Teen cowboy killed in freak accident with horse
A teenage rodeo roper who was about to enter college was dragged to his death in a freak accident, authorities said. Ace Patton Ashford, 18, who was a “most valued young member” of the Texas Rott community, died Monday while tending to a sick calf when a nearby horse was startled, emergency medical personnel cited. […]
Nevada toddler kicked in head by wild horse in chilling video
A Nevada mother unknowingly captured a peaceful moment of her young daughter walking through the Nevada grasslands just before a wild horse kicked the little girl in the head. “She was unresponsive so we thought she was dead,” Haley Wilkie said, recalling the terrifying incident. Toddler Olivia’s skull was cracked in the brutal beating and […]
Wyoming horse racer Dede Anders abandoned in Mongolia after getting too sick to ride in 620-mile Mongol Derby
A Wyoming-based long-distance jockey became too ill on a 620-mile journey across the East Asian country to compete, but was left to fend for herself in Mongolia after race organizers “never cared” about what happened to her. Dede Anders, 49, entered the Mongol Derby at the last minute, arriving in Mongolia on Aug. 1 after […]
Stephen Nedoroscik wins bronze in individual pommel horse for US
A superman on the pommel horse earned the United States the bronze medal. Steven Nedorosic earned the third-highest score in the individual pommel horse final on Saturday, winning his second medal and second bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Nedorosic earned 15.300 points, placing him behind Kazakhstan’s Nariman Kurbanov (15.433, silver medal) and Ireland’s […]
How to watch ‘pommel horse guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik in Olympics final
If you buy through links on our site, New York Post may receive compensation or an affiliate commission. One of the stars of the 2024 Olympics is back, aiming for another gold medal. We are talking, of course, about Mr. Unmel Horse, U.S. team gymnast and “The Unmel Horse Man,” Steven Nedorosik himself. Nedorosic, already […]
Trust between rider and horse on display at the Paris Olympics shows the best of a sport that has been rocked by scandals | Calla Wahlquist
aAbout five minutes into the eight-minute cross-country race, the oldest horse in Olympic history, 21-year-old Forever Young Wundermask, jumped his jockey out of the saddle and galloped off as he approached the second water obstacle. Watching from home in Australia, I couldn’t help but laugh when a soaked Ecuadorian jockey, Ronald Zavala Getchell, stood up […]
‘Pommel Horse Guy’ took a nap, won a medal, and became an Olympics gymnastics legend
The Olympics are a treasure trove of unlikely heroes, unblinking names that become legends overnight. That’s exactly what Steven Nedorosik did on Monday in the U.S. men’s artistic gymnastics competition. His masterful performance on the pommel horse earned the U.S. a bronze medal, its first men’s medal since 2008, and cemented him in the national […]
US men’s gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik goes viral as he shines on pommel horse: ‘American icon’
American gymnast Steven Nedorosik made headlines on Monday as he waited for his chance to secure a spot on the podium with his pommel horse routine in the team final. At the Olympics, cameras repeatedly showed Nedorosic mentally preparing for his own competition as he watched his teammates Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Judah and […]
Churchill Downs rescinds Bob Baffert’s suspension after horse trainer admits fault in scandal
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s long-term suspension from Churchill Downs was revoked Friday, more than three years after he was suspended after Medina Spirit failed a drug test after the Kentucky Derby. Baffert released a statement taking responsibility for Medina Spirit’s failed drug test following the 2021 Kentucky Derby. After inspection, the horse was […]
Advocates call for Central Park carriage horse ban ahead of driver’s animal abuse trial
As the trainer behind a horse killed two years ago faced off on his first day of trial, neighbors poured out outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday afternoon to demand the shutdown of the city’s carriage horse industry — at least, that’s what they thought. Ian McKeever, who is facing animal cruelty charges in the […]