Article: The Humane Society of the United States Applauds AAEP White Paper on Horse Soring

Article: The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Court of Appeals Decision against Horse 'Soring'
Targeted News Service;  November 17, 2008 ;     348 words ......violated the Horse Protection Act when they...entered a sored Tennessee Walking Horse, Just...who abuses a Tennessee Walking Horse that the...enforce the Horse Protection Act," said Keith...Congress passed the Horse Protection Act with ...

Article: AAEP urges end to soring of performance breed
DVM;  September 1, 2008 ;     318 words ...LEXINGTON, KY. - As Tennessee Walking Horse owners and trainers...Prohibited by the federal Horse Protection Act of 1970, soring continues...violations during the 2007 Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration, the...to comply fully with the Horse Protection Act, random ...

Article: Tennessee Walking Horse Torture Continues: More Soring Injuries Than Ever Come to Light.
U.S. News & World Report;  September 22, 2008 ;     456 words ......read my coverage of Tennessee walking horse mistreatment (http...the-sadistic-treatment-of-tennessee-walking-horses.html), unfortunately...horse, Soldier, a Tennessee walking horse she tried to rehabilitate...week after the 70th Tennessee Walking ...

Article: THOMPSON, FRIST CALL ON USDA, WALKING HORSE INDUSTRY TO AGREE ON HORSE PROTECTION PLAN
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  May 15, 1998 ;     700+ words ......ON USDA, WALKING HORSE INDUSTRY TO AGREE ON HORSE PROTECTION PLAN Washington...Agriculture and the Tennessee Walking Horse Industry...enforcement of the Horse Protection Act. The Strategic...compliance with the Horse Protection Act...tradition of the ...

Article: Veterinarian moves could boost efforts to curb horse soring.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  January 5, 2007 ;     555 words ......heart of the Tennessee walking horse inspection controversy...leaving the Horse Protection Act inspection...show at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration...animal care, and Horse Protection Act enforcement...

Article: Appropriations Bill Rider: Horse of a Different Gait; Senate Relaxes `Soring' Test for Tennessee Walkers
The Washington Post;  August 10, 1992 ;     700+ words ......deliberately inflicted by some owners of Tennessee walking horses in an attempt to make the animals...or other irritating chemicals into the horse's front legs just above the hooves. This...Benefield, a breeder and exhibitor of Tennessee walking horses in Acton, Calif., who said ...

Article: Walking horse group approves new rules.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  January 21, 2007 ;     690 words ......faction of the walking horse industry stalls what...years ago by the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and...been accepted by the Horse Protection Commission, one of...read the 20-page Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and...Agriculture's Web page on the Horse ...

Article: Congress adjourns without horse voteFrist was pushing for new abuse rules.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  December 13, 2006 ;     396 words ......Though fanned by the aborted Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration...industry effort to amend the Horse Protection Act failed when the 109th...regulators can enforce the Horse Protection Act in a more consistent...amendment to the existing Horse Protection Act. ...

Article: Tighter training rules for enforced compliance.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  December 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......inspectors disqualified most of the contenders at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Championship, Joel Nipper, a third-generati...September, an industry-backed bill to amend the Horse Protection Act for inspection consistency had been shopped...simply isn't true. Jerrold Pedigo, president of ...

Article: Industry tries to harness the rifts.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  December 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......After decades of working with Tennessee walking horses, a second national...s reach in September. His horse, Rowdy Rev, was one of three...disqualified in the 69th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Championship...County and much of Middle Tennessee. Now, three months ...

Article: Celebrating the Tennessee Walking Horse
Southern Living;  August 1, 1996 ;     686 words ......motion. To the uninitiated, watching Tennessee walking horses can be perplexing. Hind hooves...traits amount to poetry in motion. The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (August...find a quick introduction at the Tennessee Walking Horse Museum. Born of the South on...

Article: Walking horse trainers, owners receive warning.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  September 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......practice of clipping a horse's hooves to the quick...or purposely injuring a horse's legs to induce a particular...future of the Walking Horse National Celebration in...member of the Walking Horse Trainers' Association...in the time since the Horse Protection Act was amended to ...

Article: Walking horse trainer suspended in 'pressure shoeing' case.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  August 25, 2007 ;     673 words ......Pam Sohn Aug. 25--Although Tennessee Walking Horse officials say their industry...sanctioned recently by the Walking Horse Trainers Association for pressure...after the 69th annual, 11-day Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration...federal jurisdiction of the Horse ...

Article: Celebration Not So Celebratory for Tennessee Walking Horses.
U.S. News & World Report;  August 19, 2008 ;     623 words ......Shelbyville, Tenn., hosts its annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Let's hope 2008...is used all too often on high-level Tennessee walking horses. Soring's purpose (the application...unnatural posture. Some, not all, Tennessee walking horse owners find ...