The Tennessee Walking Horse is a famous American breed of gaited horse. This horse glides smoothly across the ground when it performs its distinctive “running walk” and other gaits.

The Tennessee walking horse is the horse in this part of the country, where people speak lovingly of it as the most patient and gentle of beasts. ”This horse is the most versatile horse in the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

For the past 15 years, we’ve been working to transition the Tennessee Walking Horse, and the breed's trainers, away from the painful practice of soring — the infliction of pain to horses ...

Undercover tape reveals brutal techniques in training high-stepping gait. May 17, 2012 — -- In the wake of an ABC News investigation revealing extreme animal cruelty, Pepsi has canceled its ...

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was a milestone in the effort to end the “soring” of Tennessee walking horses and related breeds.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...