Duncan and the 4-H horse clubs throughout the county began planning the horse show about three months ago. While the horse show had many 4-H participants from ages 8 to 19, nonmembers were also allowed to compete in events, which included Western, English, speed events, jumping, halter and showmanship. The purpose of 4-H s horse program is to give young people an opportunity to participate in activities designed to improve traits such as citizenship, sportsmanship, character, competitive...

Major reasons for this adjustment to the racing program is to try to maximise turnover at mid week meetings and give clubs the opportunity to focus greater effort on event style meetings. Most racing enthusiasts will be aware that the racing industry is currently engaged in an extensive review of their entire operations, from governance to race date philosophy. Overall, country racing lost three meetings and four have been lost from the calendar in the city. Wimmera Racing provided the...

We re very pleased with Scrappy s racing record, especially since he was not a very expensive horse to begin with. Since purchasing Scrappy two years ago, the horse has won three races, finished second in three and placed third in three. I m looking into buying another horse, but we wanted to keep her in the family, he said. Because the number of horses competing in a race is limited to eight, if entries exceed that number, the horses are selected through the draw process. Racing is fun,...

The substitution was a dishonest act that brought horse racing public attention "for all the wrong reasons" Not open for betting, these trials are important for determining the condition of horses for points and betting races. At the Ellerslie hearing yesterday Kim Clotworthy, who used to provide horses to the Queen Mother, claimed he had been punished enough by allowing the horse to be photographed and subsequently running a bad race. Rather than scratch the horse, he decided to...

He also has worked for the authority on major racing days. This article does not have any comments associated with it. The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority announced today that Lafe Nichols of Henderson is its new chief racing veterinarian. Home . News . Sports . Business . Features . Travel . Scene . Velocity . Classifieds . Jobs . Cars . Homes . Shopping . Contact Us . Search Classified Partners: Jobs: CareerBuilder.com.Cars: Cars.com.Apartments: Apartments.com.Shopping: ShopLocal.com...

Nichols established the Veterinary Medical Center of Henderson in 1985, which supports local thoroughbred, standardbred and quarter horse race tracks, training centers and broodmare farms. The KHRA is an independent agency of state government charged with the responsibility of regulating the conduct of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing and related activities within the commonwealth of Kentucky. The chief veterinarian oversees a staff that ensures all racing in Kentucky...