Armed with endorsements from 305 House members and 58 senators, the Humane Society of the United States is pressuring congressional leaders to set a vote on legislation to ban a cruel — and banned — trick used to get some Tennessee walking horses to high-step at shows.

It is called “soring” and it inflicts pain in a horse’s hoof to get the high-step the walking horses are known for. It was supposedly banned years ago, but is still in limited use.

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