With icy blue eyes, close-cut silver hair tucked under his straw hat and sienna riding britches on his crossed legs, he cut an elegant, reserved stance. Today's big attraction will be a puissance, which consists of "crazy people jumping as high as they can jump," on their horses, according to chiropractor Wendy Coren of Norwalk, who treats horses and people. Advertisement Bernart, 48, a librarian and amateur rider, surprised himself when he placed at the top of the first-class hunter...

Molina said the feisty horse flipped in the starting gate last Monday and his head struck the jockey flush in the chest. Advertisement A jockey who kicked his horse in the stomach before a race has been suspended for 30 days and fined a thousand dollars by Philadelphia Park officials. He has apologized to the owners, track officials and fans, and volunteered to talk to the media to show his remorse. He had hoped for only a fine and was surprised by the more severe penalties. This material...

The cowboy way is passed on from generation to generation and comes together at the saddle horse show and rodeo. Roping and riding took center stage in Hollister on Sunday afternoon at the weekend-long event which brings entire families together to compete in age-old competitions. The cowboy girls showed off their trick riding and roping to hundreds of anxious fans on Sunday, which was the final day of the show and rodeo. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Competitive horse-play Casey Allen/For The Times-Standard Article Launched:06/24/2007 04:16:52 AM PDT The 37th Annual World Ride and Tie Championship was held last weekend in northern California's Humboldt Redwoods State Park at Cuneo Creek. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Competitive horse-play Casey Allen/For The Times-Standard Article Launched:06/24/2007 04:16:52 AM PDT The 37th Annual World Ride and Tie Championship was held last...

I think most people around the track, if you asked them, would say it was a little too harsh. Molina, a 27-year veteran who's been racing at Philadelphia Park since 1988, hoped for only a fine and was surprised by the severity of the penalties issued by the track's stewards. Yannuzzy blamed the officials for overreacting because Molina's kick was simulcast to tracks around the country and was live on racing channel TVG, prompting fans who saw the act to call the track and complain....