Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to all who continue to compete and support our wonderful Tennessee Walking Horse. A complete recap of the TWHBEA Awards Banquet will be in a future issue of the VOICE Magazine.

Presentation of the 2024 World Grand Champion portrait: CAVENDAR

Recognition of:

  • World Grand Champion Breeder, Brenda Corey
  • World Grand Champion Owners, Bruce and Robin MacDonald
  • World Grand Champion Trainer, Tim Smith

JEFF GIVENS FRIENDSHIP AWARD – Cecil Crabtree

International High Point Program Open Performance Horse Champion – I Am The Lady

International High Point Program Amateur Performance Horse Champion – Uptight Jose

International High Point Program Youth Performance Horse Champion – Schofield

International High Point Program Open Pleasure Horse Champion – I’m Walker Hayes

International High Point Program Amateur Pleasure Horse Champion – She’s Never Been Kissed

International High Point Program Youth Pleasure Horse Champion – Miss Sarah Allen

International High Point Program Open Halter Horse Champion – Totally Justified

International High Point Program Amateur Halter Horse Champion – Cold Justice LL

International High Point Program Youth Halter Horse Champion – Miss Sarah Allen

TWHBEA Elite Supreme Versatility Champion – Haslers Dream Angel DLDD & Deanna Hasler

TWHBEA Youth Superior Versatility Champion – Haslers Dream Angel DLDD & Lily Watterson

TWHBEA Super Performance Gelding – A Red Alert, owned by George & Kim Lewis

TWHBEA Super Flat Shod Gelding – Derby Day Honors, owned by Katie Engleman

TWHBEA Super Performance Mare – Private Dixie, owned by Wes McFadden

TWHBEA Super Flat Shod Mare – Miss Sarah Allen, owned by Lexi Nelms

TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE HALL OF FAME INDUCTION:

  • Generators Elegance
  • Ebony GoBoy’s Dream
  • A Victoria Secret
  • A Jazz Man
  • My Magic Marker
  • Hunter’s Allen F-10
  • Ambassador Hall of Fame – Stonewall Allen “Champion Jr.”

TOTAL POINTS DAM OF THE YEAR – Miss Annika

TOTAL PERCENTAGE POINTS DAM OF THE YEAR – Miss Annika

OVERALL DAM OF THE YEAR – Miss Annika

Ascending Sire of The Year Award – Jimmy Choo

TOTAL POINT SIRE OF THE YEAR – Jose’ Jose’

PERCENTAGE POINT SIRE OF THE YEAR – Allen All Around

OVERALL SIRE OF THE YEAR – Allen All Around

TRAIL HORSE OF THE YEAR – Pusher’s Stormy Rita, owned by Maximilian Stadtmueller of Moembris Germany

TRAIL RIDER OF THE YEAR – Glory Redmond

JUNIOR YOUTH MEMBER OF THE YEAR – Shenandoah LeBlanc

SENIOR YOUTH MEMBER OF THE YEAR – Lily Watterson

YOUTH CHALLENGE CUP – Georgia Hazelwood

LIZZIE UMBERGER SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Finley Hope Reed

YOUTH MEDALLION SCHOLARSHIPS:

  • Performance division: 1st Ally Jo Jacobs, 2nd John Garrett Burton
  • Pleasure division: 1st Eliza DeKleyn, 2nd Kara Brooke Adams, and 3rd Kate Cowan

YOUTH AMBASSADOR – Suzy Johnson

PLEASURE HORSE AMBASSADOR – Mag Ranft

PERFORMANCE HORSE AMBASSADOR – Pat Ford

BOB CHERRY INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR – Nicole Carswell Tolle

MEMBER OF THE YEAR – Mike Floyd

REESE L. SMITH DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD – Congressman John Rose

2024 MASTER BREEDERS:

  • John Victor “Vic” Thompson (posthumous)
  • John C. Miller (posthumous)
  • Daniels Farm, the Harry Daniels Family

International High Point Program European Amateur Horse Overall Champion – Golden Skyline

International High Point Program European Halter Horse Overall Champion – Golden Dawn’s Sunspirit

International High Point Program European Open Horse Overall Champion – Handshaker’s Blue Splash

International High Point Program European Youth Horse Overall Champion – Labeled Red Zoey

International High Point Program Mexico Open Horse Overall Champion – Truth & Beauty

International High Point Program Mexico Youth Horse Overall Champion – Bearcat’s Red Mexicano

International High Point Program Mexico Halter Horse Overall Champion – OS Pride’s Bridon