Our mission is to actively protect and promote the welfare of the Tennessee Walking Horse. To this end, the Commission is committed to the following:

• Ensuring that the overall and ongoing welfare of the Tennessee Walking Horse is the primary concern of all owners, trainers, breeders, and exhibitors;
• Developing and enforcing stringent rules that govern the exhibiting, judging, showing, and selling of Tennessee Walking Horses, in order that the natural abilities of the animals are best reflected;
• Ensuring that all owners, trainers, breeders, and exhibitors treat their horses humanely and with dignity and respect, and use proper care in training, handling and showing them;
• Continuing to work with government and industry officials to ensure that the highest standards of welfare, safety and health are maintained at all Tennessee Walking Horse events;
• And increasing awareness of the rules among all owners, trainers, breeders, and exhibitors, emphasizing that they are responsible for the welfare and humane treatment of the horses entrusted to their care.