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Jump! Horses, Kids, Water and Ditches: What Could Go Wrong?new

I couldn’t help but wonder if this was a good idea: Jumping 1,200 pounds of horse at a gallop over logs, walls, ditches and various and sundry large solid objects seemed a bit suicidal. “Just keep your eyes up and go!” trainer and Olympic hopeful Karen O’Neal told me perkily as I got ready for my round. “Don’t look down. You’ll be fine.”
Eugene Weekly  |  Camilla Mortensen  |  05-20-2010  |  Sports

The Dark Side of Horse Racing is Finally Being Revealednew

This year, a horse called Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby. But Big Brown's win was overshadowed by the No. 2 horse breaking both ankles after the finish. Eight Belles was humanely euthanized at the track.
Tucson Weekly  |  Catherine O'Sullivan  |  05-29-2008  |  Sports

Rodeo Royals: Yoncalla's Cowgirl Queensnew

Picture a tiara-wearing beauty queen greeting a screaming crowd. She's smiling and waving without a hair out of place. Now put that queen on the back of a horse galloping full tilt, replace her high heels with a pair of cowgirl boots and stick that tiara on top of a cowgirl hat, and you're starting to get an idea of what a rodeo queen looks like.
Eugene Weekly  |  Camilla Mortensen  |  03-27-2008  |  Culture

All the Pretty Horsesnew

With a passion for horses, one woman is helping a tiny auction ring make a comeback.
Style Weekly  |  melissa Scott Sinclair  |  05-10-2007  |  Culture

Jockey Phenomenon Bounces Back From Bad Breaknew

Seventeen-year-old Kyle Kaenel, who broke his neck in Phoenix, Ariz., is back on the track and winning.
Illinois Times  |  Bruce Rushton  |  10-14-2005  |  Sports

The Mud, the Blood and the Poopnew

A rodeo insider takes you behind the chutes of America's cowboy sport.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Gavin Ehringer  |  10-07-2004  |  Sports

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