Your Connection to the Modern Sport Horse


TABLE OF CONTENTS JULY / AUGUST 2010


FEATURES


13 Wildfire! (Part 2 in a 2 part series) A training and breeding farm copes with devastating wildfires . By Jill Dingle


20 Mon Ami! Amistad Canadian Michelle Mueller and her eventing mount are back better than ever . By Erica Larson


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Rollercoaster Ride Dutch jumper mare Patoile takes her owners down unexpected paths. By Pat Payne


32 German Riding Ponies These pint-sized dressage dynamos are a breed to watch in America. By Ann Daum Kustar


DEPAR TMENTS & COLUMNS 8


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Publisher’s Welcome Letters to the Editor


Trainer’s Point of View: Germany’s rider and trainer credentials discussed for both jumping and dressage. By Amber Heitzberger


Conformation Corner Judy Wardrope analyzes last year’s Rolex Kentucky winner, the mare Headley Britannia.


Index of all Warmblood and Sport Horse Associations and their websites


Index of Advertisers 49 Warmblood Whoas By Scot Tolman


On the Cover Three Dreamcatcher Meadows’ foals happily return home after wildfires subside. Photo by Jill Dingle


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Cookie Originals


Photo courtesy of Erin Hazen


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