Contender Farms, L.L.P. v. United States Department of Agriculture

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Contender Farms, L.L.P. and Mike McGartland appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). McGartland owns Contender Farms,- and each actively participates in the Tennessee walking horse industry by buying, selling, and exhibiting horses. They challenge a USDA regulation (the “Regulation”) promulgated under the Horse Protection Act (“HPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1821-31, requiring that private entities, known as Horse Industry Organizations (“HIOs”), impose mandatory suspensions on those…