City jumping into top global equestrian event

SHANGHAI for the first time will stage a five-star equestrian show-jumping event — the Global Champions Tour — from today to Sunday in the Chinese Year of the Horse. The three-day event, to be held in

June 6, 2014, Friday


Horses treated with care to ensure safety

THE 80 horses competing in Shanghai for the Global Champions Tour equestrian event received “double room VIP service” during their 16-hour trip from Belgium. Each horse is worth an average of 2 million

June 6, 2014, Friday


Facts about horses and the sport of equestrianism

Q: What are good manners for watching an equestrian event? Wear clean clothes and do not enter the course with slippers or just a vest; keep voice down and don’t smoke; set your cell phone to vibrate

June 6, 2014, Friday


Racecourses catalyzed early social life

ON May 6, 1911, the Jiangwan Horse-race Club was opened. Its founder and owner, businessman Ye Yiquan, invited bigwigs from foreign consulates and local politicians to join the ceremony. Thousands of

June 6, 2014, Friday




 

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