Horse & Hound

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My route into horses was the same as that of many other little girls. When I was six we moved to the countryside and I went down the Pony Club route as a source of education. My pony, Stardust, was vile. He was so naughty and would dump me and laugh at me! It didn't do my riding career any good.

I stuck at it though and rode competitively for a bit, but wasn't good enough so I decided to brush horses instead. I'm now 63 and still

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