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Equine Obituary – Watch It Now

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Watch It Now due to complications from colic...
1/18/2021

South Central Kentucky Walking Horse Association cancels banquet

The South Central Kentucky Walking Horse Association has canceled their annual banquet for 2021. The association hopes to host their banquet in 2022. For more information, contact Frankie Jo Bradley at 270-6460-7957.
1/16/2021

APHIS posts 2020 enforcement activity summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted their fiscal year 2020 enforcement activity summary...
1/14/2021

Museum to receive 1946 copy of Blue Ribbon magazine

The Walking Horse Report recently received a copy of a 1946 Blue Ribbon magazine.  The copy was sent by a Report subscriber Robert Smith in Elma, Wash...
1/14/2021

NAS makes recommendations regarding inspections

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) released their report, “A Review of Methods for Detecting Soreness in Horses,” earlier today. The committee has been working on the report for over a year with their first meeting happening in October 2019...
1/13/2021

USDA to host virtual training for HIOs

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services has informed the industry’s Horse Industry Organizations that it will host a virtual training this year due to ongoing conditions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. 
1/13/2021

Kentucky HIO makes plans for 2021

The Kentucky HIO recently announced updates for the 2021 show season. The HIO will lower horse show affiliation fee to $50 and maintain the $6 inspection fee per horse this year...
1/13/2021

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It has been a year! The Walking Horse Industry remains strong and our supporters continue to dedicate their time and efforts to ensuring our future. Sales have seen record-high numbers and barns continue to bustle with the talk of the “next great one.” 
1/13/2021

WHTA seeks new office manager

The Walking Horse Trainers’ Association (WHTA) has posted an opening for its office manager position. The WHTA will begin taking applications immediately.  Interested applicants should send their resume to the WHTA at PO Box 61, Shelbyville, Tenn. 37162.
1/12/2021

Obituary – Dr. Gordon DePoyster

Harold "Gordon" DePoyster, 78, of Greenville, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 3:00PM at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Dr. DePoyster was born October 5, 1942, in Muhlenberg County. He was a dentist and a member of First Christian Church in Greenville...
1/12/2021

Smoky Mountain Walking Horse Association offers scholarship

Smoky Mountain Walking Horse Association is pleased to be offering college scholarships this spring..
1/11/2021

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1/8/2021

NAS to release report findings

The National Academy of Sciences announced today that their report on the review of the inspection process for Tennessee Walking Horses will be released publicly on January 13, 2021.  The committee has been meeting over the past year to review and make recommendations on how to improve the inspection process under the Horse Protection Act.  
1/7/2021

Plans announced for Christmas In July and Waynesville Charity

Denny Russell announced that the Christmas In July Show will be three days in 2021 instead of the two-day show. The dates will be Tuesday, June 29 through Thursday, July 1. 
1/6/2021

Obituary – Walter Bruner

Walter B. Bruner, 91, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Frankfort...
1/5/2021