Pleasure Walking Horse Association of Tennessee invites you to attend its annual Awards Banquet and Silent Auction to be held at the Bell Buckle Conference Center in Bell Buckle, Tennessee (located across from the Bell Buckle Café) on Saturday, January 19, 2018. There will be a social hour and silent auction, with a buffet dinner
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The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration recently announced that they will continue the standard of requiring ownership to show for amateur classes during The Celebration. Because lease agreements have become so popular, officials from The Celebration would like to clarify its lease rules. Beginning with the 2019 Celebration, a copy of all lease agreements must
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Dr. W. Spurgeon Warr, age 84, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Dr. Warr was born May 24, 1934, in Abbeville, Alabama to the late Mary Louise McCloud Warr and Buford S. Warr. He graduated from Central High in 1952, Auburn University in 1955, UAB in 1959, Internship and Residency
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Ms. Louise Samford (Mickey) Groom of Opelika passed away at UAB University Hospital November 26, 2018. Funeral service for Ms. Groom was held November 30, 2018 at First United Methodist Church of Opelika. Interment followed at Rosemere Cemetery. Ms. Groom was born November 24, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia to parents, Dr. Millard and Gwendolyn Samford.
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Obituary- Lester John Anderson, Jr. PINEY FLATS – Lester John Anderson, Jr., 69, passed away November 21, 2018 at his home in Piney Flats, TN. The family received friends on Saturday, November 24, 2018. A celebration of life service followed. A graveside service was conducted on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Piney Grove Cemetery in
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Walking Horse owner and supporter, Senator Robin Webb was recently awarded the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Brad Rowse Award for her work in the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses. The organization was started a little more than 15 years ago. Brad Rowse was the 26 year old DC staffer that got Webb involved in the organization,
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Please mark your calendars for January 12, 2019 for the High Point Awards Banquet which will be held at the Pinewood Country Club in Asheboro, NC. Further information on reservations will be sent in the month of December. The NCWHA Sneak Preview is scheduled for March 9, 2019.
The Walking Horse Trainers’ Auxiliary, Inc. is accepting applications for grants from their WHOO program (Walking Horses Overcoming Obstacles). Therapeutic riding centers who are 501(c) operated are invited to apply for these grant funds. Projects of the Auxiliary, including the Money Tree Classic, the Celebration Dog show and Silent Auction, fund these annual grants. The
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The WHTA Ladies Auxilary Annual December Meeting is Friday, December 14th at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be at the Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin, Tenn. This is a very important meeting to attend as we will discuss the upcoming year and elect the 2019 Officers. If you are interested in serving as an officer
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