The practice is savage and wanton and show horses live 24-7 in the intolerable pain with a lifetime of consequences from the damage that is inflicted.

The USDA's funding for HPA enforcement has not increased since 1976, nor has it been adjusted for inflation.

I am working hard in Washington, DC to keep honor in horsemanship by eliminating the cruel and sadistic soring of the magnificent Tennessee Walking Horses.

I think that we need a responsible, sane gun policy in this country, which would require the registration of all guns, just as automobiles, and which would require a license to purchase a gun, preferably issued by your local law…