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Walking horse industry waits for the other (weighted) shoe to drop

August 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“Big Lickers” hold out hope for a Congressional reprieve SHELBYVILLE,  Tennessee––A legal showdown may be coming soon over enforcement of a new USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service rule meant to protect show horses,  but not just yet. The mood midway through the 2022 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration,  supposed to climax on September […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Religion & philosophy, Show Tagged With: BillyGoBoy, Clant Seay, Keith Dane, Marsha Blackburn, Marty Irby, Mitch McConnell, Roy Exum

Could soring horses leave top Republicans limping in red-state Tennessee?

November 10, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Political columnist & senior attorney both think so CHATTANOOGA,  Tennessee––Could being associated with soring horses to induce the “Big Lick” goose step favored at walking horse shows cost the Republican candidates the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections? Roy Exum thinks it could.  And attorney Clant Seay,  a 72-year-old walking horse show breeder turned […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Show, Sports, USA Tagged With: Bill Callaway, Clant Seay, Diane Black, Jackie McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Malinda Larkin, Marsha Blackburn, Merritt Clifton, Mitch McConnell, Monte Irby, Roy Exum

Did Trump kill rules to protect walking horses?

January 23, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Horse advocates fear the worst WASHINGTON D.C.––Reports differ as to whether the Donald Trump administration has killed or just delayed new Horse Protection Act of 1970 enforcement regulations meant to protect walking horses from soring. The new regulations, introduced by the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service on January 13, 2017, just a week before […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Donald Trump, Mike Markarian, Mitch McConnell, Reince Priebus, Sonny Perdue

Kentucky Congressman who fought for walking horses resigns

August 31, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Ed Whitfield stood against making horses goose-step          SHELBYVILLE,  Tennessee––Congressman Ed Whitfield,  a Kentucky Republican known for his attempts to reform the walking horse industry,  on August 31,  2016 gave participants in the 78th annual Tennessee National Walking Horse Celebration something extra to celebrate by announcing his resignation from Congress,  effective at 6 p.m. on […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Top, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Constance Harriman-Whitfield, Ed Whitfield, Jackie McConnell, Larry Joe Wheelon, Marsha Blackburn, Merritt Clifton, Mitch McConnell

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