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Tee Martin and Nelms score touchdown in Weanling World Grand Championship

Blue skies returned to “The Big Oval” as well as an impressive number of fans after two nights of rain for Wednesday night’s performance of the 83rd annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.
9/2/2021

Interview with Beth Pippin

In the interview that follows, Beth Pippin shares her thoughts after winning the Amateur Canter class on Wednesday evening...
9/2/2021

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9/2/2021

Discount on boxes for championship weekend

A discount is being offered for the remaining available box seats on championship weekend...
9/2/2021

50 Years: A Reflection

This year the Walking Horse Report turns 50. It seems like only yesterday that David and I started out on this journey that would end up defining our lives. I wanted to build a family. He wanted to build a business. We both just wanted to do it together.
9/2/2021

Walking on in the rain on Tuesday evening

A lot of people love Tennessee Walking Horses, but those attending Tuesday night’s performance of the 83rd annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration were truly hardcore fans as the last remnants of Tropical Storm Ida passed through Bedford County.
9/1/2021

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9/1/2021

ReporTV Interview with Chris Zahnd

In the interview that follows, Chris Zahnd shares his thoughts after winning his third world championship with Papacito in the Western Park Pleasure class on Monday morning...
8/30/2021

Baucom has much success on soggy Monday evening

Most everyone in the center ring in “The Big Oval” was dressed for foul weather. In an attempt not to run afoul of Tropical Storm Ida, Celebration officials decided earlier in the day to begin classes at 5 p.m.. rather than the usual 7 p.m.
8/30/2021

ReporTV Interview with Kelly Manis

In the interview that follows, Kelly Manis shares her thoughts on her family's best Celebration yet...
8/30/2021

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8/31/2021

Obituary – Maria E. Redmond

Maria E. Redmond, 58, of Bethel, Ohio, passed away on August 26, 2021. Maria was born November 27, 1962, in Campbell County, KY to the late John and Beulah Ahlbrand...
8/31/2021

Bell Buckle Café: A real home cooking treat

Most people when they are on a trip will find a memento or two to bring home. Maybe it’s a T-shirt, a mug, a hat or some other small trinket. When J. Gregory Heinike drove down Highway 231 in Bedford County one afternoon, he noticed the sign directing travelers to “historic” Bell Buckle.
8/31/2021

Celebration 1939

Henry Davis thought he had the idea for an event in the spring of 1939, but his passion, started by something as simple as a clover plant, became a phenomenon growing from a three-day horse show to become the largest horse show in the world celebrating its 83rd year of existence...
8/30/2021

Three-Year-Old Stallions showcased Friday evening

Fans in “The Big Oval” Friday at the 83rd annual Tennessee Walking Horse  National Celebration were welcomed to another evening of clear skies and pleasant breezes with the versatility of the breed on display from fine harness to English Park Pleasure to Three-Year-Old Stallions entering the ring.
8/28/2021