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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 | |