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Winner’s CIRCLE

Stutes Triumphs at Rebecca Farm

Some 600 eventers of all levels tested their skills July 18–22 at The Event at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana. In the toughest challenge—the CCI***—Frankie Thieriot Stutes and Chatwin, owned by The Chatwin Group, took top honors. They led the division from start to

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