Cruelty Behind Tennessee Walking Horses

http://www.hsus.org/horses_equines/tn_walking_horses/
In the Tennessee Walking Horse Industry, it all comes down to one competition: Celebration. To win, some horse trainers go to cruel extremes.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• hsus
• humane society
• horse
• tennessee
• walking

[asrotties]

@taymo2011 I could not get behind any breed industry that allows what is allowed to these poor horses. Even without the "soring" what about the rediculous giant shoes and chains?  The horses do not look beautiful in the showring, they look handicapped. A Tennessee walker out on the trail with "natural" movement is lovely. The horrid handicapped way of moving in the ring should be illegal, it is so sad to see.

[Joker100556]

The soaring is bad! Now lets get real. walkers are great horses. Saddle Breeds saor, Quarter horses use stearoids, but none of that is worse than most of the training methods used every day by the same people who condem soaring. I say stop soaring and if you are going to own a horse (common sense is not enough) know what YOU are doing!

[GEEway525]

People really make me sick. 0:43 is beautiful, graceful and all a horse should be. But 0:48 and on is just shameful. I can honestly say we don't deserve the likes of animals.

[ToTheUtMost1]

Thanks again USA for messing up another breed!

[ember1k]

Wow...this looks awful. What's with the stupid looking giant shoes? Why would anyone treat a beatiful animal like this? What's wrong with treating a horse nicely? Treat your horse with love and respect and he will not only look better but preform better too. But i guess it's more fun to treat it like crap.

[AqhaRider99]

Oh my gosh...

[sovikneser]

OMGGGGGGG, WHAT IS THIS SHIT?! ANIMAL TORTURE SUITS FINE. Normal horses acting like Icelandic horses is WRONG! It hurts my heart seeing things like this!

[Sidney10MT]

As someone who shows horses on the circuit, it is absolutely horrific to see how awful someone can treat a horse. Horses are incredible, beautiful creatures, and to put them in any type of harm absolutely kills me, especially when its for your own person need to win a ribbon and some cash. Wow. Shame on these horse owners.

[SpiritSmoosh]

OMG! How do people find this 'pretty'! They look awful! I love their natural gaits but this is downright cruel and ugly and 4:14 ! :O Thats terrible

[pixygiggles]

I will never be able to look at the horses the same again. I had no idea that this is what they do to get these horses to walk like that. It's positively deplorable!

[equitationgurl123]

OH my got this is so awful. That just looks ugly! there isn't anything pretty about it! did you know they also break their tails to make them stand up like that, and wrap it up so they are always in pain? and their stalls. Total darkness with blindfolds on their head, so that when they take it off and go into the show ring, they look "attentive with ears forward" but really, their eyes have no idea what this such thing called light is! CRUEL.

[101shadowwolf101]

@asrotties You do not know how right you actually are! There are some spectacularly beautiful Tennessee walkers who are natural, but this ^ this is disgusting.