Fealy said her father took the riding equipment off his horse, which hadn't been ridden much, because the animal refused to go anywhere. He survived by eating berries and drinking from two springs, one he found Saturday morning and another he spotted Sunday evening. He finally made it back to the trailhead where his truck was parked just after 11 a. They also found bootprints in the ground and tracks consistent with a saddle being dragged, the sheriff's office reported. Later, the other...

Horse show action marches on as August nears. Beginning with Dickson County Horse Show and following through to the Red Carpet Horse Show in Pulaski on Saturday night, contenders listed among "those who will vie" were gathering support among the fans and claiming titles to add to their lengthy resumes. Beginning with Dickson County Horse Show and following through to the Red Carpet Horse Show in Pulaski on Saturday night, contenders listed among "those who will vie" were gathering support...

New fun classes added are the 50-yard dash, egg and spoon, water splash challenge, and Break N Out. Deadline approaches for horse show entries at Perry fair. A horse will be turned loose to deposit her manure in a lucky spot where the winner will collect $100. The Beginner division is open to any age in their first two years of showing and will be judged only at a walk and jog. More fun during fair The official show flyer contains the complete rules and regulations. Classes will be held...

Even though the economy rebounded in the second quarter from a weak first quarter, economists were not that impressed. Now, economists are watching credit markets carefully to see if tighter lending standards for wheeler-dealers will spread to Main Street, where credit is still readily available. Even a positive report on the gross domestic product in the second quarter up at a 3.4 percent pace failed to stem the stock sell-off. It's private-equity groups, used to virtually...

He's already doing a daily segment for an off-track betting show at Saratoga. The injuries will heal in time, but comparisons of CAT scans taken over the past three months show only a 2-per-cent improvement in the healing. Thomas Muria, said the way the vertebrae were pressing against the spinal cord "there would be an 80-per-cent chance that I could wind up in a wheelchair [if involved in another spill],'' Santos said. He could take a horse off the pace and make the right move at the...