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October 19, 1980

Back in the saddle for NV girl

By CAROLE STAFFORD

It wasn't the first equestman competition Gina
Allan had won Nor was it the first time her
unusual quarter horse, Country Caper, had
reaped the judges’ favor But winning the Show
Hack Division) Overall Championship at the
Northwest International Horse Show at the PNE
earher this month marked the revival of a love
affair that had begun many years before

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and still foroks like oa

thoroughbred Most quarter

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hands Phey

fend ta be
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and short ncoked burlt for

speed ain the first) quarter

mile They

make good cow
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steer outoof the herd ora
tunaway back inte ot

During ther second year
together: Caper settled down

and they began to do wellin

competitions ba be they
won the Show black Reserve
Championship oat the PN4I

the Quarter Horse bagliash

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teoocause problems Acting

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switched trampers and began
under oan

working CXpPCet

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the Canadian bquesttian
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A PAIR

CHAMPIONS,
Gina Allan = and
Country Caper pose
with the ribbon for
top spot in the
recent horse show
held in Vancouver.
The North Van girl
and her horse won
five of the seven
Hack classes they
entered.

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