Mid-Thoracic Spinal Injuries during Horse Racing: Report of 3 Cases and Review of Causative Factors and Prevention Measurements by Ioannis Triantafyllopoulos, Andreas Panagopoulos, George Sapkas

“…We report three cases of a rare pattern of mid-thoracic spine injuries after horse racing falls and discuss possible causative factors and prevention measurements to reduce injury rates in professional riding and racing. …”
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Horses are worthy of care: Horse sector participants’ attitudes towards animal sentience, welfare, and well-being by Julie M Fiedler, Margaret L Ayre, Sarah Rosanowski, Josh D Slater

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Factors associated with time to return to horse racing following a clavicle fracture in jockeys competing in Great Britain: A review and analysis of medical records. by Laura J Newton, Nick Dobbin, Peter Goodwin, Jennifer S Crampton

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>Competitive horse racing is the second largest sport in Great Britain by spectator attendance, employability, and revenue. …”
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Conservatism of funeral rites of the western Balts by V.I. Kulakov

“…It was suggested that for seven centuries the inhabitants of the southeastern Baltic States maintained the custom of horse racing at the funeral ceremony, but its sacred meaning on the threshold of the New Age could be lost. …”
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The Contributions of Cultural Entertainment Groups to Tourism in Kabale District. by Ahumuza, Shallot

“…In today's world, entertainment has moved from mere storytelling, gladiator fight,s and horse races to big business in Europe. The general objective of this study was to Assess the contributions of cultural entertainment groups to tourism in Kabale district.…”
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Le cheval de course en Île-de-France, une présence architecturale et paysagère by Sophie Cueille

“…Fontainebleau, the plain of Sablons, the wood of Vincennes are at the end of the 18th century hangouts for the first amateurs of Horse-races. " Elegant and refined diversion ", this practice, coming of Great Britain is going to become little by little a real institution among which the frame and the rules are formalized by the Jockey club during 1830s. …”
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Spectacle and Spectatorship at the Nineteenth-Century American Racetrack by Natalie Zacek

“…This paper argues that, in the antebellum United States, many people attended horse races at least as much from a desire to produce and consume spectacle as from a fascination with the sport itself. …”
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