Barrel Racing Aficionados

If you like teaching, you would probably study to be a teacher. If you like engineering, you would study to be an engineer. But, if you like Dragster car designing and racing, then you would read this essay. This will explain the basics of a Dragster Racing, how you would race and test a Dragster Car and what vocabulary you need to know for the Dragster car’s function and structure.

I would say I am neither a jock, nor a puke. I Barrel race, which I consider a sport, and I can be very competitive at times, but it is definitely not a "Win at all costs" attitude. To me, if a barrel racer is trying to "win at all costs", they would likely be putting their horse or themselves in danger in order to attempt a faster run. A lot of barrel racers also get unreasonably close to the barrels to try and achieve a faster run, which usually only results in a barrel down and five seconds added to their time. Barrel racers kick and push our reins forward to pick up speed but it is nothing that endangers our horses health or our own health. I do have to say that i am rarely content watching a barrel race but not participating in it. It

Selection is based on previous performance including race record; pedigree and phenotype to which play an important role when evaluating racehorses with conformation which is subjective to opinion or experience (McIlwrath, 2004). Foals in the racing industry are purchased through auction sales and stud farms and are based on their conformation, way of going and pedigree although conformation criteria differs from foal to 2-3 year old through musculoskeletal changeability. What has to be considered is the sire or dam who have produced winning progeny and has made the most prize money through races ran (O 'Mara, 2015).

The science behind evaluating racehorses is deciding which faults make a direct impact to the horse’s career. The requirements needed for a horse to succeed starts at the conformation of the foal/yearling. To which conformational faults are passed down from parents, however, faults may or may not have consequences to their racing career, and therefore different trainers/bloodstock agents may have different inceptions with regard to acceptable faults (TOBA, 2015).

As some people say, “No hour of life is wasted spent in a saddle”. For most people that is true, barrel racing is a fabulous way to make a stronger bond between the rider and their horse. Barrel Racing was invented in 1948. This sport was believed to start in Texas. It was invented by WPRA. WPRA stands for Women's Professional Rodeo Association. Many people get confused because before WPRA was called WPRA it was called GRA. GRA means Girls Rodeo Association.

Upon one’s initial glance the sport of barrel racing might seem as though it is a very basic, straightforward, and even easy sport to achieve a high level of success. However, barrel racing is exactly the opposite. To be a highly skilled barrel racer it takes far more than just agility, strength, and trust from both the horse and its rider. It takes a great deal of patience to learn, be taught, and to have trust in every aspect of this sport. This is a fast paced sport that requires a great deal of dedication, skill, and motivation from every competitor, and horse, regardless of their age or skill level. Along with the above stated skills comes an extremely high level of danger, that I sadly got to witnessed first hand. Every aspect of this

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In her essay Katherine Borland recounts her grandmother's remembrances forty-two years after a day at the harness races that was shared with Borland in a narrative that was, according to Borland, "highly structured" and "thoroughly entertaining" (Borland, 1998, p. 320).

Race horses are animals and they deserve to have rights, not to be abused for human entertainment. Race horse abuse is severely cruel and harmful in so many ways. These horses should not have to suffer abuse mainly for people’s amusement or monetary gain. Thankfully there are laws that are trying to be passed and adoption groups to help end this unnecessary abuse. With the equipment the rider and trainer use, drugs they administer, health problems, and abandonment; race horses are abused daily, but there are ways to help these poor souls.

In the early years of conditioning, competitions are integrated into the conditioning plan when the horse attains convenient level of fitness, and they are considered as a part of the conditioning step rather than an end in themselves. In contrast, experienced endurance horses are prepared for specific races each year, and the annual conditioning program is intended so that the horse reaches peak fitness at these predetermined times (Clayton et al, 1991). The training programs are various depending on whether the horse is un-experienced or experienced.

Efficient and effective breeding is dependent on the performance of the Stallion and the mare. Adequate knowledge of the Stallion anatomy keeps one at good point to make good decision on selecting Stallion that will perform above average (Graffin, 2000, Morris & Allen, 2002)

the trails. Everything around me was a blur. It was almost as if I was riding a thoroughbred that had just taken off out of the gates. There have been many amazing animals throughout history, but perhaps one rose above the others. Perhaps that one was Secretariat. The champion thoroughbred Secretariat unknowingly changed the world the second he was born, racing to first place almost effortlessly, and leaving an indelible mark on the world.

Drag racing, an acceleration contest from a standing start between two vehicles covering a measured distance, is probably as old as the automobile itself. As a legal and commercially organized sport, however, it began on Sunday, June 19, 1950. On that day at an airstrip near Santa Ana, California, C. J. Hart, originally of Findlay, Ohio, hosted with two partners the Santa Ana Drags. A year before that, in Goleta, California, a drag race was held on a closed-off section of road with approval of the police, but it was only a one-time event. The surge of returning veterans at the end of World War II, many of whom could afford an automobile and had a sense of adventure as well as a desire to test the performance of their

For centuries, horse racing was a sport only played by the rich. It became extremely popular among the members of the royalty and the aristocracy that horse racing, or thoroughbred racing, was branded as the “Sport of Kings”. But that was then.

I’ve been blessed to know Robert Palusky (Bob) and his wife, Virginia (also an amazing artist in her own right) for quite some time, and they have been great friends of the Foal Project as well. When the Equine Gallery opened a few months ago, it only made sense to ask if I could showcase one of his pieces, to highlight his work, and introduce this remarkable artist to the Saratoga community. I was honored when he was kind enough to oblige. I had no idea which piece he would agree to send to Saratoga, however, it was no surprise to discover there was a horse involved.