After Zack the zebra kept jumping out of his field, his owner, Sammi Jo Stohler figured he might have a knack for having fun over fences. “I had to build an 8′ fence around the property because he kept jumping out,” she said. “He can clear 5′ without a problem; he just walks up to…
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…
Brazilian journalist Filipe Leite is crossing two continents on horseback. Leite is a second-generation cowboy living a dream he’s had since he was young: he’s riding two horses from the Calgary Stampede to his home in Sao Palo, Brazil, on a trek that will take him two years on horseback. Leite said it’s a 10,000…
A pony pulling contest made its debut at the 152nd edition of Clearfield County Fair recently, followed by the annual horse pulling contest in the afternoon. The pony pull had a total of four heavyweight competitors and two lightweight competitors, while the horse pull drew eight heavyweights and eight lightweights. Each competitor was a two…
How much a jockey earns depends on the purse for a race and on their order of finish. The ‘purse’ in horse racing is the cash prize won by the owner. At the Hastings Park racetrack in Vancouver, British Columbia a jockey placing first will earn 10% of the purse for that race. 1. If…
A pony that fell more than 50 feet down a cliff in west Wales was saved by lifeboat crews in a dramatic rescue. 1. Calculate the distance she fell in yards. 2. Calculate the distance she fell in metres. It is thought that the little mare had been trapped for at least 96 hours when…