Greyhound racing

Lunging a horse is the basis of all your training. It helps with many things such as relaxing their body, getting their freshness out and having them focus their attention on you. When done correctly, lunging is an incredibly beneficial tool when it comes to starting a colt and getting them to truly understand what you are asking them to do. Lunging is even beneficial to people who own broke horses because it is great for warming up and cooling down a horse. It is especially useful to people…

All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, shows the importance of horses in modern day America. The social foundation of Western American cultures were built on horses until the mid-20th century. Horses played a large role in determining the social class of a man, A man’s horse reflects a lot about who they are . Pam Brown says, “A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence”…

After a 37 year drought, American Pharaoh Had won the elusive Triple Crown. The age of this champion, only 3 years old, that is below the proven age of a horse reaching full maturity. The age limit for the prestigious race should be raised from 3 to 4-6 years of age. This low age of raced can cause behavioral problems, shortened career, and it goes against the scientifically proven age of a fully developed horse. The horses being started and raced at a young age creates major behavioral…

Donald Driver is a influential advocate of a role model citizen through his actions and influences including the Donald driver foundation, writing a child’s book, and doing charity work.Donald Driver retired in January 31, 2013. Ever since his retirement, he has helped many people. He has helped people get off the streets, and get scholarships for schooling. He has given more than $100,000 worth of scholarships. Driver started the Donald Driver Foundation, the main focus is to serve…

There is more to racing than going around the track or pushing the gas pedal through the floor. Denny, a race car driver, learns through his driving experiences many valuable life lessons. Racing is not just about who can push the pedal through the floor, but who has trained and put the time needed to be a successful racer. A good racer must train so that he has the skills to outlast the other drivers, and a racer who trains and learns all there is to learn about racing will be the one to…

Horses can range from wild stallions living in the wide-open spaces of Wyoming to a broke mare living in a stall within the walls of a barn. Each horse has their own unique personality, and their own specific look. King and Finn are my only two horses and in my opinion, they are as different as the colors black and white. Yes, they are obviously both horses with a tail and a mane, but their looks and personalities couldn’t be more different. I personally hate when people say all horses are the…

In today’s society, many people see horses as these beautiful and majestic creatures, but what they don’t really see is the different purposes that these animals have to do on a daily basis. Some are used as either studs or broodmares, some are used to race, some are used to work in the fields, some are used to show, and many are used just for pleasure. Thoroughbreds and Clydesdales are the perfect examples to show the different tasks that horses are bred to do. Thoroughbreds originated in…

Racing Car Championship Get ready to join the amazing and challenging racing car championship. Take part in Formula car championship and test your driving skills by playing with the best drivers around. Driving a super-fast racing is not an easy task, so you have to be alert right from the starting point of the race. Racing Car Championship will provide you real-time car racing experience. As you will be up against most skillful Formula one drivers, your job would be to outspeed your opponents…

My dad had been racing street stocks at Tri County Motor Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway since before i was born on December 9th, 1998 he raced full time for several years afterwards until my sisters were born when he began racing on only a part time basis. Until he finally retired and only made a start here and there in 2014 i began racing in the Renegade division at Hickory Motor Speedway finishing tied for 5th in points in my rookie year out of 18 drivers throughout the year. In 2015 i…

The enclosed annotated bibliography represents recent research on the topic of safety in auto racing. I began my research by asking ‘Is NASCAR taking proactive measures to keep its drivers, crew members and fans safe while maintaining its entertainment value?’ In my paper, I will argue yes, NASCAR takes safety seriously while still maintaining fair and entertaining competition. Although throughout its history safety was overlooked, the current state of operation is dedicated to research and…