Horse racing

I have spent most of my life surrounded by horses, cows, and goats. I have been stepped on, thrown off horses, penned up against gates, had surgery, traveled to different states, I am even on TV and have more pieces of flesh missing from my legs than I care to remember. It is just how rodeo is there are risks every time someone steps into the rodeo arena. I have many all-around titles and various awards from rodeo. I also have my own personal trainer that I go to, to help me with competing. I…

trotted at the barrel. “NAY” the horse screeched. Caramel stood up on her hind legs.I tried to hold on. The saddle slipped. It all went black. Beep beep beep I woke up. I looked around. I was in the hospital. My arms hurt so much as if someone dropped a boulder on it and never took it off. The doctor walked in. “I am glad your awake you were out for a good day or so”. “what happened” I asked she walked over to the computer on the side of my bed. “ well you horse fell backwards and landed on you…

view, both the stories The Georges and the Jewels by Jane Smiley, and Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell develop their characters through first person point of view. The Georges and the Jewels is a story in perspective of a little girl named Abby, who has had both the good and the bad with horses. She has been thrown off of her…

place that would go on to change my path in life. Having ridden horses most of my life and acting as a ranch hand for my grandfather, this seemed like the perfect fit for me. I had never heard of Therapeutic Riding before…

The Day I Became More Courageous and Learned To Face My Fears I was sitting in the ambulance at the MHJA horse show in Ohio. “Can you move your eyes back and forth?” The nurse had asked me. I did as I was told. The nurse was listing many symptoms that she thought I might have, if I had a concussion. “I’m going to shine a light in your eyes, and all you need to do is look at me,” She said with a concerning voice. They said I appeared to be dazed, and I had late responses. That was the last…

Horses are an important animal that people have been familiar with throughout the years. Even today, horses are still participating in people’s daily life. Many years ago, horses were one of the first transportations before the first car came out; horses were also good comrades with warriors. Horses have a strong relationship with human life, and human life is an important theme in art. For this reason, artists love to use horses in artworks throughout history. Artists use horses as the subject…

evening”, Robert Frost who is the author, constructs a hidden message of suicide throughout the poem. The narrator of the story takes a stroll through the woods, beside him is his horse and his slay. While he is attracted to the excellence of the forested areas, his horse shakes his harness bells to imply he must go home. The horse makes it known that he has commitments at home but that doesn’t pull him far from the charm of nature. On the other hand, is he really admiring the woods or is he…

see who ever could get the most kills. Diomedes with out thinking rushed into the enemy, and started to swing his long sword rapidly, while his cousin was calmly killing everyone around him even though he was surrounded. As Diomedes was fighting his horse was struck with a bullet, and died on the spot as it was shot it the head. This didn’t matter to him as his bet was more important to him. At the end of this small battle Diomedes ended up with twenty kills, while his cousin on the other hand…

All the Pretty Horses seminars Question 1: John Grady experienced a number of profoundly significant events in the course of the novel. How do they affect him? What qualities does John Grady develop as he matures during the course of the novel? What role does killing the boy in prison play in his development? 1. John Grady experienced many profound significant events throughout his life in this novel. All of which changed his view on life and the world. In the beginning of the novel John Grady’s…

All the time horses are sent to live out the remainder of their lives in pastures because of an injury or lack of soundness. More often than not it is regretfully, when veterinarians and owners run out of ideas to try to make the horse better. One treatment option that often goes overlooked is chiropractic care. Because it can be more harmful then beneficial, if one does not know the proper methods, many owners choose not to attempt this treatment or only try it as a last resort. Even though…