It is every little girl’s dream and every cowboy’s most reliable companion. The past 500 years they have served as weapons, transportation, recreation, and also as pets. Horses were first brought to America in the early 1500s by Hernando Cortez. Before that, no Native had ever laid eyes on this four legged creature. From being used to fight off natives, to being ridden at a carnival by little kids, the horse has definitely evolved to suit the needs of the changing America. The person who had…
To begin in 2000 BC. The day started out peacefully. I was overseeing my animals because I’m the goddess of wild animals, hunting, the wilderness, and the Goddess of the moon. They call me Artemis I’m a Goddess, to say, everyday is the same thing over and over each day. Everyone knows I protect and watch over the wild animals, and I make sure all the hunters are in check. I have been watching king Eurystheus because I have noticed that he has been wanting my stag. To continue my stag is said…
Animal Project: Horse Horses have always been beside me all throughout my life. With my Aunt herself owning a barn, I had the perfect chance to become addicted to the equine world. And I took it! Ever since my first ride, I was hooked, and ended up becoming a competitive horseback rider. So naturally, I have collected a lot of information about them. That’s just why I’ve decided to share that information, and choose them to be constructed and written about for my animal project! The horse, or…
The title of the article is called “The Stop and Go Phonemic Awareness Game: Providing Modeling, Practice, and Feedback” and it is written by Jill Howard Allor, Kristin A. Gansle, and R. Kenton Denny. The authors define phonemic awareness as “the ability to recognize the individual sounds within spoken words” and it is a critical skill needed to be successful with reading acquisition (Allor, Gansle, & Denny, 2006). The authors discuss the importance of explicitly teaching phonemic awareness…
The Victor’s Crown was written by David Potter as a way to help his readers not fond of the Historic Sporting events timeline understand how these sports gained interest from royalty to the public sphere of the world, as well as the backstories behind the specific sports including the nature of the athletes participating. The book itself is divided up into 29 chapters all following a laxly based sequential order of events which highlights important events leading up to Roman Olympic games as…
popular opinion in the industry for what needed to be worked on” (Nelson in Anderson). In realizing answers lied outside the scope of traditional racing wisdom, NASCAR was able to obtain and implement solutions that save the lives of racecar drivers today. Despite the actions of the sanctioning body clearly demonstrating their commitment to make racing as safe as possible, some still doubted their effectiveness. A common claim is the phenomenon known as the Peltzman Effect. This is the tendency…
“There is something quintessentially American about everyone in this story. [It’s about] triumph over hardship- that’s the journey toward the American dream” (“Seabiscuit”). That was a quote form Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Seabiscuit, an American Legend, a New York Times best-seller. The American dream is the ideal that every US citizens should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. An influential character in…
Thoroughbred Racing Since the late 1900’s horses evolved from an animal of practicality and transportation to one of pleasure, trade and gambling. Thoroughbred racing is a worldwide industry involving the gambling, racing and breeding of thoroughbred horses. The racing industry is multinational and followed all around the world, with the UK and Ireland, USA, France, Italy, Australia and New Zealand being the major influences in the breeding and production of thoroughbred racehorses. The New…
OF THE ORGANISATION Hadaybit Asalem Endurance is the stable of Endurance horses located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, established on Feb 2003. The Director and Trainer of Hadaybit Asalem Endurance, Mr. Hassan bin Ali who had luck enough to be the racing manager for HH Shk Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum for years.Endurance Rides are races over a trail of 50 to 150 miles. Hadaybit Asalem Endurance is well regarded for having one of the UAE’s most comprehensive systems of administering the sport of…
Ever ridden a horse? Ever felt the wind whip through your hair as you galloped at full speed through an open field? If you have then you know the freeing feeling that goes along with it. The sensation of flying that encompasses you leaving you feeling liberated. But some have never experienced this incredible emotion. Some choose to look at horseback riders and laugh, they might even mumble something to themselves about a waste of time or money as well. They see horseback riding as a worthless…