Court Upholds Soring Decision

by: Edited Press Release
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently upheld a U.S. Department of Agriculture ruling that Herbert and Jill Derickson of Tennessee violated the Horse Protection Act when they transported and entered a sored Tennessee Walking Horse, Just American Magic, in a 2002 horse show. Soring is the deliberate infliction of pain on the legs and feet of a horse, in order to ...