WHTA Auxiliary Presents 2025 Scholarships
Monday, July 7, 2025
Each year the Walking Horse Trainers’ Auxiliary awards scholarships to eligible candidates involved with Tennessee Walking Horses who are furthering his/her education. Each application is professionally evaluated and scored by several qualified professional people. Beth Thomas and Kari Tisma, both educators in Bedford County, Tennessee, and Stephanie Elliott, also an educator from Tuscumbia, Alabama, are the chairman of the Auxiliary Scholarship Committee. During the Money Tree Classic on July 4 th , four young adults were presented with the Auxiliary Scholarship. Recipients were: Cohen Abernathy, Julia Callaway, Molly Wooldridge and Maggie Beth Taylor.
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