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Jan Brink Holds Sweden's Best Hope For A Medal
The pre-Olympic buzz is all about him and the much-improved Bj

Kyle King said his mare's experience at Spruce Meadows (Alta.) helped her win the $35,000 Country Classic Grand Prix at the Country Classic Horse Show in Wilsonville, Ore., July 14-18.

Don't Count The Spanish Out
They've been quiet this year, but they took the silver medal at last year's European Championships after gaining the bronze medal at the 2002 World Equestrian Games, so the other contenders better watch for them, writes Birgit Popp.


"I guess there's a chance we will stand on the podium again," said Spanish team coach Jean Bemelmans about his squad's prospects to win their first Olympic team medal.

The U.S. drivers had to be encouraged by the results of the CAIO Aachen (Germany),July 13-18, especially considering the upcoming World Championships to be held in August in Hungary.

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Every day we spend with horses can be an education, if we're paying attention, about their habits, their training or their care. Like college, the effort you make is directly proportional to the depth of your learning. And it costs about the same.
I`m going to be honest here: this Commentary didn`t just flow from my keyboard. I wanted to write something that commemorated the U.S. Pony Clubs` golden anniversary (p. 26), looking at it through the prism of my involvement with the group, which spanned about 25 years, starting as a D1 to being a coach, district commissioner, committee chairman and member of the Board of Governors.


HOOFPRINTS-HORSE POEMS

Jessie Haas. Harper Collins Children's Books. 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. 2004. 224 pp. $15.99.

 

A Community of the Horse: Partnerships. Bruce Smart. Lost Mountain Graphics. P.O. Box 1590, Middleburg, VA 20118. 471 pp. Illus. 2003. $75.00.

Col. Rex Denny, MFH of Cloudline Hounds, who regularly shoots his age at golf and has developed a passion for antique cars, hunted his hounds for the last time on his 80th birthday. Col. Denny has served two terms as the Western District representative for the Masters of Fox Hounds Association and is known for his candor and sense of humor.

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