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The Tennessee
Walking Horse National
Celebration announced that its
70th World
Championship Horse Show and the
38th Annual
Celebration Spring Fun Show will
be affiliated with the National
Horse Show Commission (NHSC). The
Celebration will
select its judging panel for
both shows from the NHSC’s pool
of judges. The NHSC will also
provide DQP’s (Designated
Qualified Persons) to inspect
all entries at each of the
events.
“I’m very glad
we are able to make this
announcement before the show
season ever begins,” said
Celebration Chairman David L.
Howard. “We have been affiliated
with the NHSC since its
inception and felt there was no
need to change that.”
The Celebration
Board of Directors made it
clear in 2007 that it wanted the
event to be affiliated with a
Horse Industry Organization that
had signed the 2007-09 USDA
Operating Plan. The NHSC is a
signatory of that document.
“We’re very
proud of our relationship with
The Celebration and
Spring Fun Show,” said NHSC
Chairman, Frank E. Neal. “The
Operating Plan has proven to be
workable for our trainers and
owners and, most importantly,
continues to ensure the health
and safety of the animals at
horse shows all across the
country.”
The NHSC DQP’s
work closely with the Veterinary
Medical Officers (VMO’s) from
the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
“The working
relationship between the DQP’s,
VMO’s, trainers, owners,
exhibitors and show management
was outstanding last year,” said
Walking Horse Trainers’
Association President, Link
Webb. “This agreement allows all
parties to continue that
positive momentum into this show
season.”
In addition to
the affiliation agreement with
the NHSC, The Celebration
put in place several bold
initiatives in 2007 geared
toward protecting all the
animals on site, the integrity
of the event and the enforcement
of the Horse Protection Act. The
initiatives were described as a
“model for other shows to work
from” by USDA officials.
The 70th
Annual Tennessee Walking Horse
National Celebration
runs from Aug. 20-30 at the
Historic Celebration Grounds in
Shelbyville, Tenn.
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