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WHTA and HIOs to enforce Trainers' license requirement to enter at affiliated shows

As the 2023 show season approaches, please be aware that in order to enter a horse at either American Horse Services HIO affiliated shows, KY HIO affiliated shows or SHOW HIO affiliated shows, a current valid Walking Horse Trainers' Association issued license is required.
2/21/2023

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2/17/2023

YIWH Dedication: Machete

Machete is synonymous with a knife – slashing his competition in the show ring! The winner’s circle is a second home for the 10-year-old big, bay gelding...
2/16/2023

Stick Horse Class to be held at National Trainers’ Show

The National Trainers’ Show will have Stick Horse Class on Saturday night, March 18, 2023. It will be the first class of the evening. A big thank you to Dr. John Bennett for sponsoring the class.
2/14/2023

Events, deadlines and happenings at The Pennyroyal

The Pennyroyal Charity Horse Show is set as the inaugural show of the 2023 season, March 3-4, 2023 at Oak Grove Equestrian Center in Oak Grove, Kentucky. The show is in it’s second year as a new fundraiser for Pennyroyal Hospice (a 501(c)3).
2/13/2023

Obituary — Michael Baskett

Michael Keith Baskett, 71, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 10, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
2/12/2023

YIWH Dedication: I Am Jose'

Something classic and unchanged that is as good now as it was then earns the “timeless” label. David Williams, owner of Sugar Creek Farm in Shelbyville, Tennessee, doesn’t lightly use the phrase to describe the stallions in his breeding barn. But, when he talks about I Am Jose’, the three-time World Grand Champion, timeless is the adjective he uses.
2/9/2023

Youth Equine Support Show scheduled for April 8

The first Youth Equine Support Show will be held in Lynchburg, Tennessee on April 8, beginning at 4:00 pm. The funds raised will be used to sponsor youth classes throughout the year at shows already being held...
2/7/2023

WHR website continues strong presence

The Walking Horse Report web site (www.walkinghorsereport.com) continued its strong growth and presence in 2022. For the year, Walking Horse Report had 822,338 site visits, up almost 50,000 visits from 2021, a 6% increase. The page views were in line with the year previous with just under 3.75 million page views in 2022.
2/6/2023

WHOA announces Triple-Crown judge

The Walking Horse Owners Association is pleased to announce that Darden Gladney of Homer, Louisiana will be the judge at the WHOA Southern Belle Triple Crown Horse Show. The event is scheduled for March 30–April 1, 2023, in Pensacola, Florida...
2/6/2023

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2/3/2023

Sugar Creek hosts online auction through Feb 11

Sugar Creek is wrapping up their Online January Mixed Sale beginning at noon today Friday, February 3. Close to 80 head of broodmares and young horses are being offered with auction closings everyday through February 11th...
2/3/2023

YIWH Dedication: Sarah Coffee Burks

When Sarah Coffee Burks learned she was named the Year in Walking Horses Owner of the Year she was overwhelmed and cried tears of joy. Her reaction reflected the very beginning of her love of horses and her commitment to the Tennessee Walking Horse.
2/2/2023

Obituary — Edgar Merrill Stuart

Edgar Merrill Stuart, age 86, passed away Tuesday January 31, 2023 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky. The Logan County native was the son of the late Edgar Nolan Stuart and Bertha Ina Gilliam Stuart.
2/1/2023

WHTA Auxiliary dues deadline approaching

The March 1st deadline to pay WHTA Auxiliary dues to be eligible to show in WHTA Auxiliary classes is quickly approaching. Dues are $30 per year, unless you are a past president...
1/31/2023