To all who've visited my blog before to read my coverage of Tennessee walking horse mistreatment, unfortunately the abuse (by some, not all trainers) continues. This year's so-called Celebration ...

Painful, illegal practice of 'soring' was exposed in 'Nightline' investigation. Aug. 22,2012 — -- As the world's largest Tennessee Walking Horse competition kicks off today in Shelbyville ...

Marty Irby is the Executive Director at Animal Wellness Action in Washington, D.C., and a Past President of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association in Lewisburg.

The other, introduced Feb. 26, has the support of the breed's official registry and the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, the industry's premiere show. The stakes are high. Although ...

It's soring time again in Tennessee. That's shorthand for the 11 days of late summer leading up to Labor Day when a once-proud but now-scarred Tennessee Walking Horse industry shows off its best ...

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration season kicks off this month and lasts until November in Shelbyville. Chet Lowman, now a student at Auburn University ...

Undercover video footage released in 2012 documented cruel treatment of horses in the Tennessee walking horse industry. It showed the use of painful chemicals on horses’ front legs to force them ...

I speak of the cruelty and illegal activity involved with making “big lick” Tennessee walking horses. I am a fifth-generation Mississippian and have raised and owned Tennessee walking horses ...

The ugly truth behind how some win their blue ribbons. May 16, 2012 — -- Large numbers of the famed Tennessee Walking Horses have been tortured and beaten in order to make them produce the ...

The Spotted Saddle Horse is a light saddle horse that most closely resembles the Tennessee Walking Horse, but it has distinct traits that separate it from other breeds. Some Spotted Saddle ...