[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35221]
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[FR Doc No: 01-16693]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 01-047-1]


Horse Protection Act; List of Designated Qualified Persons

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public and the horse industry of the 
organizations that have a Designated Qualified Person program currently 
certified by the United States Department of Agriculture and the 
designated qualified persons currently licensed under each certified 
organization.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Tuck, Senior Program 
Analyst, Policy and Program Development, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
116, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-5819.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The practice known as ``soring'' causes a horse to suffer pain in 
any of its limbs for the purpose of affecting its performance in the 
show ring. In 1970, Congress passed the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 
1821-1831), referred to below as the Act, to eliminate the practice of 
soring by prohibiting the showing, selling, or transporting of sored 
horses. Exercising its rulemaking authority under the Act, the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) enforces regulations in 9 
CFR part 11, referred to below as the regulations, that prohibit 
devices and methods that might sore horses.
    In 1979, in response to an amendment to the Act, we established 
regulations under which show management must, to avoid liability for 
any sore horses that are shown, appoint individuals trained to conduct 
preshow inspections to detect or diagnose sored horses. These 
individuals, referred to as designated qualified persons (DQP's), are 
trained and licensed under industry-sponsored DQP programs that we 
certify and monitor. The requirements for DQP programs and licensing of 
DQP's are set forth in Sec. 11.7 of the regulations.
    Section 11.7 also requires that we publish a current list of horse 
industry organizations that have certified DQP programs and a list of 
licensed DQP's in the Federal Register at least once each year. The 
list reads as follows:

Heart of America Walking Horse Association, Lynn B. Bridwell, 
President, 4201 North Farm Road 205, Stafford, MO 65757.
    Licensed DQP's: Ryan Bennett, Chad Campbell, Jennifer Campbell, 
Larry Carrigan, Ronnie D. Couseler, Atkon Curelon, A.L. Forgey, 
Lawanda Foust, Robert B. Foust, R. Dewey Foust, Billy Grooms, Floyd 
Hampsmire, Philip Mankin, Stephen Mullins, Steve Skopec, Charlie 
Smart, Robert H. Smith, William Stotler, Jerry Williams, John C. 
Williams.
Horse Protection Commission, Inc., Donna Benefield, Administrative 
Director, P.O. Box 1330, Frazier Park, CA 93225.
    Licensed DQP's: M. Avila, D. Benefield, D. Collins, L. Connelly, 
J. Hampton, R. Harris, K. Hester, T. Hubbard, S. Kolbusz, B. Lauer, 
P. Mitchell, D. Moore, L. Peterson, C. Pitts, C. Shepherd, J. 
Singleton, P. Snodgrass, V. Stamper, J. Stamper, K. Thompson.
Humane Instruction Technocracy, Inc., Cherie Beatty, 159 Hopkins 
Bridge Road, Unionville, TN 37180.
    Licensed DQP's: Randy Adams, Doug Barlow, Cherie Beatty, Ken 
DeLana, James Fox, Lisa Harris, Chris Lynch, Fields Richardson, Jim 
Scullin.
Kentucky Walking Horse Association--HIO, Kenny Smith, HIO Director, 
Route 6, Box 11, Manchester, KY 40962.
    Licensed DQP's: Les W. Acree, Jackie Brown, Ray Burton, Michael 
Conley, Eddie Ray Davis, Terry Doyle, James Floyd, John Goldey, 
James M. Goode, J. Scott Helton, Leon Hester, Dave Jividen, Paul 
Lasure, Ricky McCammon, Rick O'Neal, Curtis Pittman, Ted Poland, 
Arnold ``Sarg'' Walker, Johnnie Zeller.
Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association, Inc., Hoover Case, 
Executive Director, P.O. Box 1027, Ava, MO 65608.
    Licensed DQP's: Jan Alford, Julie Alford, Bob Blackwell, Everett 
Clamp, Kenneth Cochran, Donald J. Daughtery, Gail Geilenfeldt-Freed, 
Patricia Harris, Deb Heggerston, Mark Landers, Edward Lee, Geno 
Middleton, Jeanie Nichols, David Ogle, Mike Osborn, Danny Sublett, 
Shawn Sublett, Lee Yates.
National Horse Show Commission, Inc., Bill Young, Chairperson, P.O. 
Box 167, Shelbyville, TN 37160.
    Licensed DQP's: Melanie Allen, Nolan Benton, Johnny Black, Neal 
Byrd, Ray Cairnes, Ronnie Campbell, Harry Chaffin, John Cordell, Joe 
L. Cunningham, Sr., Jessie Davis, Jerry Eaton, William Edwards, 
Anthony Eubanks, Craig Evans, James Fields, Bob Flynn, Benny Givens, 
Kathy Givens, Iry Gladney, Jimmy House, Larry R. Landreth, Earl 
Melton, Andy Messick, Lonnie Messick, Richard Messick, Cary C. 
Myers, Harlan Pennington, Ricky D. Rutledge, Ronnie Slack, Virginia 
Stanley, Ricky L. Statham, Charles Thomas, Mark Thomas, Greg 
Thomason, Melissa Tilley, Clarence Wenham, Ellyn Whitehouse, John F. 
Wilson.
National Walking Horse Association, Don Bell, Director of 
Operations, P.O. Box 28, Petersburg, TN 37144.
    Licensed DQP's: Don Bell, Hal Bowden, Jim Chipman, Murral R. 
Johnson, Ralph Lakes, Debbie Matson, Terri Lynn Neuendorf, Jeff 
Smith, Pamela Wisecup.
Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association, Roger 
Malone, 1st VP, P.O. Box 1046, Shelbyville, TN 37162.
    Licensed DQP's: Joe L. Beard, Marty Coleman, Danny Ray Davis, 
Tony Edwards, Steve Johnson, Mac McGee, Boyd Melton, E.W. Murray, 
Russell Phipps, Larry ``Keith'' Smith, Don Woodson.
Western International Walking Horse Association, David Swingley, 
President, P.O. Box 2075, Wilsonville, OR 97070.
    Licensed DQP's: Larry Corbett, Don Douglas, Ross Fox, Dennis 
Izzi, Terry Jerke, Joe Nelson, Kelly Smith, Dave Swingley, Kim 
Swingley.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of June 2001.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 01-16693 Filed 7-2-01; 8:45 am]
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