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Article: Celebration Not So Celebratory for Tennessee Walking Horses.
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- August 19, 2008
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Byline: Bonnie Erbe
It's that time of the year again when Shelbyville, Tenn., hosts its annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Let's hope 2008 marks the year when the horses are allowed to celebrate along with the humans by being treated and trained in a humane manner. But that's a slim bet.
Just recently the American Association of Equine Practitioners issued recommendations for eliminating the practice known as "soring." Soring is used all too often on high-level Tennessee walking horses. Soring's purpose (the application of acid and other painful substances to burn the horses' skin) is to get the horses to lift their front legs ...