John Lyons Horse Training News
- Getting into International Literacy Day Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:02AMToday is International Literacy Day; a day to remember the one in five adults globally who lack minimum literacy skills.
- Gio Ponti can prove he's his same old self with Million victory Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:33PMARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Thirty-three seconds. That is about how long it took Gio Ponti to complete the final three furlongs of the Man o’ War Stakes on July 10, and that is about as fast as the species equus ferus caballus can run.
- On his record, Howard never deserved the job Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 12:46PMJohn Howard was the sort of statesman who took advantage of his taxpayer-funded travel schedule to attend Lord's at every opportunity (''Howard dismissed by a low full toss'', July 1). When asked on ABC radio on March 3 about his qualifications to lead the International Cricket Council, he said that "most people know what I've been doing with my spare time up until now". That is, watching cricket.
- BETTING BOX Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 2:50PMIf the English, Irish and French 1000 Guineas told us anything it is that there is no standout three-year-old filly over a mile this season - so far.
- Instructor Takes Reins In Horse Care Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 12:51AMLes Lindauer has a thoroughbred pedigree when it comes to horses. Now he's bringing his lifetime love of horses -- and education -- to western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, where he is director of the Community Education Center.
- BEN Column: The infamous white shepherd makes her way home, pay phone hang ups at an all-time low, Dottie takes on ... Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 11:20PMGood morning! The rain ends today.
- Westpoll: 62-38 to federal Coalition in WA Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:14PMFollowing on from last weekend’s “50-50” result for Brand , The West Australian has produced another of its small-sample Westpoll surveys, conducted by Patterson Market Research. This one is statewide, and it does not bode well for the state’s already meagre Labor contingent.
- Horse Smarts 101 Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 1:00AMLes Lindauer has a thoroughbred pedigree when it comes to horses. Now he’s bringing his lifetime love of horses — and education — to Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, where he is director of the Community Education Center. Lindaurer has initiated community college classes in horse anatomy and physiology, among others. He has planned clinics with nationally recognized horse ...
- Stable relationship - Horseman John Lyons knows what horses want Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 2:15PMJohn Lyons, known as "America's Most Trusted Horseman," has been training horses for more than 30 years, and putting on clinics since 1980.
- The Adjudicator verdict: NRL R13 Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 8:30AMGet your swear jars out rugby league fans, because the F-Bombs are sure to fly with another adrenaline-fuelled round of NRL action coming our way.
- The Adjudicator: NRL R13 Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 6:28PMDeja vu is the order of the day as The Adjudicator takes his first look at round 13 of the NRL premiership - and gets the feeling he has been here once before.
- Briefly: May 29 Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 9:33AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.
- Briefly: May 26 Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 9:24AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.
- Three Derby Trainers, Each One of a Kind Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 1:08PMThe veteran trainers Bob Baffert, D. Wayne Lukas and Nick Zito are looking for another victory in the Kentucky Derby.
- In and Around the Chathams -- Garage sale coming to Green Village Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 7:10AMTHURSDAY, APRIL 15 The Chatham Township Environmental Commission invites the public to see ’A Chemical Reaction,’ a new documentary film, at 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday, April 15, and again at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, with both screenings at the Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St. According to the commission, which will host the screenings, the film tells the story of one of the most ...
- Horse care expert to host seminar with trainer Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 2:25AMWhat does a scientist do when he has information about horse care and use that could start people off on new careers? He forms an organization called Liberated Horsemanship. Then, he gathers together the best minds in the business to teach the necessary educational and certifications programs.
- Lyons can feel "a Drenalin" rush Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 5:12AMTrainer James Lyons has re-evaluated Drenalin's immediate future but it could still take another direction if the four-year-old wins the Listed Weetwood Handicap at Toowoomba.
- Contracts, Etc. Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 3:43AMContracts, Etc.
- In & Around the Chathams Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 1:10AMMONDAY, APRIL 5 ‘The 3 Steps,’ a new organization founded by Jackie Wiegand and Bernadette Jusinski, will conduct an ‘Open House’ from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 5, at the Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St. The mission of “The 3 Steps” is to offer information and access to resources for the adult population as they grow older, to assist in determining how people care for themselves and ...
- Ken McNabb: No Regrets Horsemanship Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 4:42PMKen McNabb explains his No Regrets Horsemanship techniques at the Road to the Horse. Ken McNabb grew up on a traditional ranch in the mountains of Wyoming. From age 16 he knew that horsemanship and teaching was his calling.
- Rugby: Edinburgh need to be consistent to see off Scarlets, says Visser Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 6:46AMTIM VISSER has urged Edinburgh Rugby to prove that their runaway win last time out was no flash in the pan.
- Six semifinalists for Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 3:54PMSix published works have been named semifinalists for the fourth annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, presented by Lexington’s Castleton Lyons farms and THOROUGHBRED TIMES.
- Horse Racing Capsules: Count: 2 horse racing deaths per 1,000 starts Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 7:56PMLEXINGTON, Ky. — More than two thoroughbreds die a day from injuries at North American racetracks, according to early results from a monitoring system launched amid the high-profile deaths of Barbaro and Eight Belles.
- Streets are safer when violence is channelled Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:39AMThe fact that many of the Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters believe mixed martial arts helped them escape a life of delinquency means, to me at least, that the horror expressed by many of your readers (Letters, February 23) is unjustified and wrong.
- dot.Rory Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 4:18AMShould computers be as simple as fridges?
- Become a member of our community! Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 4:09AM"The Apartment" will be shown as part of Willowbrook's 50th anniversary celebration at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien.
- Calendar Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 4:06AM"The Apartment" will be shown as part of Willowbrook's 50th anniversary celebration at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien. This comedy follows the funny developments as bachelor Jack Lemmon lets his married boss and coworkers use his apartment to meet their girlfriends -- until he falls for his boss's latest fling. The program is free. Register at in ...
- Community Calendar Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 4:14AMCrafty Crafters New Age Expo Inc. will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 31 at William Tell Banquet Hall Holiday Inn, 6201 Joliet Road, Countryside.
- Community Calendar Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 4:01AMCrafty Crafters New Age Expo Inc. will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 31 at William Tell Banquet Hall Holiday Inn, 6201 Joliet Road, Countryside. There will be over 35 merchants showcasing handcrafts including new age products and services, jewelry, fairy and fantasy collectibles, crystals, readers, massage, herbal wreaths, incense, bath and body product, bellydance wear and more. Call David ...
- Perkins: The year in sports: Homewreckers Saturday, December 26, 2009 @ 3:46AMSmartest play in 2009: Bet the over when it comes to Tiger's mistresses and the number of times sports fans will be let down.
- Local trainer hosts clinic Jan. 2 Wednesday, December 23, 2009 @ 4:49PMRoss Barrett of Ordway will conduct a horsemanship clinic on Jan 2 at the Rocky Ford 4-H barn beginning at 9 a.m.
- An Industry Bouncing Back: Alltech Announces 2010 Lecture Series Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 1:00PMJohn F. Kennedy once observed, “When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.”
- Community Calendar Thursday, December 10, 2009 @ 4:15AMMake a Victorian patchwork holiday ornament at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 12 at Hinsdale History Museum, 15 S. Clay. The activity is free for members, $3 for nonmembers. To register, call (630) 789-2600 or e-mail info@hinsdalehistory.org.
- Community Calendar Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 4:15AMOld fashioned tree lighting will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Wilder Park, Elmhurst. The event will feature holiday sounds from local choral groups and a special visitor from the North Pole. Call (630) 993-8900 or visit www.epd.org .
- Now showing | Dec. 4-10 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 6:29PMMOVIES HOW IS IT? WHO’S IN IT? WHAT’S IT ABOUT? WHERE? RATING
- Australian trainer offers advice at 2-day clinic in Shelbyville Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:15AM"With the right tools and instruction, you can turn your horse into the willing partner you've always wanted!" Those are the "words of wisdom" offered by Australian trainer Clint Anderson, whose...
- Del. tracks packed with folks to praise Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 4:39AMBefore too much time slips away I would like to hand out some Irish Jack awards for the 2009 Delaware Park and Harrington meets.
- The Round Pen of Life Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 3:38PM“If you ride and it’s broke, I figure you need it fast.” Most horse trainers start young horses in a round pen. They circle the horse, change their direction, and, generally, get the horse to focus on the trainer and “join up.”
- Racing: Speculate adds to fine family record Tuesday, November 10, 2009 @ 10:20AMSpeculate extended a family record in the New Zealand Trotting Free-For-All with her win at Addington yesterday. The 8yr-old mare posted her eighth win in 13 starts for the Smith family, Justin and his parents, Lynn and Gerry, who bred, own and train Speculate at Te Pirita.
- THE NEW THEORY IS EINSTEIN Thursday, November 5, 2009 @ 5:14PM2230: Oh by the way. We're chatting tomorrow. Same link as at the top of the page. 1500 GMT. Then day one of the Breeders' Cup. Ahhh superb.
- The Round Pen of Life Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 8:23AM“If you ride and it’s broke, I figure you need it fast.” Most horse trainers start young horses in a round pen. They circle the horse, change their direction, and, generally, get the horse to focus on the trainer and “join up.”
- Karl Marx as Religious Eschatologist Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 5:05AMThe key to the intricate and massive system of thought created by Karl Marx is at bottom a simple one: Karl Marx was a communist. His devotion to communism was his crucial focus.
- Wartime school in the grounds of Powis Castle Thursday, October 1, 2009 @ 3:13AM“MY SISTER and I were born at Buttington Vicarage, my father was a vicar there. Our early schooling was at Bronwylfa Private School, run by Mrs Simpson Wooley, at the far end of New Street, Welshpool.
- Be prepared when adopting a wild horse Friday, September 18, 2009 @ 2:25AMFORTVILLE -- If you've considered adopting a wild horse from the Bureau of Land Management horse this weekend, don't go into it lightly.
- Prep roundup Tuesday, September 15, 2009 @ 8:02PMJohnson City Press
- Prep notes: ’Toppers need to get well for Tennessee High Monday, September 14, 2009 @ 8:32PMScience Hill head football coach Scott Smith said his first line of business this week doesn’t have anything to do with Tennessee High.
- Banner back with a bang Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 7:39PMTHE FIRST thing to say was how fantastic to see Plan B going up in lights at Croke Park again yesterday.
- Around the Pac-10 Conference Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 9:46AMAround the Pac-10 Conference