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Animal welfare is making sure the well-being of an animal is met. There is much controversy worldwide regarding the rights and ethical treatment of animals and many disputes within the sport of thoroughbred racing. According to Dr. John Webster, Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, there are five freedoms that humans need to strive to provide for their animals: Freedom from thirst, hunger, and malnutrition, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury, and disease,…

Horse Racing: Right or Wrong? Horse racing may be considered an older American pastime but it is still alive and well in today’s society. Thousands of people watch each year as horses run, full speed, down a dirt track hoping for the ultimate trophy; The Triple Crown. Horse racing is an entirely different world. Little kids aspire to be jockeys while parents aspire for the horse they bet on to win. The horse racing industry appeals to everyone of all ages and that is one of the reasons it has…

Some people say all horses are the same, but actually there, are hundreds of species with their own unique characteristics. All horses have a mane, a tail, four legs, they come in many different colors, and they all eat the same food. The American Quarter horse and the American Saddlebred are both different breeds of horse with different capabilities. The American Quarter horse is usually more than 1,200 pounds. While the American Saddlebred weighs anywhere in between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.…

be said if you live in North Carolina or are a Nascar fan. His driving made him famous. His personality was playful, but when he crawled in a race car he was all business. Dale was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina.. He grew up watching his dad drive dirt track race cars. This early exposure to racing helped Dale to make the decision to become a race car driver. He ran his first Nascar race on May 25th, 1975 in the World 600 in Charlotte N.C. From that moment until his death on February 18,…

The sport of drag racing is typically a warm weather sport, right? Not if you attend the DragstersForSale.Com 3rd Annual Practice Tree Race Presented by TEAM DFS. Over 150 of the Midwest and Tri-State regions drag racers converged on the VFW Post 1114 in Evansville, IN this past Saturday to try to take home $4500 in prize money in the “Top Bulb” event with the Bottom Bulb Racers chasing over $1500 in prize money. The event brings in racers from all over the Midwest for the chance to win weekend…

Vyse A Bit of Old Chelsea The narrative of Vyses’ A Bit of Old Chelsea (Fig. 130) is of a worthy housewife that Vyse met one day, and on behalf of an out of work husband, at the off-license counter of the local public house. However, it was common for women to buy a jug a beer from the public house’s off licence bar during the nineteen thirties. The Vyse figure subject is half concealing her beer jug with her apron, out of respect to the Mrs Grundy’s of the neighbourhood. Moreover, this portrait…

There has never been a lot of research on american motocross and its history. The sport has been around for a while now and is finally gaining a name for itself. The sport started naturally with a group of just average people riding their motorcycles on a course they designed with maybe a few man made jumps. Motocross really took a step in the direction it is in today when Edison Dye came into the motocross picture. He ran motorcycle touring business in Europe and his travels across the pond…

Torc Off Road is an American Short course Off Road racing series. It tours throughout the United States, bringing professional four-wd, two-wd and pro light classes. Which also brings in buggies and stock trucks. It it brings in more than 45,000 people to the races every year. Torc was founded by Off Road racer Ricky Johnson in 2009. It was known as the Traxxas Torc series, owing to a title sponsor , from 2009-2013 Torc Off Road started in 2009. Torc focused its attention on Midwest trucks,…

Horse’s Have you ever wondered how to saddle a horse? Well if you don’t know how i’m going to tell you. Did you know there are 350 breeds of horses? I own one of those breeds, she is a quarter horse. I love horses my uncle has many many horse’s too. I think I love horses so much because of him. Also I had my first horse I ever owned by myself for not even a year and he died of kidney failure but that isn’t stopping me from making my dreams come true. To be able to follow these steps and do…

Chesapeake, but after he fell to far behind H.P McGraw, the horses owner, waved Lewis on, and Lewis ended up winning. The Derby took place on may 17, 1875, and Lewis and Aristides went down in America’s history. Th history of the track, the actual racing, and trip to the winners circle, helped build one of Americas longest lasting tradition. in 1872, Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr., Lutie, went to England to watch the Epson Derby. That is where the idea of the Kentucky Derby formed from. Lutie…