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16th
November 2002
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New
American Paint Horse book released
More
than Color reveals remarkable lives of horses that
set Paints a breed apart
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FORT
WORTH, Texas - Readers interested in gaining a deeper understanding
about the American Paint Horse and the outstanding horses
that had the biggest impact on shaping the breed can learn
a lot from More than Color: Paint Horse Legends, an informative
new book by Frank Holmes.
Few
people would argue that the American Paint Horse is one
of the most attractive horse breeds in the world. A magnificent
spectrum of colors and an endless variety of coat patterns
have contributed to the horse's widespread popularity.
Vibrant
and colorful coats, however, are far from the only characteristics
that have endeared this magnificent breed to hundreds of
thousands of Paint Horse owners in 43 nations over the past
40 years. In More than Color: Paint Horse Legends, Holmes
details not only the looks, but the lives of 18 Paint Horse
foundation stallions, mares and geldings who established
the American Paint Horse as a distinct breed.
A
noted author and equine historian, Holmes tells the story
about Paints by delving into the lives of the remarkable
foundation horses, citing not only their accomplishments
but also the physical and mental attributes that made them
so special. At the same time, Holmes explores the lives
of the trainers, owners and breeders who were associated
with these horses. The work represents one of the most comprehensive
biographical sketches ever written about American Paint
Horses.
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16th
November 2002
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Show
Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series to Hold
Championship at National Horse Show in Wellington |
Wellington,
FL—November 15, 2002—For the first time ever,
the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series will
hold a year-end championship final for the series’
top horse-and-rider combinations in the Junior Jumper and
Amateur-Owner Jumper divisions. The final will be held at
the National Horse Show, November 26-December 1, at the
Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, FL. This
is the first year that riders from the East and West conferences
will compete against one another in one series final.
On
Sunday, December 1, 2002, the nation’s top horse-and-rider
combinations in the Junior Jumper division and Amateur-Owner
Jumper division will challenge each other in the Internationale
Arena at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. The competition
will be fierce as horses and riders who have earned the
top spots in their conference throughout the qualifying
period will challenge the other top competitors from both
conferences.
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16th
November 2002
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Bonnies
Share USA Equestrian Lifetime Achievement Award
Edward
and Nina Bonnie of Louisville, KY, have been named
as the winners of the 2002 First USA Bank/USA Equestrian
Lifetime Achievement Award for the Jimmy A. Williams
Trophy.
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This
prestigious award is bestowed annually by the USA Equestrian
Executive Committee to an outstanding equestrian or equestrians
whose "lifetime experience and accomplishments exemplify
uncommon devotion to the sport of horse showing and whose
equestrian career and horsemanship has continually elevated
the sport's excellence."
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16th
November 2002
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USA
Equestrian Executive Committee Meeting Schedule
The
next meeting of the USA Equestrian Executive Committee
has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, at 4:00
PM ET. The meeting will be available via live audio
web cast and can be reached by visiting the USA Equestrian
web site at www.equestrian.org and clicking on the
link.
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16th
November 2002
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Show
Jumping Results: CSI-W Berlin Germany 14-17 November
2002
FEI
World Cup Qualification, International Jumping Competition,
Table A 1m50 against the clock
1) VDL GROEP THINK TWICE II; Leopold VAN ASTEN (NED),
2) SHUTTERFLY; Meredith MICHAELS-BEERBAUM (GER), 3)
FEIN CERA ; Peter WYLDE (USA)
Audi-Cup for Young Horses 2002, International Jumping
Competition, Table A 1m45 against the clock
1)
KATIE RIDDLE; Lars NIEBERG (GER), 2) MAY AMAIRE; Heinrich
Hermann ENGEMANN (GER), 3) CYRANO DE BERGERAC 11;
Franke SLOOTHAAK (GER)
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15th
November 2002
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Ward
Wins The World Cup Grand Prix At The Royal Agricultural
Winter Fair
McLain
Ward, 27, from Brewster, NY, won the $60,000 World
Cup class in Toronto (CAN) Wednesday, November 13,
aboard the 10-year-old bay gelding, Rio (Belgian Warmblood:
Apem Remondo x Crack de Bouche), owned by Ward and
Harry Gill. Eight riders made it to the jump off with
Ward jumping a clear round in 35.3.
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15th
November 2002
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2003
AVA / USA Equestrian Vaulting Championships Approved
At
its meeting on November 12, 2002, the USA Equestrian
Executive Committee approved the Vaulting Committee's
recommendations for awarding the AVA/USA Equestrian
National Vaulting Championship to Denver, Colorado.
The event will take place August 7 - 10, 2003, at
the National Western Complex.
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15th
November 2002
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Draft
Of Proposed Hunter And Jumper Constituency Representation
Available On Web
The
draft plan forwarded for membership review by the
USA Equestrian Planning Committee is now accessible
by visiting USA Equestrian's web site at www.equestrian.org
and clicking on the Equestrian Governance button.
Comments are welcome and should be sent to lrawls@equestrian.org.
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14th
November 2002
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BETA
Support Business Forum At Equus 2003
FOLLOWING
the huge success of the Business Forum at Equus 2002
plans are well underway to reach new heights with
the 2003 forum.
Supported
by BETA, the theme for the Business Forum will be
'Developing Your Business' and once again brings together
some of the industry's leading figures.
BETA
Chief Executive and Secretary Claire Williams said:
"The inaugural Business Forum proved very successful
and we are very pleased to be putting together the
2003 event.
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"The
forum will include presentations on topics vital to the
success of businesses in the equestrian industry.
"It
will provide the opportunity for those attending to meet
others in the industry and to learn more about developing
their businesses."
The
Forum will take place on Thursday, April 3, and commence
at 10.30am with the first of four speakers.
The
speakers will include Ronnie Leggat of Merial Animal Health
who will talk on Developing your Business- Feasibility,
Acceptability, Suitability For Business, and Jane Skepper
of HorseIT.com who will discuss Using The Internet To Build
Your Business.
Other
areas covered will include PR and marketing, staff motivation
and training.
The
Business Forum will be of particular interest to manufacturers,
retailers, livery yards and riding schools as well as anyone
involved in supplying goods or services to the equestrian
sector.
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14th
November 2002
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Comedy
And Bargains At Hickstead's Equine Event
Popular
comedy television shows will be the theme running through
the public forum at the Hickstead Equine Event, to be held
at the All England Jumping Course on January 10-12.
Hickstead's
version of "They Think it's All Over" is likely
to be the highlight, built around the dry humour of showjumper
Tim Stockdale coupled with the outrageous comments of dressage
trainer and producer Dane Rawlins and, at their mercy, Irish
showjumping team member and British Jumping Derby winner
Peter Charles, European eventing champion and Badminton
winner Pippa Funnell, Young Rider European individual silver
and team gold showjumper Jamie Wingrave and Young Rider
dressage star Charlotte Edmonds.
Peter,
Pippa and Tim will also feature in "Room 101"
Hickstead style, airing their pet hates and it is a lottery
as to who will parade the catwalk for a lighthearted fashion
show "Model (mis)Behavior."
Farrier
Richard Chard talks about his job, while a well known local
veterinary surgeon describes the highs and lows of "Vets
in Practice." Memorable moments - and some best forgotten
- are highlighted in a video action feature.
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14th
November 2002
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National
Disability Sports Alliance Conducts Successful Forum on
Judging Dressage Riders With Physical Disabilities
Kingston,
RI—November 13, 2002—The United States Equestrian
Team (USET) Olympic Training Center in Gladstone played
host to a forum on judging Dressage riders with physical
disabilities, November 1-3. The forum was conducted by the
National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) in association
with USA Equestrian (USAE).
The
forum was designed to promote a better awareness of the
International Paralympic Equestrian Committee (IPEC) dressage
tests and classes through education. It was open to all
USAE judges on the roster. Judges with an “r”
or above participated free of charge, while there was a
nominal fee for judges at the lower levels. Close to 30
judges participated making the forum a tremendous success.
The
moderator of the forum was Inger Bryant of England, a member
of the IPEC Committee and an international judge. Bryant
is deeply involved with the disabled rider program in England
and feels the United States needs a boost in promoting the
sport.
“There
are over 25,000 riders with disabilities competing in England
compared to only 70 active participants in the US,”
said Bryant “The judges who were at the forum are already
good able-bodied judges, they only need to know the differences
to make themselves able to judge IPEC classes.”
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14th
November 2002
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119th
National Horse Show Welcomes Returning and New Sponsors
Wellington,
FL – November 13, 2002 – The National Horse Show
is proud to welcome back Adequan and BET on Jazz as sponsors
for the 119th National Horse Show that will be held November
26-December 1 at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club, the
National’s first appearance outside the New York area.
For
this year’s event, Adequan will be the Title Sponsor
of the Amateur Owner Jumper Division and will also be presenting
sponsor of the National Horse Show Jumper Championship,
CSI-W (World Cup Qualifier). BET on Jazz is returning for
its third year as the Title Sponsor of the National’s
Junior Jumper Division.
Lexus
is on board as the “Official Luxury Automobile”
and will set up an off-road type course in the Grand Hunter
Field for test drives. Lexus will donate one dollar for
every test drive to a local charity. Lexus will also be
the title sponsor of the High Jump Challenge at the special
Friday evening event, “Jumping Under the Stars”.
Kilkenny Insurance Agency is also joining this year’s
National as a sponsor and will be the “Official Equine
Insurance Provider” and also the Title Sponsor of the
Amateur Owner Hunter Division.
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13th
November 2002
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Success
of ILPH Loan Horses
The
ILPH (International League for the Protection of Horses)
has 455 of their horses and ponies out on loan in
Scotland, the majority of which have come from their
equine recovery and rehabilitation centre, Belwade
Farm, in Aberdeenshire.
Around the Scottish shows this summer some of these
equines, from Clydesdales to tiny ponies, have started
to make a name for themselves by getting into the
ribbons.
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With
a policy of rehoming the horses and ponies that come into
their centres once they are rehabilitated the ILPH ensures
that it has the space to be able to take in needy cases.
At present Belwade Farm at Aboyne has several horses and
ponies that are looking for suitable loan homes. Among these
are 3 thoroughbreds that need experienced riders, extra
special care and lots of tlc and Pegasus a 13.2 hh Highland
pony who cannot be ridden but would make a lovely companion,
is very hardy and lives on fresh air.
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13th
November 2002
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Wilcox
Dominates CDI*** Oldenburg
Lisa
Wilcox, member of the Silver Medal dressage team at
the World Equestrian Games in Spain, won all the FEI-level
classes at the Internationale Oldenburger Pferdetage
held November 8-10, in Oldenburg, Germany. She led
the Grand Prix by a sizeable margin aboard Relevant
with an impressive score of 78.20%.
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12th
November 2002
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British
Equine Event Round-Up!
Leisure
riders, professionals and many more enjoyed the two-day
equestrian extravaganza at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire,
November 2-3, benefiting from the series of displays,
demonstrations, lectures and seminars given by Europe's
leading equestrian manufacturers, competitors and
celebrities.
An
attendance of 15,600, the event's third highest figure
ever, saw exhibitors doing brisk business. David Storrar,
Director of Exhibitions at the Royal Agricultural
Society of England (RASE) said, "There was a
very positive response to this year's event proving
yet again that the event is an outstanding success,
attracting support from all equestrian spheres. We
are delighted so many renowned equestrian personalities
joined us, and we are riding away from this event
with more ideas to build on for next year."
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12th
November 2002
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BETA
Chief Executive Joins BEF Directors
BETA
Chief Executive and Secretary Claire Williams has
been invited to join the British Equestrian Federation
Board of Directors.
Ms
Williams will represent category C members on the
board including many of the associations and groups
within the equestrian world.
"I
am extremely pleased that the other category C members
have asked me to represent them on the board and will
do everything I can to put forward any issues and
views on their behalf that we would like to get across
to the British Equestrian Federation," said Ms
Williams.
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BETA
works closely with many organisations including the British
Horse Society on such issues as safety and legislation,
the Association of British Riding Schools, and the Horse
and Pony Taxation Committee
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12th
November 2002
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BETA
Sponsor New Feed Forum At Horse and Country Fair
BETA
is supporting the Horse and Country Fair at Sandown
Park by sponsoring a new discussion session - The
Feed Forum.
The organisers of the fair which runs on April 12
and 13 are working with BETA to bring together some
of the leading figures and experts from the feed industry
who will be on hand to discuss the latest developments
and technological advances.
The forum will include presentations on topics relevant
to feeding horses and ponies including how to understand
legislation on feed packaging and how to better understand
what ingredients are in the bag.
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"We
are delighted to be supporting the Feed Forum at the Horse
and Country Fair," said BETA Chief Executive and Secretary
Claire Williams.
"There
are so many new developments concerning feed and supplements
and we felt the forum would provide visitors to the event
with the ideal opportunity to find out more about both new
legislation and rulings.
"With
so many feeds on the market, it is understandable if horse
owners become confused on what is the best feeding regime
for different types of animal, but the Feed Forum will give
them the opportunity to ask questions and give them more
direction."
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12th
November 2002
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119th
National Horse Show To Feature Stallion Dressage Exhibition
Wellington,
FL—November 11, 2002—The 119th National Horse
Show is proud to announce that it will host a specially-produced
musical freestyle dressage exhibition when it hosts its
119th edition, and first at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian
Club in Wellington, FL, November 26 – December 1
Large
black Friezian stallions will perform dressage movements
choreographed to music, which has been compared to a fine
ballet performance. Horses teamed from a pair up to 8 stallions
will perform together with costumed riders.
These
Friezian stallions perform Prix St. Georges movements each
with black mane and tail flowing. The performances will
be held daily, Wednesday through Sunday. When not performing,
the horses and riders will be available in the barns all
week and welcome visitors to stop by and visit the magnificent
animals. Please click here for further
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12th
November 2002
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Irish
Participation In International Equestrian Events
CSI-B
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN 29 NOVEMBER- 1 DECEMBER 2002, CSI-C
BOIS LE ROI FRANCE 22 -24 NOVEMBER 2002
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12th
November 2002
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USET
Executive Committee Responds to USA Equestrian
Gladstone,
NJ—November 11, 2002—The officers and
executive committee of the United States Equestrian
Team (USET) issue the following statement in response
to the November 1 communication from USA Equestrian
(USAE):
USA
Equestrian, under the direction of its President,
Alan Balch, has maintained a policy of continuous
communications designed to cloud the issue of governance
of equestrian sport.
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The
funds wasted on mass mailings and overnight charges, as
well as the time and effort wasted in creating their misleading
letters, press releases and emails, are a misuse of resources
at a time when our sport can ill afford it. The USET has
tried to steer clear of waging a communications battle with
USA Equestrian and adhere to a policy of maintaining our
focus on our mission of serving our athletes, while still
working with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC),
and USA Equestrian where possible, to resolve the dispute
within our sport. However, as has happened periodically
over the last couple of years, we are currently faced with
a communication from USAE so egregiously misleading that
we have no choice but to respond.
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11th
November 2002
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Cavan
International Horse Show (CSI-B) November 7 - 10
Following
the Grand Prix at Cavan Equestrian Centre tonight (Sunday),
Clem McMahon was declared winner of the 2002 Indoor
Show Jumping League, beating Robert Splaine by just
one point.
Harry Marshall, riding <Splendido> was the winner
of the Aer Rianta Grand Prix at Cavan tonight.
Cian O'Connor received the following awards: Leading
National Rider : Leading International Rider : Leading
Male Rider
O'Connor has now won the Leading National and International
Rider Awards at both of Ireland's international venues
- Dublin and Cavan - this year. Please
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11th
November 2002
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Show
Jumping Results: CSIOP Verona Italy 8 - 10 November
2002
Ireland's
pony riders took third place in the Verona Nations
Cup today (Sunday), with Italy finishing first. The
Irish team was Bernice Gaffney, Orlaith Sheehan, Andrew
Ryan and Sarah Jane Tracy. In
today's Pony Grand Prix at Verona, Orlaith Sheehan
was Second on Cuffsgrange, while Sarah Jane Tracy
placed Fourth with Some Man For One Man.
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10th
November 2002
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The
Newfoundland Pony
As long as there have been Newfoundlanders in this
newest province of Canada there have been ponies
assisting them in their labours. As the people have
struggled to survive inhospitable weather and landscape
and a changing society, so the ponies have had a
struggle to adapt to the changes brought on by a
modern, mechanized world.
The Newfoundland Pony is descended from those pony
breeds commonly used in Europe for draft purposes.
In 1611 John Guy brought Dartmoor and Exmoor ponies
to the island. Lord Falkland brought over a hardy
type for living on hard ground.
In the 1800s when settlement was finally encouraged
small draft horses were brought from New England
and Nova Scotia. Sable Island ponies came in 1852.
In 1939 Welsh ponies arrived from Toronto and were
cross bred with Newfoundlands.
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The
ponies' work year was mainly in the fall, winter, and spring
when they hauled caplin and seaweed for the gardens and
firewood for the winter. In summer the owners were occupied
at sea and ponies were turned out onto open spaces to roam
freely and breed.
No law restricted their movements.
The animal that evolved from 400 years of island interbreeding
is now known as the Newfoundland Pony. Taken as a whole
its characteristics are distinct and unique.
The ponies have a good temperament, are docile and easy
to work with. They have a color range from black to brown
to bays to roans, chestnuts, and greys, including various
shades of dun. They usually have dark legs and manes.
They have a heavy coat which can change color and character
seasonally. They have small furry ears and a low set of
tail to conserve heat in winter. They have a short back
and a height that ranges from 11.0 to 14.2 hands. Evolution
gave them legs that are close together so they can travel
narrow woods paths freely.
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10th
November 2002
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Show
Jumping Results: CSIOP Verona Italy 8 - 10 November
2002
Event
no. 1, Category: Competition in two phases Tab. A
Obstacles: 1.15 mt.
1)
NELLY KIM; ULRIKE BRUNS (GER), 2) SHALOM OUTLAW; MARK
MCAULEY (IRL), 3) GAZELLE DES TELIER; CHARLOTTE ROBLIN
(FRA)
PREMIO
BANCO POPOLARE DI VERONA E NOVARA
1)
ESPOIR DE LA BIGNE; MARIE MABILLE (FRA), 2) SABRA;
JULIE DELAPORTE (SUI), 3) CUFFESGRANGE; ORLAITH SHEEHAN
(IRL)
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10th
November 2002
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A
Horse, Of Course
by Don Blazer
When you ask a horse what he wants for Christmas, you
don't expect much of an answer.
"What do you want for Christmas, Walter,"
I asked?
Instantly he produced a list!
The fact he had the list really didn't surprise me;
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The
list read, "sweet feed, eggs, molasses, bread, parsley,
celery leaves, carrot tops, water, parsnips, Lifesaver mints,
peppermint candy and seedless red grapes." The list
continued, "measuring cup, tablespoons, egg beater,
blender, small round bowl, large round bowl and a cake pan."
I looked at Walter and Walter looked at me. One of us didn't
have a clue. Obviously, it was me.
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