Sandra McCulloch, Times Colonist Published: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 Two horses stolen early yesterday from a Goldstream-area farm are recovering from sore feet after thieves galloped them south on the Trans-Canada Highway into urban Langford before turning them loose. Sandra McCulloch, Times Colonist Published: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 Two horses stolen early yesterday from a Goldstream-area farm are recovering from sore feet after thieves galloped them south on the Trans-Canada...

Most colorful classes show the variety of color, from just a few spots on the horse to a "leopard," spotted all over. Heritage, the first class, shows the horse and rider in traditional American Indian costume. With cavalry bits and peace medals, presenters evoke the past, and each contestant has 90 seconds to describe the outfit and era depicted. In steer daubing, the cow is released, the horse comes out of the chute and the rider has to mark the cow in a certain area with a paint mark....

How is it that in a time of terror and war, so many could become so emotionally invested in a horse? Maybe the better question is, how could they not? Bloggers posted daily reports on Barbaro s progress; media trucks kept vigil in the parking lot; friends and strangers sent gifts, letters, e-mails and prayers. It was a catastrophic injury that would have resulted in most horses being euthanized on the spot. Here in steeplechase country, where signs forbid horses on sidewalks, it is not...

A few horse owners and racing enthusiasts argued that jockeys are independent contractors who should carry their own insurance, and that fair commissioners didn't work hard enough to raise funding for the sport. That's more than double the cost of last year's daily premium, and offers much lower coverage than the $500,000 per-accident cap jockeys received in the past. Smith countered that raising more money for horse racing won't fix the problem because no insurance company appears willing...

Aside from their racing careers, premier animals such as Barbaro would bring in quite a bounty in the breeding market after being retired from racing. The horse that America came to know as a fighter and a survivor endured having 26 pins placed into his injured leg, and months later due to infection had a portion of his leg removed. In his short but wildly successful career he brought in just shy of 3.4 million dollars in purse winnings and posted six wins in as many starts coming into the...

The concept, which is designed to rival both the Scoop6 and the National Lottery, costs 2 and involves picking a horse, or a number, in eight races from different tracks on the afternoon. In order to make things easier, there are only eight choices per race, with the seven top-ranked horses according to Timeform running as individuals, while all the rest of the field are grouped into one pick. Advertisement RaceO managing director Steve Soden said: "We hope to be hitting the million pound...

Samantha could have chosen any topic on how to prepare for a show, how to polish your saddle, or how to groom your horse, or something similar. For the national 4-H horse program, youth are required to prepare a speaking demonstration on any topic to do with the horse industry. You can kind of think outside of the box, How can I relate something to the horse industry and get my points? Originally she named her demonstration Showing at your very best, then she changed it to a title she...

Haddock, who runs an ironing service in Northwich, northern England, picked all six winners in her local betting shop a week ago in a speciality bet called Scoop 6. That won Haddock, now thought to be Britain's biggest-ever woman betting shop winner, another huge payout which brought the grand total to over 6668,000 ($2 million) She selected 9-4 favourite Taranis in a big race at Sandown Park and the horse battled to a half-length victory. That yielded over 410,000 and also entitled her to...

I spotted a 10-legged spider with a human face, jumping in glee; a horse with a damaged wing, stumbling as it tries to take flight; and a floating eyeball-balloon, gazing toward the sky. Yet while the impressionists were interested in how we perceive reality, Redon focused on the demons, monsters and desolate landscapes of our dreams and subconscious. Redon's self-portraits reveal a gaunt, elongated face with large, watchful eyes and a beard that hides his mouth, suggesting a lonely...