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'Strange Bedfellow' Advocates on Cusp of Victory Over Horse Torture

Thanks to him, I’ve become pretty well versed in (and repulsed by) soring and the controversy that surrounds it—and worked with him in what some might view as a bit of a strange bedfellow relationship ...
Lexington Herald Leader

Tennessee walking horses need the same kind of oversight that racehorses now have

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 to ...
Decatur Daily

Is the horse racking, or is it walking?

During the early years of the racking horse breed, purists said the breed was nothing but a walking horse reject, despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture declaring it a unique breed in the early ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Veterinarians Should Perform Exams to Detect Soreness in Tennessee Walking Horses, Using New Methods and Revised Scar Rule, Says New Report

WASHINGTON — To detect soreness in Tennessee walking horses, only veterinarians should administer inspections at shows, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ...