Is music played in your barn? Ever wonder if the horses like it? A study by researchers at Hartpury College in England found horses liked classical and country sounds more than they did rock and jazz. To test the effects of different kinds of music on stabled horses, Clare Carter, a Bachelor of Science student,…
A horseless horse show is an event that allows children and adults to gallop over a course of miniature jumps, imitating the 1,000-pound animals and top riders they idolize. The participants pay an entry fee and the money goes to the organizer, Just World International, a great cause helping children in impoverished communities around the…
Jockey Rosie Napravnik closed out a career-best season in 2012, securing the highest spot ever for a female jockey on the North American leader board. Finishing the year with $12,451,713 in purse earnings and 193 wins with 191 seconds and 167 thirds from 1,200 starts, Napravnik finished eighth among the top jockeys in the nation…