Celebration

Holiday de-lights (12/17/09)
Among Shelbyville's holiday season traditions are the Christmas lights provided by the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. The festive displays -- many, as would be expected, with a 'horsey' theme -- brighten the nights along Celebration Drive. A trip through these lights plus the display at H.V. Griffin Park is a must each year...

Calsonic Arena crew members are quick change artists (10/16/09)
When Calsonic Arena opened in 1989, 20 years ago, officials from the Celebration and from the arena's benefactor and naming sponsor, Calsonic Manufacturing Corp. (now CalsonicKansei North America), said they hoped it would be not only a place for equestrian competition but also for a wide variety of events to benefit the community...

Dog agility championships continue through Sunday (09/23/09)
Calsonic Arena is going to the dogs. The vendors were setting up on the mezzanine Tuesday morning, and it was what you might expect -- blankets and bedding, special foods and fencing exhibits. But there weren't any saddles or bridles on display -- just a lot of leashes...

Celebration Pet Day benefits local humane work (09/23/09)
Come Saturday, there will be a lot of four-legged athletes strutting their stuff in front of judges at a celebration. No, it's not the Celebration, and it won't be horses taking the spotlight at the Bedford County Agricultural Center. The fifth annual Celebration Pet Day kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ...

The Buzz from the Celebration (09/13/09)
I took Buzz to the Celebration on the last Thursday night of the show. There's nothing like seeing something through the eyes of a child to make you see it brand new for yourself. This was his first horse show, and after the second or third class, he turned to me, puzzled...

Weather holds for Celebration (09/08/09)
It's all over but the clean-up and the countdown to next year, but all in all, it was a memorable Celebration, capped by a memorable World Grand Championship. For the first time in many years, there was little rain and the temperatures stayed pleasantly warm...

Watch It Now wins WGC (09/06/09)
The wind was whipping the flags of states and nations over the Celebration grounds Saturday night -- and the horses were whipping the crowd into a frenzy just below. After 11 days of classes, triumph and heartbreak often riding side by side, it was time to declare the World Grand Champion of the 71st annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration....

Celebration's championship classes commence (09/04/09)
Tennessee Walking Horse exhibitors show all year hoping to ride under the spotlight at The Celebration. On Thursday night, 10 world grand championship classes took to the ring. Owner-Amateur Youth Riders 6-17 on Walking Ponies World Grand Championship contenders went down to the big oval to work for the top prize in the division. ...

For these visitors, the Celebration is a time to get together (09/04/09)
While Tennessee walking horses may be what brings thousands and thousands of visitors to the Celebration, they aren't all the event has to offer. For many of the horse lovers, their and friends and their families, it's all about getting together. "We aren't showing any," said Jim Atchinson, a retired banker, Thursday night. ...

Did you find all 38 horse names? (09/03/09)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Wednesday, we published the following story and challenged readers to find 38 horse names from the 2009 Celebration program hidden in it. How many did you find? Today, we have the answers highlighted, with their entry numbers. Note that both "Star" and "Star In The Making" are in the program, so those two names overlap....

Trade fair continues through Saturday (09/03/09)
Okay, everybody's tired of hearing about how bad the economy is -- so keep reading. Although big-ticket items, such as designer outfits and life-sized horse statues, aren't exactly leaping off the floor at the Celebration's trade show, the smaller items, from jalapeño jelly to jewelry to T-shirts, are moving right along...

Celebration preliminaries close (09/03/09)
Wednesday marked the final night of preliminary classes at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville and that means spectators will be treated to championship classes in the ring for the final three nights of competition. The Wednesday night schedule featured 13 classes highlighted by three sections of Owner/Amateur Riders on Three-Year-Old walking Mares or Geldings...

Good, down-home fun survives at the Celebration (09/03/09)
When I go to the Celebration's Trade Fair in the Calsonic Arena, I always go prepared. I take my camera, my notepad -- and just enough money to buy one Diet Coke. You see, I'm not real good at resisting temptation, at least not when it comes to jewelry, food and, well, stuff...

Bribery alleged; dissastisfied exhibitors complain (09/02/09)
SHOW, the Tennessee walking horse industry's regulating body, suspended exhibitor Clay Mills of Mount Airy, N.C., and said it would seek a five-year suspension and $25,000 fine as the organization investigated bribery allegations. Rumors of bribery and corruption at the Celebration filled walking horse internet message boards and picnic table conversations Tuesday, but were not confirmed until late afternoon....

Missing links: only 12 of 33 stallions show in Saturday class (09/01/09)
As exciting as Saturday night's Celebration was for many -- it was a disappointment as well. Out of the 33 stallions scheduled to show in the split Aged Stallions 15.2 and over classes, only 12 made it to the ring. Those conspicuously missing were crowd favorites Weekend Warrior, Ironworks Tin Man, It's Billy the Kid and many others...

Junior stallions, aged mares highlight Sunday night Celebration program (08/31/09)
The Four-Year-Old Walking Stallions and Aged Mares were tops in the show ring on a brisk Sunday night in Shelbyville at the 71st Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. The Four-Year-Old Walking Stallions (Canter) class is always a class with a lot of talent and this year was no different. Justin Harris captured the blue ribbon with Lined Walkin. Gameworld and Gary Edwards received the reserve honors...

Teens take the reins of horse show judging (08/28/09)
Don't judge them just because they're teenagers. That's their job -- to judge. On Saturday morning, about 250 middle and high school-aged children will invade the Celebration to practice and pit their walking horse judging skills against each other...

Celebration evening classes get underway (08/28/09)
A pleasant breeze crossed Center Ring opening night performance of the 71st Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration®. Agreeable weather and large classes greeted a boisterous opening night crowd for the 17-class session that featuring 224 entries. Five classes were split due to the high number of entries...

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