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American Arrival


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EREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain — Twenty-two nations. Seventy-four


participants. And, for the first time, a four-rider team representing the United States.


American Working


Robin Bond rides Kiger Zapata KCA as the first wild horse to stand between the historical pillars of the Spanish Riding School.


Equitation reached a milestone in September when Mat French, Robin Bond, Kenton Wright and Kimberlee Barker carried the Stars and Stripes into the World Association for Working Equitation World Championship in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Held at the famed Real


Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, the seventh WAWE World Championship brought


the world’s top Working Equitation riders together Sept. 8-13 for competition in the four phases that define the sport: Dressage, Ease of Handling, Speed and the Cow Test. For the Americans, howev-


er, simply entering the arena carried significance. Never before had the United States fielded a team at a WAWE World Championship. And California was well


represented. Two of the four American riders — French and Bond — hail from California, and both arrived in Spain aboard horses whose journeys to the world stage began far from the traditional breeding pro-


Robin spears the ring during the WAWE World Chanpionship (left) and waves to fans after finishing a great Ease of Handling phase


Brooke Louise Creative photo


Brooke Louise Creative photo


Brooke Louise Creative photo


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