Hudson Elliot's Habitball Massacre

Do you ever wonder what happens to the horses after the Kentucky Derby? Some retire peacefully after a life on the track, some are rehomed but many are sold to slaughter for the sake of a paycheck. Luckily, there are activists in the equestrian world standing ready to take these in these helpless athletes. Gallop On, a non-profit thoroughbred rescue located in northern Ohio, was founded to do just that.

Leading the horse to the adjoining pasture, Jackson buttoned his coat, put on his gloves, pulled his stocking hat over his ears and put his cowboy hat over the top Since it was March and there was still a good bit of snow on the ground, he didn’t intend to go far, it was too cold for that. All he wanted was to get the feel of the horse and see how well he responded to him as a rider. For his first ride, he already had quite the audience on the other side of the fence. He mounted the horse and had quite the audience on the other side of the fence for his first ride. Taking the reins, he mounted his horse and queued him into a walk using his voice and legs. Once they were going he put the horse through his paces, first at a trot and then a full

Did you know that in 2009 when Usain Bolt broke the world record for the 100 meters his reaction time was .146 seconds! Meaning that without using starting blocks this world record of 9.58 seconds would have became a meager 9.726 seconds placing him second behind Tyson Gay who ran 9.71 seconds. The blocks are an intricate part of any modern track and field race from the indoor 60 meter sprint to the outdoor 400 meters. Since their creation in the late 1920s the starting blocks have been involved in a countless number of world records and have influenced the outcome of many races. Introduced to the world of athletics in the late 1920s by 2 American coaches track and field began to slowly revolutionize its way of thinking.

“I had been driving by for a couple of years,” said Danielle. “I’ve always loved horses and I just wanted to call and see if I could volunteer here, mucking stalls or just learning about horses in general.”

I landed hard on the asphalt, I probably bruised my ass, as if I didn’t have enough from Yaqui beating me up. I stood up. Where was I? Was I still asleep? I pinched myself, no I was definitely awake. I looked around, I was in a parking lot. There was nobody around, wait! There were some people I ran over hoping that they knew where the heck I was. I stopped short these were boys about my age maybe a bit older and they looked like they were in a fight. The fight seemed unfair because it was four against two, I wanted to help, but I didn’t know what I could do. I watched as one of the older boys pushed one of the two not as well dressed boy’s head into a fountain. He was drowning him! His buddies were laughing. “Ponyboy!” The other boy who I

A barrel horse will get hot when going into a gate.a horses that is hot going into a gate means that the horse is rearing or can't stand still when waiting to be singled to run the barrel pattern. A horse will have gate issues they will get gate sour. A person doesn't want that because when a person goes up to a gate, people want a horse that'll go in with any problems or rearing up with them, backing up to where they don't want to go into the. People want a horse that will go easy in the gate that won't have problems or rearing problems. They are ways to fix gate issues. A person can take the time to work with their horses by taking ten to fifteen minutes, walking in and out of the gate.

A big part of Heywood’s story is how she wanted to be known as one of the guys. She was trying to be the opposite from how her mother was, an abused woman in a loveless marriage. She assumed that every girl would be like her mother. “All women are idiots, except for maybe Stevie Nicks. I know my mother is. She stays with my father when I know we should leave, moaning and crying through more than just one bruised face about love” (Leslie Heywood, 76). Her escape was running with the guys as if she was one. To her the only way to be a good runner was to run like a guy.  “Delicate. Effeminate. Weak. No way. I’ll be a monster any day.” (Leslie Heywood, 6) Heywood came of age when it was a constant battle for a girl to be taken seriously as an athlete. She was excellent at track and cross country always priding herself on running with the boys. She was regularly featured in local newspapers for constantly beating records even her own. Heywood never practiced with the girls’ cross country team because

Throughout the story “Battle Royal”, the narrator looks back and discusses some of his childhood experiences he encountered.

Crunch! The sickening sound of Derek punching Harvey echoes throughout the quiet, dark clearing of this small town that I call home. Oh you’re probably wondering, “Who is this guy?” and “Where did he come from?” And to answer your questions I am Genim Nowakowski and I am from Riven Hills, Nevada. I am sixteen years old, I have auburn hair, bright green eyes, and I am 5’6. Let me tell you my friends, how I got to be in this clearing is not a story for the ones who believe in happy ending and fairy tales.

Now, as I stand upon the soon to break limb, I regret everything. Seeing the river below sent a stream of tingles down my spine. I’ve never been afraid of heights until now. The river, a disturbing mossy green, appeared cold to the touch. Even with it being Summer, the depths of the river looked like a cold shower I never wanted to take. I would, in a certain degree, rather get ratted out by one of the teacher’s inside than jump from this ungodly tree. From my peripheral vision, the two boys were hollering. Finny more than Gene. Consistently, Gene loved the thrill and excitement of danger. With every fiber of my being I praise God that the two boys didn’t dare invite anyone else to the impending doom of my death. Below, I hear the noise of a nearby toad. It’s mouth depicting a loud ribbit. Perhaps predicting my impediment that was soon to come. I glance towards Gene. Silently asking if this was an exceptional idea. He looked at me with a pointed look before proclaiming “you’ll be fine” and turning towards Finny “won’t she?”. Finn thought for a second “Notwithstanding, Kristen is a girl. For the same reason, she won’t! She’s invariably schlemiel.” Anger flashed in my eyes and by the looks of it Gene could tell. With a searing eyeroll and quick turn of my stature, I was

Af Allegory Response To Napoleon And Stalin In the novel, “Animal Farm,” by George Orwell, there are many animals in the barn, all controlled and lead my one. Napoleon. Napeoplean is an intimidating character, he uses violence to control the animals, he was nine vicious attack dogs to make sure everyone is in line, following his rules. Napoleon's characteristics of control and violent are very similar, and are based off of Joseph Stalin's actions towards his people.

Out of the blue, they started counting down “5…. 4…. 3…” and those five seconds made more butterflies in my stomach than ten minutes sitting in a theater watching a horror movie by myself. “2…1…” anticipating for all of them to jump me right there, I stiffened myself for the beating, but my surprise, just one fist flew across the wintry air and grated my right cheek. Although the punch had minimal pain, I burned with fury to the thought that these ruffians wanted to pick a fight with me when Christmas was only a few weeks away. I threw my candy cane on the floor, which shattered into tiny granules of sugar. The kid that swung at me was about a foot taller than me, and according to his friends jeering for the two

As I stumble past the finish line, I am numb to my surroundings. I am numb to the other racers in the chute, the overjoyed parents, and the intrusive volunteers who shove me down the line to keep it moving. I am numb to the sweltering heat and the stench of two hundred overworked, sweaty racers. I am not even bothered by the girl vomiting beside me, because all I can feel is happiness. The first thing I want to do is share this literally breath-taking moment with my teammates, because they are the only ones who truly appreciate this feeling. Once we locate each other within the swarm of spectators, we share our times and experiences from the race, and even though it is a short exchange, it makes me realize how grateful I am to share the same passion for the same hobby with so many wonderful people. In this moment, I suddenly realize that I have never appreciated a sport so much, and I have finally become part of a team that makes me feel like I belong to a family.

Many Disney movies people have watched are actually from some legend in some way. One of the more shocking tales would be “Snow White.” Disney took “Snow White and the seven dwarves” and cleaned it considerably. The tale the Grimm Brothers’ created was originally named “Little Snow White.” “Little Snow White” was about a woman who wanted a daughter that was, “ white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood in this frame." (Little Snow White, (Jakob and wilhelm grimm 2005) Eventually, she had a daughter who was fairer than her, and she wished her dead. The mother called the huntsman and said, “Kill her, and as proof that she is dead bring her lungs and her liver back to me." (Little Snow White, 2005) Snow white begged for mercy from the huntsman and he let her live. She ran into the forest and found a house were seven dwarves. Eventually, a woman came to visit and said she was selling lace bodice. The women decided to dress snow white, but she pulled to tight and Snow White could not breathe. The women fixed the dress and put a pin into Snow White's hair that was filled with poison. Snow White's evil mother had tried her hardest,

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