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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE INSPECTED
A first-timer's guide to the keuring process for sport horses.
By Natalie DeFee Mendik
Owners, breeders, and riders agree: There’s nothing like a great sport horse with super conformation, movement, athleticism, ridability, and that little je ne sais quoi. To that end, warmblood breeders dedicate themselves to producing world-class sport horses designed to excel in a variety of disciplines.

VIVE LA FRANCE
Ready for the WEG? Say bonjour to Normandy
By Jennifer O. Bryant
My eight years of French class are long behind me, but I do have one advantage over some journalists in writing this preview of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games:

I have French famille. In Normandy. In Caen, in fact, the city that’s hosting the WEG. And I’ve been there.

So as the equestrian world prepares to wish its athletes Bon voyage, allow me to give you a look at this beautiful region—forever immortalized for events that happened almost exactly 70 years ago—and what you might expect from the 2014 WEG, whether you’ll be there in person or following the action from home.

YOUR PROFSSOR THE 'MADE' HORSE
How to select, care for, and learn from a dressage schoolmaster.
By Anne Gribbons
INSIDE USDF
Nuts and Bolts
By George Williams
RINGSIDE
A Salute to Sport-Horse Breeders
By Jennifer O. Bryant
SPORT HORSE CONNECTION
Breeder Spotlight
By Kristi Wysocki
HISTORICAL CONNECTION
American Dressage Legends: Col. Bengt Ljungquist
CLINIC
Lessons from the "L" Program
By Trenna Atkins with Karen McGoldrick
REVIEWS
Your Summer Reading List
By Jennifer O. Bryant
THE TAIL END
If You Don't Play, You Can't Win
By Carolyn Desnoyer
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