Clansmen and monks in the Upper Dolpa area of Nepal first gathered eight centuries ago to pray, feast, fight over property and compete for the title of fastest horseman in the Himalayas. 1. How many years are in eight centuries? They have met every 12 years since in the Tibetan Year of the Dragon for…
Technically, endurance rides are races. However, many riders participate simply to finish rather than try and win or even place. To these riders the satisfaction of completing the ride on a sound horse is the prize. Six-year-old Samantha Fisher, from Fort Collins, Colorado, and her 26-year-old mare Tupelo Honey Tu+, competed in the Sturgis 30-mile…
A 23-year-old Shetland pony, who has taken part in dozens of military parades as the Royal Regiment of Scotland mascot and is a favourite of the Queen, has retired after 19 years of service. The Queen always requested that Cruachan III, who stands just 91cm tall, be present at any parades when she visited her…
Linda Toscano became the first female trainer to win the sport’s most coveted prize when Market Share captured the $1.5 million, 87th edition of the Hambletonian at the Meadowlands on a Saturday afternoon in August. The race is trotted over a distance of one mile. In this year’s race the horses trotted the opening half…
The fourth annual Model Horse Show at Gloucester County College drew model horse collectors from as far as Texas and Indiana, and raised nearly $1,500 in scholarship funds for students enrolled in the school’s equine science program. “It’s a large hobby that not a lot of people outside the community know about,” said show founder…