The reason fewer Tennessee walking horses will grace the fields of Rockland Farm near Westminster this year has to do with farm owner Andrew J. Shaw waking up one morning in 1989 with blurred vision.

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. - The horses aren't just walking. They're speed walking. Surging forward with the power of muscled bodybuilders, they shine with the glow of competitive excitement. They are ...

SHELBYVILLE — On a windswept Sunday, the Rising Star Ranch in Shelbyville was quiet, removed from the hubbub of horse trainers, breeders and staff that shuffle through its 110 acres during the week.

Undercover video footage released in 2012 documented cruel treatment of horses in the Tennessee walking horse industry. It showed the use of painful chemicals on horses’ front legs to force them to ...

The marvelous Tennessee Walking Horse breed is being held hostage by a small group of wealthy, politically connected individuals who are using undue influence to maintain the "Big Lick" animal cruelty ...

Marty Irby is the Executive Director at Animal Wellness Action in Washington, D.C., and a Past President of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association in Lewisburg. When U.S. Sens ...

The battle for loyalties around the Tennessee Walking Horse becomes feverish this time of year. On one side, the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration is starting to pepper media with ...

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved new standards Tuesday designed to prevent injured walking horses from being eligible for the state's lucrative breeders incentive fund. The new rules, ...

It's that time of the year again when Shelbyville, Tenn., hosts its annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Let's hope 2008 marks the year when the horses are allowed to celebrate along ...