Fyi...for anyone interested in what is
happening to protect the soring of the TWH this came to me this
morning:
Amber, The SHO website is down, and not
sure how long it will be before it's back on line again, but here is
something that may be of interest to you as a sound horse
person....
roger
> Press Release: For Immediate Release > >
FOSH To Host Listening Session On > Horse Protection Program Operating
Plan and Scar Rule > (05/24/2005) > > Friends of Sound Horses
(FOSH) has announced it will hold a series > of listening sessions around
the country for its constituents and > the sound gaited horse
community. The primary purpose of these > sessions will be to
explain how the USDA Horse Protection (HP) > Program Operating Plan (OP)
is derived, and invite speakers to give > their input for changes to the
2007-2009 OP. The session will also > invite input on the Scar Rule
regulations and how they could be > better interpreted to enhance
enforcement of the Horse Protection > Act. > > The first
listening session will be held in conjunction with the > Virginia Gaited
Jubilee (FOSH Region 1 Championship show), on > Thursday, July 28th from
2-6 p.m. It will be facilitated by Robin > Lohnes, Executive
Director of the American Horse Protection > Association. The
location for this event will be the Best Western > Inn at Hunt Ridge, in
Lexington, VA. > > Following an introduction on the history and
development of the > Operating Plan and Scar Rule, speakers will be
invited to present > their input on these topics. Presenters will be
advised to prepare > written statements, and will be limited to 10 minutes
per topic. > Those wishing to present their input should contact Keith
Dane at > djuj@xxxxxxx or (410) 795-6144 before the event, to be included
on > the list of presenters. All presenters will be sent a copy of
the > current (2004-2006) OP and the Scar Rule regulations.
Individuals > who are unable to attend in person may send their remarks to
be > reviewed at the listening session. > > A second session
is being planned for the weekend of September 16- > 18, 2005, to coincide
with the Best of the West show, to be held in > Spanish Fork, Utah (near
Salt Lake City). Other locations being > considered are St. Louis,
MO and Western New York. Representatives > of the USDA will be
invited to attend all scheduled listening > sessions. > > FOSH
is a national leader in the promotion of natural, sound gaited > horses
and in the fight against abuse and soring of Tennessee > Walking
Horses. For more information or to become a member of FOSH, > please
contact info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or call 800-651-7993.
