Equestrian Sport
In an unprecedented sweep, Steffen Peters and Akiko Yamazaki’s 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood Ravel swept all three classes in the CDIO Aachen (GER): the Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle. From USEF. Read more >>
In Other News
Scottish donkey named after Michael Jackson instead of Andy Murray
A donkey in Aberdeen has been named after Michael Jackson, instead of Scottish tennis star Andy Murray. From Horse and Hound. Read more >>
Giddy-Up! Horse Shows bigger than ever
More money, more riders and more competitions come to Flintfields Horse Park this year for the 2009 Horse Shows by the Bay summer equestrian festival, including northern Michigan’s only polo match. From Traverse-City Record-Eagle. Read more >>
Alternative medicine: mother-daughter team use massage on horses
If a horse is exhibiting adverse signs such as bucking, kicking or biting, the causes could be something other than behavioral problems. From Beauregard Daily News. Read more >>
Man charged with punching horse
A Cape Cod teenager has been charged with punching a police horse during Independence Day festivities in Provincetown. From The Boston Herald. Read more >>
At Old Friends Bed & Breakfast, home is where the horse is
Inside this farmhouse in Kentucky bluegrass country, the halters of famed racehorses lie in a jumble on the stone hearth. From The Washington Post. Read more >>
