Horse racing

around horses growing up. I learned how to ride horses at a very young age. However, all the horses I rode were always well trained. Therefore, riding an untamed horse was something completely new to me. I knew when I had purchased Mystic she was untamed and I was aware of all the risk that came with an untamed horse, but I purchased her anyways. The next few months consisted of a lot of ground work with Mystic that would lead up to the day that I was going to have to ride an untamed horse for…

In today’s modern society, children often grow up being taught to exercise the religion that their parents claim themselves to be. While growing up, children are not exposed to different types of religion, therefore they are unable to identify themselves with a religion that they choose or fits them the most. Instead, these individuals are being forced to adopt the religion of their parents, and they blindly accept it. Most, not all, of children do not go out and explore all the different…

A horse is a horse, of course, of course, from the introduction to the 1960s show Mr. Ed. Sounds pretty simple, as long as you know what a horse is. Now everyone typically knows what a horse looks like, but what truly makes a horse a horse? More specifically what makes something not a horse? First let 's answer the question what makes a horse a horse in scientific terms. “The horse family today is quite small, consisting only of seven living species, which include donkeys and zebras. The closest…

Sunday because today she had equestrian lessons. At 10 o’clock, Naomi and her mom would drive up through the lush green tree‍‍‍s in the Saratoga Hills. Because her family lived in San Jose, Naomi and her mom had to drive about 45 minutes to get to the horse-riding center called Saratoga Farms. Soon, Naomi and her mom left the buzzing city and entered the green hills, dotted with tall, healthy-looking oak trees. Naomi thought her mom’s fancy silver BMW stood out from all the greenery. It was quiet…

This essay will examine the anxieties of the central characters in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence in addition to parents’ influence on their children’s anxieties. The mother of the titular Rocking-Horse Winner, Hester, immensely desires wealth. She overspends when she has wealth, and her monetary anxiety haunts the house, personifying itself through whispers of: “There must be more money.” Her desires are never satisfied – the more she has, the more her anxiety increases. This is…

quite frankly say just for fun, and because I liked to. Over the years, horses and the whole equine world became something more to me; I have been at many different barns and each exposed me to different things--many honorable role models, a couple atrocious role models, forever friends and connections, life values, respect, and the importance of a balance between the fun and seriousness. If you asked me now why I ride horses, the answer would be that it has impacted how I live my life. For…

I love my horse, so much that sometimes it seems like he may even be the center of my life, but, hard as it seems to imagine, there was once a time when I was scared of my horse or/and any horse for that matter. It all started on a warm summer day, my family and I were out for a ride on our horses, we stopped at a neighbors house to visit and their youngest daughter Mckenna wanted to ride along. Since they did not have their own horse and she was too young to ride alone, they let her ride with…

face and my sweat dripping down my neck. I urged my horse on towards the final jump. Right before we would have hit it, his leg muscles tightened and he pushed off, just like we had practiced so many times before. We flew over the jump and landed with a solid thump. The spectators in the stands erupted. The clapping and cheering was deafening but it was exactly what we had earned. The three day event was well worth all the training that my horse and I had put into it. Eventing is a thrilling…

Well my horse did exactly that when he threw me off and broke my wrist. I was so angry and upset at him, I just wanted to get rid of him. I didn’t work him for 3 months and had to retrain him under saddle. I am glad today I didn’t give up on him and decide to get help in retraining him. When I look back at the first time I fell off my horse and broke my wrist, I wonder why it took so long for me to get back on and ride again. It was September 2011 and my father told me about a horse my aunt…

Horses have been a significant part of my life for as long as I can remember. At the young age of three, my horse-enthralled mother already had me in the saddle. However, my passion for horses did not take off from here. I willingly spent days with my mom at the barn and participated in local shows, only to set aside my equestrian aspirations for seven years to pursue ice skating. After this, however, I returned to the equestrian community, and dove head first. Throughout my life, horses have…