2024 THE MAIDEN SPLITS
Celebration Selects 2024 Judges!
Judges selected for 86th Celebration
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration has selected Derek Bonner, Jamie Bradshaw, Scotty Brooks, Leigh Stuart and Amy Trimble to judge the upcoming 86th Annual Celebration. The Celebration will be held August 21-31, 2024 in Cooper Steel and Celebration Arenas over five morning sessions and 11 evening performances.
The Celebration affiliates with the SHOW HIO and selects its judges from those licensed by the SHOW HIO. The Celebration only selects from those judges that hold a AAA or better license with SHOW. Earlier this summer the Celebration sent an email to all SHOW judges and asked for those that had an interest and availability to judge this year’s show. There were 32 AAA or better licensed judges to submit their name for consideration and the Celebration narrowed the list initially and then went through an extensive vetting process to select the final panel.
“We appreciate the interest our SHOW judges have in judging our industry’s World Championship Show. I would like to thank our judges’ committee for the amount of time and effort put into selecting this panel,” said Celebration CEO Warren Wells.
Bradshaw, from Arab, Al., will be judging The Celebration for the seventh time with his most recent appearance in 2022. Bradshaw had judged The Spring Fun Show on four occasions including earlier this year. Bradshaw has judged most every major show in the industry during his career and will mark the cards one more time before The Celebration at the upcoming Marshall County Horseman’s Association horse show in Lewisburg.
Bonner, from Mooresboro, N.C., will be making his fifth appearance on the judging panel and will judge the show in back-to-back years for the first time in his career. Bonner has also judged most major venues outside of The Celebration in the industry and has also worked for The Celebration at the 2014 and 2022 Spring Fun Shows.
Stuart, from Alvaton, Ky., will be making her sixth appearance at The Celebration with her first appearance happening in 1997. Stuart also judged The Celebration in 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2020. Stuart’s span of 27 years from her first appearance to her current selection is one of the longest in recent Celebration history.
Brooks, from Smith’s Grove, Ky., will be making his second appearance at The Celebration with his first coming in 2017. Brooks has judged the Spring Fun Show in 2006, 2010 and 2017 and judged the Celebration Fall Classic in 2023. Earlier this year Brooks judged the Columbia Spring Jubilee and Money Tree Classic, two of the industry’s premier venues.
Trimble, from Pulaski, Tn., will be marking the cards for the second time with her first appearance being in 2022. Trimble most recently judged the Money Tree Classic over the 4th of July weekend but has also previously judged the Celebration Fall Classic, Mississippi Charity, Columbia Spring Jubilee, North Carolina Championships and Walking in the Smokies.
“Along with Charles McDonald and our entire center ring staff, I look forward to working with the panel to have a great Celebration. Our ability to have a panel that represents four different states and has 20 years of past Celebration experience excites all of us about our upcoming show,” concluded Wells.
Celebration to provide late entry opportunity
Celebration to provide late entry opportunity
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The 86th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration will be held August 21-31, 2024 on its historic show grounds in Shelbyville. Earlier this summer, an entry deadline for preliminary class entries was set for July 23rd at 5:00PM central standard time. This deadline was earlier than in past years by approximately a week.
In response to requests this year and over the past several years, The Celebration® board of directors has made the decision to keep the original entry deadline of July 23rd, but also allow late entries through July 30th at 5:00PM CST. All late entries will be charged double the normal entry fee for entries received after the original July 23rd date.
Online entries will once again be accepted by The Celebration® this year starting July 14th. The Celebration® will take entries not made online, in the Blue Ribbon Circle on both July 22nd and 23rd until 5:00PM each day.
For more information on the upcoming 86th Annual Celebration please visit www.TWHNC.com or call 931-685-5915.
Of the following 20 possible Celebration judges, pick the best 5 judges!
Of the following 21 possible Celebration judges, pick the best 5 judges!
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TWH Industry mourns Steve Melton
Obituary – Steven Ray Melton
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Steven Ray Melton, age 62, of Shelbyville, passed away June 4, 2024, under the loving care and comfort of his family and the professional and caring staff of Alive Hospice.
The family will receive visitors 6-8 PM Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.
Graveside service will be 1 PM Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Lebanon Laurel Hill Cemetery in Cleveland, Tennessee.
He was born March 16, 1962, in Cleveland, to Boyd Melton, of Shelbyville, and the late Joyce Johnson Boyd. He was a retired trainer of Tennessee Walking Horses, loved to play golf and go fishing. He enjoyed spending time with his niece and nephew, and held membership at Northfork Baptist Church.
In addition to his father, survivors include a brother, Jeff Melton, a niece, Sydney Melton and a nephew, Reed (Julie) Melton.
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.
TWH Industry mourns Mr.Bill Williams
Visitation
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024
12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Memorial Service
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024
2:00 PM
Bill Williams
May 27, 2024
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William (Bill) Benjamin Williams III passed in his home on Great Oaks Farm in Ripley,
TN on May 27, 2024. Bill was born on December 13, 1937 as the only child to William
Benjamin Williams, Jr. and Margaret Anne Wright. He spent his youth on the family
farms in Ripley and Henning, TN, and summer stints with the family of his uncle John
Walter Wright in Madisonville, KY, who he greatly admired. After high school, he
attended Mississippi State University where he earned a degree in horticulture. Upon
graduation, Bill served in the United States Air Force in Germany, where he developed
a love for the German culture and where he was introduced to equestrian competition,
which became a sustained passion of his.
Upon his return to the States, Bill met and married Mary Treace. Together they shared
a deep love for animals, and Great Oaks Farm became filled with a menagerie of dogs,
cats, chickens, ducks, horses, and cattle. Bill’s marriage to Mary also led to his start in
his lifelong profession in medical sales when he began working with her father at
Richards Medical. Bill’s confident and affable nature, combined with his intellect and gift
of gab, made him one of the top salesman in the industry. Through this journey, Bill was
successful in the build up and sale of companies and product lines along the way. Much
of Bill’s time was spent at conferences and in operating rooms coaching doctors on his
products. He also enjoyed entertaining colleagues on fishing expeditions and pheasant
hunts which led to not only professional success, but to deep and meaningful lifelong
friendships.
Upon retirement, Bill focused on buying, training, and competing with Tennessee
Walking horses. His efforts of which produced a number of Grand Champions. He
relished his time on the farm, mentoring the younger generation, and supporting a
variety of charities that were meaningful to him.
Bill is predeceased in death by his parents and by his wife Mary. He is survived by a
number of nieces and nephews, as well as Melissa Glenn, who was like a daughter to
him.
Special thanks to Rosemary Boyd, Berdine Boyd, Alaimo Cooper, Rick Goforth, Vicki
and David Rose, and Robert Williams for their love and care over the years.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 4, at First United Church in Ripley.
Visitation will be begin at 12:00 p.m. and the service at 2:00 p.m.Garner Funeral Home
has charge of the services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the First United Methodist Church Margaret
Ann Wright Williams Scholarship Fund or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Bill Williams, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.
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MoneyTree Classic Announces Judges
Money Tree Classic announces judges
The Money Tree Classic is pleased to announce that Scotty Brooks, Jamie Lawrence and Amy Trimble will mark the cards for this year’s event. The show will be held on Cooper Steel Arena on July 5, 2024. The class sheet will be released in the coming days. For more information on the event contact Kari Tisma at 678-576-1290.
Which of the following shows do you plan to attend? ( you can select more than one)
Of these three shows, which ones will you attend? YOU CAN PICK MORE THAN ONE.
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