Horse racing

your little bratty sister how to ride a horse? If you haven’t then you might want to think twice before you take over that responsibility. I figured it would be easy since there is only a few things you need to know, but I was extremely wrong. It all took place on a blazing, hot summer day in my forty acres of pasture land. We already had our horses saddles, and ready to go. My sister just got a new horse, and they said it was tamed. It was a beautiful horse. It was white with a gorgeous long…

she can mount a horse and get riding. Zach spots a girl in the distance and runs up to her to see what a lady is doing on a horse as he knows his mother has never touched a horse much less actually ride one. Zach and Charlotte look at each other, confused for a few moments before Zach speaks “hello, I’m Zach and you are…” Charlotte fills in the silence “Charlotte”. “it’s a pleasure to meet you Charlotte, but what are you doing in the stables?” Zach questions directly. “Riding a horse obviously”…

sun shone out of a clean slate of blue that brought out the comforting smell of horse and leather. I breathed in deeply and caught the piney scent of the sage brush which quickly turned to dust in my nose as the horses in the corral churned up the dry, dusty dirt of the mountains. I rode past the weathered wooden barn with the rows of stalls on either side. They all looked lonely without the tossing heads of the horses and bustling of the wranglers. I leaned over to my right and snatched my…

The cowgirl’s time begins as she rides her horse across the starting line in the arena. She makes a run around three upright barrels, which are in a cloverleaf pattern, and back to the starting line where the clock stops. Tipping a barrel is permitted, but if it is knocked to the ground, a five-second…

Assessing the body condition score (BCS) of a horse is needed in order to evaluate the physical health of the horse. The ideal BCS of many horses is between a 5 and 6, while a thoroughbred in the racing industry has an ideal BCS of a 4. While the BCS of a horse is a good way to determine the overall body condition of a horse, it does not tell whether or not the horse is getting the required nutrients in the appropriate amounts. The required nutrients can be calculated into the horse’s diet based…

Squamous Gastric Disease: Causation and Preventative Management Strategies Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) has been used to describe a wide variety of ulcerative diseases in the horses. These ulcers can be commonly found in the esophageal, stomach, and duodenum mucosa of horses and occurs frequently because horses are subjected to human management practices that are not always based on their natural inclinations, such as stabling and being ridden and used for heavy work. EGUS is an…

things, not just about winning or losing. Rodeos are competitions that are defined as judged or timed events, but mostly timed. The judges events consists of bareback riding, bull riding, and saddle bronc riding. The timed events consists of barrel racing, tie down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, and calf roping. Judged events are based on how the performance of the rider and animal are. Timed events are events that competitors race against the clock through a series of go-rounds for…

rhythm of his actions, something she couldn't place. The horse pulled back his suede lips, exposing teeth and pale gums, stretched his jaw open, and placed his upper teeth on the top of the fence post. His neck arched, muscles contracting as he inhaled chunks of air and then exhaled in long grunts. Sophie's brain dragged up the connection. Granger reminded her of an…

dressing. Many people have no idea what dressage is. Dressage actually involves training a horse. There are many steps to training horses dressage which depends on the horse's age, breed, and demeanor. First, you would start out picking out a horse that will fit your needs and wants. If you're a “green rider” you wouldn’t want to get a “green horse” because it would create a lot of frustration because a “green horse” has little or no training and only been training for about 1-2 years so…

mix up horse breeds, dog breeds, cat breeds, and many other animal breeds. This essay is comparing three horse breeds that are mixed up all the time: the Shire, the Percheron, and the Clydesdale. The following paragraphs will compare features, their uses, and where the breeds originated. The horses are usually mixed up because people don't know a whole lot about them. They only know that they're horses, they're big, and the general look of them. As it was mentioned before, these horses have a…