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Horsepulling FILED UNDER: Riding Disciplines, Video 29 comments leave a comment

Horsepulling is a competition dating back to the early 1900s. Farmer's held horsepulls to prove whose horses were the strongest. During a compeititon a pair of horses are hitched to a weighted sled and are asked to pull the weight a very short distance. The team that can pull the heaviest load wins.

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Extreme Cowboy Racing FILED UNDER: Riding Disciplines, Video 120 comments leave a comment

I recently learned about a fun equestrian sport I have previously never heard of called Extreme Cowboy Racing. It's essentially an obstacle course on horseback, but much more intense then any trail class. Some of the obstacles included in these extreme races are; archery from horseback, drag a log, rope a cow, jump a small fence, cross a small body of water and many more.

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Cavalia in Atlanta Georgia FILED UNDER: Shows and Showing, Video 57 comments leave a comment

Cavalia is an equestrian production created and directed by Normand Latourelle, one of the original founders of Cirque du Soleil. The show features over 60 horses of various breeds; Lusitanos, Canadian Horses, American Quarter Horses, Paint horses, Belgians, Percherons, Arabians, and Appaloosas. The show has traveled to Atlanta Georgia, with performances running through January 3rd 2010.

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Eclypse the Zorse FILED UNDER: Cute!, Video 27 comments leave a comment

This pinto pony/zebra cross has very striking markings. Eclypse lives in a German Safaripark and has become a major attraction due to his/her (gender is unclear) unusual appearance.

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Riding Zebra FILED UNDER: Driving, Training, Video, Zebra 30 comments leave a comment

I've always thought it would be interesting to train a Zebra to ride. Donkeys, wild horses and even ostriches can be trained to ride, why not a Zebra? In preparation for today's article I scoured the web for photos of Zebras undersaddle. Surprisingly, I found more antique photographs, then modern ones of Zebras carrying riders.

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Video of Dancing Horse, Blue Hors Matine FILED UNDER: Dressage, Riding Disciplines, Video 32 comments leave a comment

If you haven't already seen the video of the dancing Blue Hors Matine you need to. Read on for video of the best Dressage Freestyle you have ever seen.

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Polocrosse Spotlight FILED UNDER: Polocrosse, Riding Disciplines, Video 20 comments leave a comment

What do you get when you cross two of my favorite sports, Horseback Riding and Lacrosse? You get Polocrosse! It's a fast, dangerous, fun equestrian game. Read on to learn the basics of Polocrosse.

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