Enforcement of the Horse Protection Act
This petition pertains to the practice of the Soring of Gaited Show Horses.The continued corruption of those who practice these methods concerns those of us who own and love the Tennessee Walking Hors... continue reading »
"have you ever seen this happen its gross!!!!!!! and sick and twised!!!!!!!! i mean who ever wants to do this should be put in jail!!!!!!!! its sooo inhuman and crule!!!!!!help the horses who dont have a voice!"
"I have rode gaited horses for years why is it necessary to put heavy shoes on them and then sore them to make them pick up their feet higher. If a horse can be turned out in pasture for fear of losing it's shoes then there is something wrong with this pic"
"The natural gait is wonderful, don't hurt them."
"this is a must"
"This soring has gone on for way too long. Must be stopped! A horse either gaits naturally or it doesn't! Don't try and change what God designed...."
"Update the 1998 Horse Protection Strategic Plan"
"How anyone can do this to a horse, or any animal, and live with themselves is incomprehensible!"
"I own naturally gaited TWH. No horse deserves to go through that type of pain. They look just as beautiful performing narurally. Soreing is a sad way of getting out teaching your horse something it could probably do naturally if you gain the trust of your"
"Soring these horses is NOT necessary to obtain their gait if they were truly bred for the proper conformation to achieve the natural gait."
