London 2012 Olympics: telling young girls they are fat has no place in a modern, sophisticated sport - Daily Telegraph Blogs
25 May 2012, 11:11 am
The issue of male coaches dispensing potentially ruinous advice to female athletes has been a long-standing hobby horse of Dame Kelly Holmes, whose decision to set up her ‘On Camp with Kelly’ mentoring scheme for young girls was born partly ...

Israel, The US, And The Conservative Master Plan - Salon
25 May 2012, 10:42 am
Israel is a hobby horse of mine because, under a Likud-led government, it fits perfectly with the right-wing plan to concretize conservative domination of domestic politics for the next few years. I myself am neither anti-Semitic nor philo ...

At last! David Cameron is listening to his backbenches: on gay marriage, Lords reform and prisoners' votes - Daily Mail
24 May 2012, 11:40 am
Mr Cameron has taken note of his backbenches, and responded. The same is true on Lords reform, another Lib Dem hobby horse. Whatever the merits of the case, it is clear that Conservative MPs are largely opposed, and a cross-party committee has suggested ...

NYT's Maureen Dowd Whines on 'Women's Lower Caste' in the Catholic Church - News Busters
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
That subject is a hobbyhorse for Dowd, who has previously compared the status of women in the church to that of women in Saudi Arabia. Dowd, who grew up Irish Catholic, began her Wednesday column with a story on learning her "devout Catholic ...

Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Somerset: Where to find the best street parties and community events - thisissomerset.co.uk
23 May 2012, 12:46 pm
The Hospital League of Friends kicks things off with a summer fair on June 2. The day also features a tea party and hobby horse race organised by St John’s Church. On June 3 there is a church service and street fair, before a beacon - one of 2012 across ...

Hobby Horse theft foiled - Southeast Missourian
22 May 2012, 11:53 pm
Nabbing thieves is not part of their regular job, but these employees of the Hobby Horse store in the Town Plaza Shopping Center teamed to apprehend a Texas man who, along with three others, attempted to steal money out of the cash register at the store ...

Are Things Finally Looking Up For Yahoo? - Forbes
21 May 2012, 10:18 am
Unlocking the value tied up in the Alibaba stake has been the chief hobbyhorse of Dan Loeb, the activist investor who brought about Thompson’s ouster. None of this means that Yahoo’s out of the woods, of course — not remotely. Its share of ...

History For Half Pints: Horsin' Around! - KPBS
21 May 2012, 2:54 am
Learn about different kinds of horses and the work that they do. Run a horse race yourself around the museum, read Horses storybook and create a fuzzy hobbyhorse to take home. Make your next play date go down in history! Get to know other ...

The Birthers Are Back, Might Keep Obama Off Arizona Ballot - US News and World Report
18 May 2012, 4:41 pm
So they never quite went away but there's been a new outbreak just this week—coincidentally the same week when another fringe conservative hobbyhorse, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, briefly resurfaced. Maybe our politics have caught spring fever.

Equine day camp set for Saturday near Mendon - Quincy Herald-Whig
15 May 2012, 10:40 am
The camp, open to area youngsters aged 8-18, begins with registration at 8 a.m. at Hobby Horse Arena, 2122 E1050th Street. Featured speaker will be Tim Boyer, who has managed Quarter B Farm in Pleasant Plains for nearly three decades and worked with ...