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2021 WHOA High Point Awards

The Walking Horse Owner’s Association High Point rules are: for a horse to receive points, the owner of the horse must be a current member of the Walking Horse Owners's Association and must be the registered owner on the papers at the TWHBEA...
4/15/2021

FAST makes judge change

Newton Parks is unable to judge the FAST Spring Showcase this weekend at the Calsonic Arena due to a back injury. Johnny Puckett will take his place on the judging panel and will join John Fikes and Sam Sorrell. The show starts Friday night at 6:00 pm.
4/14/2021

FAST Spring Showcase adds classes

The FAST Spring Showcase scheduled for April 16th and 17th at the Calsonic Arena in Shelbyville, Tennessee has added two classes on Saturday night...
4/12/2021

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4/9/2021

Obituary – Jeff Willis

Jeffery Keith "Jeff" Willis, a resident of Belfast, TN, passed away Thursday, April 8th, 2021, at the age of 56...
4/8/2021

Upper Cumberland revises class schedule

The Upper Cumberland Horse Show, scheduled for May 8 in Cookeville, Tennessee, has added the following classes to their original schedule...
4/7/2021

Walking In The Smokies judging panel update and class schedule revised

Ross Campbell, Smokey Carswell and Robert Cortner will mark the cards for the Walking In Smokies Horse Show, scheduled for April 8-10, in Sevierville, Tennessee. Jamie Bradshaw was on the original slate, but is now unable to judge the show. Ross Campbell will take his place and join Carswell and Cortner.
4/5/2021

NCLA Seeks D.C. Cir. Rehearing to Urge Jurisdiction over Constitutional Claim Against USDA ALJs

The following press release from the New Civil Liberties Alliance is in regards to a recent case in the D.C. circuit where the split panel remanded the case back to USDA....
4/5/2021

Obituary – Anne Kellam Nicks Williams Rochelle

Anne Kellam Nicks Williams Rochelle, born September 17, 1930, passed away on March 30, 2021. She was the widow of the late James M. Rochelle. She was born and raised in Dickson, TN, the daughter of Carl and Ida Clement Nicks.
4/1/2021

WHOA flat shod and versatility rule books updated

The updated Official 2021 Rule Books of the Walking Horse Owners Association are posted on the WHOA website. The rule books include highlighted changes in the Flat Shod and Versatility Rule Book.
4/1/2021

Southern Championship schedule clarification

The Southern Championship, scheduled for April 2-3, would like to clarify that class 8 on Friday evening, Lite-Shod, will be a Riders' Cup class.
3/31/2021

TN and KY members urge Vilsack not to publish rule

Members from the Tennessee and Kentucky Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to allow Congress and not the department, through regulatory action, to address the needed changes to the Horse Protection Act.
3/31/2021

Obituary – John "Earl" Hoppy Brown

John “Hoppy” Earl Brown, Jr., age 72, of Cedar Bluff, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at the Maple Grove Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Home in Lebanon, Virginia following a lengthy battle with cancer.
3/30/2021

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3/26/2021

TWHBEA National Futurity adds jackpot classes

The 2021 TWHBEA National Futurity will be offering two new jackpot classes for Three-Year-Old ROOKIE (never been shown before) Country Pleasure and Three-Year-Old ROOKIE Trail Pleasure horses...
3/24/2021