Visitation for Paul Blackburn was held at Deaton Funeral Home in Red Bay, Alabama on Sunday, January 6th. He was cremated after the visitation & there will be a private service at a later time. There is still a need for financial assistance for the funeral home expenses. There is a “go fund me” page
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The Smoky Mountain Walking Horse Association announces they will be giving out a college scholarship of $500 to a qualified applicant. Candidate requirements are as follow: 1. High school Junior/Senior, or college student under the age of 24 2. Member of the Smoky Mountain or East Tennessee Walking Horse Associations for a year before the
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The WHAA Barn Party and Preview will be on Saturday, February 16, at 10:00 at Elysium at Choose Your Gait Farm, 1255 County Road 72, Danville, AL 35619. For information, contact David Latham at 256-572-1820 or Kelly Peevy at 256-426-0749. There will be an auction, lunch, and lots of good horses. Please plan to attend.
The Scoop congratulates world grand champion rider Meghan Davis and Straton Hammond on their recent engagement. She said “yes” on December 2nd at the beautiful Arrington Vineyards.
Walking Horse trainer Jerry Williams and Melanie Record were married on Monday, December 10th at Sand Creek Farm in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Family and friends came together, witnessing the vows. The Scoop congratulates the newlyweds.
Over the last 8 years the ETWHA has donated $67,650.00 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Tennessee Walking Horse industry donates to so many wonderful charities through their horse shows.
The 2019 TWHBEA Executive Committee was recently elected. They are (not in order) David Williams (Tennessee), Steve Smith (Tennessee), Carrie Benedict (Kentucky), Keegan Meadows (Georgia), Ashley Wadsworth (Mississippi), Denise Rowland (Tennessee), Dr. Joseph Leith (Ohio), Russ Thompson (California), Margo Urad (Texas), Robin Webb (Kentucky), Chris Hazelwood (Tennessee), Bobby Beech (Tennessee), Jim Heiting (California).
As a reminder the WHOA Gala and Awards Banquet will be held at “The Barn at Sycamore Farms” stunning facility on Saturday evening, February 9, 2019. Send your reservations in early as seating is limited to the first 250 paid reservations. 250 is the maximum capacity for reservations, so get your number of reservations needed
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