Equestrianism relates to the riding of horses. This broad description includes both riding horses for practical purposes such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch, as well as recreational and sporting aspects such as horse riding sports, carriage driving, dressage, endurance racing, eventing, horseball, paraequestrianism, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, and polo. Other horse riding sports include horse-racing, hunting, fox hunting, rodeo, barrel racing, pole bending, flag racing, western and hunter pleasure, western and hunt-seat equitation, trail class, showmanship, horsemanship, roping (heading and heeling), park, English pleasure, country English pleasure, saddle seat equitation, jousting, and cavalry. Often, horses are used for casual or rigorous recreational riding (also called trail riding or hacking). Recreational riders often hunt, pack, and camp using horses, mules, and donkeys. There is public access to horse trails in almost every part of the world; and many parks, ranches, and barns offer guided and independent trail riding.

In former times equestrianism was closely associated with the military: medieval knights were equestrians, as were their military successors, the cavalry. However, the horse and horseback riding have had an important part in all times and places, from the times of the Roman empire, to medieval knights, to genghis khan and his armies, to the streets of London, to the farms and frontiers of the United States, to the luxury barns and fast-paced horse show world of today.

Horse racing

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Humans have always had a desire to know which horse (or horses) could move the fastest, so horse-racing has ancient roots. Today, several categories of racing exist:

Races subject to formal gambling

Under saddle:

1. Thoroughbred flat racing; (under the aegis of the Jockey Club in the United Kingdom and the Jockey Club of North America)
2. Thoroughbred National Hunt racing or steeplechasing in the UK
3. Quarter Horse Racing--mostly in the United States, and sanctioned there by the American Quarter Horse Association.
4. Appaloosa Horse Racing
5. Arabian Horse Racing

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Carrigart Riding Stables
info@donegaldirect.comCarrigart Tel: +353(0)74 9153583Trekking on beaches and sand dunes. Forestry trails. Riding lessons given. 10 ponies/horses. Facilities: Hacking, trekking, trail riding and basic instruction.
Five Oaks Ranch
info@donegaldirect.comBallyshannon Heritage TownTel: +353 (0)71 98 51030Five Oaks Ranch is a family run business specialising in Western Style Riding.
Arnolds Hotel
info@donegaldirect.comDunfanaghy Tel: ++353 (0)74 9136208Welcome to Arnolds Hotel, situated at the entrance to the picturesque village of Dunfanaghy overlooking scenic shores of Sheephaven Bay. The hotel enjoys panoramic views of the Bay and the striking scenery of Horn Head with spectacular walks and many hidden attractions is home to a variety of seabirds that can be spotted off the cliffs.
Rose Cottage Riding School
info@donegaldirect.comMalinTel: +353 (0) 876311676Rose Cottage is a traditional thatched cottage approximatly 200 years old, it boasts stunning views over Trabreage Bay and has it's own private track down to the bay.
Ashlee Riding Centre
info@donegaldirect.comStrabaneTel: +44 (0)28 7188 2708Trekking/tuition. Group/special needs bookings. Equipment available. Advance booking.
Ashtree Stables
info@donegaldirect.comLetterkenny Tel: +353 (0)74 9153312Well established family run riding stables, overlooking Mulroy Bay. Trekking and Hacking along quiet mountain roads. Safety, quality and enjoyment guaranteed. Beginners welcome.

MiamiHerald.com: Horse Racing

Trainer Lukas 'disappointed' with peers' behavior
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:32:00 -0400
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas criticized the behavior of a few of his peers Wednesday, saying the actions of a few recent Kentucky Derby winners have tarnished the reputation of his profession.
Trainer gives his Derby-winning colt a day off
Tue, 15 May 2012 12:53:00 -0400
Four days before the Preakness, I'll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill was feeling very skittish about his pending appearance on the grand stage.
Fort Loudon, Redbud Road win at Calder co-features
Sun, 13 May 2012 00:01:00 -0400
Fort Loudon and Redbud Road, both from the Stanley Gold-Fred Brei stable, won Saturday’s co-features at Calder Casino & Race Course and sent a message to potential rivals.
Gold’s top horses return to Calder for dirt stakes
Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400
Trainer Stanley Gold and owner Fred Brei dominated the 2-year-old stakes at Calder Casino & Race Course last season by winning five of the six races in the Florida Stallion Stakes series.
Arcadius dies after winning $150,000 race
Sat, 12 May 2012 20:53:00 -0400
Arcadius collapsed and died as he was being cooled down after winning the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park on Saturday.
Dullahan passing on Preakness, will await Belmont
Fri, 11 May 2012 13:15:00 -0400
The owners of third-place Kentucky Derby finisher Dullahan say the colt won't be running in the Preakness Stakes on May 19.

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Peter Fuller, owner of Dancer's Image, dies at 89
Wed, 16 May 2012 06:20:11 -0000
Peter Fuller, owner of the thoroughbred Dancer's Image that won the 1968 Kentucky Derby but was disqualified days later, has died of cancer.
Late brother in O'Neill's thoughts amid Derby triumph
Wed, 16 May 2012 03:21:03 -0000
When I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister to win the Kentucky Derby, Doug O'Neill and his brother, Dennis, shared the same thought
Bob Baffert says Bodemeister will go on to Preakness
Mon, 14 May 2012 16:27:49 -0000
Trainer expects colt to break sharply from the starting gate again despite being overtaken by I'll Have Another in Derby.
Mark Valeski wins Belmont's Peter Pan Stakes
Sun, 13 May 2012 03:24:17 -0000
Mark Valeski rallied to beat Right to Vote by 1¼ lengths in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park.
Dullahan passing on Preakness, will await Belmont
Sat, 12 May 2012 04:26:02 -0000
The owners of third-place Kentucky Derby finisher Dullahan say the colt won't be running in the Preakness Stakes on May 19.
Bettors not keen on Triple Crown chances
Fri, 11 May 2012 14:04:00 -0000
I'll Have Another may in fact take another. But bettors are saying the colt has had enough.

ESPN.com - Horse Racing

11 entered for Preakness; draw at 6 p.m. ET
Bloodhorse Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:26 -0700
A field of 11, including four of the top five finishers in the Kentucky Derby, have been entered for the May 19 Preakness Stakes.
Lukas calls out trainers for tarnishing the sport
Associated Press Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:25 -0700
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas criticized the behavior of a few of his peers Wednesday, saying the actions of a few recent Kentucky Derby winners have tarnished the reputation of his profession.
State officials blast New York Racing Association
Tom Precious Wed, 16 May 2012 13:13:18 -0700
Top state officials continued to pound the New York Racing Association, a day after regulators suggested its exclusive franchise to operate the state's major Thoroughbred tracks could be in jeopardy.
Bodemeister strong enough to run Preakness
Associated Press Mon, 14 May 2012 13:38:29 -0700
Bodemeister is headed to the Preakness to challenge I'll Have Another after their memorable finish in the Kentucky Derby.
Juvenile champ Hansen won't run in Preakness
Associated Press Mon, 14 May 2012 13:39:54 -0700
Juvenile champion Hansen will not run in the Preakness on Saturday.
Star-studded cast eyes Friday's Pimlico Special
Jennifer Caldwell Tue, 15 May 2012 13:33:58 -0700
Friday's Black-Eyed Susan undercard at Pimlico features a stellar edition of the Grade 3, $300,000 Pimlico Special Stakes as well as three sprint stakes in the lead-up to Saturday's 137th running of the Preakness Stakes.

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