Take two children, a couple of patient horses and an energetic horseback riding teacher and what you get is work. With varying degrees of hearing impairment, their confidence levels have been compromised, but since three years ago, when the oldest boy, Jacob, discovered horses, everything has changed for the better. They lead the horses around a few times, stretch in the saddles, then loosen their feet from the stirrups and wiggle around 360 degrees before they place their feet back in the...

SEIB marketing manager, Nicolina Mackenzie said: "Thousands of horses come out of training each year, and this class illustrates how, with time and patience, these horses can be reschooled to compete successfully in other spheres. The competition will include hunters, hacks and riding horses and the format of judging will be as for a riding horse but the best of type will win. Enjoy all the latest equestrian news and competition reports delivered straight to your door every week. Quick...

We came here a fresher horse than Vengeance of Rain but the way we've sprinted home here to beat two group one horses makes him something pretty special. And, of course, both winners were handled by John Moore, who had been forced to stomach a slightly less than vintage season. Betting turnover also rose by 11% His achievement can be measured by the fact that in second and third were the horses that won the world's richest turf races in Dubai last month: the mighty Hong Kong star Vengeance...

The group's original founders had informally met to ride the trails and decided to form the saddle club so more people could enjoy riding horses together while enjoying nature at its best. Some of the activities the group engages in are trail riding, horse shows, tack and horse sales, yard sales, wiener roasts and Christmas parties. They all have one thing in common and that is the interest in horses and all things equine. The non-profit group keeps the club grounds in neat condition,...

If these changes are not made, Illinois' harness industry favors taking the $550,000 derby purse and spreading it throughout the Illinois owned and bred racing program. The new rules call for not only ten finalists racing one heat for the entire purse, the finalists will be the horses with the highest earnings at the time of entry. All that changes this year as the State of Illinois caters to the growing industry demand for trainer and spectator-friendly racing. The change could pull some...