USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 08/25/22-08/28/22, 08/30/22-09/03/22

NAME OF EVENT: 84th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration

CITY AND STATE: Shelbyville, TN

HIO: SHOW

TYPE OF EVENT (SHOW, SALE, EXHIBITION OR AUCTION): Show

EVENT TOTALS PADDED FLAT

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Number of Classes Scheduled 92 26 8 126

Number of Classes Cancelled 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Classes 92 26 8 126

Number of Entries 1514 273 132 1919

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 523 39 36 598

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 1083 260 104 1447

DQP FINDINGS PADDED FLAT PERF TOTALS

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

74 2 9 85

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned 

inspection 2 0 0 2

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

60 0 3 63

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 136 2 12 150

Total number of non-HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

HPA noncompliances 125 2 12 139

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

non-HPA noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Note: Total scratches reflect all horses that were registered and listed on the class sheets but didn’t check-in for inspection.
USDA FINDINGS PADDED FLAT

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Number Pre-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 168 6 8 182

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 74 1 1 76

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 242 7 9 258

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and returned to 

DQPs 2 0 0 2

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and referred to 

DQPs 61 0 5 66

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 95 0 6 101

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Event 

Management for disqualification 37 0 3 40

Number of horses disqualified by Event Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 30 0 2 32

MANAGEMENT ACTION PADDED FLAT

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Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for HPA 

noncompliances 152 2 14 168

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for non-HPA 

noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management 152 2 14 168

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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TOTALS

Bilateral Sensitivity 8 0 2 10

Unilateral Sensitivity 40 2 4 46

Scar Rule 4 0 1 5

Prohibited Substance 13 0 2 15

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 2 0 0 2

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: Inflammation 1 0 1 2

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0
HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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TOTALS

Bilateral Sensitivity 3 0 0 3

Unilateral Sensitivity 9 0 0 9

Scar Rule 5 0 0 5

Prohibited Substance 1 0 0 1

Action Devices 3 0 1 4

Heel/Toe 1 0 0 1

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: Inflammation 46 0 1 47

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral Sensitivity 2 0 1 3

Unilateral Sensitivity 15 0 1 16

Scar Rule 9 0 0 9

Prohibited Substance 9 0 2 11

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: Intimidation 1 0 0 1

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral Sensitivity 4 0 0 4

Unilateral Sensitivity 8 0 0 8

Scar Rule 5 0 0 5

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 3 0 1 4

Heel/Toe 1 0 0 1

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: Inflammation, Refusal of 

Inspection 38 0 1 39
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) IMAGING PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Radiographed 69 5 8 82

Number of Horses with Prohibited Metal/Object Present 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Other - please specify: 0 0 0 0

Horses Found Noncompliant by DQPs (USDA referred to DQP based on DR 

results) 0 0 0 0

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TESTING (Swab Sample) PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Swabbed 170 6 9 185

IRIS IMAGING PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Imaged 3 0 1 4