Jean Stern Baum of Huddleston, Virginia, passed away on July 3, 2023 in Carriage Hill Heath & Rehab Center. Mrs. Baum was 97. She was born on February 18, 1926 in Glencoe, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emil Stern and Blanch Jetziner Stern. She was a retired chemist and school teacher.
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TWHNC SOCIAL MEDIA & PRESS RELEASE: Thursday, July 6, 2023 The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration has selected Derek Bonner, Leah Boyd, Nathan Clark, David Sisk and Kenny Smith to judge the 85th Annual Celebration. The Celebration will begin Wednesday August 23rd and conclude on Saturday September 2nd. “We are pleased to be able to
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A special moment took place at the recent Owingsville Lions Club Horse Show as World Champion West Point took his final stroll around the ring with his partner, Aubrey Derrickson. It was a beautiful retirement ceremony perfectly fit for a world champion. West Point is owned by Ralph Derrickson.
Nancy Carol McQuerry, 84, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, wife of Robert “Bob” Wayne McQuerry, died Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville. Born February 23, 1939, in Madison County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Leeds and Ruth (Wheeler) Ballard. She was a homemaker and was a member of the
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In her early life, Jeri Sue Arrighi was trained in Equitation on five-gaited horses, and as a teenager she bought her first Tennessee Walking Horse. Her love for this breed lasted decades as she owned them close to 60 years. She rode Tennessee Walking Horses on the trail and showed performance horses throughout Texas, Louisiana,
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On Sunday, June 25th, a Celebration of Life for Tam Brogdon will be held in the Blue Ribbon Room on The Celebration grounds in Shelbyville, Tennessee The memorial service will begin at 6:00 pm with music, food, drinks and laughter, just as Tam would have wanted it to be.
The Walking for the Angels Horse Show will take place June 23-24. Show manager Julie Graham (931)- 808-9447, has announced the addition of class 19A, Amateur Canter, on Friday evening. The show is also now affiliated with the Mid-South Walking Horse Association.
The Christmas In July Horse Show will take place June 27, 28 and 29, at the Bedford County Agriculture Center. Show management has announced the following updates. Class 19- Amateur 15.2 & Under Stallions Class 21- Is now the Youth 11 & Under Class 73A- Amateur Two-Year-Old Mares & Geldings Class 94- Is now WHTA
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The historic Columbia Spring Jubilee will take place June 1, 2 and 3 at the Maury County Park and Recreation arena. Robert Cortner, Allen McQuerry and Chad Williams have accepted the task of marking the cards.
Avid Tennessee Walking Horse owner, breeder and exhibitor, Dr. John Lay, Sr. passed away on May 17, 2023. He was involved in the Walking Horse industry from the time he was a youngster of three years old, and he was still making deals this year in January. His first Celebration was when he was 11
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