It provided a wonderful respite from the busy horse show atmosphere, French said. To prepare for the competition, ANRC team coach Shelby French traveled with her riders to Aiken, S. All of the team members Heather McPheeters 10, Alison Sims 09, Katie Davilli 09, Corinne Davies 07 and team captain Emily Wiley 07 were ribbon winners over the two days of competition, French said. They competed in the Adult Amateur Hunter Divisions and the Adult Equitation Division. Sims, riding SBC s...

By Dennis McLellan, Times Staff Writer April 16, 2007 Jack Williams, a top Hollywood stuntman who got his first taste of stunt work on a horse at age 4 he was tossed from one rider to another in the 1926 silent film "The Flaming Forest" and later worked his way through USC riding horses and doing stunts in films such as "Gone With the Wind" and "Dodge City," has died. By Dennis McLellan, Times Staff Writer April 16, 2007 Jack Williams, a top Hollywood stuntman who got his first taste of...

In handicap races, the racing secretary assigns weights to the horse based on accomplishments with the best horse given the top impost. At one time, weight was considered the great equalizer in racing with the theory being that, distributed properly, all the horses would come together at the finish line at the same time in a perfect world. Another old saying in the game is that weight will stop a train, which is nonsense, but in some cases, it can stop horses. Sharp trainers can also take...

You know the ones - no geldings, no horses with 5-week layoffs, no horses without certain breeding attributes. If you find the winner of this Derby among the probable 20 horses in the starting gate, you should immediately re-invest in Powerball. And Michael Matz, Barbaro's trainer, has a live contender that he wants to run in the race, but the colt may be denied a spot if, when entries are drawn May 2, he is not among the top 20 in graded stakes earnings. Even though Curlin looked awesome...

Members pay an annual fee to join the club and are given the chance to go on stable visits to see Destiny s horses and chat to the trainers and jockeys. The club gives people the chance to own their own horse for a day by using a lowest unique bid system or a random draw and they keep any winnings. Paul is all fired up for a racing hobby. For more information log on to www.destinyracingclub. Source: Harrogate Advertiser. Click here to register and/or customise your newsletters. Destiny...

Come August each year, the melodious strains bring cash into the coffers of local civic groups when fans of the Walking Horse industry eagerly purchase their offerings. One-night horse shows line the schedule of events at the National Horse Show Commission (NHSC), the regulatory facility that registers the dates, judges and inspectors for shows in the industry, with sponsors for the event ranging from the Tony Rice Center to the 4-H club. Mark Farrar knows first-hand the impact the horse...