Cartwright Elementary School is the newest school built in Shelbyville/Bedford County and will welcome students this upcoming 2024-2025 school year. The school is named in honor of the late Bobby and Jane Cartwright. Better known as “Big Hoss” and “Granny Jane”, the Cartwrights were longtime supporters of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry, as well as
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TWHNC PRESS & SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASE Friday, June 14, 2024 The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (TWHNC) has released the class schedule for the upcoming 86th Annual Celebration. The Celebration will begin on Wednesday August 21, 2024 and run through the following Saturday, August 31st. The class sheet mirrors 2023 in terms of what classes
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WHOA PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, June 18, 2024 The Walking Horse Owners’ Association is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 46th Annual International Grand Championship. The following three individuals were selected through online voting by current WHOA Members: Mr. Joe Fraley of Wallingford, Kentucky Mr. Kevin Gilliam of Oxford, North Carolina Mr. Eli Murphy
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Mrs. Kim Bates Byrom passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Shelbyvilke, Tennessee. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Pete and Jean Bates. As well as her parents, she is survived by her husband, Jeffrey Byrom,
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Elizabeth Ann Pendleton, age 78 passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. She is survived by her daughter, long time walking horse exhibitor, Jennifer Pendleton. Visitation for Elizabeth will take place on Tuesday, June 18th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Volusia Memorial Funeral Home, 4815 S Clyde Morris Blvd, Port Orange, Florida 32129.
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The announcement has been made that the June 29th Palmetto Show in Sumter, SC has been postponed. A new date will be posted as it becomes available.

Holly Liddell Sanders, 64,of Shelbyville, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Robert Sanders by her side. Holly was born in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Steve and Frances Liddell. Holly was well known and loved by everyone in the Tennessee Walking Horse industry. Holly was
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The Walking Horse Trainers’ Auxiliary will have their Fun Show meeting Saturday, May 25th at 10am at Champions Arena. The Auxiliary is excited to announce Scotty Brooks, Jamie Lawrence and Amy Trimble will be the judges for this year’s Money Tree Classic that will take place on July 5th in Cooper Steel Arena. For more
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All Colors My Papa, 1998-2024 On May 7, 2024, All Colors My Papa was laid to rest. He was owned by the David Keatts family. During his life he was shown by Bobby Hugh, Debbie Wells, Dalia Smith Harr, and finally by the Keatts family. He was trained by Lynn Keatts at Oak Crest Stables
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Gene D. Jordan, age 91 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away peacefully, May 11, 2024 at the farm he was born and raised on. Gene graduated from Walter Hill High School and then farmed with his Father and later worked as a Master Farrier for thirty-eight years in the Tennessee Walking Horse Industry. He was a
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This year’s  United Walking Horse Fall Finale will take place November 14-16, 2024 inTunica, Mississippi.

TWHBEA PRESS RELEASE May 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 was held during WHTA National Trainers’ Show, raising over $9,000 for the
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024 – In an effort to end horse soring at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing strengthened Horse Protection Act regulations. Soring is a cruel and inhumane practice where some owners and trainers chemically or physically irritate or burn
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The Shelbyville Central High School Tennis Teams Horse Show will take place on May 17th at the historic S.W. Beech Showgrounds in Belfast, TN. Show management has announced the addition of Class 29A- Amateur 50 & Over. For more information on this show, contact Allison Smith at 931-607-2680.

Mary Frances Brantley of Manchester, TN was born April 11, 1925 in Mt. Pisgah, Giles County, TN. She was the daughter of the late Reverend Oscar Pitman Gentry and Mary Florilla Ensor Gentry. A beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt, she departed this life on April 24, 2024 in Manchester, TN at the age of
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