Soring is wrong, it's abusive, and it's cheating. But some organizations go too far for some of us. If you train and show padded or plantation-shod horses...
Here is the Texas Spring Classic web site for all your information. Melissa Cole, show secretary, is still 'fine tuning' the site but for those anxious for the...
The Sound Horse Organization www.walkinghorse.org The "Sound Horse Organization" (SHO) is having it's Annual fund raising auction March 1st thru the 30th....
Please note that SHO wants to do more than end soring of horses, and their agenda includes bring an end to all padded and splantations shod classes, sore or...
Hey Susan, Yea, that's their agenda. And while I'm steadfast against that part of their agenda, I understand people right to protest whatever they want. But I...
"I love the padded horses and heavy shod is what.." Same here. I love the heavy shod & padded horses. That doesnt mean i sore, i would never do that to a...
I am posting this on several boards I read in order to let as many horse owners as possible know about this terrible outbreak in Ohio. Hopefully it will not...
Ron, I am not a member of SHO, but have always understood that they did not want padded or plantation shod horses. Because they do feel that these are forms...
Hey Sandra, I'm glad you are aware, as many of us are, but many also aren't. If one studies the dogma, yes, it is there. But it is rarely, if ever mentioned in...
... Hello, SHO is not opposed to anything which isn't illegal. Since the padding and chaining of horses is not illegal, SHO is not opposed to them. In support...
Ranger Steve you could not be further from the truth on this matter. The Sound Horse Organization and again I am not a member, does not support the padded...
Lynn I am forwarding to you some e-mails that came to me on the Tennwalkinghorses list. I am trying to defend SHO. How do you responed to the guy at the very...
Steve, What you say doesn't surprise me in the least, as far as what SHO might say to different groups of people. I base my post on what Bonnie Yeager herself...
Ron I am not doubting what you say. They are against soring. I have asked Lynn to help me respond to Ranger Steve and I have posted it privately to her and...
Well, I can't speak for Steve, but I can prove that some of the folks working "very closely" with SHO don't seem to mind supporting Plantation Shod classes,...
If they are supporting Plantaton Shod classes, they are not or should not be members of SHO. Again, shoeing, unless it is used to sore the horse is not...
... Hi Sandra, SHO supports the National Walking Horse Association by sponsoring classes at NWHA shows. Why would they subsidize the National WHA if they are...
Ranger Steve is the most knowlegeable sound horse people in the world----he is an educator and truly has the welfare of the horse and the TWH breed-- ...
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Jan 23, 2003 5:19 pm
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I am going to go back and look at some class sheets/premiums for NWHA which I am a member of and see what I can find out. I did not think that NWHA had padded...
you are welcome--and I greatly appreciate the respect of my opinion Carol...
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Jan 23, 2003 6:07 pm
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NWHA and SHO say they are against soring but their actions belie this. Neither organization has taken any action to develop a protocol to detect soring even...
I wouldn't begin to argue the benefits of soring...I am TOTALLY AGAINST IT! I don't know the details of thermography. I DO know that your last statement is...
If chains and soring hurt the horse and you are against any gimmicks to make your horse do what he is supposed to do then I suppose you don't use a bit on your...
Go to yahoo groups and click on tennwalkinghorses and edit and you can remove yourself from the list. Wetzel Sue <foxtrotter2001@...> wrote: Hi! Please...
Remove me too, please. I've never joined, so it must be a mistake. sparx@... ... foxtrotter2001@......
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... Interesting post. Sue here thinks the function of a bit is to inflict pain on a horse. So much for her horsemanship. More sinister is her equation of...
