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Celebration releases tentative class schedule for 2022

2022 CELEBRATION TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration recently received its tentative class sheet back from its committee for the 84^th Annual Celebration. The class schedule has major changes as 2022 will mark the first Wednesday evening session of The Celebration®. The TWHBEA Futurity, which has traditionally been held on the first Wednesday evening of The Celebration®, will now have its classes as part of the traditional Celebration classes during the 16 sessions.

The first Wednesday evening will still host four Futurity only classes in the yearling fillies and stallions and weanling fillies and stallions and will be held in Calsonic Arena meaning just as in previous years. Thursday’s evening session will be the first in the outdoor Celebration Arena.

“The move to incorporate The Futurity as well as add a 16^th session will allow us to further spread out some of our classes, keep our session lengths manageable and increase the competition across our divisions,” said Celebration CEO Warren Wells.

Another new change that has received an overwhelming positive response is the addition of the Two-Year-Old Mares World Grand Championship on the second Friday evening. The Celebration’s committee has also included an Open Canter class on the second Wednesday evening that replaces the 15.2 & Under Canter from previous years. This class will be a qualifier to the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship.

“We would really like to thank our committee that worked so diligently on this task. This year provided some unique challenges and opportunities with some of the changes that were incorporated so we are especially grateful for the committee’s hard work,” said Wells.

The class sheet committee is chaired by Jennifer Bingham and includes Nathan Clark, Justin Jenne’, Laurie Toone, Howard Hamilton, Amy Trimble, and Chris Hazelwood. The Celebration® will send out the schedule to industry organizations, post on its web site and include in industry publications for trainers, owners and exhibitors to review and send in comments.

All comments should be completed by Friday May 13^th and sent to Connie Allen at callen@twhnc.com.

April 18, 2022

2022 Celebration

84th Annual Celebration Tickets

2022 CELEBRATION CLASS SCHEDULE

August 25th – September 3rd, 2022

Please call to order tickets:

(931) 684-5915

Faye Lynn Ext. 104

Parking Permit (10 nights) – $100.00

Morning performances in Calsonic Arena are free to the public

RESERVED SEATS:
Thursday, August 25th & Friday, August 26th – $7.00
Saturday, August 27th – $15.00
Sunday, August 28th, through Wednesday, August 31st – $7.00
Thursday, September 1 – $15.00
Friday, September 2 – $18.00
Saturday, September 3 – $20.00

Thursday-Friday-Saturday Combination (9/1/22 – 9/3/22) – $50.00

Book of tickets for ALL NIGHTS – $100.00

Anyone having reserved seats for the 2022 Celebration will be given until June 1, 2022 to pay for the same seats.

Tickets will be mailed during the month of July for reserved seat ticket orders taken during the 2021 Celebration.

GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING, LOCATED IN THE SOUTH GRANDSTAND, WILL BE SOLD DURING THE SHOW.

Thursday, August 25th & Friday, August 26th – $5.00

Saturday, August 27th – $10.00

Sunday, August 28th – Wednesday, August 31st – $5.00

Thursday, September 1st & Friday, September 2nd- $8.00

Friday, September 2nd – $8.00

Saturday, September 3rd – $12.00

Ticket orders may be paid by cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover. There is an additional 3% fee on all Credit Card Payments.

Credit Card Authorization Form

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2022 CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM

For ticket information, please contact:
The Celebration^®
P.O. Box 1010
Shelbyville, TN 37162
(931) 684-5915 ext. 104
Fax (931) 684-5949

Faye Lynn

flynn@twhnc.com

Frequently asked questions about tickets and the event:

Q. Do you sell your box seats by the night?
A. No; however we do have special packages available for certain nights.

Q. Are there still reserved seats left?
A. Yes. We still have good reserved seats available.

Q. Do you sell reserved parking by the night?
A. No. Our reserved parking is sold for the entire show, but we have cash parking available by the night. The cost for cash parking is $5.00.

Q. Do children need a ticket?
A. If a child, regardless of age, sits in a reserved seat, that child must have a ticket because all of those seats are assigned. In General Admission, where there are no assigned seats, children six (6) and under are free.

Q. Are video cameras allowed?
A. Yes, but only hand-held models. No tripods are allowed. You must film from your seat.

April 14, 2022

2022 Celebration

Celebration and Breeders exploring options to enhance shows

The Celebration® and Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) have been in communication for the last two months regarding combining and merging classes into one comprehensive schedule which would eliminate the TWHBEA National Futurity as a separate show on the first Wednesday evening of The Celebration®.

TWHBEA has in past years included jackpot classes and at the 2021 Futurity had a schedule of 28 classes. TWHBEA and The Celebration® are both interested in promoting a true Futurity and getting back to having true Futurity classes that qualify entries for the World Grand Championship classes at The Celebration®.

As in 2021, The Celebration® is utilizing its Class Sheet Committee to assist in improving the class schedule for this year’s Celebration. A finalized scheduled, which will be sent out for a comment period, should be released by the end of March. Several ideas have been considered with a goal of there being a class for any two and three-year-old nominated entry in every division.

The entry deadline for Futurity nominations will be the same as The Celebration® entry deadline on August 2, 2022. The nomination fees:

Sire – $200 plus on stud fee donated to auction
Dam – $50
A $200 fee can be paid for a foal as a weanling for that foal (and mare) to be included in the Futurity for all four years.
Weanlings – $50
Yearlings (previously nominated) – $50
2 & 3 Year-Olds (previously nominated) – $50
2 & 3 Year-Olds (not previously nominated) – $250

“I am extremely excited about these changes to our show and I look forward to the excitement they will bring to this amazing breed’s Futurity program. TWHBEA has been a great collaborative partner as we have worked through the details,” said Celebration CEO Warren Wells.

David Sisk, Breeders Vice-President at TWHBEA echoed Wells’ excitement and added, “We’re excited to be adding 2 and 3-year-olds back to the Futurity program and appreciate The Celebration® working with us to bring more excitement and provide additional recognition of the breeders of Tennessee Walking Horses.”

For more information on the TWHBEA National Futurity, call 931-359-1574 or email arodgers@twhbea.com. The 84^th Annual Celebration will be held August 24-September 3, 2022 and more information can be found at www.twhnc.com or by calling 931-684-5915.

March 21, 2022