It’s Time to End Walking-Horse Abuse

Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 10:45am
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Tennessee Walking Horses desperately need your help. These majestic and gentle-natured creatures are a breed of horse famous for their distinctive, smooth, high-stepping walk. Sadly, a cruel and illegal procedure called “soring” is all too frequently used to elicit an exaggerated movement, called the “big lick,” in order to win prizes at horse shows.

Soring is the gruesome practice of using chemicals and painful devices to injure a horse’s front limbs, making any contact with the ground so painful that the horse quickly jerks up his legs to relieve the pressure. Soring causes such intense pain that its victims often cannot stand for several days afterward.

Although soring was banned nationwide in 1970, inadequate legal penalties and lax enforcement have allowed this cruel practice to continue. A new bill, H.R. 6388, will address these inadequacies by amending the federal Horse Protection Act and improving protections for horses from soring, and we need your help in building support for this critical legislation!

What You Can Do
Please contact your U.S. representative and urge him/her to cosponsor H.R. 6388 and support strong amendments to the Horse Protection Act to better protect horses from soring.

Visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center online right now to contact your U.S. representative in Washington, D.C. There are only a few working days left in this Congress, so time is of the essence!

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Thu, 09/20/2012 - 18:41 — Kacy Harnedy (Visitor)
Stop soring

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:25 — Irene Lopez (Visitor)
Please make penalties stronger for people who commit SORING of horses!! Thank you

Wed, 10/17/2012 - 20:54 — Jeannie Saunders (Visitor)
Please make penalties stronger for people who commit SORING of horses. Thank You

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 12:25 — Judy Haefner (Visitor)
Soring is the gruesome practice of using chemicals and painful devices to injure a horse’s front limbs, making any contact with the ground so painful that the horse quickly jerks up his legs to relieve the pressure. Soring causes such intense pain that its victims often cannot stand for several days afterward. Although soring was banned nationwide in 1970, inadequate legal penalties and lax enforcement have allowed this cruel practice to continue. A new bill, H.R. 6388, will address these inadequacies by amending the federal Horse Protection Act and improving protections for horses from soring,

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 17:47 — Gabrielle Suh (Visitor)
Please stop torturing the horses.

Tue, 09/25/2012 - 09:53 — Loraine Sherman (Visitor)
Please stop the cruel act of horse spring

Mon, 10/15/2012 - 15:05 — deana (Visitor)
Please help stop soring

Thu, 10/18/2012 - 01:22 — Laura (Visitor)
I have two walker/spotted saddle horses and would abhor them being trained in that manner. They are gentle trusting animals and do not deserve to be treated this way. They are naturally faired and do not need these cruel means to enhance their gait

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:39 — Sheila (Visitor)
Why don't we do the same to their abusers and see how they like it?

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 16:14 — bonnie (Visitor)
Well said. Some people just don't deserve to live and have the beauty of animals around them. Animals are the same as humans, just with four legs. Unfortunately, they are unable to express themselves and rely on the few who care to do it for them!

Sat, 09/22/2012 - 20:13 — kathy reed (Visitor)
abuse IS ABUSE !!! WE should do it do you. there is no penalty for your doing and there should be no penalty for our doing.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:40 — Julian pino (Visitor)
Do not do to others whatever you do not want done to yourself. Empathy and consciousness please!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:41 — Lisa Camargo (Visitor)
Please cosponsor H.R. 6388 and support strong amendments to the Horse Protection Act to better protect horses from soring.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 20:57 — Mike Bauer (Visitor)
Please do everything you can to protect these highly intelligent creatures. Thank you.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:46 — Crystal Foss (Visitor)
all for a blue ribbon! EGOTISTICAL maniacs!!!! Get a life...force your own body to do things not a poor helpless animal!!! Join a human athletic team or the gym and push your own damn ass to do something!!!!!! Pathetic jerks!!!!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:47 — Fawn (Visitor)
Cruelty to any animal is a terrible thing....we must do all we can to stop this horrible treatment of creatures that are unable to defend themselves!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:47 — Megan Miranda (Visitor)
No more animal abuse! The abusers need strict and swift punishment!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:48 — gloria (Visitor)
End walking horse ABUSE now!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 09:51 — Cindy Guarnieri (Visitor)
I have been an ASPCA supporter for many years now and I am proud of the work that this organization does for animals. We need to continue to work hard to end suffering and torture of farm animals, gestation crates, veal crates, hen crates, end the horrific short life of calves, end wild horse round-ups out West, end horse-pulled carriages in big cities, end puppy mills, end the horrific life of racing greyhounds, end canned hunts and trophy hunting, and end poaching. We are the voices for the animals, who have to voice. We have to speak up for them and protect them from cruel and heartless and greedy human beings.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:01 — Bessie. Goodrum (Visitor)
Stop soring

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:05 — Maria (Visitor)
The people that can do this to a such a beautiful animal should try whatever they plan on doing to themselves first-after all, why should they be eliminated from what the horse would have to go through. Next time I see a horse kick up its front legs that will be the first thing I will accuse them of. I alway thought that was something they were trained to do for show.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:05 — Georgina Reyes (Visitor)
Stop the abuse

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:09 — kathleen v adams (Visitor)
Stop the cruel treatment of these gorgeous animals.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:15 — flynn coleman (Visitor)
Please cosponsor H.R. 6388 and support strong amendments to the Horse Protection Act to better protect horses from soring.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:34 — Linda Browning (Visitor)
Stop soring!! Stop the abuse!!!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:35 — Keni Munn (Visitor)
Please, support the amendments to the Horse Protection Act and co sponsor H.R. 6388 to avoid torturing horses. It is very important to do these things to protect horses from soring!!!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:35 — CHERYL HONEYCUTT (Visitor)
STOP THE SORING OF THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES.. WHAT IF WE DID THAT TO YOU?????????

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:36 — Diana Garcia (Visitor)
Its always surprising to me how so much is overlooked when individuals abuse their pets or other animals. If we allow any type of abuse...straight to jail we go! What are about our animals...why is this horrible act (when caught) overlooked so many times...who makes the rules for them?

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:37 — Liam & Elicia Walsh (Visitor)
Please stop the cruel treatment of these horses

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 10:44 — Suzanne Torlen (Visitor)
Cruelty follows cruelty...what we do will turn around and come back to us. We must not harm living beings.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 11:07 — Emily Boliver (Visitor)
God put animals on this Earth for us to take care of, not abuse.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 11:17 — kim hart (Visitor)
I am from Tennessee and if these people are that desparate for money or prizes from tortuning their horses they should be ashamed in Gods eyes and put in jail never to own an animal again. Shame on all of them.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 11:18 — Arpineh Mehrabi (Visitor)
This is disgusting! I can't believe the cruelty some people are capable of. We must help these kind, beautiful animals.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 11:26 — Karen August (Visitor)
The golden rule for the animal world. Do unto the noble horse what you would have done unto you. Applies to ALL domestic animals.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 11:27 — Patricia Wicker (Visitor)
This is absolutly Disgusting. I can't believe the things that Mankind is doing to Animals. ALL Animals Horses, Dogs, Cats etc... It seems to be spreading and getting worse by the day. I am just Heartsick at all the Cruelty that these demented people are doing.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 11:39 — Mary L. Reid (Visitor)
I've seen what this can do and the pain when the horse tries to put it's feet down - all done in the name of getting high leg action - it needs to be stopped.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 11:46 — Lori Schabow (Visitor)
I cannot believe anyone would do this to a horse. Anyone that abuses a horse in this manner should never be able to own, train or show horses again.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 12:40 — cathy castleton (Visitor)
this is disgusting these psychos are no better than the dirt that tortures the australian cattle in indonesia.we hate them++++ this is the practice of a filthy third world country.and this here is in america and it is done for prizes??? be ashamed and be disgusted if you have ever supported the practice and the competition.i find it hard to believe that america has allowed this shocking practice, out it and jail these cruel psychos, and never encourage the practice,showing these horses in this state for competition..what are you thinking?i was shocked to watch this, you need to get america out of the third world state it is becoming with these evil cruel practices, that is so cruel and uneccesary, so sorry for these poor sensitive animlas, horses suffer so much when brutalised.and for competitions?animal cruelty is far too common in america.doesnt that say something?

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 13:03 — Michelle Murphy (Visitor)
Please stop this cruel practice, and please bring to justice the abusers.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 13:52 — Patti Brower (Visitor)
I don't understand something, if this was made illegal in 1970 then why can't they just use that law and arrest these guys doing the soring. How do these abusers get away with what they're doing and not get caught. Blaiming the economy and there aren't enough jobs is a poor excuse to do this to any animal. Find a position that creates a real job not animal abuse. WHat in the hell is wrong with society today? The same needs to be done to them and see how they like it. If a worker doesn't have compassion then they have no business being around horses or any animal of some sort. They don't want the job, these people who abuse animals, and I mean all of them are drug addicts and they need a way to supprt their habits. We need to create a law that if anyone works with animals they should make it mandatory to do drug testing and background checks if they've every abused animals or even humans, mainly children. It all starts there. Shame on people like them!!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 13:52 — Sharon Parshall (Visitor)
I am appalled over the soring of Tennesee Walking horses. How anyone in a right mind could inflict such pain and suffering on an innocent animal is beyond comprehension. I agree with another commentor who said the abusers should suffer goring to see how it feels.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 14:13 — Stephanie (Visitor)
for a clearer, visual explanation of soring please go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcI2kGgDvl0

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 14:16 — Lisa Turner (Visitor)
This needs to be stopped !!! These beautiful creatures need are love and respect! Not abuse, stop the abuse n punish the abusers!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 14:41 — Martha Farra (Visitor)
HELL is going to be a very very crowded place when all the animal abusers and animal hoarders start dying off which can't be soon enough. This includes the people that pinfire their horses to run faster, dog fighting proponents, Tennessess Walking horse abusers etc. If You are one of these. 1) you make me sick and 2) I hope you die a painful and slow death

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 14:50 — monisha abichandani (Visitor)
Animal cruelty is the crime. There should be strict laws to protect these harmless creature. Just like us they have the same emotions and feelings. People who does this heinous things should be made to go through the same painful experience.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 15:02 — Rose Ogorzaly (Visitor)
Please co-sponsor H.R, 6388 to protect horses from abuse. Please support strong amendments to the HORSE PROTECTION ACT to protect horses from the ABUSIVE PRACTICE OF SORING.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 15:14 — TRUDY NICKOLS (Visitor)
THIS HAS TO STOP!NOW, HOW WOULD THE HUMANS FEEL IF SOMEONE DONE THIS TO THEM

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 16:21 — Debbie story (Visitor)
Please stop this inhumane procedure for some people to gain money and end the cruelty!!

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 16:42 — Betty Johnson (Visitor)
this practice isn just Tennessee walkers, quarter horses that cary their tails to high for pleasure classes get a shot of novacaine, American Saddle horses's tails are sergical cit and placed in a brace to acheive that high tail that look so good in the show ring The Arabs are the only one I havent heard anything about. that not saying there isnt something their but I havent heard anything.

Fri, 09/21/2012 - 16:42 — Starla Witt (Visitor)
These beautiful creatures God made and the bible says a Godly man is kind to animals....This abuse must stop....I would love to be the vindicator for the horses...but maybe God will be a better vindicator than me. They are beautiful living creatures and should not be allowed to be treated tgis way for the greed and evil within man.....

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