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Walking Horse Trainers Association Horse of the Year committee would like to announce some changes to the Horse of the Year program for 2025. World Champion and World Grand Champions will still be automatic nominees with the added requirement of having to been shown at least 3 times in their division during the show year.
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The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act and the Horse Protection Amendments Act were both introduced in the 119th Congress. The PAST Act would eliminate the use of pads and action devices, eliminate the Horse Industry Organization system of enforcement and increase penalties for violators of the HPA.
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The 2025 International class schedule and rules and regulations are now available!!
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Kate Cowan and her equine partner, Mr. Deeds, kicked off their 2025 show season in style, winning the TWHBEA Youth Medallion Pleasure.
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Ally Jo Jacobs guided Els Predicted Storm to victory in the TWHBEA Youth Medallion Performance class at the FAST Spring Showcase! Joined in the winner’s circle by her mom, Amanda Jacobs, and Betsey Maples.
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United States District Judge Thomas L. Parker set oral arguments on the USDA’s motion to dismiss for April 14, 2025 in Memphis, Tenn. The USDA moved to dismiss portions of the Wright’s complaint. The most important of those was the claim by Wright’s that the relief, should they win, be applied industry-wide. The USDA claims that those claims for industry-wide relief are time barred under the Administrative Procedures Act.
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In 1959, Rodger’s Perfection was named the World’s Grand Champion at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. It was also the debut year of one of the longest-running and most beloved Western TV shows of all time, Bonanza.
Patriarch Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe, rode across a field on Buck, Chub, Sport and Cochise for the show’s opening.
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“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Those words from poet Maya Angelou could have been written about the McWaters family. LaRue, Ann and their family have contributed to the Tennessee Walking Horse industry for years with compassion and hard work.
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In a letter sent March 6, 2025, Patrick F. Philbin, attorney for industry plaintiffs, asked the USDA to reconsider certain aspects of the current enforcement and inspection scheme under the Horse Protection Act. At the core of Philbin’s letter is the need for adequate due process to be provided under the HPA and for industry participants to have some form of a pre-deprivation hearing prior to their horse being disqualified.
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