Rachel Alexandra was the 2009 Horse of the Year, the first female to receive this honour since Azeri in 2002 and just the seventh to capture that title since 1936, when official voting for Horse of the Year was established. Her racing record made history. She became the first filly to win the Preakness since…
When Black Caviar raced in Melbourne, Australia in the 2012 Australia Stakes her win made it 17 wins out of 17 starts. ‘It’s a wonderful privilege to be on top of Black Caviar. I thank God every day,’ said jockey Luke Nolen. Nolen admitted he restrained the 6-year-old mare at the start, letting the others…
Math is involved at a fast pace when jumping a horse. An average a horse’s stride is 12 feet long, and a rider must figure out during the approach to a jump how to influence the horse’s stride to make the distance to the jump perfect. Do you need to lengthen or shorten your horse’s…
The 2012 Kentucky Derby had a surprise winner in I’ll Have Another. He produced a strong finish to catch the front-running Bodemeister in the closing stages of the race and win by one and a half lengths. The distance horses run in the Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles. A furlong is 1/8th of a…
The sport of Vaulting is a combination of dance and gymnastics performed on the back of a moving horse. To excel, the rider and horse must develop a high level of trust and coordination. Both the horse and the vaulter score points. Competitors in the beginner divisions vault on horses that are walking or trotting.…
Hannah Hammond and her barrel racing buddy, Jackie Ganter, were first or second in all three incentive races at a barrel racing competition held at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, Texas. Hannah placed seventh in the Most Consistent Horse contest with a 0.294-second difference factor between her three runs of 15.644, 15.758 and…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a jockey? The video below will show you what a typical day in the life of a jockey looks like and you’ll learn some math along the way. You will find out the average weight and height of a jockey, that they travel at…
The FEI recently announced the equestrian super-powers for the 2012 Olympics: Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA will field full teams in all three disciplines. What makes up a full Olympic Equestrian team? Quotas of horse/rider pairs vary between Games and between each discipline. Currently, each National Federation may enter…