New York Times: “Horse Show Ends in Uproar Over U.S.D.A. Inspections.” “Almost everyone associated with walking horses -- including Agriculture Department critics -- agrees that soring has not gone away, although there is disagreement about how widespread it is.” Article available for a fee from the NY Times, or reprinted at the Herald Tribune in Sarasota, FL: http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060904/SPORTS/609040564/1006 NPR “All Things Considered”: Soring Accusations Cause Horse Show Cancellation: “The controversy erupted after government inspectors disqualified the majority of the qualifying horses, suggesting that the horses showed signs of "soring," an illegal practice that involves blistering and irritating a horse's legs to make its gait higher.” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=5764751 “Tennessee Walking Horse Show Aftermath” See the live video footage of the illegal exhibition performed by three of the trainers with horses that had been disqualified at the World Grand Championship class of the Celebration. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=7gW256-ebt8 9/3/06 Time.com: “Are Show Horses Being Abused?” “concerns are being raised about how those high-stepping horses are treated” http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1532318,00.html 9/6/06 The Independent, UK: 'Soring' controversy causes angry scenes at horse show “Instead, organisers and horse-owners had to be separated by police after federal officials disqualified six out of 10 of the leading contenders in one class - leveling accusations of foul play.” http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/soring-controversy-causes-angry-scenes-at-horse-show-414800.html 9/6/06 WBIR: Bribery allegations further taint controversial Tennessee Walking Horse Championship. “"The government said they are going to enforce" the anti-soring laws, Bob McCloy said. "This was foreseeable." . http://www.wbir.com/news/regional/story.aspx? storyid=37639 9/7/06 The Chattanoogan.com “Walking Horse Group Suspends Mike Walden for Two Years” (Note: Mike Walden has been suspended by the NHSC two times in the past 5 years for Scar Rule and Unilateral Soring.) “Five of the eight horses in the competition, including Mr. Walden's, were disqualified on suspicion their animals may have been harmed to exaggerate a high gait.” http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_92338.asp 9/7/06 Shelbyville Times-Gazette: “Calluses Aren’t Scars Says Derikson” (Note: Herbert Derikson has been suspended by the NHSC 6 times in the past 5 years for HPA violations, including 2 times for bilateral sore, the 2nd carrying a two year suspension.) "These horses are clean and unblemished," Derickson said. "If these horses, or any horses, were scarred, the hair would not grow back on that scarred area. A callus will grow hair because it is a grouping of tissue that will disappear. A callus is temporary. A scar is ugly and permanent." http://www.t-g.com/story/1167244.html 9/7/06 Albuquerque Tribune, Albuquerque, NM: “Commentary: Slaughterhouses aren’t the Only Horse Abuse in the USA” “The government official I knew told me he encountered much worse than that while policing this crowd. He'd uncovered cases of owners and/or trainers driving spikes into the horses' hooves and leaving them in their stalls with the spikes in place for days on end. The purpose, he said, was to get the horse to put as little weight on its front hooves as possible.” http://www.abqtrib.com/search/?q=tennessee+walking+horses&search_submit.x=11&search_submit.y=7 9/8/06 The Shelbyville Times Gazette, “Frist asks USDA to Study Soring Definition.” “Frist and Chambliss ask USDA to study and comment on the National Horse Protection Society proposal and respond "in a timely manner."” http://www.t-g.com/story/1167595.html 9/9/06 Washington Post, Washington, DC: Walking Horse Contest Kicked Aside “The competition of the high-stepping horses had to be canceled last weekend after all but three horses in the event, which draws thousands annually to Shelbyville, Tenn., were disqualified over suspicions that the animals may have been harmed to exaggerate their signature high gait, or "The Big Lick," as it is called. The unlawful method is known as soring and consists of damaging or irritating the animal's legs in order to have them step that way.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/09/AR2006090900757_2.html 9/10/06 New Bedford, MASS Sun Coast Today: “Scandal Walking Horse Winners Kicked to Curb” “The unlawful method is known as soring…” http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/09-06/09-11-06/03fiveminute.htm 9/12/06 San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media, San Francisco, CA: “Center The USDA is now cracking down on abusers, led by deputy administrator Chester Gipson. "You need to decide which way you're going to go," he told Tennessee Walking Horse industry members at a meeting recently. "You can step up and do your job, or you will put us in a position where we are forced to do it for you." http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/09/13/18310399.php 9/13/06 The Shelbyville Times-Gazette editorial: Strong action needed to change perception of horses, city. “For years there have been charges that walking horses are trained with inhumane soring techniques such as mustard and acid. Recent accusations add that some owners and trainers drive spikes or nails into the horses' front hooves. If there is any truth to this charge, those owners and trainers not only should be banned from exhibiting their horses, they should be jailed”. http://www.t-g.com/story/1167894.html 9/16/06 International Herald Tribune, France: New Walking Horse Show to Decide Grand Champion “The largest Tennessee walking horse organization says it will hold a new event in November to name a grand champion, after the breed's annual show ended in controversy amid federal inspections for animal abuse.” http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/21/america/NA_GEN_US_Walking_Horse_Show.php 9/21/06 Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tennessee: High Steppers Stumble “After Ms. Stolz had a farrier remove the walking horse weighted pads and had a vet X-ray her horse's hooves, she knew why. His hooves had been trimmed to the quick - the soft tender flesh beneath the hardened hoof edge - and his foot bone had been stressed so much it had become misaligned.” http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2006/sep/22/Highsteppers-stumble/ 9/23/06 Horse Talk, New Zealand: Walking Horse Show to Name Champion Amid Controversy “The association, which is also the breed's registry body, still wants to name a grand champion to continue the long tradition. It also wants to minimise the bad publicity arising from the failure to name a grand champion at the recent show.” http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/archives/2006/0609/067.shtml 9/24/06 |
| INTERNATIONAL NEWS ARTICLES AND OPINIONS ON OUR TWH's, SORING, CRUELTY, ABUSES, and CORRUPTION THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE READING ABOUT OUR BREED...AREN'T YOU TIRED OF IT?...I AM AND WANT THE "CANCER" TO BE SENT INTO REMISSION.......BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY! THE PREACHER |
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