April 30, 2009

Horseback Riding

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Yet another British international horse prospect, Carron Nicol’s Fantasia II, has been sold overseas

Apr 27, Horse Articles and Media Coverage of the Equine Research Foundation
Through horse articles and media coverage, the nonprofit Equine Research Foundation furthers scientific and public knowledge about equine learning abilities, perception, behavior, training, care and welfare and so improves human-horse interactions. All studies are noninvasive and rely on positive reinforcement.

Charlotte Platt’s blog: being bucked off and first foal
Charlotte has had her hands full with her young horses and is excited about the arrival of their first foal of 2009

April 29, 2009

Horseback Riding

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According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, mineral overdose selenium, to be exact — is the probable cause of death for 21 polo horses that fell ill as they prepared for a championship match at the International

April 24, 2009

Horseback Riding

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This leads me to think there must no longer be any competition betweens humans or animals that isn’t tainted by chemical “enhancement.” I read more can’t think of a sport that hasn’t been affected. So sad a situation, and I have to believe that

Badly mixed supplement blamed in polo horse deaths - MyCentralJersey.com
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. At the same time polo fans gathered to mourn 21 prized horses that died before a championship match, they learned that a wrongly mixed supplement may have been to blame for their deaths. The fans returned to the

Students earn Crazy Horse scholarships - KTUU
CRAZY HORSE, S.D. (AP) - Four students, including an Alaskan, have received $1,000 each toward college from the Crazy Horse scholarship program. Josie Anne Green of Wilmot plans to attend Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Karen Zaukar of Anchorage

schoolgirl, 17, killed after being thrown from a horse as her mother - Daily Mail
A teenage schoolgirl was killed after being thrown from her horse in front of her horrified mother. Faye Cree, 17, died six days after the accident which happened as she led her horse Finlay into the stable. She had taken off her helmet when she

April 21, 2009

Horseback Riding

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The Hendricks County and Boone County Soil & Water Conservation Districts are holding a free morning workshop for horse owners from 8 a.m. to noon April 25 at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds and Conference Center in Danville. The program will

CRAZY HORSE: A chip off the old block - New Straits Times
LEYA, your diminutive three-year-old granddaughter did it again. This time, she managed to launch her Barney tricycle right off the Little Tikes slide out in the garden, scooping up a mouthful of grass, a garden snail and some dirt in the process

Anza man accused of hammering horse to death, then decapitating it - Riverside Press Enterprise
An Anza man struck his horse repeatedly with a sledgehammer, decapitated it with a chain saw and fed the horse’s head to his dogs, sheriff’s officials said Monday. Jack Mark Ziniuk, 64, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of animal cruelty after he

Officials open criminal probe in horse deaths - Pensacola News Journal
WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) Investigators have opened a criminal probe into whether someone poisoned 21 polo horses that died during preparations for a match in the sport’s top championship in Florida, officials said today. The horses from a Venezuelan

No word on cause of 21 polo horse deaths - Bradenton Herald
Necropsies performed on the 21 polo horses that died Sunday in Wellington were expected to be finished by early Wednesday, but conclusive test results could take days or weeks, authorities said Tuesday. Once the necropsies — similar to human

April 18, 2009

Horseback Riding

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April 16, 2009

Horseback Riding

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Top riders reveal their Las Vegas World Cup hopes
World Cup favourites Isabel Werth and Meredith Michaels Beerbaum reflect on their chances as they prepare for competition in Las Vegas

Ben Maher and Michael Whitaker on their Rolex World Cup chances
As the show jumpers prepare their horses for four days of jumping at the Rolex FEI World Cup finals in Las Vegas, British riders reflect on their chances

April 13, 2009

Horseback Riding

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H&H’s dressage editor Sarah Jenkins blogs from the British Dressage Winter Championships where emotions are running high

Dressage rider Andrew Gould turns his hand to eventing
Andrew Gould is to take up eventing this season and will be competing at pre-novice and novice level

April 12, 2009

Horseback Riding

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A 16-year-old was hit by a car Saturday night in Gloucester Township, according to officials. Police were called to the Black Horse Pike near Church Street in Blackwood around 8:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a 16-year-old female struck by a

MON MAGIC CLAIMS NATIONAL GLORY - Sporting Life
Punters were left reeling as Mon Mome stayed on powerfully in the hands of Liam Treadwell to spring a 100-1 shock in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree. The Venetia Williams-trained nine-year-old moved into the race soon after turning for

Horse trainer coming to Cruces - El Paso Times
Steve Edwards, a nationally known mule and horse trainer and clinician, will be in Las Cruces April 24 to 26 to provide public demonstrations and private lessons, as well as to help inaugurate a new TV series that will be filmed in part in Do&ntilde

Stute savors magical moment with Papa Clem - Thoroughbred Times
Until Papa Clem won the Arkansas Derby (G2) on Saturday at Oaklawn Park, trainer Gary Stute s fondest racing memory came vicariously through his father, Mel. That changed in less than two minutes, when Papa Clem outfinished multiple graded stakes

April 11, 2009

Horseback Riding

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Jockey Cliff Berry smiled as he and Win Willy passed the finish ahead of heavy favorite Old Fashioned to win in the $300,000 Rebel Stakes horse race March 14 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Minneapolis-owned Win Willy exploded onto the Derby

Horseback Riding

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First we compromise the market to take surplus horses, now were gonna criminalize the inability to keep one. Only government can make a read more crime out of behavior it has forced on someone. And they are gonna manage your healthcare, your

NY horse breeder charged with cruelty to animals - Gloucester Daily Times
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A prominent thoroughbred breeder who once owned a Kentucky Derby favorite was charged Friday with cruelty to animals, two days after authorities seized 177 malnourished horses at his Hudson Valley farm. Ernie Paragallo was

Gallopalooza horses strike chord at preview - Louisville Courier-Journal
Black Jack, the coal-black riderless horse that mesmerized America in President John F. Kennedy s funeral procession, died in 1976. But today, he was brought back to life at Churchill Downs, replete with his black leather boots reversed in his

Finish today could pave way for local colt to Run for Roses - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jockey Cliff Berry smiled as he and Win Willy passed the finish ahead of heavy favorite Old Fashioned to win in the $300,000 Rebel Stakes horse race March 14 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Minneapolis-owned Win Willy exploded onto the Derby

War Horse: How the puppets work - Daily Telegraph
Made from a cane frame and stretched fabric, they weigh 66lbs each and are a tough assignment for the three puppeteers working inside them. The two working towards the back of each frame carry its weight and simulate the basic movements of a horse