Yow.

Note the left boot still caught in the stirrup. Source

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Ow.

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Speaking of fugly…

Check out this sculpture in Russia. Even more pix

Oh man, I am in LOVE

with Fugly Horse of the Day:

This blog exists to object publicly to the breeding of fugly, often mixed breed horses which tend to have short, miserable lives and wind up in slaughterhouses. If you are not going to breed quality, don’t breed at all. It is not “cute” to have a cowhocked, knock kneed, fugly draft/QH/warmblood cross foal that you don’t do shit with and then dump for $150 at a killer auction as an unhandled two year old that runs people over. I see it ALL the time and I am SICK of it. If you do this, YOU SUCK. And that’s why I’m online bitching about you. Stop breeding the fugly, folks. There is no market for it. And if you don’t know what fugly is, read this blog and learn. My e-mail is resqtb@yahoo.com and I am usually way behind on e-mail, so don’t be offended if you do not get a response right away.

Another advocate of RESPONSIBLE breeding, hooray! Sometimes cruel but always on target. Go bookmark it NOW. (Found via Carinya Park)

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What would *you* pick as the greatest finish?

Red Rum at Castle Park, Bristol 1980, originally uploaded by Floyd Nello.

The online betting shop Blue Square has picked Red Rum’s 1973 Grand National win as #6 in their top ten list of the greatest sporting finishes:

The 1973 Grand National is probably the most replayed horse race in television history. Few who tuned in on the last Saturday in March will ever forget the race - it was pure sporting drama, played out over four and a half miles, over thirty formidable fences. Top class chaser Crisp carried top weight in the 1973 Grand National, and his bold jumping, front-running style ensured the ex-Australian star was well clear of his field for most of the race leading horse betting punters who had backed him thinking they had made a wise sport bet. Legendary race commentator Peter O’Sullevan took up the microphone as the leaders turned for home…

“Crisp is still well clear in the 1973 Grand National and this great Australian chaser Crisp with twelve stone on his back and ten stone five on the back of Red Rum, who’s chasing him and they look to have it absolutely to themselves. At the second last… Crisp is over. And clear of Red Rum who’s jumping it a long way back. In third is Spanish Steps then Hurricane Rock and Rouge Autumn and L’Escargot. But coming to the final fence in the National now… and it’s Crisp still going in great style. He jumps it well, Red Rum is about fifteen lengths behind him as he jumps it. Crisp is coming to the elbow he’s got two hundred and fifty yards to run.” Then, suddenly things changed…

“Crisp is just wandering off the true line now. He’s beginning to lose concentration. He’s been out there on his own for so long. And Red Rum is making ground on him. They have a furlong to run now, two hundred yards now for Crisp, and Red Rum is still closing on him, and Crisp is getting very tired, and Red Rum is pounding after him and Red Rum is the one who finishes the strongest. He’s going to get up! Red Rum is going to win the National! At the line Red Rum has just snatched it from Crisp! And Red Rum is the winner!

The race was run in a time 19 seconds faster than the previous record set by the immortal Golden Miller some fifty years earlier and proved that on the day both Red Rum and Crisp put up truly exceptional performances.

Well, you know me; this always has me weeping like a willow. What’s your pick?

Pic o’the day: while my pretty one sleeps

Can’t link to it directly, but you should check out this lovely photo.

The arabbers return!

Days after they were evicted from a condemned stable in Baltimore 51 horses and ponies that pull arabber fruit and vegetable carts returned to Baltimore today.

They’ll stay in a temporary stable at Pimlico Race Course while a permanent replacement is sought for the arabber stable, one of three remaining in the city. They at first moved to a stable in Bowie before being brought to Pimlico this afternoon.

Arabbers have been a part of Baltimore street life for decades, peddling produce and seafood on horse-drawn carriages. However, less than a dozen arabbers work the streets of Baltimore today.

The city condemned the horses’ former home last week after inspectors discovered structural problems, filth, rodent infestation and trash blocking exits. Link

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Horse 1, cow 0

Cutting, originally uploaded by photobassman.

A horse has been credited with saving the life of a woman attacked by an angry cow in Scotland.

The horse’s deeds were reported in The Scotsman newspaper.

The farmer, Fiona Boyd, 40, was reportedly attempting to reunite a cow with its calf in a herd.

The Scotsman reported that the cow attacked when it sighted its calf just as Mrs Boyd approached the young animal.

The cow knocked her to the ground and then put its full weight on top of her.

Mrs Boyd’s 15-year-old chestnut mare came to her aid, kicking at the cow to make it move. She was able to crawl to safety while the mare continued kicking out at the cow.

Mrs Boyd was treated at hospital for bad cuts and bruising. Link

I’d have linked directly to The Scotsman’s article of August 14, but they want you to register. Why do news sites do that? They can go stuff themselves as far as that goes.

A different kind of wooden horse

From kiwipulse via Digg:

On August 8, 41 year-old Albania artist Saimir Strati works on a portrait of the steed at the International Centre of Culture in Tirana. It is reported that Saimir Strati is attempting to use 1 million toothpicks to mount a steed chart together on 8 square meters board. He is known for working on a portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci using industrial nails at the International Centre of Culture in Tirana.

HorseGirlTV contest

In Love with Her Horse, originally uploaded by Captain Suresh.

(Bet that shirt wasn’t white for long)

So, what’s HorseGirlTV?

HorseGirlTV™ is a bi-monthly show hosted by Angelea Kelly and presents international equine sports and equine athletes through entertaining and educational designs. The format is hip, happening and always horse related. Tune in. Tack up.™ It’s not what you think!

Anyway, you can win stuff:

Vote for your favorite episode, tell us why you like it and automatically be entered to win prizes!

Simply click on the button below the vidcast that says “Vote & Win!” to vote for your favorite episode. You can vote as many times as you’d like to increase your chances of winning. Incomplete or duplicated comments will not be thrown in the hat but repeat email addresses and names are accepted. Winners will be drawn from a top hat and announced in the next episode. The grand prize winner will receive a pair of FITS™ Riding Breeches valued at $210. Our runner up winners will receive a HorseGirlTV t-shirt or coffee mug!

All the King’s horses

Image source

It’s been thirty years since we lost him (I don’t think my boyfriend is over it yet) and the Presley mystique still endures. All this week we’ve been inundated with tributes, trivia and retrospectives, but you can rely on Bridlepath to bring you the really important stuff: Elvis and his horses.