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| United States District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk issued a decision denying the United States Department of Agriculture motion to change venue from the Amarillo division to the Dallas division. The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and Tennessee Walking Horse owners Kimberly Lewis and Tom Gould filed a lawsuit challenging the Horse Protection rule that is set to go into effect February 1st . |
1/13/2025 |
| Randall W. Dixon, age 81 of Monroe GA passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. He was the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the successful surveying, engineering and architectural firm Precision Planning, Inc. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 12, 2025 in the Monroe Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Moon officiating. Interment will follow at Hill Haven Memory Gardens, 490 Edmondson Road, Monroe GA 30656. |
1/12/2025 |
| Due to the weather this past weekend, the Kentucky Walking Horse Association decided to postpone their General Membership meeting. The meeting will now be held Sunday, February 2 at 2pm at the Embassy Suites in Lexington, KY. Contact Jamie Tucker for more information at 859-583-0078. |
1/12/2025 |
| The following is a news release from American Horse Council regarding the new Horse Protection Act rule set to go into effect February 1, 2025. In addition to AHC’s request the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and two other plaintiffs have challenged the rule in federal court in Amarillo, Tx. A decision in that lawsuit should come prior to the February 1st effective date which could render the rule invalid and all or some of its provisions not valid and not implemented. |
1/11/2025 |
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1/10/2025 |
| The Walking Horse Owners’ Association is proud to announce the following candidates were elected to the WHOA Board of Directors by the WHOA Membership. |
1/9/2025 |
| Donald S. Dunivan, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025. He was born on June 18, 1937, to the late Clayton Wilson & Alene Jones Dunivan. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and he attended Brogan Avenue Baptist Church. Mr. Dunivan loved riding horses and showing Tennessee Walking Horses. |
1/8/2025 |
| Due to the pending forecast for inclement weather in the Asheboro, NC and surrounding areas, the NCWHA Awards Banquet has been postponed until Saturday, January 18. |
1/8/2025 |
| The SSHBEA Banquet, originally scheduled for January 11, 2025, will now be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025. |
1/7/2025 |
| The WHOA Annual General Membership Meeting is scheduled for February 7, 2025 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Miller Room inside Miller Coliseum. Contact the WHOA office at 615-494-8822. |
1/7/2025 |
| Mr. Keith Lynn Reed, 53, of Readyville, Tennessee passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025. One of the last of the old traditionals, Keith was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Woodbury, Tennessee on Monday, May 3, 1971. |
1/7/2025 |
| Congratulations to the following on their election to the NCWHA Board of Directors... |
1/6/2025 |
| To qualify for WHOA High Point Awards the owner and rider must have been a WHOA Member in 2024. |
1/3/2025 |
| Susan Rae Collins Tesone passed away on December 30, 2024, at the age of 48 in Gainesville, Georgia. Born on June 7, 1976, Susan leaves behind a legacy of cherished memories. |
1/2/2025 |