Videos tagged with "special"

Oscar Pistorius vs a HORSE [01:31]
Subscribe for the latest news from SNTV: bit.ly "Bladerunner" Oscar Pistorius raced against a horse in Doha on Wednesday and won - all in an effort to promote disability sport and fight discrimination in the region. Normally when a horse takes on a human in a race there's usually only one winner but that was before Oscar Pistorius challenged a noble steed to a sprint and it was the horse who came away with a long face. The Aspire Zone in Doha witnessed "Bladerunner", beating an Arabian horse as part of the 'Definitely Able' campaign which uses special events to highlight the exceptional feats Paralympic athletes are capable of. Reporter question: "Oscar, how was it?" Oscar Pistorius: "I think you know, for what it's... it wasn't about who won today, it was just about coming out here and really just showing people that those (people) with disabilities are not to be stereotyped against... Having the Arab horse out here, which is a symbolisation of strength and power in this region... To be able to do a showcase event like this is a lot of fun. So thanks to everybody who came out here, it was a good night and hopefully it will do a lot to change the perceptions of people with disabilities in this region." Several noted athletes have pitted themselves against animal opposition with limited success over the years. Welsh sprinter Jamie Baulch and American legend Jesse Owens have both raced against horses, while Pistorius' compatriot, rugby player Bryan Habana, once ran against ...

Montas Especiales en la Fiesta de SJ García, Mercedes, Prov. de Buenos Aires [01:16]
Montas de Tati Jimenez, Paco Alvares, José Andraca, el turco Nuñez y Arleta. Fiesta Gaucha se emite por la señal Satelital Turismo Visión Argentina (sbados a las 14:00 hs., los lunes a las 21 hs. los miercoles a las 15:30 hs.) y por la señal "Argentinisima satelital" (los sabados 22:30, con repeteciones rotativas)

Bluffalatta WON 3rd on 11.10.12 @ Delta Downs.avi [03:35]
Bluff destroyed the field in the 3rd race at Delta Downs on Saturday evening at Delta Downs! I think he has finally got it figured out as he WON this race by 11 ½ lengths. He broke with the pack and proceeded to press for the lead to the first turn. He then sat off the leader until they turned for home. It looked like our Jock had plenty of horse. I guess he did! Half way into the turn he collared the leader and set sail for home widening his advantage with every stride! Wow - finally a great aggressive ride by Bluff's new favorite jock "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and a very strong finish! Congrats to all the connections, especially the ones that showed up!!

Kerry Thomas Explains Emotional Conformation of a Horse [01:21]
Horsemen traditionally have evaluated the physical aspect of horses to judge their capabilities. Kerry Thomas' emotional conformation technique evaluates the mental capacity of a horse in addition to the physical for a more complete holistic picture of the horse as an athlete. A new window into what was once a mystery is now being revealed. Thomas is a researcher and has pioneered these methods not only for the benefit of horse racing but for human therapeutic applications such as working with children with special needs, autism and with war heroes transition. The result of Thomas' work is the formation of the Thomas Herding Technique: Equine Athletic Psychology Specializing in Emotional Conformation Profiling. Thomas is the author of Horse Profiling: The Secret to Motivating Equine Athletes.

Finding Happy Wednesday - Episode One [02:02]
Justin and best friend Natalie, newbies to horse racing, go in search of finding what makes a Happy Wednesday at Happy Valley Racecourse tick and meet up with racing specialist Sarika Choy.