You get play money, an official race program, with the actual names and information about each of the horses and a chance to place your bets on the winner. They have six all new thoroughbred races. There also will be food: the main course will be roasted shrimp with orzo pasta and feta in a lemon/dill olive oil dressing with sides, followed by a rich dessert. After all the wagers are placed they'll view the race on the big screen projection, jump up and down, cheer and experience the...

Now, a team of researchers in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Virginia Tech has determined that horses are also facing serious health risks because of obesity. Now, a team of researchers in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Virginia Tech has determined that horses are also facing serious health...

And it wasn't fitting just because of the barrel racer's name. There's no way Parton could guide a horse around the clover leaf like Seitz, who finished 11th in the Canadian standings last year and has career earnings of more than $112,834. Appropriately enough, Dolly Parton's hit single Jolene came blasting forth from the Calgary Stampede Grandstand after Joleen Seitz won yesterday's barrel racing competition. Turns out Seitz, who hails from Savona, B. She said her time, on board her...

Most people have to ride and get to know their horse, and know what its going to do, she said. The entire Schneider family competes in barrel racing, a rodeo sport where riders have to maneuver their horse around barrels in a clover pattern aiming for the fastest time possible. Even after working 40 hours a week, he still manages to feed his passion for motocross, drumming and barrel racing. The Schneider family spends many weekends together traveling to different barrel racing...

Beginning Sunday and concluding Tuesday, Seiberl is providing 10 daily clinics to horse trainers willing to dish out $175 per one-on-one, 30-minute session. Kleiner said she hopes the expertise taught to both her and her horse, Dior, will land them the highest-ranking status possible: a grand prix designation. Sligh, however, notices the steps a horse takes, its body movement and other subtle gestures that show horses working under the guidance of Seiberl are quickly learning. Dressage...

Has having a horse placed a strain on your personal relationships? Dr Richard Newton, head of epidemiology at the AHT, told H&H he was "slightly concerned" that vaccinated horses had contracted flu, but stressed that the efficiency of the vaccine could not be questioned unless a higher proportion of equines were affected, and the reasons for any vaccine failure properly investigated. Equine flu outbreaks - Horses for sale, equestrian news, eventing, show jumping, dressage, horse shows -...

By Tom Mitchell LEADER TIMES Thursday, July 5, 2007 MANOR -- She's been unceremoniously "dumped" several times and at least once kicked so hard she suffered serious injuries, but those "bad" experiences did nothing to dampen Tess Hempel's love of horseback riding. By Tom Mitchell LEADER TIMES Thursday, July 5, 2007 MANOR -- She's been unceremoniously "dumped" several times and at least once kicked so hard she suffered serious injuries, but those "bad" experiences did nothing to dampen Tess...

While some young people in the Siouxland area are swimming or playing baseball this summer there are some who are all about the ride. Different age groups competed in a variety of events including barrel racing. For the young people who ride, it a time to focus on responsibility, friendship, and hard work. The 57th annual Horse Play Day in Bancroft, Nebraska, brought out dozens of young riders. Both hope to rodeo down the road. We want to know what you think about this story.

Williams, who will be a senior at Solanco this fall, and Harmon, who recently graduated from Penn Manor, will be riding for Lancaster County at the National High School Rodeo Championships, which will be held July 19-28 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill. Williams, who will be a senior at Solanco this fall, and Harmon, who recently graduated from Penn Manor, will be riding for Lancaster County at the National High School Rodeo Championships, which will be held July 19-28...