Showing posts with label Tennessee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tennessee. Show all posts
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...
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...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

News and HSUS videos: Walking horses seized from show trainer's barn in Tennessee, veterinarian Adair explains soring

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Walking horse trainer Larry Wheelon heads to court today in Blount County, Tennessee. The well-known trainer and judge will face charges ...
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, September 13, 2012

Horse Protection Act Amendment Proposed: Bans Action Devices on Tennessee Walking Horses

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Tennessee Walking Horse show regulation changes proposed in Congressional amendment to the Horse Protection Act The following document w...
Monday, August 20, 2012

Tennessee walking horse shoeing videos: Ending soring begins with education

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The end of August has arrived and that means just one thing: it's time for the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyvil...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Walking Horse Celebration: Humane Society (HSUS) Anti-Soring Proposal Calls for Biggest Show to Ban Pad Stacks, Use Independent Veterinarians, Farriers as Inspectors

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A proposal from The Humane Society of the United States was made public today; it calls for 20 percent of the horses at the Walking Horse ...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Tennessee Walking Horse Pastern Action Devices and Hoof Pads Ban Endorsed by AVMA, AAEP; Vets' Joint Memo States Devices Are Part of Soring Practices

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Walking horse hoof packages include some or all of these components: (from ground up) 1. a shoe on the ground; 2. a stack of pads anchored...
Friday, May 18, 2012

ABC News / HSUS Tennessee Walking Horse Expose Brings Soring Case to National Attention

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video platform video management video solutions video player ABC News broadcast a hidden-camera video this week, exposing the at-ho...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Get well, Jessie Ward!

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It's hard to keep a good farrier down, as the staff at a Tennessee hospital are learning. We interrupt this blog to send out a he...
Friday, October 29, 2010

USDA Audit Recommends Abolishing DQP System, Shows Would Hire Veterinarians to Inspect Horses for Soring Violations Under Horse Protection Act

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The United Stated Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently performed an audit of the Animal and Pla...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Born-Again Walking Horse Celebration Begins This Week Under New Inspection, Attitude

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by Fran Jurga | 23 August 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Trainer Chad Williams trains The Lineman for the upcoming Walking Horse Ce...
Sunday, March 01, 2009

AFA Convention: FIA Trade Show Faces

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by Fran Jurga | 1 March 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Here's a quick tour of most of the booths at last week's AFA/FIA trade ...
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Wish You Were Here: Greetings from the American Farrier's Association Convention

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The American Farrier's Association's Annual Convention opened this morning here in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I am happy to be lost amo...