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Publication Date |
| Spring is on the way and the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is busy remodeling and rejuvenating the facilities just in time for the 55th Annual National Walking Horse Trainers’ Show, March 13-16, 2024. |
3/15/2024 |
| On Monday, February 26,2024, the WHTA Board of Directors had a conference call to discuss a revised process for the Horse of the Year Awards. The 2024 WHTA Horse of the Year Awards will be calculated as follows... |
3/13/2024 |
| After the popularity of the “Pick Your Partner” class at last year’s United Fall Finale, the class will now be featured at five different shows this year as a fundraiser for the industry. The first classes of the year will be at this week’s WHTA National Trainers’ Show. |
3/13/2024 |
| The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) will have their Satellite Office open on the Celebration Grounds during this week’s WHTA National Trainers’ Show. |
3/13/2024 |
| Prayers for Cari Burks, wife of Danny Burks and mother of Tanner and Hayden Burks. She is in Vanderbilt Hospital with serious burns, but not life threatening, from their barn fire. There were no horses in the barn. She will be there for several days with burns on her back and feet. We are hoping for a speedy recovery. |
3/12/2024 |
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3/11/2024 |
| The following summary of a lawsuit filed earlier today in federal court in Jackson, Tenn., outlines the three main areas being challenged in enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. The lawsuit filed today is independent of the proposed rulemaking currently in process by USDA... |
3/11/2024 |
| Jane Hardy Meredith passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024 in Roswell, Georgia, with her husband of 40 years Tom Meredith at her side. Jane had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Jane lived a vibrant life that was passionate, intentional and filled with love, kindness and grace. Jane was well known and loved and highly successful in every aspect of her life. She was always known for her beauty, loyalty and for standing up for everything she believed. |
3/11/2024 |
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3/8/2024 |
| The National Trainers' Show has added the Amateur County Pleasure class, which was inadvertently left off the original class sheet, will be class 74A. In addition, this year's show has added two rookie classes, they are classes 11 and 64. |
3/8/2024 |
| The newly renovated Hall of Fame Club will be open for the National Trainers' Show each evening starting on Wednesday, March 13. |
3/8/2024 |
| The Arab Summer Classic is pleased to announce that Rollie Beard from Lewisburg, Tennessee will judge this year’s event. The show will be held at the Arab City Park on June 15 2024. For more information contact Jamie Bradshaw at 256-679-0013. |
3/7/2024 |
| Amie Boyd Marks passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024, at the age of 92. She was born on November 1, 1931, to Kate Frierson Boyd and Thomas Franklin Boyd in Shelbyville, Tennessee. She was the only child to loving and adoring parents. She attended local schools in Shelbyville and graduated from Ward Belmont in Nashville prior to attending Vanderbilt University. |
3/6/2024 |
| Due to the pending rulemaking and the industry’s fight for justice and due process for the TWH and the right for all people of every walk of life to be able to continue showing and enjoying our beloved horse, the KY-HIO believes there is an urgent need to support the legal defense fund and is making a $1,500 advance donation to help fight the battle before us. |
3/6/2024 |
| Wayne Edward Hanson, 78 years of age, of Peebles, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Mercy Health Jewish Hospital, in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
3/4/2024 |