Ride Like a Girl
…association to organize women?s rodeo events. Roughstock riding rose again, as a result, but barrel racing was coming on fast and furious and soon eclipsed it. Newer and more accessible,…
…association to organize women?s rodeo events. Roughstock riding rose again, as a result, but barrel racing was coming on fast and furious and soon eclipsed it. Newer and more accessible,…
…against the clock and the fastest time wins. Barrel racing is racing the horse around barrels set in a cloverleaf pattern. Pole bending is weaving the horse in and out…
…and coyotes are major reservoirs. ———- Town Bans Barrel Racing The zoning board of Dartmouth, Mass., upheld a cease-and-desist order in February against holding barrel racing events on an eight-acre,…
Nick Zito | All photos courtesy of the National Museum of Racing June 3, 2005 — Trainer Nick Zito and three standouts of steeplechase racing, jockey Thomas Walsh, trainer Sidney…
…in 1:08, just 3/5 of a second off the track record at Hollywood Park. July 10, 2000: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association unveiled the “NTRA Two-Year-Old Challenge,” a televised racing…
…became the first female elected to Thoroughbred racing’s Hall of Fame. May 3, 1969: Namesake of racing’s annual awards, Eclipse made his first public appearance in a heat race at…
In the October 2006 issue of Horse & Rider, I talked about a progression of bits for barrel and speed-event horses. If your barrel-racing horse is bracing against the bit…
Jan. 2, 1945: As the end of World War II approached, racing throughout the U.S. was banned indefinitely at the request of James F. Byrnes, War Mobilization Director. While Thoroughbreds…
…The Jockey Club’s functions were licensing, allotment of racing dates, appointment of officials and the interpretation and enforcement of racing rules. Feb. 7, 1969: Diane Crump became the first woman…
…Acres, Lexington, Ky. Feb. 16, 1891: At the urging of Pierre Lorillard, the Board of Control, composed of seven representatives of the racing industry, was formed to govern Thoroughbred racing….