The following is a press release from the FAST fundraising committee. While you are enjoying the Celebration keep in mind the crisis that Tennessee Walking Horse Industry and all equine related industries are facing. The USDA, by bypassing Congress is attempting to implement regulations that will have a devastating effect on show horses. If implemented
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General Counsel Jeffrey M. Prieto responded to Joseph Wilson with Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP, counsel for the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration with a letter clarifying the inspection process. Just as in years past, the responsibility for disqualifying a horse from competition after that horse has been found in violation of the HIO rules
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The WHAT is working hard this week to help contribute to the FAST legal fund. John Fikes of Motor Sports Super Store helped the trainers get a 2016 Ranger ETX 4WD, which normally sells for $8,799. Special thanks to Dr. Jim Baum Family, John Fikes Family, Motor Sports Super Store, 31W Insulation-Pleasant Valley Farms, Bruce
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The Celebration has received numerous calls regarding show management’s responsibility to disqualify horses that have passed inspection by the SHOW Designated Qualified Persons but found not in compliance by the USDA Veterinary Medical Officers. This decision in 2016 by show management is no different than the decision made last year and all preceding years. The
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The SCWHA will host a Fall Show on Saturday, September 17 in Sumter. The program is attached and the show will count for points in the NCWHA High Point Program.
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the American Horse Council. Many members of the horse industry know that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently proposed changes to the regulations governing enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA). The HPA was passed in 1970 to
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