World Grand Champion Cavender photo presentation
Monday, February 3, 2025
The official portrait of 2024 World Grand Champion Cavender was recently presented to the Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture, Dr. Charlie Hatcher.
The official World Grand Champion portrait, by photographer Shane Shiflet, commemorates Cavender's first World Grand Championship win. It was unveiled in December at the TWHBEA Awards Banquet and is displayed at Ellington Center, home of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. On hand for the presentation of the portrait were (pictured from left to right) Warren Wells, TWHNC CEO, Amanda Wright, TWHBEA Executive Committee President, Commissioner Hatcher, Andy Holt, Deputy Commissioner, Mark Farrar, TWHBEA CEO, Tim Smith, trainer and rider of the champion, Knox Blackburn, owner of EquiKnox Farm, Bruce MacDonald, owner of Cavender with wife, Robin (not pictured), and Jeffrey Howard, Chairman of the TWHNC Board.
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James McAshley “Mack” Dekle, age 83, of Shelbyville, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at his home.
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Judith Wiser Martin, known to all as Judy, passed away peacefully at her home in Shelbyville, Tennessee, on November 14, 2025, at the age of 81. She was born in Shelbyville to the late Winston and Katherine Wiser and lived her entire life in the community she loved.
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On November 24, 2025, Linda Gayle Cagle of Lexington Tn passed away in Parsons, Tn.Born November 9th, 1939 to Charlie and Frances Reed , chose her early career as an elementary teacher .Her career as a teacher was at Paul G Caywood Elementary school, where she was a first grade and later a 3rd grade teacher until 1995.
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The ETWHA board of directors and executive board would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to exhibitors, trainers, spectators, sponsors and anyone that participated at the ETWHA Fall Classic. The show hosted 539 horses.
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Last reminder! Be sure to cast your Readers’ Choice votes by Monday, November 24, 2025, to be included in this year’s results.
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Reminder: Don’t miss your chance to make your voice count in The 44th Annual Walking Horse Report Readers’ Choice! Cast your votes by Monday, November 24, 2025 to be included in this year’s results. Everyone’s welcome to vote—no membership required.
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