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ell that was a summer season to remember. The inspiring performance by our Olympic team seems a lifetime ago, and since then our Paras have done us proud once again, followed by another great result at the Europeans by Carl, Charlotte, Lottie and Gareth. Most excitingly, our international squads have given us a taste of at s to co e elding young orses it t e otential to ea at the Paris 2024 Games. And we’ve seen some stunning young talent amongst the riders too, with both Lottie Fry and Georgia Wilson exceeding ex ectations at t eir rst ly ic and araly ic a es ut t e do inant erfor ance of t e er an tea in bot o yo and Hagen showed that it’s no time to rest on our laurels. Their strengt in de t is incredible and e en on an o day t ey re ain impressively focused. With this in mind, the topic of the British ressage on ention loo s tantalising risto ess and Judge Katrina Wuest, with Philipp Hess as rider and trainer sharing some of the secrets of their German squad’s success. o be eld at art ury ni ersity on o e ber e re o ering a li ited nu ber of tic ets still indful of o id considerations to attend in erson ile t e tre endous rece tion for s rst online convention has shown how popular this format is, so we have repeated the opportunity for ‘virtual’ viewing. Details are on the website – it should be fascinating. ne e ent ouldn t a e issed in erson as t e eMieux ational a ions i s ic as a uge it in its ne o e at o erford ar at a fantastic o ortunity to see our to riders in action and spot some rising stars, both human and equine. There was a great atmosphere, and competitors told us it was a orse friendly and en oyable ex erience congratulations to all our ne ly cro ned c a ions The new Fan Zone drew the crowds to hear news, views and even the odd bit of gossip, and it was great to see our team riders mingling it t e cro ds and s o ing o t eir edals e e got a uge amount to build on and lots of new ideas for 2022, and we can’t wait to share it with you. MAGAZINE
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LeMieux National Championships All the news and winners
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43 European Championships Team Silver and Individual Bronze in Hagen for our Olympic heroes 46 Feeding for respiratory health Advice on how and what to feed to help your horse’s breathing 52 Santa’s on his way Get ahead with your Christmas shopping 54 Paralympic perfection Striking gold again 59 Shine a light How stable lighting can boost horse health and performance 62 Walk this way Jane Kidd continues her series on key movements through the grades 65 A weighty issue Considering payloads for horseboxes 70 Ask the expert Equine Cushing’s Disease diagnosis and options 73 Infectious diseases Equine Infectious Anaemia 74 Bodyzone Looking at the legs 76 BD Action BDHQ updates and members’ benefits
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79 Regional Activity Judge training
ON THE COVER: Emile Faurie and Dono Di Maggio, LeMieux National
82 Dressage Days New para director Tracy Ormrod
Champions. KEVIN SPARROW
LeMieux Nationa l Champion Crowned
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