Trainers’ Show Results

On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 21st, CasMol Farms of Cookeville, Tennessee was able to showcase the great Tennessee Walking Horse breed to one of Tennessee Tech University’s agriculture classes. The Equine Production class of the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology met with Rod Slagle and Jordan Stacy at the Hyder-Burks Facility in Cookeville
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The youth portion of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association (TWHYA) is excited to announce the establishment of “The TWHYA Trunk,” a show clothing closet that is housed at the TWHBEA headquarters in Lewisburg, Tennessee. The closet will be stocked with generous donations from individuals in the Walking Horse industry. Items will consist
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The tennis teams at Shelbyville Central High School are working hard again this year to provide another great horse show. The 2nd Annual SCHS Tennis Teams Horse Show will be held on Friday, May 19th at the historic show grounds in Belfast, Tennessee. The Honorable Jerry Collier has agreed to serve as judge while Mark
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The SHOW HIO has made several updates to its 2023 rulebook. A change previously announced was the change with how horses will be required to enter the show ring. That rule is found in both the general rulebook as well as in the judges’ section of the rulebook. The new rule reads: (8) When horses
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The Walking Horse Trainers Ladies Auxiliary met Saturday, March 18th at the Cooper Steel Arena. The group discussed their past success and the upcoming events for the 2023 show season. The biggest project each year for the Ladies Auxiliary is the Money Tree Classic. This year’s horse show is set for June 30, 2023.  The
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Help Us Spread the Word! The Roberts family had a great show lined up but due to Big Dave’s recent injury he will be sitting on the sidelines and we will be helping with the show! This benefit is scheduled for April the 8th, 2023. Big Dave was injured in a horse riding accident at
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The SHOW Rules committee recently suggested a change to the rulebook which addresses class procedure and the requirements and limitations for how horses enter the ring to begin the class. The rule focuses on safety as well as allowing the judges to observe the horses entering the ring more fully. In recent years, horses have
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The SHOW HIO recently received a recommendation from its Rules Committee to change the “Relative of a Professional” designation in its 2023 updated rulebook. In addition, the committee has recommended a “secondary” rule for shows under 100 entries in a single night and 150 entries for multi-night shows. SHOW will accept comments from the public
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The Scoop would like to spotlight Jessica Lawwell who recently participated in the prestigious Lights Camera Fashion event in Jackson, Tennessee. Out of 48 beautiful participants, Jessica raised the most money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital which was a whopping $33,800. She also received the Crowd Favorite Award. What an outstanding young lady and an
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