WASHINGTON -- Putting mustard oil, kerosene, diesel fuel and other blistering agents on Tennessee Walking Horses has long been part of the cruelty of soring -- the infliction of pain on the animals' ...

WASHINGTON – Putting mustard oil, kerosene, diesel fuel and other blistering agents on Tennessee walking horses has long been part of the cruelty of soring — the infliction of pain on the animals’ ...

SOMERVILLE, Tenn., July 10 (UPI) -- Jackie McConnell, a once-celebrated trainer in Tennessee, has been barred from owning horses for 20 years after admitting mistreating Tennessee Walking Horses.

Tennessee walking horses are admired for being graceful and even-tempered animals. Unfortunately, it’s these qualities that have made them an easy target for trainers who will stop at nothing to win ...

Casey Wright rides the horse named "I Am Jose" at the 2013 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, using soring devices to that passed USDA inspection at the time to accomplish what is known as ...

The Humane Society of the United States will give financial assistance to rescue groups to care for 54 Tennessee Walking Horses who were rescued after being found living in filthy condition with ...

Horses and riders compete in a horse show at the 2023 State Fair of West Virginia on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi. The Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act would protect horses ...

For the second time in four years, an undercover investigator with The Humane Society of the United States has documented trainers and grooms cruelly “soring” Tennessee walking horses to create an ...

It is pure evil, and there is no excuse for it; the practice of soring needs to stop. Several horse breeds, including Tennessee Walkers, Racking Horses and Spotted Saddle Horses, have a naturally ...

Another undercover investigation just released by The Humane Society of the United States documents trainers and grooms torturing Tennessee walking horses in a practice called “soring,” used to force ...

The Shelbyville High Band Boosters will help with concessions, and there will be a Sunday morning worship service by the Bedford County Ministerial Association. They will even honor our military on ...

Last month, crucial regulations to protect horses from abuse — a decade in the making — were slated to go into effect. That is, until the U.S. Department of Agriculture delayed implementing them and a ...