WIHA State Finals: Hunter Hack W/ Race [06:56]
Well, state finals came up pretty fast. I can't believe the season has ended already. I'm a little upset because I wish I could continue to show through this association, but sadly, this was my last year. (CURSE ME FOR BEING A SENIOR!) I'm definately going to miss it. Anyway, I'm really proud of Race. He did so well at the show (despite how much he was fighting the bit), and we even PLACED. We took 8th in hunter hack, but I honestly believe we should have placed a little higher. Both a girl on my team and I were place rather low, and a number of riders whose horses had refused to jump placed above us (while our horses did not refuse). When our coach asked the judge why he gave us such placings, he merely said a horse can refuse up to two times without affecting the rider's score. To me, that is bogus. I can understand if my position over the jumps affected my placing, but I'm well aware it was horrible (I'm still beating myself up over it 'cus I know I can a lot better). But when the judge did not say anything about my position and said my transitioning between the jumps was awfull, it upset me. Why can refusing a jump not affect your score but tripping can? Idk. The hunter hack class was not the only class with strange placings. There were a number of other classes where the judge made some wild decisions. Anyway, I'm at least happy with Racer. He performed so well for me, especially in the rail work. I have decided that I am going to give Race about a month off from ...
Tags: animal, animals, horse, horses, hunter, hack, jumping, WIHA, Race, Racer
"Zenyatta has left the building" - leaving Churchill paddock after schooling 11/3/10 [00:56]
Zenyatta and Mario make a last circuit of the Churchill Downs paddock and exit on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 -- 3 days before the Breeders' Cup Classic. Very nice dapples on her coat.
Tags: Zenyatta, schooling, paddock, Churchill Downs, horse, horse racing, Breeders' Cup, Classic, Mario
TCNHC 2010 [12:00]
Behind the scenes of the 2010 TROT Canada National Handicapping Championship, presented by Standardbred Canada at Georgian Downs in Innisfil, ON. Thirty-two players representing tracks from coast to coast vie for $25000. Shot edited by Darryl MacArthur and Kelly Spencer of Iron Horse Photo Inc. Copyright 2010.
Tags: TCNHC, 2010, Horse, Racing, Standardbred, Wagering
The Bridge of the Ship: The Stewards' Box [03:00]
The Stewards vantage point at Cheltenham is akin to the Bridge of a ship...
Tags: Stewards, steward's, Inquiry, box, vantage, point, binoculars, view, racecourse, Cheltehnham, Eliza, fashion, fur, coat, hat, trilby, model, leather, gloves, vintage, redhead, bridge, ship, naval, navy, command, judge, adjudication, interference, jockeys,
1996 Stewards Cup - Coastal Bluff [00:43]
6f Class B H'cap Glorious Goodwood August
Tags: Stewards, Cup, Coastal, Bluff, 1996, Horse, Racing
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