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Equestrian in the Ancient Olympics: Did you know?

Equestrian in the Ancient Olympics: Did you know?

January 14, 2017
chriszygakis
Equestrian topics, Events

Today I read Xenophon’s On Horsemanship and Hipparchus and, looking at the introduction of each book, I found interesting information about the add of equestrian to the classical Olympic…

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Documentary: Power In The Blood – The Story of The Irish Thoroughbred

Documentary: Power In The Blood – The Story of The Irish Thoroughbred

May 6, 2016
chriszygakis
Breeds, Equestrianism on the screen

I watched tonight an interesting documentary on the most popular breed for racing, the Irish thoroughbred. The documentary looks into the multi-million racing industry, gives…

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The disturbing sidelines of the racecourse: horse slaughtering

The disturbing sidelines of the racecourse: horse slaughtering

May 7, 2015
chriszygakis
Equestrian topics

In the spirit of this month’s Kenducky Derby, I would like to devote a post to the masses of racing horses who end up in…

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The Athens Olympic equestrian complex

The Athens Olympic equestrian complex

March 6, 2015
chriszygakis
Equestrian topics

Yesterday I wrote about the history of the Greek racing and the establishments in which it used to and takes place. I wrote that today…

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The Greek racecourse

The Greek racecourse

March 5, 2015
chriszygakis
Equestrian topics

Sorry for the absence, but I’ve been preparing tonight’s post. I knew very little about the Greek race course, so I had to do some research…

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Enquiry: Why do ladies wear huge hats with flora at racing events?

Enquiry: Why do ladies wear huge hats with flora at racing events?

February 26, 2015
chriszygakis
Can you answer?

Here is one more enquiry. I do not understand why most women wear huge hats with flowers and fruit on the top. I understand that…

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