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BUILDING TRUST AND PARTNERSHIP

t would be difficult to say who is more “partnered-up” here—the rider and the horse? The horse and the dogs? The dogs and the person? Trail riding with bigger dogs (that’s a lot of steps for a Boston Terrier) is great for both the horse and the dogs.

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