The Guinness Book of World Records is always fun to page through. It’s always interesting to read about the tallest, biggest, fastest anything. But when those records are about horses, it gets even more interesting. Record for the Most Runners in a Horse Race A maximum of twenty horses are allowed to compete in the Kentucky Derby.…
Have you ever had the job of feeding hay to a barn full of horses? A common method of feeding hay to horses is to simply toss flakes of hay on the ground. The horses lower their heads and don’t stop eating until it’s all gone—or trampled into the ground. If you’ve ever mucked out a stall or…
Twelve-year-old Taylor Lai has a passion for horses. She’s attended horseback riding summer camps, and has been fortunate to have grown up with horses in the Mount Diablo foothills in California. “I really want to have my career to do with horses, and I like the idea of being a vet because you get to be around…
One of the top show jumping events in the world, the Longines King George V Gold Cup is held every year at Hickstead in England. In over a century of competition, no woman has ever won—until 2014, when American Beezie Madden, riding Cortes ‘C’, made history by becoming the first woman to win this prestigious Grand Prix event.…
Have you sometimes dreamed of working with horses when you grow up? For many people, if it were to happen, it would be a dream come true. Over the past eight years, the Missouri 4-H has organized an Equine Career and Horse Industry Tour to help teens do exactly that, couple their passion for horses with a career. On Tuesday, May…
Have you seen pictures of covered wagons or gypsy caravans? Have you wondered what it would be like to travel in one? In Wicklow, Ireland you can rent a gypsy caravan for a holiday and take to the road. Clissmann Horse Caravans rent out four-person horse-drawn caravans with cooking and sleeping facilities and you get to…
The Grand National, the most valuable jump race in Europe, will be run this coming weekend in Liverpool, England. The race was first run in 1839 and is 4 miles 3½ furlongs in distance. Except for the period from 1941 to 1945, during the Second World War, the race has taken place every year. Horse Talk –…
Each year, one of the most exciting times in North American thoroughbred racing is during the running of the Triple Crown races. Only three-year-old horses are eligible to run in these races, but other than age, how is it decided which horses get to run in the first race, the Kentucky Derby? 1. In what…