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| Why Horseback Ride? | |
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| Horseback Riding Is Fun | |
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| Why Ride a Horse? | |
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| Indoors, Outdoors, Anywhere | |
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| This Time, It's Personal | |
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| Do You Have What It Takes? | |
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| Don't Just Sit There--Do Something! | |
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| Horseback Riding Is for Everyone | |
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| Young Riders | |
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| Older Riders | |
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| No Excuses | |
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| Using Your Sports Skills | |
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| Using Your Life Skills | |
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| Using Your Language Skills | |
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| Just Do It! | |
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| Horseback Riding as Sport and Competition | |
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| How About a Little Competition | |
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| Investigate Your Options | |
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| Sedentary Spectating | |
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| It's an Event, a Driving Competition, and an Aerobic Workout! | |
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| Where Are the Shows? | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Finding a Stable and a Style | |
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| Lesson Stables | |
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| Boarding Stables | |
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| Training Stables | |
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| Props Matter, Too | |
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| Do It with Style | |
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| English Riding | |
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| You Better Shop Around | |
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| The Balanced Seat | |
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| From Lessons to Leasing | |
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| A Good Lesson: More Than Just Riding | |
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| The Eyes Have It | |
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| Instructor Certification | |
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| The Option to Lease a Horse | |
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| The Fine Print: The Lease Contract | |
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| A Horse of Your Own | |
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| Colors and Markings | |
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| Stars and Stripes Forever | |
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| Conformation | |
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| Bodies in Motion: Gaits and Movement | |
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| Horses for Courses | |
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| What's a Type? | |
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| Practical Horse-Shopping | |
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| Evaluating an Equine Prospect | |
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| This Wasn't in the Brochure! | |
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| Worth Another Look | |
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| Fees and Services: Your Instructor | |
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| The Veterinary Prepurchase Exam | |
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| Make up Your Mind! | |
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| HorseKeeping Realities | |
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| The Cost of Accessorizing Your Horse | |
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| Horse-Keeping Costs Explained | |
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| Horse-Expense Worksheet | |
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| Time Is Money | |
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| Feathering Your Nest | |
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| Don't Put the Saddle Before the Horse | |
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| Red Tape: Health Papers and Boarding Contracts | |
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| The Terms of Your Lease: Your Boarding Contract | |
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| How to Groom a Horse | |
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| Good Horse Keeping | |
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| Baby Needs Shoes ... or Maybe Not | |
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| Sports Equipment: Saddles and Tack | |
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| Saddles and Stirrups | |
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| Bridles and Bits | |
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| Basic Riding Skills | |
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| Ready ... Set ... Ride | |
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| Fit to Ride | |
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| Get Ready to Ride | |
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| Mount Up and Work Out | |
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| Assume the Position | |
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| In the Saddle | |
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| Away from the Barn | |
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| Walk This Way | |
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| What the Horse Does | |
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| What You'll Do | |
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| Things to Do at the Walk | |
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| Time to Trot | |
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| What You'll Do | |
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| A Posting Tutorial | |
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| Time to Canter | |
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| What the Horse Does | |
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| What You'll Do | |
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| The Canter Depart | |
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| Different Types of Canters | |
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| Types of Riding | |
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| Riding Western Style | |
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| Showmanship | |
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| Barrel Racing | |
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| Reining | |
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| Cutting | |
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| Reined Cow Horse | |
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| Team Roping | |
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| Team Penning | |
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| Trail Riding | |
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| Basic Western Tack and Equipment | |
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| Your Western-Riding Duds | |
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| Ready to Ride? | |
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| Basic Western-Riding Skills | |
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| Your Western Horse: Gaits and Movement | |
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| Stop | |
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| Start | |
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| Turn | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Riding English Style | |
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| Hunter Showing | |
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| Show Jumping | |
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| Dressage | |
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| Eventing | |
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| Recreational Riding | |
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| Understanding English Tack | |
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| Your English-Riding Duds | |
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| Basic English-Riding Skills | |
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| Your Horse: Gaits and Movement | |
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| Stop, Start, and Turn | |
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| Exercises and More Exercises | |
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| Jumping for Joy | |
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| Rider Position | |
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| Fun with Grid Work | |
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| Jumping Courses | |
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| Happy Trails to You | |
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| Plan Your Trail Ride | |
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| Dressing for the Great Outdoors | |
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| Don't Leave Home Without It | |
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| Watch the Weather | |
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| File a Flight Plan | |
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| Trail-Riding Etiquette | |
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| Training on the Trail | |
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| Going the Distance | |
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| Competitive Trail Riding | |
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| Endurance Riding | |
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| Ride 'n' Tie | |
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| Mounted Orienteering | |
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| Mounted Patrol and Mounted Search and Rescue | |
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| Foxhunting or Fox Chasing? | |
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| What Is Foxhunting? | |
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| History and Tradition | |
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| Cubbing | |
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| It's Not a Drag | |
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| Who's Who | |
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| How to Get Started | |
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| Getting Off to a Slow Start | |
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| Polo and Polocrosse | |
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| Are Polo Ponies Really Ponies? | |
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| The Game of Polo | |
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| Polo-Match Traditions | |
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| Polocrosse Anyone? | |
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| Horses, Horse-Sense, and You | |
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| Know Your Partner | |
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| Horse-Handling Skills | |
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| The Horse's Report Card | |
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| Go Right to the Source and Ask the Horse | |
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| Socially Speaking | |
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| Physical Fitness for Better Riding | |
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| Physical Benefits | |
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| What Can You Do? | |
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| Where Are You Now? | |
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| Injuries Happen | |
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| Slow and Steady Wins | |
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| Mental Fitness for Better Performance | |
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| Thinking About Riding | |
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| Setting Goals and Tracking Progress | |
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| Write It All Down! | |
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| Your Horse's Mental Fitness | |
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| Learning to Learn--to Ride | |
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| Learning 101 | |
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| The Fear Factor | |
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| The Older Beginner | |
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| Your Family: Sabotage or Support? | |
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| Dressing for Success and Upgrading | |
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| Proper Riding Clothes | |
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| Hats and Heads | |
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| Boot Camp | |
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| Riding Duds | |
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| Show-Ring Attire: Dress to Impress | |
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| Seasonal Sports Clothing | |
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| Summer Riding Clothes | |
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| Spring and Fall Riding Clothes | |
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| Winter Riding Clothes | |
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| Upgrading Your Horse | |
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| Starting Over | |
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| Horse Shopping, Again | |
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| Breeds and Registries | |
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| Crossbreds | |
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| Types and Brand Names: Warmbloods | |
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| Upgrading Your Instruction | |
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| Starting Again with the Same Instructor | |
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| Taking It to a Higher Level | |
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| What's a Clinic, Anyway? | |
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| Finding a New Instructor | |
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| Getting Competitive | |
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| Hunter Competition | |
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| Jumpers Competition | |
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| Western Competition | |
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| Equitation Competition | |
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| Dressage Competition | |
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| Eventing Competition | |
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| Know Before You Show | |
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| Show-Prep Countdown | |
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| At the Show | |
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| Your Show Checklist | |
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| More Horse Activities | |
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| Holidays in the Saddle | |
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| Go West, Young Rider! | |
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| Equestrian Vacations Abroad | |
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| Vacation Preparation | |
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| Vacation Time! | |
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| Going to Riding Camp | |
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| Summer Camps for Kids | |
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| Horse Camps | |
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| More Fun with Horses | |
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| Horse Fairs | |
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| Western Events | |
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| Rodeos | |
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| Equine Museums | |
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| Farm Tours | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Glossary of Horse Talk | |
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| Resources | |
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| Where to Shop | |
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| Index | |