Walking On, Volume 8, Issue 9, Nov/Dec 2021 | Page 5

WHOA Dispatch

WHOA Continues History of Providing Ample Show Venues

One of the preeminent organizations in the Tennessee Walking Horse industry , the Walking Horse Owners ’ Association strives to provide ample opportunities to show our great breed . As the data compiled below demonstrates , over the past several years WHOA has succeded in this goal . Since 2008 , WHOA events have totaled 801 . Those horse shows attracted a whopping 157,622 entries . Over the past year , as demonstrated by the chart to the right , there were a total of 60 WHOA affiliated shows with 14,108 entries . A result to be proud of for sure considering all of the world ’ s ongoing challenges . Moving forward , your association intends to continue , and even expand , this effort .
WHOA EVENTS 2008-2021 YEAR # OF SHOWS # OF ENTRIES
AVERAGE 2008 35 7,652 219 2009 28 5,243 187 2010 60 7,335 122 2011 27 4,680 173 2012 51 9,498 186 2013 71 13,624 192 2014 89 18,823 211 2015 90 15,923 177 2016 71 13,324 188 2017 61 11,868 195 2018 54 11 , 440 212 2019 65 14,060 216 2020 39 10,044 258 2021 60 14,108 235
TOTAL 801 157,622 196