Animal advocates protest ‘big lick’ Tennessee Walking Horse cruelty

WZTV NASHVILLE | by Cindy Murphy | 25th Aug 2022 Animal advocates protest against cruel practice involving chains attached to the horse’s hoof and boots used to give horses an exaggerated gait. Animal Welfare Advocates with the grassroots Citizens Campaign Against “big lick” Animal Cruelty (CCABLAC) have announced that they will peacefully assemble at the…

Celebration of the Horse Day

THE purpose of Celebration of the Horse Day on July 15th each year is to encourage people to think about the economic, cultural, and historical contributions that horses have made to the United States. It was also established to honor the importance of horses to the country’s security, recreation, and legacy, as well as their…

Tennessee “celebrates” another year of hideous horse cruelty

Horse Soring The show must go on for these serial horse abusers — but who attends these hideous events? Not many. The days when the stands were comparatively full during Celebration are long since gone. Attendance has been dwindling for years (with and without COVID). The Walking Horse Report brags that this year's paid attendance…

“Big Lick” animal cruelty racket crumbles into disarray

SPECIAL REPORT BY CLANT SEAY Mike Inman out as Celebration CEO After eight years at the helm of the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration, CEO Mike Inman called it quits Wednesday. Yes, you heard it right. Inman’s resignation was reported as “effective immediately” by the Shelbyville Times-Gazette. The Times-Gazette tried to reach Inman on Wednesday, leaving…

Tennessee Walking Horse Nat’l Celebration Directors go full speed ahead with “Spring Fun Show”

SHELBYVILLE, TN (April 23, 2020) Via BILLY GO BOY — The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration announced today that the “50th Spring Fun  Show” will be held at the Celebration’s large arena on May 21-23, 2020 despite an explosive outbreak of Covid-19 cases in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee. According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette Newspaper on April 21,…

Quote of the Day

It’s not "a few bad apples"; rather the entire barrel of apples is rotten. The “Big Lick” is no better than dog fighting and cock fighting. All who practice or support it are guilty because animal cruelty is absolutely necessary to create and maintain the “Big Lick” gait. Horses do not have a voice, so…

Nashville Vote on Soring Ban Tonight

NEWS RELEASE Effort to Stop Animal Cruelty Secured an Overwhelming Majority of Lawmakers in Congress Voting for Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act NASHVILLE, TN, USA, August 6, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 693, by a vote of 333 to 96. U.S.…

Glimmer asks you to protest horse soring and the Big Lick this Friday and Saturday

PROTEST Glimmer asks you to protest against horse soring — Big Lick animal cruelty — this coming Friday and Saturday at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, for him, and for all of his brothers and sisters. • 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY, IN FRONT OF CALSONIC ARENA (corner of Celebration Drive and Whitthorne Street) • 5:00…

Animal advocates protest outside walking horse competition

VIA WSMV-TV NBC CHANNEL 4 NASHVILLE --- SHELBYVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Critics said behind the beauty of the walking horses on display at The Celebration in Shelbyville is a practice that is harmful to the animals. The Celebration, one of the world’s premier horse shows, is in its 77th year, but the 11-day event opened…

Horse soring protest at Celebration in Shelbyville. Join them.

JOIN THE BOYCOTT / PROTEST IN SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE AGAINST BIG LICK CRUELTY AND HORSE SORING Updated 8/27/2015 5:35 pm. The 2015 Citizens Campaign Boycott Protest against Big Lick Animal Cruelty will take place initially in front of the Calsonic Arena on Thursday and Friday afternoons this week. We are calling upon the Citizens of Tennessee…