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The Irish Sun
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Boux Avenue have baffled customers with their new bum-less pants that ‘show everything' and will still give you a VPL
A WOMAN shopping for a new pair of pants was left baffled by a bizarre 'bumless' style, featuring a large hole over the bottom. Charmaine Hargreaves was browsing Advertisement 5 The undies feature a peek-a-boo detailing on the back Credit: Jam Press/Boux Avenue 5 Online shoppers have been left totally baffled by this bizarre trend Credit: Jam Press/Boux Avenue 5 Some of the lace knickers are on sale for less than a fiver - would you dare to buy them? Credit: Jam Press/Boux Avenue 5 Story from Jam Press (Bumless Brief Pants) Pictured: Another type of bumless brief featuring a hole at the back. Woman baffled by bizarre ¿bumless¿ pants ¿ ¿What¿s the point?¿ A woman shopping for a new pair of pants was left baffled by a bizarre ¿bumless¿ style, featuring a large hole over the bottom. Charmaine Hargreaves […] Credit: Jam Press/Boux Avenue The 'Brianna lace bumpless briefs' were on sale for just £3, down from £9, but they have significantly less material than you might expect. Featuring a lace design, they appear to be standard briefs from the front – but at the back, there is a large oval slit over the bum. Charmaine shared the find on Facebook, writing, 'Being a Yorkshire woman, I like a good bargain. 'Being an Equestrian, it's very rare I buy anything for myself. Advertisement READ MORE ON FASHION 'My horses cost as much as another mortgage and get everything they need and more, while I wear the same clothes day in, day out until they fall apart. 'Now it's not often I talk about my 'I went on a popular website to see if I could find a bargain under the 'sale' section. 'I came across these at £3 a pair and thought that seemed reasonable. Advertisement Most read in Fabulous 'I was a little confused as to the meaning of 'bumless briefs' and thought I best check this out before I make any sudden decisions. 'All I can say is this is… interesting. Primark drops brand new collection of bikinis in gingham, floral and colour block designs - and they'll set you back just £2.50 per piece 'For what reason would someone want their butt crack on a show? 'Is it sexy? Is it to make it easier to use the toilet? Advertisement 'Thought I was young, but maybe being put off by this attire is showing my age.' The best celeb lingerie collections for curvy women SVELTE celebs are flogging smalls in tiny sizes – but how do they fare on curves? Fabulous' Fashion Editor, Clemmie Fieldsend, shops the must-have undies. Tasha Ghouri for Ann Summers When it comes to sexy smalls, Ann Summers is a high street favourite, and its collection, fronted by Love Island's Tasha is gorgeous. Bras range from 32A up to 44G and briefs come in sizes 8-24. Rihanna for SavageX The 34-year-old singer's lingerie line is famous for being inclusive. Her extravagant catwalks have featured women of all ethnicities and sizes, including pregnant model Slick Woods. Her sexy designs go up to 46E for bras and 5XL (size 24) for briefs. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for Marks & Spencer Thirty-five-year-old Rosie's line is one of the longest-running and most popular ranges – one of her products sells every 30 seconds. Her inclusive styles go up to 44H for the top and size 28 below. Abbey Clancy for Victoria's Secret Model Abbey, 36, has created an edit with Victoria's Secret and styles range from silky pyjamas to lacy lingerie. Sizes reach 40F for bras, XL (size 18) for briefs. Oti Mabuse for Bravissimo BRAVISSIMO is a go-to for a specialist touch and a really secure fit – and 32-year-old dancer Oti's collection is no exception. With rich colours and practical but stylish designs, they're a win. Sizing goes up to a 38J and 2XL (sizes 18-20) for the briefs. The post garnered more than 4,000 likes, reports One person commented: 'What's the point'? 'I wonder what they do with the tiny piece of material left…behind!?!?' another user wondered. Advertisement Someone else joked: 'Maybe for 'Surely you'd still have to remove them when using the toilet? It's almost impossible not to wee at the same time as a poo isn't it?' questioned one viewer. Another joked: 'It's like a slot machine.' While this particular style appears to have since sold out, Boux Avenue has nearly a dozen similar styles currently for sale, featuring the same hole around the bottom. Advertisement 5 Meanwhile, some of the styles have proven to be a major hit, as they're sold out Credit: Jam Press/Boux Avenue
CTV News
22-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Hatfield Farm welcomes new foal
Atlantic Watch Hatfield Farm in Hammonds Plains, N.S., welcomed a new baby horse on Tuesday.
Washington Post
15-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Beloved Rock Creek Park Horse Center gets a new operator
The much-beloved Rock Creek Park Horse Center in Washington's Northwest neighborhood will have a new operator under a deal made by the National Park Service, after months of worry among riders that it would shut down amid financial struggles. The horse center's 10-year contract with Guest Services Inc. of Fairfax, Virginia, was set to expire at the end of 2028, but the Park Service approved a 'transfer of the concessions contract' to Metropolitan Equestrian Team of New York. The new deal begins next Wednesday, Park Service officials said in a statement last week.
Forbes
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
LA 2028 Olympics: Santa Anita Park
On April 15th, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California was chosen by the International Olympic Committee to be the site for all Equestrian events at the LA 2028 Games. Firstly, Santa Anita Park had already successfully hosted Equestrian events at the LA 1984 Olympic Games. The property sits in the north San Gabriel Valley and is just 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles, the epicenter of the Games. The grandstands can hold a crowd of over 50,000 spectators, and there is convenient onsite parking, with public rail transport, shopping and hotel amenities nearby. But Santa Anita Park is worthy to host Equestrian events for reasons beyond the practical. This historic racetrack has a rich and glamorous place in American horse racing lore. In 1904 mining millionaire Lucky Baldwin owned Rancho Santa Anita, which included all of present-day Arcadia. He would build a horse racing track next to where the Park track sits. Baldwin had been a successful owner and breeder of racehorses. At that time much of San Gabriel Valley surrounding Baldwin's property was nothing but farmland and fruit orchards. Today over 1.8 million residents inhabit the valley. In 1909 the California state legislature would pass an anti-racetrack gambling bill which resulted in the permanent closing of the Baldwin racetrack. In 1912 the racetrack would burn down. Fast forward to 1933: California legalizes gambling. Thereafter a group of investors from San Francisco and Los Angeles form the Los Angeles Turf Club and fund the construction of Santa Anita Park. It would be the first formally-established racetrack in California. Architect Gordon Kaufman would design its various buildings in a sleek, elegant style called Streamline Moderne. And its trademark colors would be persian green and chiffon yellow. LA Turf club ground floor investors would include movie stars like Bing Crosby and Al Jolson. Many Hollywood people would own race horses as well including: Spencer Tracy, Errol Flynn and Louis B. Mayer, head of MGM studios. Although America was in the grips of the depression, horse racing ('the sport of kings') at Santa Anita would attract crowds from the beginning. It opened on Christmas day 1934. In fact the track would establish a record at the first Santa Anita Handicap race in February 1935 with a winner's purse of $100,000–the largest of any race ever run in America up until that time. The photographic documentation of the finish was first used at Santa Anita Park in the inaugural season of 1934-35. The 'photo finish' is regarded as one of the great contributions of the park to the sport. During the late 1930's Seabiscuit would become America's top race horse. Americans loved him because he was an underdog. In spite of being undersized and knobby kneed, he began to beat bigger, stronger thoroughbreds. By 1938 he was chosen as American Horse of the Year. But he had never won the Santa Anita Handicap. Finally in 1940 Seabiscuit would cap off a glorious career winning the Santa Anita Handicap with a purse that year of $121,000. In front of 78,000 cheering fans the little horse surged down the homestretch to win by a length and a half. It was his final race. He retired as horse racing's all-time leading money winner. Equestrian became an Olympic event at the 1900 Paris Games with the individual jumping competition. In 1912, team jumping, individual dressage and eventing (team and individual) was added. Team dressage was added in 1928 to round out the six events that are competed today. The Olympic sport of dressage is derived from the French term meaning "training" and its purpose is to strengthen the horse while maintaining a calm and attentive demeanor. Currently, competitive dressage involves progressively difficult levels incorporating multiple tests within each level. Each test is a series of movements that must be performed by the horse and rider. Each movement is scored by a judge on a scale of 0-10. Special tests are also written for musical freestyle, sport horse breeding and performances incorporating multiple horses and riders. Each movement is scored by a judge on a scale of 0-10. Special tests are also written for musical freestyle, sport horse breeding and performances incorporating multiple horses and riders. Dressage dates back to classical Greek horsemanship. The earliest work on training horses was written by Xenophon, a Greek Military Commander born around 400 BC. Dressage continued to be developed by the military and during the Renaissance; European aristocrats displayed their highly trained horses in equestrian pageants. The Imperial Spanish Riding School of Vienna was established in 1572 and dressage training today is based around many of the principles from this era. In showjumping, athletes ride a horse over a set of jumps in numerical order, scoring penalties (also known as 'faults') if they knock down any jumps or the horse refuses to go over a jump. The winner is generally the athlete with the lowest score in the fastest time. It is a test of a rider's skill and a horse's ability. The general rules for a showjumping competition are that each horse and rider jumps between 12 and 15 numbered obstacles, known as a 'track' or a 'course' which takes competitors in several changes of direction within an arena. Every athlete who jumps a clear round (finishing with zero penalties) then competes in round two which is essentially a race held over a shorter set of fences that are slightly bigger and it is referred to as the 'jump-off'. The fastest horse and rider with the lowest score is the winner. However, there is a slightly different format to showjumping at the Olympics whereby showjumping athletes jump several rounds over a number of days before the winner is decided. Athletes are disqualified if they jump the wrong obstacle or the horse refuses to jump a fence more than once, or if the athlete falls off or both horse and rider fall on the ground. Commonly referred to as "three day eventing," competition actually spans four days. The team and individual eventing competitions, which are competed at the same time, combine the following disciplines: Dressage: Taking place over two days (although each rider will only compete once), the dressage test follows the same format as when dressage is contested as its own medal event, but on a lesser scale. In eventing's dressage phase, the three judges rate riders on 21 movements. Cross country: Eventing's second test is a cross-country competition. Competitors' start times are staggered, with a rider departing every three to four minutes. During the event the horses gallop over natural country terrain, contending with obstacles of logs, stonewalls, water, banks and ditches. The object of the phase is to test the strength, courage and condition of the horse and rider. Jumping: Held on the final day of competition, the purpose of the show jumping portion of the three-day event is to demonstrate the horse's energy and obedience after the cross-country test. Eventing's individual jumping and team jumping events take place on the same day, with the individual event competed last.
Khaleej Times
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Khaleej Times
Defending champion Garrick Porteous pushes Sciot-Siegrist in Abu Dhabi thriller
Defending champion and Dubai resident Garrick Porteous admitted that he was surprised by the sharpness of his game after surging into contention at the Abu Dhabi Challenge at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club. The 35-year-old sits just two shots behind French leader Robin Sciot-Siegrist, who holds a one-stroke advantage over first-round leader, Spaniard Sebastian Garcia. Porteous is proving that class is permanent, even after stepping back from full-time competition at the end of last season. The Englishman came into the week with modest expectations, having brought his 10-year full-time playing career to a close at the end of last season. Competing in his first HotelPlanner Tour event since October — and with only a handful of recent appearances on the Emirates PGA Tour — he has already exceeded his hopes After opening with a solid three-under-par 67, Porteous followed up with an impressive six-under 64 on Friday, carding seven birdies and a single bogey to climb the leaderboard. 'I've surprised myself a little bit,' Porteous admitted. 'I had one swing thought coming into the week, and it's worked so far. Let's hope it continues over the weekend.' 'I played nicely out there. It's a lot tougher than last year — the greens are firm, the rough's up, and there's been a bit of wind in the afternoons. It's been a good test.' Meanwhile, Sciot-Siegrist maintained a clean card to finish with a five-under 65, pushing him to 11-under for the tournament. Starting his round with six straight pars, the Frenchman picked up momentum around the turn and added birdies at 14 and 16. 'I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and deal with the pressure,' said Sciot-Siegrist. 'There's still a lot of golf to be played. I've been putting well and today was another solid round.' Dealing with tricky conditions at Al Ain — including firm greens and challenging pin positions — Sciot-Siegrist was pleased to walk away bogey-free. 'With the wind and some tough shots out there, I'm very happy with no bogeys,' he added. Crucial support for the tournament comes from Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Arena, Al Laith, and eGolf Megastore. Golf fans can attend the event free of charge, with top-class action continuing through the weekend.
