Showing posts with label Tennessee walking horse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tennessee walking horse. Show all posts
Monday, May 14, 2018

Farm Bill amendment revives drive for Horse Protection Act revisions; Walking horse pad stacks, action devices would be outlawed by 2020

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If an amendment to the Farm Bill in the US House of Representatives survives a Rules Committee review this week, the horse industry in...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

USDA Invites Tennessee Walking Horse Owners, Trainers to Horseshoeing Clinic Aimed to Improve Horse Protection Act Compliance

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This public announcement is provided by the US Department of Agriculture. On February 3, 2018, USDA Animal Care and the S.H.O.W. ho...
Monday, January 08, 2018

Researchers: Tennessee Walking Horse Shoeing and Chains Caused No Pain, Stress or Inflammation in University of Tennessee Study

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When efforts to increase Horse Protection Act restrictions on how Tennessee Walking horses are shod failed at the end of 2016, the shows ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

USDA's new Horse Protection Act rules withdrawn from federal enactment.

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A Tennessee Walking horse wearing stacked pads and bands. This horse was shod for demonstration purposes at a vet-farrier education event....
Friday, January 13, 2017

Hail Mary: USDA proceeds with last-ditch effort to end soring by imposing bans on Walking horse pads, action devices

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It's fourth down at the end of the fourth quarter. The clock is counting down. Do you punt or pass? The game's at stake. It'...
Monday, October 03, 2016

American Horse Council Statement on Nonspecific Language in USDA Horse Protection Act Amendment

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For the past few months, the US Department of Agriculture has been hosting "listening sessions" around the country and gatherin...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Silent Anvil: Elvis's Horseshoer Has Left the Building, But Not Our Lives

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Mississippi/Tennessee horseshoer Lim Couch died this week. He was Elvis's horseshoer and a longtime officer of the American Farrier...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Tennessee Congresswoman Blackburn Files Alternative Legislation in Congress to Amend Horse Protection Act, Inspect Walking Horses at Shows

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Tennessee Walking horses enjoy great popularity at shows in the mid-Southern United States, where they have become famous for showcasi...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Congressional Hearing on Walking Horse Soring LIVESTREAM (Archived Video for Replay)

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Please watch this taped archive of today's Congressional hearing on the PAST Act to amend the Horse Protection Act. You should read  ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Horseshoes in Congress: Whitfield-Cohen Letter Clarifies "Weighted Shoe" Under Proposed PAST Act; House Hearing on Soring Legislation Wednesday

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What and when:  November 13, 2013 10 a.m. — United States Congress, House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manuf...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Federal Court Rules Against Lawsuit: USDA's Tennessee Walking Horse Anti-Soring Regulations Are Not Unlawful

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A U.S. District Court in Texas upheld federal regulations to prevent the practice of “soring,” in which trainers abuse horses to force t...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Jackie McConnell Sentence: Probation and Fine for Tennessee Walking Horse Soring Abuse Captured on Undercover Video

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Jackie McConnell was not allowed on the grounds of the 2012 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration earlier this month. This horse, W...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital's Dr. Scott Hopper: Voices from the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration

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Video courtesy of NewsChannel 5; Background: The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is going on this week in Shelbyville, Tennes...
Monday, September 04, 2006

Walking Horse Celebration Official Statement

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From the Walking Horse Celebration office: Official Celebration News Release Sunday, September 03, 2006 The decision to ...
Sunday, September 03, 2006

Still More Trouble Afoot at Grand Finale of Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration: Finalists Fail Soring Inspection

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One can only imagine the reaction of the crowd at the Walking Horse Celebration on Saturday night (September 2, 2006) when it was announced ...