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Multi-tasking Michel rides her way to London
PARIS (Reuters) - Being an excellent rider is not enough for Jessica Michel. For what is likely to be just a brief appearance at the London Olympics dressage competition, she has also had to prove herself as a horse trader and shrewd businesswoman for the past six years. The only French representative in the discipline has, by her own admission, no chance of a podium finish. Realistically, a top ...
Read more...Olympics-Multi-tasking Michel rides her way to London
Being an excellent rider is not enough for Jessica Michel.
Read more...Gallery: Woodbridge horse Show is a galloping success
HORSE power was on display at the oldest and largest show of its kind in East Anglia.
Read more...Groups promote former racehorses to the eventing world
At the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event this weekend, 21 of the entered horses started their careers as Thoroughbred racehorses. They were not successful on the racetrack, but they are now part of an elite group of sport horses that can perform the intricate flatwork of dressage, race over huge fences and leap through an Olympic-style show-jumping course.
Read more...Retired thoroughbreds find second chances, new careers in Kentucky racehorse retirement and adoption centers [Equine]
by Sandy Dolan As Kentucky Derby 138 approaches, attention is focused on the 3-year-old crop of young thoroughbreds vying to win the sport's most prestigious race. They run their hearts out for our amusement. But do you ever wonder what happens to these and other thoroughbred racehorses once their racing or breeding careers are over? Previous | Image 1 of 37 | Next Two Thoroughbreds graze in the ...
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