The horse subsequently galloped towards the side of the arena, where he stopped suddenly, throwing Von Eckermann forwards, head over heels into a piece of apparatus. The rider seemed to hit the ...

By Sarah Maslin Nir As show jumping ... going over set time allowed can add a fault per second over. While speed is the goal, it can also become an obstacle: a 1,200-pound horse going too fast ...

The puissance is one of the most famous showjumping competitions in the world, designed to push both horse and rider to their ... horses who jump over such an enormous obstacle.

On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt strip at Churchill Downs, his exercise rider ... jumping and pulling as humans bred and trained them for various purposes ...

Other horse-and-rider pairs followed ... Horses honed skills such as running, jumping and pulling as humans bred and trained them for various purposes over millennia. And the 151st Derby ...

Other horse-and-rider pairs followed ... Horses honed skills such as running, jumping and pulling as humans bred and trained them for various purposes over millennia. And the 151st Derby ...