Schadt, 18, has been riding since age 6 and specializes in teaching beginners and intermediate riders, while Dumas, who has been teaching for 12 years and riding for 29, handles dressage for all disciplines. Resident instructors, Amanda Schadt and Amy Dumas, have years of riding and showing experience and the program aims to work with students of all skill levels. I like to deal with the horses and stuff like that because that s my life, it s like my second nature, it just comes to me...

Ottawa harness racing fans can get a glimpse of some royalty tonight. Majestic Son tied the track record in a lone elimination for this year's Frank Ryan a week ago with a time of 1:53. EST each day and includes stories and columns from the day's print edition of the Sun. Profiles on bands and musicians, Ottawa's best What's On listings and more. Majestic Son, Canada's Trotter of the Year and Horse of the Year last year, will headline the $155,250 Frank Ryan Memorial Trot at Rideau...

A few good horses and sparkling performances interrupted the mediocrity of Texas racing, but the ineptitude was relentless. They're the folks who control and regulate horse racing in Texas. Earlier he had announced that because of heavy rain the race had been moved from the turf course, where the distance was to be 7 1/2 furlongs, to the main track, where it would be one mile. But about four minutes before post time, after all Pick Three and Daily Double wagers were long gone, bettors...

This is just half the number of teams that would usually compete at the Dublin 4 venue but the redevelopment of Lansdowne road has had its knock-on effect on the horse show. Age-wise, the best horses are often the oldest, although it is not unusual to see some young horses involved in competition, particularly the thoroughbred types who may have come from a racing background. The relay race for hunt teams was originally devised by the famous Thady Ryan from the Scarteens, around 20 years...

Young exhibitors had been up for more than an hour, cleaning out cow, horse, goat, pig and sheep stalls and leading their cows to the showers for a good washing. Roosters in the poultry and rabbit barn crowed as the sun came up over trees at the county fairgrounds shortly after 7 o'clock, signaling the start of their day. The animals were getting their morning's rations of food and water, too. Grandstand and track seats are still available for that show. Families seated outside the barns,...

The rising 5th grade student at Mercer Elementary kept her eyes straight forward and wore a big smile on her face as she responded to the commands of ring announcer Wyatt Lilly. We had to delay the start of the show about 30 minutes Friday night until we could dig a couple of trenches under the fence in the show ring so the water would drain, Warden said. Everybody gets along and there s not such a big emphasis on winning like there is at horse shows in other parts of the country. It s...

Equitation is judged by how well the rider controls the horse while the pleasure class is judged on how well the horse is moving. The show was open to all breeds. Between competitions, Blitz stood patiently under a tarp stretched next to Clemmitt's horse trailer and didn't stir when the wind flapped the plastic or an unfamiliar dog came over to sniff his fetlocks. Classes included halter, barrel-racing, showmanship, English equitation and pleasure and Western equitation and pleasure. I'm...

A great big, majestic, Wow, it s great to feel the wind through my hair and Oh, how beautiful the countryside is as we gallop by horse. Her job here in McAlester is to get the TEAM program started, train certified instructors, serve as interim director, assist the Association in identifying an individual who will serve as director, and continue to train individuals who have special challenges. The ability to control a horse, as well as one s own body and behavior, inspires self confidence,...