April 28, 2008

Horseback Riding

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GLENWOOD, Iowa — One person is dead at an Iowa lake after a horse accident. Rescue crews from Mills County, Glenwood, Oakland Water Rescue, Oak Township, Silver City and Lewis Township responded to Lake Ohana north of Glenwood on Sunday around 3 p.m

Bucks teen dies in fall from horse - Philadelphia Daily News
A teenage Bucks County equestrian died early Friday after a fall from a horse she was apparently riding for the first time, according to police and the horse farm’s owner. Caitlin Ciquero, 16, of Warrington Township, died at Lehigh Valley Hospital, a

Horse rider injured in crash remains critical - International Herald Tribune
LEXINGTON, Ky. : A rider injured when her horse crashed into a fence during the Rolex Three-Day Event remained hospitalized in critical condition on Monday. Laine Ashker, 24, suffered multiple broken ribs, a badly broken jaw, a broken clavicle and

Orlando Bloom Meets Miranda Kerr’s Parents - People
The actor and his Australian-born girlfriend made their first public appearance together Saturday at Sydney’s Doncaster Day at Randwick Racecourse, a major horse racing event. ( Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-lee Furness, also made the scene

Horseback Riding

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A teenage Bucks County equestrian died early Friday after a fall from a horse she was apparently riding for the first time, according to police and the horse farm’s owner. Caitlin Ciquero, 16, of Warrington Township, died at Lehigh Valley Hospital, a

Kentucky Derby is one-of-a-kind event - Newsday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Its signature song, “My Old Kentucky Home,” makes cynical gamblers misty-eyed. It’s the race everyone wants most, and the hardest to win. It’s a deranged rite of spring, climaxed by an explosion of emotion late in the afternoon on the

Ed McNamara’s horse-by-horse Kentucky Derby analysis - Newsday
Positives: Strong distance pedigree in field where many seem unlikely to last 1 1/4 miles; long-striding colt seems to be progressing at the right time. Negatives: 0-for-1 on conventional dirt, when he got riled up before the start in Fountain of

More Horse Deaths at Equestrian Events - US News and World Report
The less things change, the more they stay the same. Earlier this month in this space, I wrote about a March “eventing” competition in Florida at a course called Red Hills. At that event, two horses died and one high-level event rider was critically

Horse Rider Dead At Iowa Lake - KCCI.com
GLENWOOD, Iowa — One person is dead at an Iowa lake after a horse accident. Rescue crews from Mills County, Glenwood, Oakland Water Rescue, Oak Township, Silver City and Lewis Township responded to Lake Ohana north of Glenwood on Sunday around 3 p.m

April 27, 2008

Horseback Riding

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GLENWOOD, Iowa - An Iowa man has died after he fell off his horse while riding in a lake in southwest Iowa. Officials with the Mills County sheriff’s office say the men was riding his horse by Lake Ohana (Oh-HA’-nuh) Sunday afternoon when he decided

New Mexico horse wins 16th consecutive race - Denver Post
FARMINGTON, N.M. Peppers Pride became the sixth thoroughbred ever to win 16 straight races with a two-length victory on Saturday. The 5-year-old, New Mexico-bred mare ran the 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:17 at SunRay Park to take the $75,000 Russell and

History not on Big Brown’s side - Chicago Sun-Times
Let others struggle to pick a winner for next Saturday’s wide-open Kentucky Derby. There’s no doubt in trainer Rick Dutrow’s mind — it’s unbeaten Big Brown. ‘’He’s the fastest horse in the race,'’ Dutrow says of his Florida Derby winner, who has won

Derby owners a diverse group - International Herald Tribune
LOUISVILLE, Ky. : It was a few seconds after Big Truck won the Tampa Bay Derby, and Eric Fein didn’t have a clue how to get into the winner’s circle. “We were all running there, hoping someone knew how to get in,” Fein said of the brief postrace

April 25, 2008

Horseback Riding

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he Maryland Hunt Cup course is considered one of the two toughest in the world, rivaling the English Grand National for its sheer difficulty. Attempting to traverse the four miles and 22 timber fences is a supreme challenge for horse and rider, one

Jurors in N.H. murder case to tour farm, but house unsafe - Boston Globe
EPPING, N.H. Jurors who will decide whether an Epping woman was insane when she killed two men will visit her property next month but won’t go inside her home. Sheila LaBarre has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murders of two of

Horseback Riding

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EPPING, N.H. Jurors who will decide whether an Epping woman was insane when she killed two men will visit her property next month but won’t go inside her home. Sheila LaBarre has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murders of two of

Magna Entertainment Corp. Responds to Oregon Racing Commission - MSN MoneyCentral
AURORA, ON, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Magna Entertainment Corp. (”MEC” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MECA; TSX: MEC.A) today announced its response to a decision this afternoon of the Oregon Racing Commission (”ORC”) to reject a proposed order

News Corp. Comedy `Juno’ Leads Weekly Home-video Sales, Rentals - Bloomberg
April 25 (Bloomberg) — News Corp. ’s “Juno,'’ the Oscar- winning comedy about an unwed teen who becomes pregnant, led home-video sales and rentals last week. The film starring Ellen Page and Jason Bateman was among three new releases from News Corp

Horseback Riding

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1859: Egyptian workers under French engineers begin construction of the Suez Canal. The canal was not the first to link the Mediterranean and Red seas. Egyptian pharaohs, Persian kings and Roman emperors had built small canals linking the Nile to the

Pierre Jamieson from Canada writes: Time to buy a horse? - Globe and Mail
Byron Rottweiler from Canada writes: A few months ago I made a bet with a futures broker where I predicted oil at the $200 mark in 5 years. Strange to see this CIBC prediction in the same ballpark. I note that Canadian gasoline prices would be about

Native students explore journalism at Crazy Horse - Rapid City Journal
Elementary band and orchestra on the cut list (144) Obama leads with South Dakota Democrats, trails McCain overall (122) Parents press board to save music, manage spending (90) Obama has South Dakota ‘fired up’ (83) Police officer, student collide at

April 7, 2008

Horseback Riding

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maureenmcell added an entry about take horseback riding lessons: I talked to the lady I want to take lessons from. Now I will call her this week to set up my first lesson.