Equestrianism

Since I was four years old my most prominent memory has been of horses. I remember my first encounter with a horse, I instantaneously developed a deep fascination with the animal. I devoted my life to horses. My thoughts were entwined with anything horse related. I used horse terminology as a way to critically think and solve arithmetics in school. Twelve years later my infatuation with the animal proved true when I was asked by the University of Virginia Riding Team to join them as a sophomore…

Champions Raceway Review Champions Raceway is presented by IGT, a developer that has enjoyed some success with its big slots releases as of late. While this isn’t the most impressive slot they have to offer, thanks to just having three reels, there is something inherently likeable from the game. Despite simple animation and sound effects, the reels spin true with fruit symbols that are classic to slot games. Above the reels are the horses, each with a different fruit symbol There’s a simple…

Team ropers-r-us The rider slowly backs his horse into the metal box. Nerves are pulsing through his body. He looks to the left and sees the steer is ready and looks even farther to the left and makes eye contact with his partner. He gives the look and nods his head. After that, it’s all so fast the steer launches forward and his partner swings the rope, and it is thrown, he prays for the best. Lucky for him the rope lands around the horns and his partner dallys up and turns left. Now it’s all…

The book tells the story of Seabiscuit, possibly the most famous American racehorse of all time, with special emphasis on the human beings who discovered him, trained him, and risked both their lives and their money on him. Seabiscuit captured the nation's imagination at the height of the Great Depression. A classic underdog, the little horse with a big heart came back from what could have been a career ending injury to win the Santa Anita Handicap race in 1940. In an age when horses were…

do you like outside and animals cause i do my 5 memories are about that. My first horse one day my mom decided to get a horse and my family was like yay finally a tall horse and when we got to see the horse i was like the name should be sox because his feet were big white hooves and so on we got a horse cage for him and i said to my mom can i ride him and she said sure roan let the stuff as my mom got the stuff all ready i was ready to ride…

Many of the horses in this year’s Kentucky Derby were never sure things to make the field and so the focus of their three year old campaigns has been on qualifying for the run for the roses. But a few horses came off of well regarded two year old campaigns and their confident trainers took their time, picked their spots, and now hope to have a fresh horse rounding into form at just the right time. The third race after a horse gets a few months of rest is often seen as their best effort. This…

For instance something that interested me that I found was that the Arabian horse is the oldest purest horses alive. As the Arabian Horse Association (2016) points out “Bedouin tribes zealously maintained the purity of the breed. Because of their limited resources, breeding practices were extremely selective.” Basically this is stating that the Bedouin people were very strict about how they breed the Arabians and how the Arabians have kept their purity for such a long time due to the strict…

Teaching Your Horse to Bow First thing’s first. Other than it being an impressive trick, what are the benefits to teaching your horse to do something like this? “The horse is a prey animal. His first instinct is to run from danger. Horses run first and then think later” (Lisa Rask). By teaching your horse to bow, among other tricks, it can allow him to think first, then act. Doing this will also build on to the trust your horse already has for you. Teaching a horse to bow takes a lot of time…

Chasing through the wind as they feel the freedom horseback riding offers, they feel as if they could do anything. Numerous benefits are gained, throughout the horseback riding process. Riding a horse is a way to connect with an animal and it also helps with the physique of the person. A person who decides to horseback ride is also offered with mental benefits. Not only does horseback riding provide physical and mental benefits but offers emotional ones as well. Throughout the horseback riding…

Life in the Ranch is more fun than any other lifestyle. “I have so much fun playing with the cattle and horses and some require playing around and having fun with the animals” as I said with a smile. Riding horses is one of them because they need to move every once and awhile. Sometimes when my friend comes over we race horses but I never win. No matter what I do he still wins. It is also fun playing with the cattle. The way they react when I let the dogs loose is very funny. Life on the ranch…