Horse Jumping

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Auto Racing-Indy Racing League, Indianapolis 500 pole qualifying, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag racing, NHRA Summernationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Lacrosse-NCAA Division I Playoffs, quarterfinals, 11 a.m....

Kentucky has the Derby. Maryland, of course, is home to the Preakness Stakes. And Pennsylvania boasts the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, an annual celebration of all things equestrian that dates back well over a century. "It started as a one-day...

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The students enrolled in Wilson College’s nationally recognized equestrian programs often can be found in the dirtiest and smelliest learning environments on campus. They prefer it that way. “You’re physically working with horses and...

Bill Moroney was 7 years old when he visited his grandfather's Massachusetts home, and began feeding and petting the horses. "I pestered my father into taking me to riding lessons," said Moroney, 51. Moroney doesn't get too many chances to ride anymore,...

Organizing the G-8 and NATO summits is like preparing for a hurricane. You can't entirely control the outcome, and any violence could be catastrophic for the city, the mayor and the president. Leslie Fox, the first person selected to run the May 19-21...

LONDON – When the three-day eventing riders at the first formal test event of the 2012 OIympics approach obstacle number five Tuesday, they will be dealing with a problem akin to the one for which the Royal Observatory to their left was built in...

++++++++++++++++++++ || [This story originally appeared in the Daily Press May 6, 1996. Jim Kincaid died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at his home in Farmville.] Jim Kincaid had already enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame. This time, he was looking for some...

A moody tavern. An extraordinary cocktail. The easy lapping of bay water against the banks of the Inner Harbor. Duckpin lanes. Old Bay. Art in an otherwise empty storefront. For all of these things, and for so many more, people love Baltimore. People feel...

After a year's hiatus, Little Traverse Bay Pony Club is working its way back. The group was started in 2008 by April Christensen of Indian River, and included five members. As two graduated from high school and were college-bound, Christensen decided the...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Australian Rules Football-Geelong vs. Hawthorn, 4 a.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball-NCAA Division I Playoffs, Super Regionals, 11 a.m., 2 and 6 p.m. (ESPN), 5 and 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Track and Field-NCAA Division I, Men's and Women's...

What started as something to do for fun turned into a lifetime passion for Richard Spooner. Growing up in Fountain Valley, Spooner, 40, enjoyed baseball and other sports, but when relatives came out for riding lessons, it sparked a new interest in...