Thoroughbred

History in Louisville, Kentucky spans hundreds of years. Many famous people are from Louisville; actors, inventors, and a boxing legend. Louisville is also known for the Kentucky Derby at the Churchill Downs. During the 1770’s settlers moved into the Kentucky region area starting from scratch they built a settlement, forts, and farm lands on the Ohio River. One of the well-known residents was inventor Thomas Edison, he was a prolific inventor, holding over a thousand US patents in his name.…

Additionally, synthetic surfaces are used at tracks where bad weather usually takes place. Jump Racing On the other hand, flat racing involves tracks that involve obstacles that horses have to jump over. While these races are still equipped for Thoroughbred horses, jump racing is considered more dangerous than flat racing. These obstacles include fences, ditches, and hurdles. The increased risks have led to it being forbidden in some countries, such as Australia. However, jump racing is still…

she describes the treatment of animals at “Shipshy” the biggest market horse auction in the Midwestern United States. People who move the horses torture the animals just for the pleasure of it. She noticed a lame bay mare that she thought was a thoroughbred. The kill buyer who…

There are 250 breeds, there are the “important breeds”, which are the Arab, Thoroughbred, and the bold Barb. The Arab first appeared in Arabia, they’re highly prized for their beauty, intelligence, and speed. The Thoroughbred is the fastest breed, they originated from England and are used as racehorses. The Bard is a North African desert horse, and is one of the toughest breeds; they also have great…

Like in the rice fields of lowcounty plantations, Stroyer and other enslaved men cultivated the product itself; training and caring for the thoroughbred horses. As on plantations across the South, their work was overseen by enslaved black overseers and free white men who lacked the wealth and status of the plantation owners themselves. These men, who owned plantations in additions to stables of…

Throughout the nineteenth century, Americans used sport, recreation, and play to stress how prestigious they were to others. Before the nineteenth century, sport and recreation were considered traditional as they were tied to festivals and religious calendars. The pre-modern English idea of work and play was characterized as a “leisure preference.” As they puritans came into play, they instilled the morality of hard work and despised leisure intensely. Even though sports were not as common and…

laid eyes on the horse of my dreams. The horse I had been dreaming about since I was a little girl. He was a chestnut with a huge white blaze and four white socks; in my eyes he was perfect. That day I made an appointment with the off the track thoroughbred rescue race horse reclaim to go and meet him. My mom took off work to accompany my hasty decision making. When we arrived all she saw was everything wrong with him. His tail had been cut off to the dock, he was sway back, I was not allowed to…

over 200 years. The founder John Harding became interested in breeding and racing horses. Additionally, he was the first in the state of Tennessee to use auctions to sell horses. He was known throughout the racing community as raising the best thoroughbreds in the business, to date, most of the champions are a direct bloodline to horses bred at Belle Meade. Successfully, those values and the history of the plantation are the driving factors in the non-profit organization that exists today.…

In the past four years I have participated in the State College Area High School Renaissance Faire. At this time I have 2 different leadership positions one involves teaching a group of students to sword fight and the other leadership position involves advertising the club to the school. As a part of this club I have learned to speak in front of other people. Since my Sophomore year I have participated in the chamber orchestra group at my high school. This group if for the advanced orchestra…

During the my high school years I have participated in the State College Area High School Renaissance Faire. At this time I have 2 different leadership positions one involves teaching a group of students to sword fight and the other leadership position involves advertising the club to the school. As a part of this club I have learned to speak in front of other people. Since my Sophomore year of high school I have participated in the chamber orchestra group at my high school. This group is for…