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HOW TO HELP THE HORSE YOU HAVE

Casey Blinn’s horse He’s Magical is by Walterway’s Wild & Wooly out of Insignia by Yorktown Magic. Both his parents are sire-line descendants of Wing Commander, and he has multiple crosses to Stonewall King; but there are also two fairly close-up crosses to Supreme Sultan. We can assume by the cut of the saddle that Casey is interested in doing dressage or perhaps some eventing with him. She asks if this would be advisable or possible—or kind. I think it would be extremely kind, very advisable and certainly within the realm of possibility: But helping a horse who wants to drop his back as much as this one does takes dedication, patience and a knowledge of the appropriately therapeutic riding techniques.

Magic is an attractive horse with many conformational points in his favor. He has an

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