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Safety Should Be Major Concern
I once heard a horse described as "1,000 pounds of muscle balancing on glass legs." That's not far from the truth, and recent tragedies have forced leaders in two sports — horse racing and eventing — to focus on making their competitions...Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Staff, Three-day Horse Event, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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A Renewed Focus On Safety At Events
I once heard a horse described as "1,000 pounds of muscle balancing on glass legs." That's not far from the truth, and recent tragedies have forced leaders in two sports — horse racing and eventing — to focus on making their competitions...Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Staff, Three-day Horse Event, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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Olympic Hall of Fame welcomes Kerri Strug
From the moment she began gymnastics, which was soon after Mary Lou Retton inspired a generation of little girls to try the sport, Kerri Strug imagined one day celebrating an Olympic gold medal the way Retton had after winning the individual all-around at...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Brian Boitano, Marathon, History, Juvenile Delinquency
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Sports Digest
Big BrownDesormeaux seeks answersJockey Kent Desormeaux still can't figure out what went wrong in Big Brown's last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes. "Regardless of whether I had to earn it or not, I don't think it would have mattered what kind of trip I...Tags: Churchill Downs, Florida State University, Triple Crown, Roger Federer, Big Brown
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Desormeaux: Big Brown Just Didn't Have It
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jockey Kent Desormeaux still can't figure out what went wrong in Big Brown's last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes. "I don't think it would have mattered what kind of trip I had, it just wasn't Big Brown's day," Desormeaux...Tags: Churchill Downs, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown, Big Brown, Equestrian
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Groundbreaking sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86
AP Television WriterJim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three simple words: "They're all gone." The groundbreaking sportscaster died...Tags: Television Industry, National Government, Triple Crown, ESPN, Bob Costas
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Bonding with horses helps people heal
Special to the SentinelLosing his right arm in a lawn-mower accident at age 4 affected David Sellars deeply. "As you go through school, the schoolkids make fun of you," Sellars said. "I had a troubled childhood. I just wasn't clear." And then about a year ago, the Sorrento...Tags: Culture, Imperial and Royal Matters, Farms, Equestrian, Real Estate
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Equine-assisted therapy makes sense
denise.flaim@newsday.comI am standing in a horse pen at Gold Rush Farms in Baiting Hallow, where the pickup trucks outnumber the Hummers, at least for now. Near me in the round pen, munching contentedly on a patch of grass, is a 19-year-old bay quarterhorse called Kool. The...Tags: Illnesses, Jack Hoffman, Equestrian, Eating Disorders
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Curlin uncoils down stretch
sun reporterComing down the frontstretch, the nine-horse race for victory in the 132nd Preakness at Pimlico Race Course yesterday turned into a match race. Kentucky Derby champion Street Sense had burst past Curlin in the final turn and reeled in Hard Spun and...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Equestrian, Ellicott City
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Sport-by-sport capsules (A-H)
Archery Where: Panathinaiko Stadium. When: Aug. 12-21. Top U.S. performers: Butch Johnson, Vic Wunderle, Janet Dykman. U.S. chances: The U.S. men are well-seasoned at the elite level, winning team medals in three of the last four Olympics. U.S. women...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Road Race Cycling, Consumer Goods Industries, Sabre, NCAA Tournament
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