Sports: Hoofbeats

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No Frost, Just Fun for Driving Club's Frostbite Series

Thirty drivers met last Sunday at Claire Reid’s Big Sky Farm to enjoy a relaxed day of driving dressage and cones.

Fix-A-Test: An Education in Small Pieces

On New Year’s Day this year, I was one of the people not watching a football game and/or nursing a hangover, and helped out as secretary and scorer at the Fix-A-Test at Jeanette Van Mill’s Dutchfield Farm in Aberdeen.

Leading Man: Star of 'War Horse' No One-Trick Pony

Like so many leading men who appear ­larger than life on the big screen, the star of Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse” is, disappointingly, much shorter in person. But whatever he lacks in stature, Finder’s Key more than makes up for in scene-stealing screen presence as Joey, the plucky thoroughbred who is wrested from his young master to serve both British and German armies during World War I.

Rapid Redux: The People's Choice

David Wells wants to make one thing clear. OK, two things.

Cooling Out With ... Maryann Charles

It can get a little lonely being a jumper rider in a three-day eventing enclave like Southern Pines.

Equestrian Calendar

The Sandhills equestrian ­calendar is updated weekly. To list your event email info@SportingServices.net.

Equestrian Calendar

The Sandhills equestrian ­calendar is updated weekly. To list your event email info@SportingServices.net.

Seattle Stew? Thanks, But No Thanks

In a perfect world, every horse would live out his entire life with one loving owner who, when the time came, would hold his head and gently stroke his neck as the vet quietly put him to sleep.

Reflections Farm Finishes Show Series

The Reflections Farm Versatility Shows Series drew to a close Nov. 12 with the awarding of the overall high point champions and $500 in prize money

Thanksgiving Classic Set for CHP Nov. 27

The Carolina Horse Park will play host to some of the top show horses and riders in the region for the third annual Thanksgiving Classic on Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Equestrian Calendar

The Sandhills equestrian ­calendar is updated weekly. To list your event email info@SportingServices.net.

Harness Track Building All-Weather Show Rings

The Pinehurst Harness Track is ready to show off its new all-weather show ring, and the early returns are that it's a winner.

Finish Lines: Rescue League Fundraiser Set

It’s getting close to that time to saddle up again for the fifth annual Ride for the Horse Trail Ride to benefit the horses consigned to the United States Equine Rescue League.

Finish Lines: Able Proves to Be Unflappable

In his heyday, no cross-country fence was too high for Able Sportsfield.

Cooling Out With ... Barbie Gibson

You can take the cowgirl out of Oklahoma, but you can’t stop her from switching disciplines when she finds herself in the heart of three-day eventing country.

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