1994
In the Pages of Horse Illustrated
Horse tripping, a cruel event that takes place
at some underground rodeos, became national news in 1994 when a bill was
introduced in California to ban it. Exposes on Hard Copy and 20/20 drew
attention to the cruelty, and we covered the topic in July 1994. Fortunately,
California Governor Pete Wilson signed the bill into law in August of 1994.
Several other states have also banned horse tripping.
Today, Chester Weber is synonymous with the sport of Combined
Driving in America. In February 1994, we identified him as “the youngest driver
at Gladstone” in our write up of 1993’s World Pair Combined Driving
Championship, held at the United States Equestrian Team’s headquarters in New
Jersey.
Riding instructors everywhere found themselves
cringing in the early 1990s when midriff-baring fashion spilled over from
street clothes to riding clothes. Low-rise breeches hadn’t even become the
standard, so shirts must have just become shorter. Today’s Horse Illustrated editorial content features
100% fewer bellybuttons than the July 1994 issue did, guaranteed.
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