Bob Nadeau, of Saco, 86, and Putnams Storm were honored in an Au Revoir Retirement Showcase at the Cumberland Fairgrounds track just before Christmas. Nadeau said harness racing has changed a lot during his 50 years in the sport.
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Petting hospital
In this May 1, photo, Kara Haynes, 11, of Massillon, a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital, pets miniature horse Willie Nelson as he is handled by Victory Gallop volunteer Toril Simon, center, and Kim Gustely, Victory Gallop cofounder and co-director, as Willie makes his debut with patients at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio. (Karen […]
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Riders don costumes during New England Jumpers' Halloween show
WOOLWICH — The New England Jumpers Association had its third annual Halloween Jumper/Fun Show on Oct. 28. Thirty riders participated in various rounds that included walk-trot classes all the way up to jumping 1.10-meter (3-feet-7-inch) jumps. The main event of the day was the Jumper Costume Class where the participants were required to be dressed […]
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Poland rider finishes Mongol Derby, the world’s longest horse race
KHANGAL NUUR, Mongolia — Amanda Charlton Herbert, 26, from Poland, has finished the longest horse race in the world, the Mongol Derby — a test of horsemanship and survival skills. The derby, which is roughly 1,000 kilometers or 620 miles, started near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday, April 9. At 6:05 p.m. local time on Thursday, […]
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Learning the ropes in Bethel
BETHEL — Dean Richmond declared his intentions to “muckle on,” as he wrestled with an 800-pound steer — a steer that had bested riders who were attempting to get a rope around him one too many times. “Dean, you’re not 20,” Deborah Richmond shouted at her husband. On Sunday at the Cliff Side Arena on […]
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Edgewood residents get ride in horse-drawn wagon
FARMINGTON — It was a ride down memory lane Tuesday for some residents of Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center on Route 4. The center is celebrating National Nursing Home Week with a variety of activities. Residents patiently awaited Kenric Charles of Freeman Township to go for a wagon ride pulled by Charles’ Belgian horses, Joker, […]
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Woman hurt, horse dead after early morning collision
LITTLETON — One woman was hurt and a horse was killed early Saturday morning when the car the woman was driving collided with the horse on Route 1. Maine State Police said Saturday that 44-year-old Dawn Theriault of Littleton was driving north in a 2002 Lincoln sedan at about 12:30 a.m. when she struck a […]