They were involved in harness racing, raising horses and racing them. Skiles said his family first had horses for recreational riding, then got into barrel racing. In barrel racing, the horse and rider must enter the ring at a run, circle each of three barrels arranged in a triangular pattern, then race back out - all without toppling one of the barrels, which voids the time for the run. Each horse is allowed only one run in an event per round, but riders may compete on more than one...

Never had a horse race been so not about a horse, indeed any of the horses. Such was the dominance of horse and, yes, jockey as well. Authorized, as magnificent an example of the thoroughbred as one can imagine, ran all 2,640 yards of the classic distance carrying the monkey on the back of the cheekiest monkey in the weighing room, as well as the hopes of a nation. He deserved a medal but will have to be content ultimately with a future at stud, receiving visits from some of the dishiest...

Most of it is about the relationship with the horse and the person who wants to work with them. DAMASCUS -- A psychotherapist who worked with adolescents so abused and traumatized they didn't trust anyone decided to trade her couch for a horse. For people facing emotional or mental challenges, the discipline, companionship and routine of the partnership between horse and rider helps promote self-esteem, patience and confidence, according to equinetherapyassociates.com. A young student who...

Daily News staff and wire reports Just over a year after Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro shattered a leg in the Preakness, 30 racetracks across the country are set to launch a program to record on-track injuries to horses. Scollay is compiling a computerized database, which will determine not just what percentage of horses are injured on a given race course but also the types of injuries, the location on the track where they happened and details about the horse - including breeding history...

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Artificial surfaces are popping up across the nation as horse racing looks for a way to curb breakdowns injuries that result in horses being euthanized. With the referendum coming up, how can you commit to that much money, not even knowing if youll be running the track? However, board members say that if evidence keeps showing that horses break down less often on synthetic tracks, they would be open to buying the surface. The California Horse Racing Board in 2006 mandated that its major...