Jumping classes may be governed by various national horse show sanctioning organizations, such as the United States Equestrian Federation in the USA.

Ocala is well known as the horse capital of the world, one of only five cities ( four in the USA and one in France ) permitted under Chamber of Commerce guidelines to use this title based on annual revenue produced by the horse industry.

* Calder Race Course, a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA

A feral horse ( an American Mustang ( horse ) | Mustang ) in Wyoming, USA

The world's largest equestrian sculpture, when completed, will be the Crazy Horse Memorial, in South Dakota, USA at a planned 641 feet ( 195 m ) wide and 563 feet ( 172 m ) high, even though only the upper torso and head of the rider and front half of the horse will be depicted.

Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

* Sorrento Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race in Del Mar, California, USA

Beginning in the late 19th century, and with increasing mechanization in the 20th century, especially following World War I in the USA and after World War II in Europe, the popularity of the internal combustion engine, and particularly the tractor, reduced the need for the draft horse.

In Britain, unlike the USA, this is called a " saw horse "; a sawhorse in the U. S. is a similar device used ( often in pairs ) to support wood planks.

* Steeplechase for this style of horse racing more generically (' steeplechase ' being the term used for similar styles of racing in the USA )

Western or stock horse competition includes working cattle events, such as cutting, team penning and working cow horse in the USA, and campdrafting in Australia.

( Triple Crown winner and first horse to earn a million dollars in Puerto Rico, Verset Dancer ( Caribbean Derby winner and winner in USA ) and Verset's Jet ( son of Verset Dancer ) and winner of Caribbean Derby and Confraternidad stakes-First horse to do so ; among others.

The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the state park system of California, USA, interpreting the role of the " iron horse " in connecting California to the rest of the nation.

• Music Reading for five poems from the of " Why did you leave the horse alone " by the great poet presented at a joint concert for them in Tunisia, Berlin ( Germany ), and Boston ( USA ) in 1995.

The horse, a bay gelding, was bred by Oakland Park Stud in Western Australia and was sired by Serheed ( USA ) from North Bell by Bellewater ( FR ).

Under the rules of competitive trail riding and the endurance rules in some nations ( though not international competition nor that in the USA ), as well as for limited-distance endurance rides ( 25 – 49 miles or 40 – 79 km in one day ), the winner is determined by a combination of speed and the recovery rate of the horse or by a required standard.

Then, just prior to World War I, an Irish horse rider named Frank Jones sold vast quantities of the short-legged terriers to the USA, so they were called the Jones Terriers.

Longeing () or lungeing ( UK English, informal USA ) is a technique for training horses, where a horse is asked to work at the end of a long line and respond to commands from a handler on the ground who holds the line.

When used in Saddle seat tradition, particularly in the USA, the bradoon is used both to raise the head and turn, while the curb is used to lower the head, soften the jaw, and to slow the horse.

A controversy arose after Swedish rider Bertil Sandström was accused by a unofficial side-judge from the USA of clucking to his horse, which was not allowed under FEI rules.

In the USA, offshore powerboat racing is split between OPA Racing, APBA / UIM races and the OSS races.

In the USA, a wholly owned subsidiary, P1 USA, manages all aspects of racing throughout North America.

Head racing was exported to the United States in the 1950s, and the Head of the Charles Regatta held each October on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts, USA is now the largest rowing event in the world.

Additionally high schools and colleges may offer sailboat racing programs through the Interscholastic Sailing Association ( in the USA ) and the Intercollegiate Sailing Association ( in the USA and some parts of Canada ).

As with the UK, Stockcar racing in New Zealand is a very different form of racing than that of the USA.

The most notable opponent of greyhound racing is the non-profit organization GREY2K USA.

Telemetry has also been applied in yacht racing on Oracle Racing's USA 76.

GT racing gradually fell into abeyance in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, with silhouette cars continuing to race in IMSA races in the USA.

In the USA, there is not as much FIA involvement ; instead, many organizations regulate racing, such as the IKF ( International Kart Federation ), WKA ( World Karting Association ), KART ( Karters of America Racing Triad ).

Called " Enduro " racing in the USA, most WKA & IKF sanctioned events typically last 30 minutes ( Sprint Enduro ) or 45 minutes ( Laydown Enduro ) and are run continuous without pit stops.

* Bug Boy is a popular term in the USA for an apprentice rider, so named because the asterisk in the racing program after an apprentice jockey's name resembles a bug.

* US 101 is one of the courses in the racing game, Cruis ' n USA.

The Criterium is held under USA Cycling racing rules and permit.

Mooresville is best known as the home of many NASCAR racing teams and drivers, as well as racing technology suppliers, which has earned the city the nickname " Race City USA.

Souderton is host to the Univest Grand Prix, a one-day road bicycle racing event that is part of the USA Cycling Professional Tour.

In 1974 Alpine built a series of factory racing Renault 17 Gordinis ( one driven by Jean-Luc Thérier ) that won the Press on Regardless World Rally Championship round in Michigan, USA.

Alpine built factory racing Renault 17 Gordinis, they win the Press on Regardless Rally-World Rally Championship Round in Michigan USA.

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France ( Honore Bonnet ) and the USA ( Bob Beattie ).

* February 11 – Diana Crump becomes first woman jockey to ride against men in USA racing

The biggest dragon boat festival racing events outside of Asia are in Europe, particularly in Malmö, Sweden and in North America, in the USA and in Canada ( where, for instance, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal each host racing festivals which attract in the order of 200 25-person crews or 5, 000 participants.

In contrast, the largest North American community north of the circle, Sisimiut ( Greenland ), has approximately 5, 000 inhabitants, while between Canada and the USA, Barrow, Alaska is the largest settlement with circa 4, 000 inhabitants.

* 1859 – A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far away as Japan.

* 1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is bombed, killing 168.

* Procter & Gamble is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Another successful a cappella group is Straight No Chaser ( SNC ), which is actually two separate but related groups, one of which is an a cappella, collegiate group from Indiana University in the USA.

ARIN is a nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia, USA.

Alexandria is also known as " Small Town USA " and holds an annual festival to honor this heritage.

From 2002-2004 the Bluetooth SIG was based in Overland Park, Kansas USA and is now based in Kirkland, Washington.

The major isotope of berkelium, berkelium-249, is synthesized in minute quantities in dedicated high-flux nuclear reactors, mainly at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA, and at the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors in Dimitrovgrad, Russia.

In a 1996 USA Today article, Washington State zoologist John Crane said, " There is no such thing as Bigfoot.

In practice, " extraordinary " circumstance have included disagreeing with Episcopalian views of the episcopate, and as a result, ELCA pastors ordained by other pastors are not permitted to be deployed to Episcopal Churches ( they can, however, serve in Presbyterian Church USA, United Methodist Church, Reformed Church in America, and Moravian Church congregations, as the ELCA is in full communion with these denominations ).

This usage is especially common in African American churches in the USA.

In television, Campbell is known for his lead role in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., his portrayal of Autolycus ( the King of Thieves ) in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, and notably for his role as Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice.

Their benefit is in the right to purchase the new stock, which are valuable because the new issues are consistently underpriced to USA mutual bank conversions.

Casinos in the USA say that a player staking money won from the casino is playing with house money.

Nicaragua's legal system also is a mixture of the English Common Law and the Civil Law through the influence of British administration of the Eastern half of the country from the mid-17th century until about 1905, the William Walker period from about 1855 through 1857, USA interventions / occupations during the period from 1909 to 1933, the influence of USA institutions during the Somoza family administrations ( 1933 through 1979 ) and the considerable importation between 1979 and the present of USA culture and institutions.

Nevertheless, the usage of Treptichnus pedum, a reference ichnofossil for the lower boundary of the Cambrian, for the stratigraphic detection of this boundary is always risky because of occurrence of very similar trace fossils belonging to the Treptichnids group well below the T. pedum in Namibia, Spain and Newfoundland, and possibly, in the western USA.

In the USA Sunday is considered the first day of the week and so appears on the far left and Saturday the last day of the week appearing on the far right.

In the USA the Carboniferous is usually broken into Mississippian ( earlier ) and Pennsylvanian ( later ) Periods.

Music for the evening is typically performed by a live band, playing jigs and reels from Ireland, Scotland, Canada, or the USA.

The global money market is a USA dollar market.