World Equestrian Games
It’s Reining at WEG!
While clustered chaos was the order of opening day at the 2018 World Equestrian Games, the Indoor Arena offered sweet respite to patrons in search…
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Horse Health
Team Therapy
Like any top level equestrian event, the Palm Beach Masters is a bustling ecosystem of equine professionals and practitioners moving in methodical bursts from one…
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Racing
Your Guide to the Breeders’ Cup 2017
Two days, 13 races, hundreds of the world’s top thoroughbreds, jockeys and trainers in one place with $28 million up for grabs. It’s a battle…
1 year ago
Racing
Unforgettable Moments in Breeders’ Cup History
Humans have been breeding and racing thoroughbreds all over the world for centuries, and each year, the best of the best converge at the Breeders’…
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OTTB
All Heart: Stories from the Thoroughbred Makeover
In 1982, 40% of all horses registered with the USEF were Thoroughbred. By 2010, that figure had diminished to just 10%. This drastic decline underscored…
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Equine Therapy
Man O’ War Project Aims to Heal Veterans With Horsepower
They have come seeking help in an unfamiliar place. Six young men and women who, at least on the surface, reflect a picture of courage…
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Racing
Star-Studded Saturday at Saratoga
Travers Day at Saratoga has always served as one of the sport’s grandest stages; a Vegas-esque buffet complete with delectable appetizers culminating in the main…
2 years ago
Racing
All Guts, No Glory: The Exercise Rider
If it takes a village to raise a child, then getting a horse ready for the races certainly requires an equal measure of collaborative nurturing.…
2 years ago
Racing
Lady Eli Fights On
How do you measure a horse’s will to win? Past performances are the logical starting point, but statistics only tell part of the story. Horses…
2 years ago
Racing
The Queen’s Plate: Come and Get It
Here’s a handy little trivia nugget for you… What is the longest continuously run horse race in North America? Kentucky Derby? Belmont Stakes? Preakness? Travers?…
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Racing
The King of Canada: Northern Dancer
On the evening of September 17, 1962, dozens of horsemen gathered just outside Toronto for the annual thoroughbred yearling sale at Windfields Farm. The farm’s…
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Racing
You Bet Your Ascot!
Ascot Racecourse has been staging horse races since its establishment in 1711 by Queen Anne. Her Majesty was enjoying a ride near Windsor Castle, so…
2 years ago
Racing
The Stars Are Out For Belmont Stakes Day
The Belmont Stakes might own the marquee, but the main attractions Saturday in New York are found on one of tastiest undercards outside of the…
2 years ago
Eventing
Rolex Kentucky Is Now Just Kentucky
The ultimate target for any brand is to become synonymous with a certain experience. For a runny nose there’s Kleenex. Q-Tips keep your ears clean,…
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History
Top 10 Preakness Stakes Moments of All Time
The Preakness would like you to know that it’s not just the Triple Crown’s middle child. While few things in sports can compete with the…
2 years ago
Eventing
Horse Rehab With Will Coleman
What a difference a year can make. Back in April of 2015, Olympian Will Coleman finished 6th overall at the Rolex Kentucky CCI4* on his…
2 years ago
Racing
Dream On!
The First Saturday in May could not have come soon enough for Todd Pletcher. The venerable trainer who has won (*cue the Eagles*) everything, all…
2 years ago
Racing
The Horses and Humans of Kentucky Derby 143
As horse people, we invariably get asked the same question this time of year: “Who’s your Derby horse?” Whether or not you actually follow thoroughbred…
2 years ago
Eventing
Heels and Hooves: Scenes From Inspection Day at Rolex Kentucky
Women in dresses and flats…men in suits and loafers…browbands bedazzled and hooves polished…dust flying and the temperature rising, eyeballs prying… Inspection Day #1, Rolex Kentucky.…
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Racing
“Insanity and Brilliance”: Timber Racing Featured on 60 Minutes
The sport of timber racing was profiled in last night’s episode of 60 Minutes, bringing one of America’s oldest, and perhaps unsung horse sports into…