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An Interview with Robert Dover

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December 21, 2009

Interviewed by Barbara Fogler - This fall, Robert Dover was named Coach and Technical Advisor for the Canadian Dressage Team, so when I sat down to interview him I expected a cut and dry discussion about strategy, goals, and timetables. What I got was so much more. Robert is, quite simply, an extraordinary person to talk to.

A Final Act of Love

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October 21, 2009

It was devastating when we lost Zona. At 32, our palomino Anglo-Arab, who had been a champion show horse on the prairies in her youth, was still pretty much the boss of the herd. Everyone deferred to her. Yet we knew there was something wrong.

Shadow of Equus: Donkeys in a Shattered Land

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October 21, 2009

They move with the quiet, dogged obedience of an animal steeped in service, resigned to drudgery. But they hurt. Harness made of bits of wire, car tires, some string, and any other useful bit of garbage that meets a need rubs and chafes the skin leaving open wounds that turn septic and fill with maggots and the stench of infection.

Heart of a Hoofbeat

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February 21, 2009

Our beloved equine and the ancient life connection we share is the focus of Heart of a Hoofbeat. It is an eloquently written, uniquely insightful read, with beautiful illustrations and anecdotes featuring Duncan, Daisy, and the many horses who live with or near author Margaret Evans.