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Jeffrey Lee Givens, age 51, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013.  He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church of Woodbury and a horse trainer.  He was a native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County. Jeff was preceded in death by his grandparents, Buford and Daisy Givens and William “Doc” and Gladys Sledge; Billy Sledge
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The funeral services for Jeff Givens will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, October 11th, 2013 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home with burial to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be on Thursday, October 10th, 2013 from 3:00pm until 9:00pm. Please leave condolences at www.jenningsandayers.com.

2013 Racking Results

Dear TWHBEA Members, You may have received recently a post card mailer asking for your opinion on some federal legislation. This mailer bears our TWHBEA logo and apparently was calculated to arrive in your mail at the same time as this year’s TWHBEA ballots for the election of directors. This mailer was not sent out
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September 30, 2013 CONTACT Chris Mather, 703-548-7877 SHOW HIO COMMENTS ON USDA INSPECTION NUMBERS FOR 75TH TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE NATIONAL CELEBERATION Shelbyville, TN – Today the SHOW Horse Industry Organization (HIO) commented on recently posted inspections results by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the 75th Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration. Last week, SHOW released the
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Russell Kane Pate, 78, of Shelbyville, died Friday September 27 2013 at Heritage Medical Center. A noted Tennessee walking horse trainer, he formerly owned Russell Pate Stables in Collierville, TN and was former owner of Savannah Motor Co. of Savannah, TN. He retired to Shelbyville, TN in 2006. Graveside services will be held 1pm Monday
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Lewisburg, TN – The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ And Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) advises all voting members that the following published candidates for the TWHBEA Board of Directors have withdrawn from the 2013 election: Paulette Nuetzel of Minnesota, Francine Palmer Janes of Alabama, Ida Marie Carlough of Tennessee, and Jennie Jackson of Tennessee. These are the
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2013 SHOW HIO Inspection Results Horses Inspected Pre and Post-Show – 2,087 Total Violations – 31 (30 horses, 6 non-Horse Protection Act violations) Compliance Rate – 98.4% There was a 46% drop in disqualifications this year compared to 2012 in which 56 horses were disqualified at The Celebration. Walking Horse Inspections Background The following is
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