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Gymkhana (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ m ˈ k ɑː n ə /) is an equestrian event consisting of speed pattern racing and timed games for riders on horses. [1]: 223 [2]: 95 [3] These events often emphasize children's participation and may be organized by a recognized Pony Club or a 4-H club.
Horses arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788 along with the earliest colonists. [67] Although horses of part-Thoroughbred blood were imported into Australia during the late 18th century, it is thought that the first pureblood Thoroughbred was a stallion named Northumberland who was imported from England in 1802 as a coach horse sire ...
The Indiana Derby is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles on the dirt held annually in July at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville, Indiana. It is the racetrack's signature event offering its current highest purse at $300,000.
Flat racing – Equestrian sport; Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart; Point-to-point – Form of horse racing; Steeplechase – Horse race form originally from Ireland, featuring jumps over fence and ditch obstacles
Thoroughbred horse racing is the most popular form worldwide. In the UK, it is known as flat racing and is governed by the Jockey Club in the United Kingdom. In the US, horse racing is governed by the Jockey Club. other light breeds are also raced worldwide. Steeplechasing involves racing on a track where the horses also jump over obstacles.
Rags to Riches is a chestnut mare sired by 1992 U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P. Indy.She was out of the mare Better Than Honour, who also produced the 2006 Belmont Stakes winner, Jazil.
In 2019, the three major thoroughbred auction houses each banned the use of these drugs, called bisphosphonates, allowing buyers to pay for a blood test of a purchased horse post-sale and rescind ...
Lists of horse-related topics are lists related to horses. They include lists of breeds, related species, individual horses (historical and fictional), race horses, horse race results and horse shows.