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  • Sir Winston a Chip Off the Old Granddad

    Sir Winston Churchill once said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”Sir Winston’s equine namesake no doubt proved that statement correct to a number of people – men and women – following the colt’s upset victory in the Belmont Stakes. It was only a matter of time that we had a Belmont winner ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Michelle Benson on 06-11-2019

  • June 15, 2019 - Equine Studies: Horses and Academics

    Equine Studies — Horses and Academics by Amanda Duckworth THE HORSE RACING industry is a multifaceted business that requires its participants to be well-versed in a number of skills, ranging from animal husbandry to long-term economics.   Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.  
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 06-11-2019

  • Mott, Casse, Could Join Exclusive Club

    Try to imagine how tough it is to win a Triple Crown race. Then try to imagine winning two of the three legs. Then try to imagine winning two of the three legs with two different horses. In the past half century you can count on one hand the number of times that has been accomplished. This year we have a rarity – two trainers with an ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Michelle Benson on 05-28-2019

  • For the Love of a Horse

    Despite the controversies and horse racing continually working to reinvent itself with modern technology, the sport’s future will remain bright as long as the Thoroughbred can captivate us like no other animal and inspire deep passion in people starting at a young age. It is the centuries-old love of the horse that will guarantee its ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Michelle Benson on 05-19-2019

  • May 11, 2019 - Hoof Care: Patience and a Good Farrier Required

    Hoof Care— Patience and a Good Farrier Required by Amanda Duckworth KEEPING A HORSE FIT and happy is a team effort, and that is especially true when it comes to hoof care.   Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.  
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 05-14-2019

  • Prat Falls Into Kentucky Derby Winner

    This is not merely the account of the agent. I have been texting with him and talking to him on the phone since January and following and chronicling every step of this, the ups and downs, as it happened. It is a behind the scenes look at a jockey and his agent's long arduous journey to the Derby and their pursuit of the Derby dream and ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Michelle Benson on 05-08-2019

  • April 27, 2019 - Southwest: Quality Speaks Loudly

    Whispering Oaks is a jewel in Cajun Country By Gary McMillen TWENTY YEARS AGO the land, untouched by plow or human hand, was in charge: an expense of impenetrable brush tangled with thorns, palmetto, and brambles. Night creatures such as raccoons and possums crawled in the thick under-growth. By day it was a dense forest home for snakes, ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 05-07-2019

  • March 16, 2019 - Nutrition: Hay There

    Nutrition— Hay There by Amanda Duckworth IF YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT and hay is for horses, then what type of hay your horse eats must be important. So, too, of course is the grass in the pasture a horse grazes on and the type of feed it is given. All clichés aside, a horse's diet is an integral part of its overall health.   Download ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 05-07-2019

  • Do Buy Into the UAE Derby

    Because there are so many question marks surrounding the quality of the UAE Derby, including how a round trip there and back can affect a horse trying to come back in five weeks in the Kentucky Derby, let us look at Plus Que Parfait and Gray Magician as unknowns, and therefore potential megabomb exotics horses despite their mediocre form in the ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Michelle Benson on 04-29-2019

  • April 20, 2019 - Southeast: Eddie Maple Comes Up Roses

    Hall of Fame rider still enjoys the horses at Rose Hill Plantation Equestrian CenterBy Frank Angst BECAUSE EDDIE MAPLE RISES at the same time each day—5:10 a.m.—the retired Hall of Fame jockey notices daylight greeting him a bit earlier each morning this time of year.  Download this week's Regional to continue reading.
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Michelle Benson on 04-23-2019
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