Apr 6, 2013

Grand National Steeplechase, Europe’s most famous jump race, held in UK

Michael Gold 0 Comment Sports, World England, equestrian, Grand National, horse race, horse racing, horses, steeplechase, United Kingdom

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The 166th running of the Grand National Steeplechase was held on Saturday in Liverpool, England. The world’s most famous jumping race, the Grand National features 40 horses and riders jumping 30 fences over a distance of almost four and a half miles. For spectators, the race is an excuse for some outlandish race day fashions and a chance to earn some major quid. Essentially, think of the Grand National as Britain’s Preakness or Kentucky Derby – with whatever that entails.

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Dec 10, 2012

Lisbon Ole Fashion Christmas Horse Parade

Jon Sham 0 Comment Entertainment, Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, Video Christmas, Cindy Lou Who, holiday season, Horse parade, horses, howard county, Lisbon, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus, The Grinch

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The Lisbon Ole Fashion Christmas Horse Parade was held for the second year on Saturday. But with the number of people who showed up to see the holiday-dressed horses parade through town, you’d think it had been going on for decades.

The parade moved west across Frederick Road in Lisbon, in Howard County, and featured horses and people of all sizes, wearing any number of holiday and Christmas costumes. Watch the video below the gallery to see some action from the parade.

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Sep 13, 2012

Sept. 13 Photo Brief: Middle East protests, New York fashion, snake charming

Denise Sanders 0 Comment Daily Brief air show, bodyboarding, Dutchess of Cambridge, Egypt, Fashion Week, helicopter, horses, India, Islam, Kate Middleton, New York, Pakistan, protest, rabbis, snake, South Korean, U.S. embassy

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Middle East protests, New York fashion, and not so charming snake charming and more in today’s daily brief.
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Aug 16, 2012

Images come to life in Howard County Fair vignettes

Jon Sham 0 Comment Entertainment, Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, Video 4-H, carnival, columbia, fair, fair food, horses, howard county, howard county fair, rabbits, taneytown

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Patuxent photographer Sarah Pastrana spent some time at the Howard County Fair last week, looking for its more interesting characters. With the help of photographer Jen Rynda on the editing side, they produced six video vignettes in which the photos literally come to life. Click here to see them all.

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Aug 9, 2012

The Howard County Fair has something for everyone

Brian Krista 0 Comment Maryland, Sports, Video 4-H, brian krista, horses, howard county, howard county fair, pigs, west friendship

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The 67th annual Howard County Fair began on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the county fairgrounds in West Friendship, and Patuxent Publishing photographer Brian Krista has been there every day. He’s captured the animals, the people and the competitions held at the fair each year. Check out more of the Howard County Times’ coverage of the fair here.

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Aug 3, 2012

August 3 Photo Brief: War-torn people fight to survive, Olympics Day 7 and a horse drinking beer

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief ballet, Baltimore, burlesque, cheerleaders, China, Coast Guard, horses, multi-exposure, Nepal, Olympics, refugees, sailing, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, weightlifting

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Syrian rebels and South Sudanese children continue to their struggle, the taste of Olympic glory, a shire horse chugs a pint and more in today’s daily brief.
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Jul 12, 2012

Rapa das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) festival in Sabucedo, Spain

Nick Tann 1 Comment World animal rights, Galicia, horses, Rapa das Bestas, Spain

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While the running of the bulls in Pamplona is arguably one of Spain’s biggest attractions, on the Northwestern coast of the country, Galicians celebrate the lesser known tradition Rapa das Bestas, or shearing of the beasts. The tradition, which involves wrestling wild horses to the ground and trimming their manes and tails, is a 400 year old tradition in the region. Horses are corralled into a village where they face aloitadores or fighters in this man vs. animal challenge – minus weapons, just bare hands and hooves. While locals say its tradition and helps identify horses that are ill, animal rights groups say the tradition is barbaric and should be stopped.
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Jul 9, 2012

July 9 Photo Brief: Hillary Clinton visits Mongolia and a $19,994 microbubble underwater treadmill for pets

Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief bees, bodypainting, Bosnia, China, Egypt, France, Hillary Clinton, horses, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, South Sudan, Spain, Srebrenica massacre, Syria, Taipei Pet Show, Tour de France

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kicks off an Asian tour aimed at promoting democracy in Mongolia, a microbubble underwater treadmill for pets priced at $19,994 debuts at the Taipei Pet Show and more in today’s daily brief.
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Jun 19, 2012

Julio Mendoza’s dancing horses and la Garrocha

Jon Sham 1 Comment Maryland, Sports, The Baltimore Sun, Video dressage, frederick county, horse ballet, horses, julio mendoza, la garrocha, mendoza dressage, union bridge

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Julio Mendoza has been riding horses since he was 3 years old, but his roots go back much further than that — he is the fourth generation in his family to train them.

Mendoza’s horses do something a little different than what you see at the Preakness Stakes. On his horse farm in Union Bridge, he teaches them dressage, or what is sometimes called “horse ballet.” In dressage, the rider and horse communicate to perform different moves and steps.

Mendoza also performs la Garrocha, which is a type of dressage that incorporates a 12-foot wooden garrocha pole. I visited he and his wife’s farm last week and took some photos and video.

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May 20, 2012

I’ll Have Another from Kentucky Derby to Preakness Stakes

Stokely Baksh 7 Comments Preakness, Sports, The Baltimore Sun Air Horse One, Baltimore, BWI airport, Doug F. O'Neill, horse racing, horses, I'll Have Another, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Mario Gutierrez, Maryland, New York, Pimlico, Preakness, preakness stakes

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The 2012 Preakness was billed as a rematch between Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another and runner-up Bodemeister. It was exactly that. In the end, I’ll Have Another went on to win the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. His next stop is the Belmont Stakes in New York for a chance to win the Triple Crown in June. The last Triple Crown winner was Affirmed in 1978.

Take a look at I’ll Have Another from his Kentucky Derby win to training at Pimlico Race Course and his Preakness Stakes win.

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