Your Connection to the Modern Sport Horse


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FEATURES


14 All Roads Lead to Normandy in 2014 France unveils its venues for the next Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. By Pam Forrester


20 27 34 44 50


Life After EPM Three dressage horses successfully overcome this disease. By Liz Cornell


Uncovering Your Horse’s True Identity Is your horse who you think he is? By Ann Daum Kustar


Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch On the Eventing fast-track at 22. By Amber Heintzberger


Exporting: A Reversal of Fortune? Americans who have sold and exported horses to international buyers. By Patti Schofler


Inspections 101 Should you have your foal inspected? By Gigha Steinman


DEPAR TMENTS & COLUMNS


8 Publisher’s Welcome 10


Letters to the Editor


40 Conformation Corner: Judy Wardrope analyzes the jumper Capone I.


54 Sport Horse Snippet: Glow in the Dark Horses. A rare white Warmblood is born. By Erica Larson


56 Sport Horse Snippet: Will Lightning Strike Twice? A four star eventer switches to FEI dressage. By Erica Larson


58 Breeders’ & Trainers’Point of View The temperature of today’s Warmbloods. By Liz Cornell


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Index of Advertisers and Stallions Index of Breed Associations


65 Warmblood Whoas by Scot Tolman


On the Cover: The 2009 Hanoverian filly by Bugatti out of EM Comtesse (Cordoba- Weltmeyer) at their inspection. This filly was bred by Hilltop Farm and is owned by Kris Schuler. Photo by Bill Alphin


4 September/October 2011 54 44 14


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Photo courtesy Pam Pentz


Photo by Jennifer Tarr


Photo courtesy Borgo la Caccia


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