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'He kept me riding'

THE title of this page is suitably apt for Peter The Great.

“I was at the age when boys’ heads start to get turned by other sports, such as football and rugby,” says Marcus Armytage. “He kept me riding. But for him, I might not have done what I did.”

A 13.2hh bay of uncertain breeding, Pete came from

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