Although she was instantly captivated by horses, McKenna said riding them was a bit intimidating when she was smaller and the horses towered over her more. Her mother signed her up for riding lessons at a horse ranch, and she hoped it would provide an outlet for her 5-year-old's enthusiasm. Horseback riding and dirt bike racing are similar in some ways. She is considering studying horse management in college and wants to own a horse ranch someday. She did not enter the international horse...

Having their card marked, or being in the possession of privileged knowledge regarding a horse, has served them well and will continue to do so. ADVERTISEMENT Members of the racing media are now being asked to sign up a code of conduct under which they will agree not to use such information to lay horses after the Horseracing Regulatory Authority were made aware of instances in which information had been "misused" And, whether we like them or not, betting exchanges are here to stay. The...

The horse show will start at 9 a. The first event on Saturday will be the youth judging contest at 8:30 a. Both shows are open to the public, and admission is free. All other livestock and poultry must be in place by 8 p. Annual livestock show set today, Saturday From submitted reports The 26th annual Northern Arkansas District Spring Junior Livestock Show will be today and Saturday at Baxter County Fairgrounds. The horse show will be Saturday at Mountain Home Saddle Club Arena. This...

George Della would like to believe horse racing can make it the same way it did in the 1930s and 1940s, men such as Bill Rickman, who owns racetracks in Maryland and in Delaware, say that no matter how much you advertise the sport, it is going to have little impact when it is competing on its own against other kinds of gambling. George Della would like to believe horse racing can make it the same way it did in the 1930s and 1940s, men such as Bill Rickman, who owns racetracks in Maryland...

Those riders and some walkers raised $10,000 in pledges and donations for Exceptional Equestrians Unlimited in Hobart, a program that introduces disabled children to horse riding. Riding mimics the way a pelvis moves, so children get muscle tone and circulation plus stretching from steering and petting, Wightman said. Shannon learns social skills through riding and physical skills, respect for animals and self-control, her mother, Beth Kelly, said. Duvall said this would be his last time...

Horse and rider crisscross the arena, working as a team to complete the dressage pattern -- a test of riding skill used in English-style competitions. They are paired with a stubborn horse and encouraged to "softly" ask the horse to turn and not yell at it in frustration, something they quickly discover doesn't work. A level two rider may work on following multiple step directions, grooming the horse and more complicated riding techniques. Every week she sets her eyes on her horse and says...

A 14-year-old Standardbred from the Sahbra Farms in Streetsboro, Crisp Sahbra is the fourth-winningest horse in Ohio harness racing history, a three-time Ohio Sires Stakes champion and a former Ohio Horse of the Year, said its trainer, Navarre native Jeff Cox. A 14-year-old Standardbred from the Sahbra Farms in Streetsboro, Crisp Sahbra is the fourth-winningest horse in Ohio harness racing history, a three-time Ohio Sires Stakes champion and a former Ohio Horse of the Year, said its...

As we all know, harness racing in Australia is big, very big, not only boasting a healthy horse population but an abundance of participants. However, McLeod entered a new age earlier this year when he prepared two winners only three weeks apart with a rising eleven-year-old trotter and a six-year-old pacing gelding, who surprised more than his driver, retuning better than 50/1 at the tote window. Since taking out a drivers permit in the early 70s, McLeod has won eight races with a couple...

April 30, 2007 -- Las Vegas casino impresario Steve Wynn wants to revamp New York's Off-Track Betting system to "get rid of" most of the small storefronts and replace them with "bigger, more beautiful" parlors. Wynn, a partner in one of the four bids vying to operate the state's Aqueduct, Belmont and Sar atoga racetracks, made the com ments at a hearing this month where the bidders made presen tations to a group of state law makers and Spitzer administra tion officials. Wynn, a partner in...