by Tori, age 12 Everyone is always excited about going to a horse show. It is fun, there are many people there to watch, and you might get to ride your favorite horse or pony! But have you thought about the fun? Have you thought about the passion? If you haven’t, you’re not ready for [...]

At the end of May we previewed a new documentary titled Women in American Horse Racing that chronicles the history of women in this male-dominated sport and talks about their impact on the industry. We know you like to hear what inspires the work of other writers and artists, so we asked the creators, John [...]

by Tori, age 12 June 9th, 2007 was the 139th running of the Belmont Stakes. The one thing that surprised me the most was that Street Sense didn’t go! I was shocked, but since he didn’t go to the Belmont, he’s going to try and make to the Breeders’ Cup. The good thing about this [...]

The nice people at American Storyboard, the award-winning non-profit film company, sent us this info about their new production Women in American Horse Racing. We have not seen the DVD, but expect to do so next week and will share our impressions. Here’s the blurb: From jockeys to grooms, and from outriders to executives, Women [...]

by Melissa Whitaker Very good post, Madelaina. You did a great job describing the pros and cons of horse racing. It’s important to remember that flat racing is like any sport — if done safely and smartly with the horse’s best interests at heart, it is not cruel. And that same logic applies to other [...]

by Madelaina, age 11 Horse racing is highly popular around the world. In Hong Kong, flat-track racing is frequent and they have several racehorses in different suburbs. Steeple-chasing is also an active, fast and blood-hurtling sport where horses sail over high jumps and gallop fast to catch up when there’s flat ground. Both of these [...]