Bill introduced to counter anti-soring legislation

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AVMA cites bipartisan support for PAST Act, says new bill that would still allow for chains and weighted shoes just a diversion.Supporters of training techniques associated with Tennessee walking horse "big lick showmanship now have a champior in U.S.Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). Blackburn recently intro-Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act. The PAST Act is the result of efforts by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and others not just to minimize soring—a practice that creates the exaggerated "big lick" gait through pain—but to bolster the 1970 Horse Protection Act in a way that extinguishes soring from the Tennessee walk National Celebration, addresses soring not as an industry epidemic but the sin of a few.