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Pat
Marsh, Chairman of the Search
Committee for the Tennessee
Walking Horse National
Celebration, announced the
appointment of its new Chief
Executive Officer today.
“After an extensive selection
process in which we interviewed
many exceptional candidates, I
am pleased to announce the
unanimous decision of the Board
of the Celebration to select Dr.
Doyle Meadows for the position.
Doyle is well recognized within
the greater horse industry, and
he has served in many capacities
that make him uniquely qualified
to serve in this role,” said
Marsh.
Meadows has recently retired
from a 20-year career with the
University of Tennessee
Extension where he led the
statewide horse program,
including leading the state 4-H
horse shows, the nationally
recognized Tennessee 4-H judging
contest and many other
multi-state horse events.
Meadows has coached 25 World and
National Champion Youth Horse
Judging Teams.
He
served as the Show Manager of
the Tennessee State 4-H Horse
Championships for 20 years. Held
at the Calsonic Arena in
Shelbyville, Tenn., in June of
2007, it featured 2500 entries.
Meadows has strong working
relationships with all horse
breed associations and is
uniquely familiar with the
Tennessee Walking Horse. He has
judged horse shows in the United
States and eight foreign
countries. He has also conducted
judging workshops and judges’
ethics seminars for the National
Horse Show Commission (NHSC) in
Tennessee, Kentucky and Nevada.
Meadows has conducted
educational programs for the
Walking Horse Owners Association
(WHOA) at their annual meetings,
and directed judging clinics and
seminars for the Tennessee
Walking Horse Breeders
Association at the Celebration.
He represented the Tennessee
Walking Horse in Germany and has
conducted workshops for the
National Walking Horse
Association (NWHA) and the
Pleasure Walking Horse
Association of Tennessee (PWHAT).
Meadows lives in Fayetteville,
Tenn., and is married to Gloria
Gill, daughter of W. W. Gill,
Jr. Gill showed in the first
Tennessee Walking Horse National
Celebration and has been a
lifelong breeder and supporter
of the Tennessee Walking Horse.
Meadows and his wife have two
daughters, Mindi and Caroline.
Caroline enjoys showing
Tennessee Walking Horses in the
12-17 age group.
He
has been honored throughout his
career with many distinguished
service, achievement and
leadership awards, including the
2007 Celebration Champion Award.
He organized with Dr. Dave
Whitaker, the first Tennessee
Volunteer Horse Fair, and he is
a well-respected author of
equine nutrition and horse
production articles. He has
Masters of Science and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in Animal
Science from Texas A & M, and he
served in the Air Force
Reserves.
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