The UPPHA is a not-for-profit corporation  founded in 1994 to promote the Natural Gaited Plantation Pleasure Horse, the lite-shod Natural Tennessee Walking Horse for personal and family enjoyment and to function as an association  to encourage sportsmanship;  to expand upon and demonstrate the versatility of the natural gaited plantation horse; and perhaps our most important goal is to promote a Natural Plantation Pleasure Gait that is achieved without the use of any artificial aids or devices.

In the past few years we have hosted trail rides for members at different parks and reserves and the UPPHA  Fall  St. Jude trail ride in October benefiting the Children's St. Jude's Hospital. We have raised $2500 each year for the charity and are pleased to be riding for such a worthy cause.

We put on the annual UPPHA Liberty Horse Show. It is a benefit show for the Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City. The Dream Factory makes possible  dreams for seriously ill children. Local newscasters and radio personalities ride in a special Celebrity Class and help us put on one of the largest one day shows on the Pony Express Horse Show Circuit. It is another charity for which  we take great pride in raising funds. We have a great time and go all out for our spectators and exhibitors.

Horse Care seminars ranging in subjects from spring vaccinations to breeding and foaling, are  useful in  furthering our education and improving our skills as horse owners. Our guest speakers include area veterinarians, state veterinarians, representatives from Bayer Laboratories and are always well attended...We offer these free to our members and at a nominal fee to the public.

Gaiting clinics and barn rides give us a chance to have our horses critiqued by local trainers with members helping new ones who want to learn to show. We are especially interested in giving youngsters a full view of opportunities in front of them, teaching the basics of horse care, safe riding, and sportsmanlike behavior if they are to compete.

Our intent is to promote the humane treatment of Walking Horses. To educate our members and the general public, and when given opportunity: to stop the sore horse from being allowed to participate. We all have lite-shod, never "touched up" Walking Horses. We breed for the gait that is inherent in all good Walkers. We know the true Running Walk comes from careful breeding, not from artificial devices and cruel methods. We love our breed and respect the gentleness, versatility, and intelligence of the beautiful Tennessee Walking Horse.

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