20 March 2016, USA ~ Sara Vermeersch – Congratulations on your win of the fourth leg of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR Cup on Royal Richess at the Sam Houston Race Park in Texas. Although only 21 years old, Sara has ridden 28 races with 5 wins, 2 places, and…
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Sandee Martin – Jockey, Race Trainer, Action Hero
7 August 2015, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Sandee Martin knew what she wanted to be before she could properly say the word jockey. By age 14, she was breaking colts. Now at 47, Martin is an established winning trainer. No longer riding as a professional, she spends time on the track as a member of amateur jockey groups…
16 year old Christina Kimery Wins USEF Endurance Awards
January 7, 2014, Lexington, Kentucky, USA ~ The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Christina Kimery as the winner of the two prestigious awards in the discipline of Endurance – the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy; the first time these awards have won by the same individual. The Maggy…
Action Hero, Devan Horn talks about her Mongol Derby ride
August 16, 2013, California ~ In order to be a writer, you must have a story to tell. Devan Horn at age 20 is racking up the stories for an epic adventure novel. The latest is her race across Mongolia on semi-wild Steppe horses. Although Horn arrived in first place, because of a time penalty,…
Action Hero Devan Horn – Adventures in the Mongolian Derby
August 12, 2003, Texas ~ Devan Horn has just finished second – after coming in first in the longest and hardest horse race in the world – in Mongolia. Devan is 20 years old. What has shaped this fearless Action Hero? The back story shared by her parents, Rachel and Sandy Horn. “Let me say…
Action Hero, Devan Horn and the Mongol Derby
Horn rides the “Toughest Horse Race on Earth”July 30, 2013, Texas ~ It has been said that there are no new ideas. Genghis Khan is credited with the first messenger system or Yam, using tough Mongolian horses. In the days before the internet, this was done by exchanging new ponies at relay stations (known as Ger)…