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In This Issue
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See below for a more detailed outline of this issue's contents
| RACING SECTION |
Cheltenham
National Hunt Festival 2000 'Year of the Record Breakers' |
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'How
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'Artie Could Spot a Winner from His Bedroom Window' Regular columnist Terry Clark casts his expert eye over the runners for the Grand National 2000. |
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'Transit Gloria'
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'Tote One Two' |
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'Starry Night' by 'Erley Turk' The unique and colourful race meeting in the heart of Dubai produces some thrilling action and a possible world beater. |
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'Chasers Celebrate New Century at Tampa Bay - Point to Points Begin and Ninepins Heads for the World's Richest Race' by Laurel Scott A round up of the early season action over the jumps. |
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| EVENTING |
'Spring Round Up' by Helen Revington Eventing stars prepare themselves and their horses for the coming season and our correspondent reports on the early season action. |
| THE PRACTICAL HORSEMAN |
'Understanding Saddles and How to Choose One' by Charles Morrish Master saddler Charles Morrish examines the most important criteria when choosing the ideal saddle. |
| 'Stables in My Back Garden' by Jenny Grzybowski How to convert a dream into reality, the easy way. | |
| INTELLIGENT HORSEMANSHIP |
'First of All - Catch Your Horse!' by Kelly Marks One of Monty Roberts's most valued assistants explains how his methods can be applied to an age old problem - the horse who will not be caught. |
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FEATURES
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'Sea Pigeon - A Personal Tribute' by Wendy Myers. Wendy was fearful of horses until she met one of racing's great characters and performers - dual purpose horse, par excellence, 'Sea Pigeon'. This is Wendy's thank you to a horse whom she regards as being a life enhancer. |
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'Dolly' by Paulette Callan The amazing, but true, story of a farm horse that saves the life of a little girl. |
| IBERIAN HORSES |
'Fit for a King' The story of Hilary Linnet and her Lusitano Stallion 'Juno'. Hilary's life has been involved with horses of all kinds, but now she has a very special horse - Juno. An orphan, Juno was discovered in a cowshed, but went on to become National Breed Champion in 1999 - realising Hilary's dreams in the process. |
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'Financing My Andalusian' by Luanne Fairbanks. Luanne realised her dream of buying a Spanish Purebred horse, thanks to the support of her Credit Union. |
| FEATURED STUD |
'Where Small is Beautiful' by Sue Wingate A visit to Howick Farm, home of Toyhorse International Stud of Miniature Horses. A delightful encounter with some very small equines and their devoted breeder, Mrs Tikki Adorian. |
| CLASSICAL RIDING |
'The Truth about Classical Riding' by Sylvia Loch Renowned author, Sylvia Loch, explains the philosophy of classical riding and how any rider can successfully apply classical principles to their riding. |
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'Introduction to The Classical Riding Club' Founder Sylvia Loch explains the aims of the Club and the benefits of membership. |
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'A Charter for the Classical Rider' All members of the CRC are requested to uphold this Charter, but it contains a vital message for all riders and horse lovers everywhere. |
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Classical Riding Clinic - Centaur Events Francisco Bessa de Carvalho, Senior Rider with the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, visited Buckinghamshire in January to host a riding clinic. |
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| 'The Classical Guinea Pig' by Christine Pearson. Christine is passionately interested in riding as an art form - and begins a series in which she is taught by 'Masters' of the art. | |
| HEAVY HORSES | 'Jos Holland - Master of Edingale' by Brian Robinson. Jos Holland's life spanned most of the 20th Century. He was an 'old-fashioned' horseman and renowned breeder of Shire horses who retired at the age of 94. Jos's horses were often exported and even found their way into the Royal Household. |
| 'A Year with the Kentucky Draft Horse Association' by Rick Conley A 'round up of the events' enjoyed by the members, such as their Spring Field Day and a 'wagon train' weekend - the only qualification to join is a love of draft horses. | |
| 'La Route du Poisson - The British Team Joins the Race to Paris' by Sue Wingate Every two years an extraordinary race takes place in Northern France to celebrate the role of draught horses in transporting fresh fish from coast to capital. Last September the British sent a team for the first time, who found it to be a challenging experience! | |
| 'Tom Sampson - A Dedicated Horseman' by Sue Wingate Tom Sampson worked with horses all his life on the farm where he grew up. He became a great champion of Percheron horses and established a tradition still carried on by his family today. | |
| BOOK & VIDEO REVIEWS | In This Section Dressage, Gambling, The Sporthorse Annual Review and Shire Horses from a Century ago |
| COMPETITION |
Writer of the Year 2000
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Caption Competition |
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| FOR YOUR DIARY | A New Area of the Magazine This covers Heavy (Draft) Horses, Racing and Dressage at present. It will be continuously updated and expanded. Let us know about your event |
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