Soring, the Scar Rule, and Self-Regulation: GT’s Equine Industry Group Examines the HPA
Tennessee Walking Horse. West Palm Beach, FL (August 9, 2022) – The Horse Protection Act (HPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1821 et seq., passed in 1970 and amended in 1976, outlaws the practice of horse “soring,” an inhumane practice of causing pain to horse’s foot or leg to produce a more desirable gait. “Soring” is defined…