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This article serves to handle that one part of every dressage test that I – and most riders I know – dread with all our hearts. I’m sure you know the feeling. The stunning rhythmic trot, the perfect square halt (And here ...
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Like most of you, I take a lot of care when naming a horse. I try to match the name to the horse's nature or appearance. I like names that are dignified, yet easy to say. I think names are important. But every now and then I come across a horse name that makes me ask, 'what we're ...
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I started my riding career with a few bratty ponies. After watching the Disney movie "Justin Morgan Had a Horse", I decided I wanted a Morgan horse. I also had a toy plastic horse that was a palomino with a white star and two white stockings. Every night, I would stand the toy be ...
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Horses are a part of the family and most of us enjoy including them in holiday celebrations. Horses may get a special meal, or be pampered in some other way. Often, holidays are a time of year when other family members, who don't always get the opportunity to experience horses up ...
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I've mentioned it before: I am a bookworm. And, if the books involve horses so much the better. I'm a little picky though and like my fictional horses to be horses—not big dogs, or talking cartoons. So, here are my top five favorite horse books, starting with one I read as a very ...
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There are lots of ideas for games beyond the traditional speed games already mentioned. If you have riders who are beginners, you might want to include games that don’t require a lot of riding skill, and where the horse may be led. Consider a slow race, where the winner is the la ...
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Every year, my sister hosts long distance rides, usually endurance rides, mileage or set-speed rides, on her farm. Recently, one pasture field filled up with trailers, horses, riders and many volunteers. Endurance rides are basically a race — the winners are judged by who is firs ...
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It's a little sobering to think that without human intervention, the modern horse might be extinct. The last truly wild horse, the Prezwalski Horse was grasped from the brink of extinction only a short time ago. However, genetically, this last real wild horse is not identical to ...
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The 2014 Winter Olympics is fast approaching. I love watching the downhill skiing, the speed skating, bob sled and skeleton. Horse events were an important part of the ancient Olympics, with sports like chariot racing and ridden races. The Summer Olympics feature dressage, eventi ...
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Sakia knew that they would never be able to go back to the forest and that the humans were the reason her home was gone. She was determined to get revenge on whoever destroyed her quaint little woods and turned it into white ash. She swore she would find and burn them, showing th ...
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The snow - or so she thought it was snow - falls onto the ground like a blanket. The truth was that it was ash, pure, snow white ash that fell on her and all around her. Sakia looks up at the sky, dotted with white, and then looks out into the once immense forest. The trees that ...
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26th Jul 2013 |
Horse Stories |
Valkyrie
The incident that occurred on the fifth of May, 2011, may be New Zealand Thoroughbred gelding Banna Strand's only claim to fame. By the Danehill son Danasinga, out of a Kaapstad mare, Banna Strand (2003) was trained by John Wheeler and had an unsuccessful flat racing career, neve ...
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The momentum she had gained caused her to continue for another 40 yards bringing her 1,125 pounds down with every step onto her broken ankle. When the ambulance pulled up Dr. Gilman put an air boot on her temporarily to hold the shattered bones and stop the bleeding. She was tran ...
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One time, before going with my daughter to a weekend-long Pony Club camp, I decided that my old yucky riding pants needed to be retired. I tried riding in jeans, but the thick inseams caused considerable discomfort. It was time to splurge on a new pair of schooling tights. I went ...
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Every now and then, horses show up in songs. Here are a few that have had some radio air-time over the years and have stood out in my mind. This song was originally written and preformed by the classic-rock band The Rolling Stones. Since it was released in the US in 1971, it has ...
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I was riding home the other night, bareback, with the sunset on my back and Pogo's rich bay coat glowing. I urged him into a trot and we made it a few steps before someone across the street dropped a bag of dog food which spooked Pogo. Pogo took a sidestep to the right, felt my b ...
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16th Apr 2013 |
Shows and Events |
IggyPogo
Everyone came for the fifth race - barrel racing! I’m the first to say Pogo and I were not ever going to win in a million years. He never barrel raced before and I didn't have much experience in it with only two previous races under my belt. However, we gave it our best show and ...
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4th Apr 2013 |
Horse Stories |
Padfoot
It started around February 2008 when Leo was a two year old colt. He ran his first two races, finishing first in both. At the age of three he continued with racing, gaining two seconds place finishes and a third on top of his previous first places. When Leo was four he began to s ...
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26th Mar 2013 |
Horse Fiction |
Moose
As Jane peered into his stall at the sad, depressed, shady figure in the corner, she felt pangs of guilt. The horse that used to be so energetic and full of life hadn't been ridden since Noah left. She couldn't help but feel a tugging at her heart when she thought about how happy ...
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eBay offers some amazing deals on horse paintings that will spice up any room, office or college dorm. I have purchased a handful of horse paintings from eBay over the years and I have not been disappointed. Strolling through local art galleries, it's easy to spend hundreds, even ...
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5th Mar 2013 |
Shows and Events |
PonyBox
For those of you that have never experienced a Jump Race, it can be easily described as a mixture of flat racing with obstacles to jump. If you have ever experienced the thrill of thoroughbred racing in the United States, just throw some brush, water and fences onto the turf and ...
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19th Jan 2013 |
Product Reviews |
PonyBox
PonyIsland is an online fantasy game that's free to play and has a ton of cool things to do with your ponies. It's a sim game where you can breed ponies, play games and visit different parts of the sim world. It's an interactive game so you can talk to other members in moderated ...
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June 22, 2012 – My first day at Vintage Farm. I walked in, shook hands with Mr. Matz, met Peter Brette, his assistant trainer, and said goodbye to my Dad. Peter led me down to the lower barn, where I met the barn manager, Benjamin, and was assigned my first horse to walk, Late Cu ...
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I fell in love with horses when I was three years old, due to a toy horse that I got for my birthday. I grew up as a normal horse crazy kid. My “I love horses so freak’in much stage” didn't fade away like most kids, thanks to my next door neighbor. She owned five horses at the ti ...
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Zen began his career on the racetrack as a two-year old. He had his first race on March 28th, 1997. Zen did great on his first race, but charged too late and ended up with a 4th place finish. It wasn't until five races later that he managed to win a race. He started in gate posit ...
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Ponybox's favorite horse, Dotty, recently hit the big time on Amazon.com just in time for Christmas. Based on a true story, many of you followed Dotty's struggles to become a racehorse in a stallion dominated sport. Dotty was shorter than the other racehorses, which compiled her ...
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As Marie heats my legs again that night, the vet, Amy, comes and checks them. She seems happy that the heat wraps are working and says it's a good sign. I hope so; I want to run this race for myself and for Marie. I want to win for Eric and Bill. I want to win for myself, to prov ...
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We’ve seen how the lower legs and hoof all work together to help the horse move, even without any muscles there. Now let’s start looking at how the muscles of the horse really give him power, speed, and balance. Where better to start than the actual ‘engine’ of the horse, the hin ...
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I start to jog a little next to the guide as we get closer to the gates. When we do, I'm number seven again, so I have to wait as the horses in front of me load in. One horse, a bay, refuses to go in. The jockey has to get off, then he gets into the gate. The jockey remounts him ...
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The day after the race, Marie loads me into my trailer and we drive home. My home is filled with people and horses and dogs hustling and bustling about. I had grown up there, so I knew every nook and cranny. I usually stayed in the South barn, where the female racing horses where ...
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The dirt hits my face, flying into my nostrils and stinging my eyes. My rider, Eric, holds the reins tightly, preventing me from going around the horse in front. I run next to the rail boxed in by a chestnut horse to my right and a black horse in front. The horse in front speeds ...
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