Qualified Person (DQP) with SHOW since 2010, resigned from his position in December... |
2/3/2020 |
| The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration board approved the 2020 tentative Celebration class schedule at its meeting on Tuesday evening, January 28th. “The boards’ goal is to get the schedule out early to aid trainers and owners in their planning for the upcoming season.” |
1/31/2020 |
| The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is sad to announce it will not host the Celebration Great Mule and Donkey Show in 2020. Although the show has been a mid-summer staple for 28 years, participation both in and out of the ring has significantly declined in recent years. The show has typically been held the week after the 4th of July. |
1/30/2020 |
| The Charlie Howard Celebration of Life and Memorial has been changed from Friday, February 7th, and moved to the Saturday evenings banquet on February 8th, at the MTSU Campus, James Union Building. Charlie's family will be in attendance to share his memory and accept his award... |
1/30/2020 |