Comments on: New bill aims to end soring of Tennessee Walking Horses

By: Lorraine Jester

Lorraine Jester — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:35:44 +0000

Horses are wonderful wise animals that do not have to be mistreated, abused or used abusively in horse races of any kind. I support that HB 1518 against Soring Horses be passed for horse safety.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:34:36 +0000

If enforcing the laws already on the books is a major stumbling block, then how is pushing through even more legislation going to help? Perhaps enforcement needs to go to grassroots efforts. Why couldn’t members of the TN Walking Horse Association be trained and sent out to conduct inspections? Why can’t the local Humane Society send someone out there? Why can’t local law enforcement be trained and sent out? Putting yet more laws out there is not the only answer.

By: Cindy and ~Luna~

Cindy and ~Luna~ — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:17:26 +0000

When lots of money is involved, here will always be people wanting to take a shortcut to get the winnings, especially when the competitor can’t complain or even talk.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:50:57 +0000

I have been to Tennessee to the Walker Celebration. No horses were mistreated there, but several were disqualified for no apparent reason. It has been my experience that a few people mistreating horses cause problems for everyone else. This has also happened in the Quarter Horse area. It is sad that anyone would mistreat a horse, no matter what the breed is. I do not believe that more laws will fix this problem. I beleive we need to take immediate and punitive action against anyone that abuses horses, and other animals.

By: Gwen

Gwen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:48:56 +0000

I own a Tennesse Walker. There is no reason to inflict pain on a horse so they walk unnaturally. Horses are very sensitive animals that some people abuse. Soring is just one example.
There is a Walker at the stable where I keep my horse, that will be put down in two days because a previous owner gave him an injection in his tail so he would carry it in a pretty way. The injection hit a nerve, and his digestion system was affected. The current owner has been trying different meds, via a Vet for the past three years without results. This beautiful sweet horse is starving to death because he can’t absorbe the nutrients. He can’t even touch hay anymore.
As far as I’m concerned, the individuals who were involved in giving this horse,Winston,the shot, should be held criminally laible for their action.

By: Gee and Haw

Gee and Haw — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:07:13 +0000

You should not even need a laws/bill for something that should be common scents.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:42:16 +0000

I see this all the time here in Tennessee. This is so wrong. I say if you can not show your horse in there natural gait then don’t show at all. We had a man here in TN that was doing this and beating the horses and now he is no longer allowed to own a horse at all.This is what they should do to the ones that do this. Take all there horses away from them and never ever let them own another horse as long as they live.

By: b

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:49:58 +0000

hopefully this new law will help

By: PKL

PKL — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:18:44 +0000

I really, thought that there was a law or bill against soring, but maybe it was no enforceable(??). But I am glad it going to help the horses.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:20:44 +0000

I can’t understand why this hasn’t stopped already. It’s shameful.