(SHELBYVILLE) The American Mule and Music Association and Uncle Dave Macon Days are teaming up for the 2023 festival to be held September 28th through October 1st at the Cooper Steel Arena, 721 Whithorn St, in Shelbyville. That's on the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration grounds.
Uncle Dave Macon Days President Gloria Christy explains the partnership, “The organizers of Uncle Dave Macon Days are committed to enhancing the value of this wonderful event, American Mule and Music .
In 1970, the U.S. Congress passed the Horse Protection Act to end the cruel practice of horse soring, which is the use of caustic chemicals, chains, weighted shoes, hard objects, cutting and other painful techniques