“One can never, through violence, cause the horse to perfect the manner in which it expresses its skill, but only by delicate coaxing and subtle demanding, between much praise and little punishment.”
While the Lipizzaner Stallion is courageous, spirited and strong, he is a sensitive being and responds to praise and appreciation and rebels immediately to [...]
We can never get over not only the beauty and difficulty of this sport, but, also how unbelievably well behaved these horses are. (“NipBuck” likes to pull up and argue with the grooms, when he’s lunged.) Check out this amazing footage.
Karen Hanover
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Calder Casino & Race Course elected to begin horse racing year round. Calder filed the revised plan on January sixth, amending the dates in their filing with the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering. The Miami Gardens, Florida horse racing track said races will be held Fridays through Sundays every week starting July 1, [...]
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters announced Zenyatta, Goldikova & Blame as finalists for the 2010, “Horse Of The Year,” Eclipse Awards award on January 6th. Winners in all 17 horse and human categories will be announced at the 40th annual Eclipse Awards dinner ceremony Jan. [...]
Denver kicks off Saturday’s opening of the National Western Stock Show with a parade through downtown at noon today beginning at Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St.
In addition to animal poo, there will be marching bands, floats, horseback riders, cowboys, cowgirls and a whole slew of Texas Longhorn cattle.
The Stock Show runs Saturday through Jan. 23 [...]
From Tee-Shirts to Thoroughbreds, if it’s got a horse theme you can find it at the Maryland State
Fairgrounds when the 15th Annual Horse World Expo comes to Timonium from January 20th – 23rd, 2011. Horse World Expo has become the region’s “mane event” for horse lovers, bringing tens of thousands of people from throughout the [...]
For the first time, the Augusta Futurity will use two venues. The first four days, go-round events for the Classic and Futurity Open and Classic Non-Pro will be held at the Hippodrome in North Augusta. Holding those preliminary rounds there will make the show more convenient for the competitors, who house their horses at the [...]
These stunningly, gorgeous animal are being showcased for breeding purposes,. With values in the $200,000 to $4 Million dollar range, it’s no surprise that some of the fancier stallions are able to get approximately $2,000-$4,000 per breeding.
Karen Hanover
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Time is almost up for jockey Garrett Gomez’s bid to win the national earnings title for a fifth consecutive time. As of Thursday, Gomez’s mounts had generated $16,687,669 for year, putting him in 3rd place & over $500,000 short of leader Ramon Dominguez. Gomez trailed runner-up John Velazquez by a mere $30,179.
Gomez’s only likelihood to [...]
A horse shoe worn by the great thoroughbred race horse, Secretariat during his Futurity Stakes Victory, in September of 1972 at Belmont Park is being auctioned on eBay. Proceeds are to benefit the Secretariat Foundation.
The shoe is “a very important and historically piece as only a handful of authenticated Secretariat shoes have ever been made [...]