Ferro-Lorenzo CH Pas de Deux at the 2005 KWPN Stallion Licensing
... enthusiasts will get a unique opportunity to see keur stallion Ferro in action in a pas de deux with his licensed son Lorenzo CH at the 2005 KWPN Stallion Licensing in 's Hertogenbosch (NED) on 4th and 5th February 2005. The pas de deux will be a harmony between two world class Grand Prix horses, choreographed to music from "The Godfather." Former Dutch Olympic dressage team horse Ferro will be presented by Susanne de Klein, while Lorenzo CH is ridden by his owner Wayne Channon, a British short listed Grand Prix rider who currently lives in Belgium. "The pair are so striking in the way they look," Channon said. "Both have a very strong piaffe-passage and great pirouettes and in looks father and son are so similar." The 'Ferro demonstration' will open with a parade of the two approved stallions, Ferro and Lorenzo CH, followed by a presentation of four Ferro mares under saddle. Then the Grand Prix pas de deux will be the highlight of the Ferro demo at the licensing...
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Find out more about the RIck Klaassen Clinic in March at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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NMSU women’s equestrian team wins first competition
The New Mexico State University women’s equestrian team has won its first competition as an intercollegiate varsity sport.
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Find out more about business sponsorships at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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The Horse Massager: Bringing balance to horse, rider
Last August, when Cristie Thomas of Aptos got her 10-year-old horse, Sally, and started to ride her a lot, she noticed Sally was moving funny at higher gaits and was having a terrible time moving to the right. Suspecting the problem was physical rather than behavioral, Thomas called Jackie Iddings, a certified massage therapist specializing in myofascial release and craniosacral therapies for horse and rider. Iddings started her business, Balanced Bodywork, in April, tapping into an emerging field of therapy that treats horse and rider as an athletic team...
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Find out more about lungeing and lungeing clinics at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Lingh is Back: Local Hero Storms to Victory in Amsterdam
After the disappointment of missing the Athens Olympics when Lingh injured himself just before they were due to leave, Edward Gal and his 12-year-old partner returned to the international arena to take the fifth round of this season's FEI World Cup dressage western European League in triumphant style.
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Find out more about what students say about their experience at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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USDF Congratulates New Certified Dressage Instructors

USDF Congratulates New Certified Dressage Instructors
The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is proud to recognize nine individuals for achieving USDF Certified Instructor status at the USDF certification testing sessions held at Riverside Equestrian Center, CA, November 5-7, 2004, and at Averett University Equestrian Center, NC, November 19-21, 2004. The Instructor Education program is designed to educate dressage riders, instructors, and aspiring instructors. It is also a wonderful learning opportunity for all students of dressage to improve their practical skills and for more advanced students to integrate classical theory and its correct application with solid practical skills.
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Find out more about video instruction from a german certified instructor at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Silent auction offers top sires

Silent auction offers top sires
There are some exciting sires on offer in this year's Supporters of British Breeding fund-raising silent auction of stallion nominations. Broodmare owners should be spoiled for choice, with established and young sires on offer from the three major disciplines. One of two eventing representatives is Sue Bunn's Viceroy II. The 15-year-old son of the international show jumper VIP out of a Sagaro mare won Blenheim last year for Pippa Funnell. The AES-licensed and SHB (GB)-graded stallion is available by fresh or chilled semen or natural cover, with a minimum bid of £700...
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Find out more about places to stay when you visit Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Ulla 'Down Under' - Ulla Salzgeber gives 3 Clinics

Ulla 'Down Under' - Ulla Salzgeber gives 3 Clinics
Australia's many dressage enthusiasts were thrilled to learn that one of the most respected and popular heroines of the sport would be visiting to conduct three clinics with our elite riders and that this may lead to Ulla agreeing to become more involved in the advancement of the sport.  Ulla's trip was arranged by Deborah McNicol, the Chairperson of the EFA's National Dressage Sub-Committee.  When I asked Deb was this to be the first of more visits,  said that we must just take first things first and recognise that no firm plans for the future have been made.   Deb said that  Ulla had agreed to come here and give three clinics - one in Victoria, then in NSW and on to Queensland where the country's 'elite' riders have been invited to work with Ulla for 3 days, and from here Ulla will consider if .... and how ... she would like to work with Australian riders. 

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Ulla Hudson is married to plastic surgeon, Patrick Hudson at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Gaited horses and Dressage! No way

Gaited horses and Dressage! No way
Who would have thought a gaited horse could do dressage. At Delta Dressage we've discussed the possibilities, did some research and found that Gaited Horse Dressage is alive and well. Currently the National Walking Horse Association includes dressage tests Introductory through First Level in it's Versatility class. Delta Dressage is inviting the flat shod gaited horse community including Standardbreds, Paso Finos, Tennessee Walking horses and other gaited breeds that perform a running walk instead of the traditional trot to DDA by introducing the Gaited Horse Division in it's 2005 calendar of classes.
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Find out more about Icelandic Horses at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Dovers never tire of dressage

Dovers never tire of dressage
... After flying halfway around the world to watch Robert Dover compete in his sixth Olympics in Athens, his parents have only a 45-minute drive from their home to watch the dressage. "It was his big dream to have us at the Olympics, and did we ever enjoy it," said Jean Dover, 77, who lives with her husband of 57 years in Hollywood. "I still get nervous; he's my baby. I don't want him to have his feelings hurt by us not being there."...
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Find out more about horse clipping at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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New FEI Corporate Identity

New FEI Corporate Identity
The FEI has evolved greatly over the last few years. It has become a more global organisation and has demonstrated a firm will to involve all stakeholders of equestrian sport in its actions. In the dynamic context of today's sport scene, where brands are being created not only to attract spectators and participants but to also meet commercial targets, a strong and recognisable brand has become a key element to ensure both the competitive development of the sport and its revenue.
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Windsong is open every day . If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Getting fit the professional way

Getting fit the professional way
... where, in the past, a hack for a dressage horse consisted of the walk to the school and back, more dressage riders and show jumpers are starting to use the same basic fittening programme as the event riders.“In dressage, people focus too much on competition and not enough on building muscle and strength,” says Carl Hester. William Funnell agrees: “My approach is very similar to my wife Pippa's, especially if my horses have had a long lay-off.” Most professionals will walk their horses in week one, building from half an hour the first day, to up to one hour by the end of the week, up to two hours the following week. This is seen as critical to the long-term health and soundness of the horse../
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The cost for quality dressage lessons and horse boarding does not have to be high at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Horse found wedged in a tree put down

Horse found wedged in a tree put down
A horse that was found wedged in a tree Wednesday had to be put down by its owner. Lark Tedesco-Finneman, who worked with fire and rescue crews to save Smokey from the tallow tree, said she paid her last respects to the 3-year-old gelding Thursday morning. “I went to where Smokey was lying and he had already been put down and was tarped, and I just lifted up the tarp and said goodbye,” she said. Lisa Bruder, owner of the horse, could not be reached for comment Thursday evening. A veterinarian at Gulf Coast Large Animal Clinic said he could not comment on Smokey’s condition without her permission. But Tedesco-Finneman, a volunteer with the horse-rescue organization Habitat for Horses, said the Smokey’s hind leg was hurt and he appeared to have “given up” on living. She said he also might have had internal injuries or nerve damage.
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Mark your calendar for the next Windsong social club meeting on February 2, 2005 when Brett Kirch DVM, PhD will be our guest speaker on feed and nutrition for your horse.. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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New mount for top German rider

New mount for top German rider
Nadine Capellmann has bought Danish Olympic team horse Zancor, leaving former rider Per Sandgaard without a grand prix horse. German dressage rider Nadine Capellmann bought Zancor from Swedish owner Monica Lindstedt last week in a deal that leaves Danish Olympian Per Sandgaard without a horse to compete at international level. Capellmann has been looking for a grand prix horse since she sold Cockney last November and lost her great partner Farbenfroh (pictured) in late December. Zancor, who took Danish rider Per Sandgaard to the Olympics, fits the bill...
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See pictures of the"Welcome home Widor party" at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Horse shot in the head

Horse shot in the head
Thunder Bay man has high hopes one of his horses will fully recover after it was shot in the head on the weekend. Randy Traverse’s six-year-old Belgian draft horse Sis was shot in the head by a .22 calibre gun Friday night or Saturday morning.The bullet remains in the horse’s skull, and a veterinarian told Traverse it’ll be a few days before they can determine if the horse will suffer from lead poisoning...
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Read a review and see pictures of the January Shirley Rector Clinic at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Dressage Riders Race to FEI World Cup Finals

Dressage Riders Race to FEI World Cup Finals
...Robert Dover, Debbie McDonald and Guenter Seidel lead the way in the U.S. League Dressage World Cup rankings. The top two finishers in the U.S. League Final will represent America in the FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Las Vegas, Nev., in April...
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when you come to visit here are some places to stay close to Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Addressing dressage: I love the tall boots, but the horse is a problem

Addressing dressage: I love the tall boots, but the horse is a problem
 For some reason, I have begun receiving invitations to participate in something called the Dressage Social Club. Since I don’t own a horse, I just pressed the delete key and thought I’d be done with it. But the e-mailed invites kept popping up in my in box. Because I’m the kind of person I am, I thought I’d reply. I e-mailed a photograph of Morley the Basset and asked if I could join the group. “What is this in the photograph?” said Ulla Hudson, who runs the center with husband Patrick.  “That’s Morley,” I replied.  “He looks nice, but why did you send this to me?”  “I received your invitation, and it sounded like something I wanted to do, but I don’t have a horse.”  “You do know what dressage is, don’t you?” came the reply. “Sure it’s a thing you do with horses. In fact, it’s an international Olympic sport where horses are trained in obedience and precision of movement. I looked it up on the Internet. I fell head over heels in love with those tall boots you guys wear. But as I said, I don’t have a horse, so I thought I’d bring Morley.”  “A dog to a dressage event?”
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Find out more about dressage social club at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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News from NFs in countries hit by Tsunami

News from NFs in countries hit by Tsunami
The FEI could get in contact with the National Federations of India, Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. All these federations are situated inside the country and horses and facilities did not suffer from the catastrophe...
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Find out more about the Shirley Rector Clinic starting tomorrow at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center, all audit fees will be donated for Tsunami relief. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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#733, Route 344, Cedar Grove, Edgewood, NM, 87015, USA
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Stem cell research involves horses

Stem cell research involves horses
...The horses in the clinical study have undergone rehabilitation, and many have returned to their performance duties. The horses in the study included ... dressage horses. “Each one of them have their own kinds of injury"...
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Find out more about dressage stallion and stud services at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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#733, Route 344, Cedar Grove, Edgewood, NM, 87015, USA
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Three Eclectic, International, and Intense Competitions

Winter Equestrian Festival 2005 Dressage Competitions--Three Eclectic, International, and Intense Competitions
The 2005 dressage season at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) will no doubt prove to be one of the most exciting show seasons for avid dressage fans and newcomers alike. Post-Olympic years are always the best time to catch a little excitement and get a sneak preview of many of the sport’s future greats...Newcomers competing against the proven champions is a sure-fire recipe for excitement for spectators and competitors alike.

WEF Dressage Show Dates
This season the Winter Equestrian Festival will host three dressage shows at the Palm Beach Polo and Equestrian Club:
-Wellington Dressage, February 3-6
-Zada Enterprises,LLC, Florida Dressage Classic, February 17-20
-Zada Enterprises, LLC, WEF Dressage Classic CDI, March 17-20
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Want to buy a top quality dressage horse? Find out how at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Wrong ones castrated in West Virginia?

Wrong ones castrated?
Two West Virginia men have pleaded guilty today to castrating an unruly steed during a horse show last year. Ronnie Bowens and Herbert Messer pleaded guilty today to practicing veterinary medicine without a license. Bowens was the owner and Messer performed the procedure. A fellow horse trainer... heard the horse screaming.
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Find out more about dressage stud services at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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FEI World Cup Dressage Finals

FEI World Cup Dressage Finals
Partners of the 2005 FEI Jumping and Dressage World Cup Finals are excited to offer a spectacular range of travel and lodging options to suit everyone’s lifestyle and budget! The FEI World Cup Finals will be held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, April 20-24, 2005...
FEI World Cup Finals hotel partners include the following:
Bally’s Las Vegas – www.BallysLasVegas.com – (888) 742-9248
Bellagio – www.Bellagio.com – (888) 987-3456 – Be sure to mention promo code: CWCUR5
Golden Nugget – www.GoldenNugget.com – (800) 846-5336
Lady Luck Casino Hotel – www.LadyLuckLV.com – U.S. (800) 814-7000; Other (800) 523-9582
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino – www.MandalayBay.com – Within U.S. (877) 632-7800. Be sure to mention promo code: HCUP
Mirage – www.MGM-Mirage.com – (800) 374-9000
Paris Las Vegas – www.ParisLasVegas.com – (888) 266-5687 – Be sure to mention Reservation Code: SPDRE5
The Plaza Hotel & Casino – www.PlazaHotelCasino.com – (800) 634-6575 or (702) 386-2110

The FEI World Cup Dressage Final will come to the United States in 2005 for only the second time ever when it joins the FEI Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final in an unprecedented co-hosting of two of the world’s most prestigious and glamorous equine events!
FEI World Cup Finals hotel partners include the following:
Bally’s Las Vegas – www.BallysLasVegas.com – (888) 742-9248
Bellagio – www.Bellagio.com – (888) 987-3456 – Be sure to mention promo code: CWCUR5
Golden Nugget – www.GoldenNugget.com – (800) 846-5336
Lady Luck Casino Hotel – www.LadyLuckLV.com – U.S. (800) 814-7000; Other (800) 523-9582
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino – www.MandalayBay.com – Within U.S. (877) 632-7800. Be sure to mention promo code: HCUP
Mirage – www.MGM-Mirage.com – (800) 374-9000
Paris Las Vegas – www.ParisLasVegas.com – (888) 266-5687 – Be sure to mention Reservation Code: SPDRE5
The Plaza Hotel & Casino – www.PlazaHotelCasino.com – (800) 634-6575 or (702) 386-2110

The FEI World Cup Dressage Final will come to the United States in 2005 for only the second time ever when it joins the FEI Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final in an unprecedented co-hosting of two of the world’s most prestigious and glamorous equine events!
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Find out more about the 2005 schedule for international and US dressage shows at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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#733, Route 344, Cedar Grove, Edgewood, NM, 87015, USA
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chic clothes for winter dressage

chic clothes for winter dressage
...Bosses at Endeavour Clothing, based in Quarry Bank, near Dudley, say business has never been better and claim the Government's foxhunting bill does not appear to have dampened pro-hunt supporters' enthusiasm for looking their best when riding out.
And the latest fashion trends for the "country look" also seem to have sparked interest from the non-equestrian fraternity.
Sales director Fiona Owen said: "It's not just for hunting, it's for competition and if you want to do winter dressage or show jumping...
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Find out more about riding clothes at the tack shop at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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#733, Route 344, Cedar Grove, Edgewood, NM, 87015, USA
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chic clothes for winter dressage

chic clothes for winter dressage
...Bosses at Endeavour Clothing, based in Quarry Bank, near Dudley, say business has never been better and claim the Government's foxhunting bill does not appear to have dampened pro-hunt supporters' enthusiasm for looking their best when riding out.
And the latest fashion trends for the "country look" also seem to have sparked interest from the non-equestrian fraternity.
Sales director Fiona Owen said: "It's not just for hunting, it's for competition and if you want to do winter dressage or show jumping...
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Find out more about riding clothes at the tack shop at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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#733, Route 344, Cedar Grove, Edgewood, NM, 87015, USA
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Media Invited to Vote for 2004 USEF Equestrian of the Year

Media Invited to Vote for 2004 USEF Equestrian of the Year
... This award recognizes an individual who consistently “excelled above all others in equestrian competition for the past year, while demonstrating superior sportsmanship and dedication to the principles, vision, and mission of the United States Equestrian Federation.”
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Find out more about the International Horse Shows in 2005 from Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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#733, Route 344, Cedar Grove, Edgewood, NM, 87015, USA
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Equine Foot Research In America

Equine Foot Research In America
ack in the 1800s, the world really could have used a better hoof on a better horse. History tells us that breeders tried to comply, by including soundness as a criterion for reproduction. Veterinary medicine complied with treatments and prevention regimens for communicable equine diseases. Technology complied with standardized machine-made horseshoes and nails. Society complied with a new awareness of and concern for the plight of overworked, abused horses. But the horse itself, even in its great heyday and height of population in Western civilization, still stood on hooves poorly designed to accomplish the tasks demanded of them ...
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Find out more about a dressage clinic in March featuring Rick Klaassen at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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Deciding on the right price for a shaving horse eciding on the right price for a shaving horse Deciding on the right price for a shaving horse

Deciding on the right price for a shaving horse
... A GENTLEMAN named Wells was summoned before the Commissioners by Thomas Field, a hairdresser, for the sum of 30s, the price demanded by the plaintiff for shaving a horse.
The plaintiff swore that the defendant brought to him a horse to be shaved, for the purpose of "shoving a new coat" upon the animal. The horse had attempted to be shaved by the defendant on part of its rump, but from want of skill in the art, the poor beast was most miserably notched. The defendant got tired after four hours’ work, and then handed over the job to the plaintiff. The razors in the shop were in great requisition for ten days, during which the shaving was going forward, and the plaintiff was obliged to wrap up the bald parts to protect the horse from cold...
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Whatever the weather th walker at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center is a useful to keep horses fit and well. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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