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 PonyBox News Trending When it comes to selecting a saddle, any knowledgeable horse person will tell you that this is a task not to be taken lightly. The fit of a saddle can make or break a horse’s performance, and a poorly fitting one can cau ...
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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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Santa Anita Park can’t shake scrutiny, and now, after three horses have died after one weekend questions are being asked again. Two horses shattered pasterns during racing and one was euthanized after an unspecified injury during training. A total of five horses have died in the ...
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The annual Lebanon Carriage Parade took place on December 7, in Lebanon, Ohio. The event kicks off the holiday season in Lebanon, and there are actually 2 parades, one at 1PM and a second in the evening. For thirty-one years, thousands of spectators have been gathering to see th ...
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Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh celebration, commemorates the freeing of ancient gurus and kings from a prison. The holiday is marked by fireworks, colorful lights, feasts, food, music and family gatherings. Each year the celebrations include demonstrations by Sikh warrior on horseback ...
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Sam VanFleet is a twenty-year-old former A-circuit jumper competitor who has found her passion in gentling Mustangs and PMU foals. She has been posting videos of her latest project, a mustang mare she is training for the Player’s Choice Mustang Makeover. ...
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Imagine spending twelve hours on horseback traversing some of the roughest terrain on earth, through largely uninhabited lands. That’s exactly what most of the participants in the Mongol Derby do. The race, which is meant to replicate Genghis Khan’s messenger route is 600 miles l ...
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After six horses died during chuckwagon racing at this year’s Calgary Stampede the sport is under scrutiny. July 14, three horses on the same team were euthanized after sustaining irreparable injuries. After one horse broke a hind leg the team went down, and three of the four hor ...
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FEI Longines Nations Cup series is well underway with the first competition way back in February at Deeridge Farm in Wellington, Florida. The latest competition was held in Falsterbo, Sweden and ended in hometown pride for the Swedish team who took the gold, narrowly beating out ...
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The Rapas de Bestas Festival or The Capture of the Beasts, in Spain is an annual festival that takes place every July in Spain. This centuries old festival has become a tourist attraction, but has also come under the scrutiny of animal welfare activists. While rooted in tradition ...
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The Appleby Fair, a centuries old yearly gathering of Travellers and Gypsies has again come under criticism for the handling of horses. A petition has been started by an angered riding instructor after a very young horse was repeatedly mounted and dismounted by adults, whipped, p ...
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Governor Newsome of California is calling for a moratorium on racing until all horses have been examined by an independent team of experts. Despite calls to close down the track and suspend racing following the 29th horse death on the track since December 26, 2018, racing has con ...
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Appleby Fair, a somewhat controversial gathering of horse loving folk, Travelers and Gypsies, runs during the month of June. This annual event takes place in Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria County, Britain. The event attracts about 10,000 participants with about 1000 caravans ( ...
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A young woman has achieved internet fame after video of her demonstrating her unique skill went viral. Ayla Kirstine of Norway has loved animals since childhood and in an effort to emulate one of her favorites, has learned to walk, trot, gallop and jump like a horse. ...
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Days after the running of the 145 Kentucky Derby race fans are still debating the disqualification of Maximum Security. The owner of the horse made an appeal to have the decision overturned. But, officials, who have examined the video of the horse veering into the path of another ...
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After only two days of racing another horse has suffered fatal injuries at Santa Anita racetrack. Santa Anita was shut down March 5 and during the shut down, investigations into why twenty-two horses suffered fatal break downs since the middle of December were conducted. ...
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Horse racing has resumed at Santa Anita Park. Racing was temporarily suspended following the fatal breakdowns of twenty-two horses in less than sixteen weeks. That is over double the number that died in the same period last year. The track closed March 5, and since that time, off ...
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Beezie Madden continues to prove she is the queen of show jumping. Her second World Cup win at the 40th Longines FEI World Cup Final in Paris followed three days of competition with nearly faultless rides. She won both day one and two, and accrued only one fault on the second rid ...
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I’d be the first to claim that there is nothing more relaxing than a solitary ride out on my horse. But, sometimes being on a team can be fun too. Being on a team often requires showing up for practices, buying and wearing a team uniform, and of course showing up for any competit ...
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Unlike a lot of sports like dressage, figure skating and gymnastics, the scoring in show jumping is fairly non-subjective. A horse either knocks down a rail or doesn’t. Refusals and falls are very well defined and scores aren’t influenced by anyone’s opinion. Scoring is based on ...
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