When Canadians compete
Interesting snapshot of the horse industry in Canada (research was done in 1998; don’t know how it might have changed in the meantime). Of the 64% of those surveyed in the random sample who are...
View Article2006 Asian Games
HE Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani races up the ramp on horseback to light the flame The Asian Games began December 1 in Doha, Qatar. Athletes from 45 countries and regions entered the stadium —...
View ArticleDraft-horse racing: Hokkaido’s vanishing tradition
From today’s New York Times. More photos at the end of this post. By NORIMITSU ONISHI OBIHIRO, Japan, Dec. 18 — It was one of the last contests of the day at the draft-horse racetrack in this rural...
View ArticleEventing podcasts
From The Eventing Blog: John Nunn, owner of longtime USEA sponsor Bit of Britain, has just launched a new website—The Talking Equine Network, at www.talkingequine.com. This site will host pod casts of...
View ArticleSpettaculary
Stuttgart German Masters- Dressage Winner To quote one of the commenters over at YouTube: “Wow, is spettaculary!” Let’s use that word a lot in the future, shall we?
View ArticleValiant Quest
Take a good look at this horse (see photo below). See anything special about him? He’s a handsome stallion named Valiant Quest. He’s a top dressage horse who has won championships in multiple...
View ArticleSanta Fe Trail endurance race
Rob Phillips walks his horse, Apache, while his wife Beverly is seen in the background at their home near Lawrence, Kansas. The couple (Rob and Beverly, not Rob and Apache) are organizing an endurance...
View ArticleOn this stagecoach, finish is hard to see
How’s that for an awkward headline? Today’s New York Times has a feature on the “obscure” sport of carriage driving; use BugMeNot if it asks you to register. Meanwhile, at the Ventura County...
View ArticleHorse Easter
A Bulgarian prepares his horse for a race during the Todorov Den, also known as Horse Easter, in the Bulgarian village of Mramor near the capital Sofia, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. By tradition, the...
View ArticleHorse festival in the Philippines
This seems to have been a good weekend for horse festivals. Horse carriages and their drivers race to the finish line during the annual Festival of Horses in Cebu city, central Philippines February...
View ArticleDuane Latimer – World Equestrian Games 2006 Reining
I don’t post enough western stuff, do I? Duane Latimer and Han Ten Surprize brought the gold home from Aachen. Btw, when I say “home” I mean they’re CANADIAN.
View ArticleRiding is more dangerous than car racing?
A report commisioned by the New Zealand Accident Compensation Corporation suggests that the risk of serious injury is even higher for riders than it is for racing drivers. Full story Related posts:...
View ArticleBuzkashi
Afghan riders play buzkashi during a competition between Parwan and Panshir provinces in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 22,2007. Buzkashi is the national sport of Afghanistan in which players...
View ArticleFighting gender discrimination in Yemen
While women seem to make up a slight majority of the horse-obsessed in the western world, they don’t always have the same access elsewhere. The Middle East has one of the oldest equestrian cultures in...
View ArticleFive competitive equine world records
1. Highest official jump: 8 feet, 2 inches The red line marks the top of the obstacle. Image source Officially, the highest jump achieved is eight feet, two inches (2.47 metres, or about 18 inches over...
View ArticleThree of a kind
These three lovelies could be seen during the annual international horse cart show in Crepaja, some 30km (18 miles) north of Belgrade April 9, 2007. Link
View ArticleFive fives
Muscles of that Strawberry Roan, originally uploaded by mveaches. How’s that for a metapost? 1. Top five reasons not to buy your first horse at auction 2. Five steps to a great horse pasture 3. Top...
View ArticleDocumentary on the pony-doping case
Remember last year’s horse show mom from hell? She was accused of feeding sedatives to competitors’ ponies at a show her child was participating in. Apparently Channel 4 in the UK will be airing a...
View ArticleEquine blog roundup
Procession, originally uploaded by MaiKoh. A quick look at what’s happening in the equine blogosphere: Kimberly at I Gallop On shares a horsewoman’s secret… Barn Goddess has some great photos (bonus:...
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