New Director of Designated Qualified Persons and Animal Welfare Named

The National Walking Horse Association (NWHA) announced Dec. 8  Dr. Martha M. Day as the new Director of Designated Qualified Persons (DPQ) and Animal Welfare.

The NWHA board is convinced that Day will continue to

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The National Walking Horse Association (NWHA) announced Dec. 8  Dr. Martha M. Day as the new Director of Designated Qualified Persons (DPQ) and Animal Welfare.


The NWHA board is convinced that Day will continue to emphasize the association’s commitment to promoting the sound Walking Horse.  Day has taken an active role in enforcing the Horse Protection Act  for the past five years while working as a DQP for the NWHA.  She has written several articles for various horse industry publications regarding the role of DQP in Horse Protection Act enforcement.  Day is adjunct professor of Agriculture at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where she teaches Ethics of Animal Use, Horse Production, Horse Judging, and Evaluation and Companion Animal Management.  In addition, Day is also a licensed judge with the NWHA and United Mountain Horse Association.


Day’s responsibilities will include acting as a liaison to the USDA on behalf of the NWHA, training and recruiting DQP’s for the NWHA, and providing a comprehensive program of animal welfare in accordance with the Horse Protection Act and rules of the NWHA

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