WHOA Dispatch
WHOA Announces
Double And Triple Point Shows
2017 WHOA
Double High Point Shows June 2-3 Lexington, VA September 16 Dillsburg, PA
As of April 5, 2017 June 8-10 Germantown, TN September 22-23 White Pine, TN
June 11 Cookeville, TN October 14 Jackson, MO
June 24 Oxford, NC October 28 Franklin, TN
July 8 Franklin, KY Triple Point Show
March 3-5 Camden, SC
April 22-23 Asheville, NC
May 6 Kittrell, NC
May 12-13 Murfreesboro, TN
May 28 Murfreesboro, TN
July 9 Brownsville, KY
July 15 PWHAT Jamboree
August 12 Deerfield, WI
WHOA Adjusts
Show Fees
Your Board of Directors met on March 22, 2017.
During our discussion of the associations’ finances the
board accepted and voted on a motion to increase our
fees $2.00 per entry. There was also a motion to adjust
the “All Day Fee” with the increase of $1.00 per entry.
This increase will go in effect May 1, 2017 at WHOA
sponsored shows.
We have sponsored many shows throughout the
years, and as you know, the cost of putting on those
shows has increased throughout those years. Cost
factors such as facility rentals, judges, DQP’s, travel,
ribbons, staff, and awards have all increased. We want
to continue having shows thorught the years so that
you, the membership, will have a place to show your
horses. WHOA memberships have remained the same
for the past 20 years and will remain the same for the
2017 season.
We thank you for you support of WHOA and hope
you understand the position we are facing. Best of luck
during the show season and if I can be of service to
you, please feel free to contact me.
–Tommy Hall, Executive Director
4 • Walking On
July 21-29 International
Murfreesboro, TN
2017 Rulebook
Revisions And
Clarifications
The Walking Horse Owners Association Board of
Directors has made the following revisions and clarifi-
cations to the 2017 WHOA Rulebook:
1. All youth, 11 and Under, must wear ASTM-SEI ap-
proved headgear (helmets) in all riding classes. This
is a safety requirement.
2. Youth that show in a specified “11 and Under” Class
may ride with two hands with English or Western
t ack.
3. “Youth, 11 and under,that show in a youth class
specified “17 and Under” must use one hand in
Trail, Lite- Shod and Classic Park Western classes.
Exception: If the horse is a “Junior Horse (5 years
and under)”, then it would follow the qualifications
with a snaffle bit.
4. All showmanship classes are youth or amateur only.
Effective: Immediately