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 PonyBox News Trending So, to my Polo, goodbye, and thank you. You were more important to me than you could ever know. And to all you at Ponybox, Hello again, and thanks for waiting. With this long overdue tribute to a very special muse, Polo ...
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The Paralympics are a showcase of athletic excellence and all of the sports including the Equestrian Individual and Team events are underway. You can watch online as athletes ride their horses in the dressage tests beginning Thursday, August 26, and ending with the medal presenta ...
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Like many events, the annual Appleby Horse Fair was delayed due to Covid. This year, the well-known event was held August 5 through 12. The town of Appleby in the Cumbria District of the U.K. rang with the sound of shod hooves, and the voices of happy fairgoers. This year was dee ...
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The governing body of the Olympic Modern Pentathalon, UIPM, will be reviewing the riding portion of their sport after a high number of falls and refusals, and an embarrassing and distressing display of poor riding skills during the Tokyo Olympic competition. Here’s a discussion o ...
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The Summer Olympics are over with all the highs and lows that come with high-pressure competition. A definite high was dressage equestrian Isabell Werth riding her mare Bella Rose. In a sport known for exacting judging, Werth rode Belle Rose in a high-scored test that included a ...
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Although youth may be an asset in many Olympic sports, there are a few where the benefit of long experience may give you an edge. This short video features several Olympic athletes that demonstrate that age is just a number and youth is a frame of mind, including two equestrians ...
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If you think the Sumo wrestler jump in the Olympic show ring was a little odd-looking, you’re not the only one. The horses that actually had to jump it seemed a little disturbed by it too. Seems several horses refused to jump the obstacle with the life-sized wrestler positioned b ...
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Soccer, or as it’s known in many countries, football is a very popular sport the world over. But you may not know that soccer can also be played on horseback. Horse soccer even has its own league although you won’t see it being contested at the 2020 Olympics. ...
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Vaulting is a combination of horseback riding, dancing and gymnastics. Many hours of practice go into making the effortless looking routines that take vaulting competitors to the top of their game. California’s Pacific Coast Vaulting Club is set to compete at the 2021 World Champ ...
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Preparing for an Olympic games is a huge undertaking with most participants working behind the scenes. The US Olympic equestrians have the power of the Kentucky Equine Research® centre behind them, helping with the essential, but unseen job of feeding the high performance equine ...
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The Road to the Horse colt starting and educational event has been a staple for competitors and fans alike since 2003. Due to Covid19, the 2020 event was cancelled. The 2021 event was eagerly anticipated and held at the Cowtown Museum in Texas. ...
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The Longines Endurance World Cup finally took place on May 22, 2021 near Pisa, Italy. One competitor for the USA Equestrian Endurance Team and a top ten endurance rider worldwide, is Holly Corcoran who competed with her gelding, Poete. She was joined with four other horse and rid ...
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Bob Baffert is known as the most successful Thoroughbred trainer in U.S. history. He’s trained several Kentucky Derby winners, the latest being Medina Spirit. But, a string of doping allegations have earned him racing suspensions and it looks like Medina Spirit may be disqualifie ...
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To bring awareness to the plight of wild horses, and to encourage their adoption, a Nevada woman is riding her horse 550 miles across the desert. She plans to cover the distance in short spans, camping and staying over at ranches, over about forty days. Accompanying her is her do ...
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Race riding is a dangerous occupation. The danger quotient increased dramatically for 18-year-old jockey James Bowen when shortly after his horse left the gate a rein broke. In an impressive display of gutsy riding, the jockey steered his horse around the course to a dramatic fin ...
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The Kentucky Derby has been run since 1875 and is the first race in the competition for the coveted, but often elusive Triple Crown title. There is a lot of history and tradition behind the race. Here are nine things you might not know about the race nicknamed The Run for the Ros ...
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Tentative schedules for many equestrian events are set, and the Kentucky Derby will be taking place with modified festivities. The race is set to broadcast live on NBC on Saturday, May 1, 2021 beginning at 5PM with race post time set at approximately 6pm ET. The race is definitel ...
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Lots of sports fans pay top dollar to buy seats that put them almost in the middle of the action. But this race fan took getting into the action a little too seriously. It was a lot of risk for an experience that lasted a moment. ...
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If you’re looking for activities that are safe to do during the pandemic, horseback riding is a good choice. After all, staying 6 feet apart is practically built into the sport. If you are already a rider, there are lots of different horse activities you can try. Archery on horse ...
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We’ve heard of horses that are all-rounders, but there’s a type of human athlete that could be described that way too. Participants in the modern pentathlon compete in five different sports, including stadium jumping. ...
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1The FEI is compiling a series of videos that feature Horses of History that consists of horses that have been outstanding athletes in their sports. This video is about a horse named Charisma ridden by Mark Todd for New Zealand. ...
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A Canadian girl has jumped into fame recently. Known as a horse girl, she spends her spare time galloping on all fours and clearing jumps like a grand-prix jumper. Ava Vogel has been practicing her unusual hobby for about six years now. And her practice has paid off, having now c ...
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Not all the excitement during the Kentucky Derby celebrations happen on the track. There are many traditions surrounding the Run for the Roses. The name comes from the blanket of roses draped over the shoulders of the winning horse. The traditional food is Benedictine sandwiches. ...
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ESPN is offering a series of podcasts called Bloodlines, examining how the horses deaths at Santa Anita Park trace back to the beginnings of horse racing in North America. The three part series explores the history of racing, what happens when a horse dies during a race, and how ...
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Many equestrian events have been cancelled, but with some ingenuity, others have made an attempt to carry on safely despite COVID-19. Each year, the Extreme Mustang Makeover offers a chance for young trainers to prove their horse training and handling skills. Normally, the culmin ...
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Filipe Masetti Leite recently ended an eight year journey across North and South America, ending his ride as the 2020 Calgary Stampede in Alberta was supposed to begin. The filmmaker and journalist has become a long rider and has become the third person to make this the journey a ...
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A horrific fall during the a race at the The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, in Western Sydney, Australia has resulted in the hospitalization of jockey Andrew Adkins and euthanasia for his ride, Hot ‘N’ Hazy. Another champion rider, Hugh Bowman has been given a six week suspension f ...
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Horse racing is one of the few professional sports that has resumed, albeit without the cheering crowds in the stands. Some of the biggest contests of the year in several countries have gone by almost without fanfare. And the famous Belmont Stakes is over. But of course, ICYMI, y ...
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The COVID19 lockdown meant many of us weren’t able to ride, or were not able to ride as we normally would. Like many organizations around the world, the Palestine Equestrian Federation placed restrictions on the types of activities riders could engage in, and put a stop to all le ...
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Bob Baffert, trainer of five Kentucky Derby winning horses is going for a sixth win. But, his efforts are shadowed by reports of horses in his care are again testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Details are sparse as there are confidentiality rules surrounding the in ...
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Bush racing is common in many areas. These races take place in remote countryside spaces were an impromptu track is set up, and spectators stand on the sidelines, separated by a small rope, if that. One such race takes place in a province of South Africa called The Eastern Cape. ...
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