In Shelbyville, Tenn., the Tennessee walking horse is an icon and a way of life. For 10 nights in August, thousands of fans cheer from their box seats as well-manicured horses prance around a dirt ...
Soring is illegal. Soring is the deliberate infliction of pain upon a horse's front legs and hooves to achieve an exaggerated gait in the show ring. Unfortunately, you wouldn't know soring is illegal ...
In three days, when the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration begins its 11-day run, audiences will be looking at a Southern way of life under fire. Since 1939, the yearly event in Shelbyville, ...