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5.9.26 - Part 1 · Children's Hour

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  Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Realized Children's Story. Er As a
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  Reminder is a reading service intended for people who are
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  blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult to
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  read printed material. Today we will be reading from various
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  books on horses. Your reader today is Diane. We will
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  start with the book we left off with last time.
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  H is for horse and in Christrian alphabet. The book
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  was published by Sleeping Bear Press. It has a copyright
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  year of two thousand and four and the author of
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  the book is Mike Ohmer. One thing you should know
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  for sure if you've got a horse, you've got manure.
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  A thought that once, maybe twice a day, I grab
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  a shovel for the rest I play. How hard could
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  it be? I used to think to keep my horses
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  free from stink? What a joke, man, What a dream
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  of horses? A manure making machine. Money out of stalls
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  means removing manure and swiping wet betting for fresh betting.
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  A horse will poose six to ten times a day.
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  If a horse is in a stall all day, that
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  area should be mucked out at least twice. Horses need
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  you to do the things they cannot. The betting in
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  a stall can be straw, sawdust, wood chips, pete mosser,
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  even crushed peanut shells. Remember to keep as much of
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  the unswelled betting as possible, since throwing out good betting
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  with bad is a waste of money. It is also
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  for matriarch the lead mirror in a herd. The matriarch,
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  not the herd stallion, is the boss. She usually operates
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  ahead of the others and decides where the herd will
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  graze and for how long. And it was an evolutionary
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  disgrace that horses vanished with without a trace. You should
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  know the end means none. That's one horse less than
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  a single one. If I knew why, I'd be sent
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  in telling why horses became extinct. But no one person
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  can make clear what made the horses disappear. Somewhere between
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  eighty eleven thousand years ago, horses became extinct in North
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  and South America. The horse was not alone. In fact,
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  a host of animals, from the saber tooth tiger to
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  the wooly mammoth, disappeared as well. Well. No one knows
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  for sure why horses disappeared. The revival of the horses
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  more easily explained Spanish exploriders were the first to reinduce
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  reintroduce horses to North America around fifteen nineteen. It took
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  more than two centuries for horses to become common again
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  across the United States and Canada. And is also for
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  Northern Dancer, the king of the thorough Bred bloodlines his
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  offspring have on thousands of races world wide. Oh, overall
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  and overall confuse me. Through and through one is dark
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  with patches, the other one is too. One refers to
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  the paint horse kept in many barns. The other is
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  the thing you wear while painting on the farm. OH
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  is for over oh and overall you ride an over
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  o horse, you wear overalls. There are dozens of variations
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  of horse colors and markings. An overall horse is a
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  pinto or paint horse that has a dark coat with
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  white patches. My horse Sky is a paint with blue eyes.
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  A bay horse is brown with a black mane and tail.
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  A horse with a deep brown color is considered naturally
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  enough a brown. A chestnut or sorel colored horse is
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  a reddish brown with a tail and mane of the
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  same color. A roan's coat is a blend of white
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  and colored hair pee. There is a place where you
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  can go to learn about jumping and talk about shows
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  and how to groom and comb a main it's where
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  first date is well explained. This lovely place is close
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  for most. There's six hundred chapters from coast to coasts. Yes,
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  Ponies Club the place to be. It's my first choice
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  for the letter p. The United States Pony Club boasts
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  twelve thousand members across the country. Pony clubs are even
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  more prevalent in Great Britain, where forty thousand boys and
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  girls participate. More than one hundred and thirty seven thousand
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  children and young adults are members of the Pony Club worldwide.
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  Not all members have horses, although to belong, members should
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  have some access to a horse. Horses of all breeds,
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  not just ponies and pony sized horses are discussed at
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  Pony Club. Another great place to learn about horses in
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  Canada and the United States is your local four age
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  club Q. What if quarter horses meant you got four
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  horses for a buck? What a fantastic stroke of genius,
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  What a gigantic stroke of luck. Then I thought of
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  all the mucking, cleaning, tack and tending girths, and I thought,
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  if you don't mind, I'd only buy a quarters worth.
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  The quarter horse is the most popular registered breed of
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  horse today and the horse of the Old West. Most
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  American communities in the eighteen hundreds had a main street
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  about a quarter mile long. Western horses were known as
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  quarter mile horses because that was the distance their owners
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  used to race them. A top quarter horse can be
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  faster than the thoroughbread at a quarter mile. There are
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  more than three point five million registered quarter horses worldwide,
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  and they are known for the intelligence, patience, and ability
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  on the range. Are in movies, are on TV shows.
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  You pull the reins in the way you go, but
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  if you consider all reins the same, there's a few
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  more things I should explain. In English, please note the
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  two ring rules that goes for horses, dogs or mules.
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  But if you're riding on the range, you just need
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  one hand on your reins. How you rein your horse
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  and is one of the many areas where English and
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  Western riding differ. Cowboys need to have a free hand
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  for last signing in the opening and closing gates. They
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  developed a raining style on which one hand was kept
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  free for work. Western riders often use neck raining, where
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  a rain laid across the horse's neck indicates which way
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  he should go. English writers use different tack and riding
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  techniques than Western riders. No matter what the discipline, the
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  most important attribute a rider can bring is soft hands.
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  That means never pulling the horse with sharp tugs on
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  the mouth. A good rider uses subtle shift in body
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  position to direct her horse. Reins are used to keep
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  the horse collected and moving with a maximum maximum economy
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  and comfort s. Some think stars are up towards heaven. Somethink.
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  Snip means hair's too long something. Blaze means fire or burning.
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  Some folks get these things all wrong. Snips and stars
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  and blaze are markings. They make horses works of art,
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  and thank goodness, horses have them because I can't tell
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  them apart. Stars, snips, and blazes are terms used to
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  describe the markings on a horse's face. A star is
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  any white marking between or above the eyes. A snip
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  is a white marking between the nostrils. A blaze is
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  a white mark down the horse's face. S also stands
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  for saddles. The biggest and probably the most important piece
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  of tack you will put on your horse. Saddles include
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  hunt seat originally designed for fox hunting, dressage saddles, and
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  Western saddles the easy chair of the American West t
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  horses have just one big omission. They come without automatic transmission.
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  So then tea is the start of trot. That's second
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  gear right after walk. For many third would have to
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  be what to do when cantering, and when you're galloping
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  with your horse, that means you've got him up to fourth.
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  A horse has bace sick patterns of movement walk, trot,
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  and gallop. In the walk, a horse puts one foot
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  down at a time for a four beat rhythm. In
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  the trot or two beat rhythm, one front foot and
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  its opposite hit the ground the same time. The gallop
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  is a three beat rhythm with one hind leg and
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  then another hind leg and a front leg and then
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  the other front leg hitting the ground in sequence. Tea
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  is also for temperature. One of the ways to tell
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  the horse's hot is to put your hand between the
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  horse's fore legs in the area up against his chest
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  or under his belly. If the area feels hot, he
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  needs to be cooled down. You should also look for
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  heat and note how hard the horse is breathing. Warming
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  up and cooling down is as important for a horse
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  as it is for any athlete. It shouldn't take longer
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  than fifteen minutes of gentle walking to bring a horse's
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  temperature down. You should also warm up a horse with
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  a gentle walk at the beginning of a ride. You
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  is for unity, like a hand in a glove, a
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  bond that's been fostered through time and through love. The
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  go is one movement between animal and man, no line
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  where one ended and the other began their gentle work experience.
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  In practice, horse and human can become a team. It'says
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  if the horse con sents what the person wants and
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  acts accordingly. This bond can't be forged through abuse or
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  inflicting pain. It depends on generosity, the kindness of the
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  rider and the willingness of the horse to respond. Unity
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  is a gift exchange between horse and rider in weighs.
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  Only the two can fill and understand the If your
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  horse won't eat or drink, she never wants to pooh.
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  If she's shivering or sweating, here's the one thing you
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  should do. Give the dock. He'll make a house call
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  that's our folks who always will. He will cure your
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  horse's problem while your parents pay the bill. While experienced
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  horse people are good at treating minor injuries, calling a
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  vetinarian when your horse appears ill or laying is the
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  sheerest way to minimize damage. If your horse has a
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  consistently high temperature, if she rolls around, great deal in
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  her stall. If she is off her feet, call the vet.
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  For minor injuries on the trails, such as cuts or scrapes.
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  Make sure you have a first aid kit for your
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  horse that contains bandages, eye solutions, and wraps. V is
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  also for vaccines. Vaccines protect a horse against ten nightis, distemper,
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  equan encephalous and rhino pneumonious. Vaccines work for horses and
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  people by introducing very small doses of a disease. The
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  body creates an antibody, so when the real disease attacks
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  the horse, the antibody is ready to fight it off.
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  Horses need annual vaccinations administered to fight vets. W A
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  horse can miss his supper and he be none worse
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  for wear. He can lopeen extra distance and never seem
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  to care. He can carry extra poundage it happens all
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  the time, be dying your horse. Water is a rider's
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  biggest crime. Water is far more important than food for
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  a horse. That's why you should check your horse's water
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  supply every day. Automatic waterers should be inspected to make
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  sure they don't malfunction. Water buckets should be cleaned out regularly. Remember,
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  water regulates body temperature, maintain han's blood pressure, lubricates joints,
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  and produces salava to help the horse digest food. While
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  some writers limit the amount of cold water they will
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  allow their horse after strenuous workout for fear of making
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  the horse sick, research has shown the importance of encouraging
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  water intake after strenuous exercise. A horse should have unlimited
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  clean water all year round. X. When you have the
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  urge to read and arena is really what you need.
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  There are letters on the wall. You'll have time to
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  read them all. You'll spend hours just looking up at
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  H and E and all such stuff. Don't be worried
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  that X is gone. You've ridden over it all along.
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  Writing instructors use letters posting on arena walls to illustrate
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  where they want their students to guide their horses. The
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  letters give the writer a point on which to focus.
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  Arena work is a great way to make productive use
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  of rainy, snowy or cod days. Some patterns you will
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  see performed in arena are serpentine or figure eights. While
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  you can't see X, it is recognized as a letter
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  in the center of the arena floor. Why. A sire
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  is the father of the young. The dam is where
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  the baby came from. For the first five months or so,
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  mares carried kitchens for their foes. Windlings have changed their
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  favorite snacks from something in milk to something in grass.
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  Why stands for year linge, a term that's used for
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  horses that are between one and two. Knowing the right
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  names for your horse tells people you care enough to
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  get things right up through their first birthdays. Male or
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  female horses are foes. A young male that has not
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  been neutered is considered a coat. A philia is a
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  young female. A damn is a mother horse. A guilding
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  is a male horse of any age that has been neutered.
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  Neutering a horse makes him more manageable. Horse people often
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  debate whether a guilding is a better choice than a
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  mayor or adult female stallion is a male who has
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  not been neutered and is usually kept for breathing z.
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  I amy things about my horse, like how he takes
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  in his z's he doesn't bother to lie down. He
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  makes great sense to me. If I could sleep just
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  like my horse and doze while sitting up, I volunteer
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  to play left field and stand through algebra. Horses can
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  indeed sleep while standing up. While they doze, their legs
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  are locked in place to keep them standing. A horse's
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  best sleep comes when he is lying down. Most horses
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  will only lie down in a place in which they
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  do not feel threatened, or in the company of a
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  trusted herd mate. Adult horses generally do not need as
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  much sleep as people. Four or five hours is usually plenty.
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  Our next book is titled Tamlin's Great Adventure and it
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  was published by Starfish Bad Children Books, an imprint of
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  Starfish Bay Publishing. It has a copyright year of twenty
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  twenty and the author of the book is Victoria Byron
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  Camlin was a very lucky horse. He lived in a
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  field with his best friend Ruby. They played together all
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  day long, and life was perfect. The field had soft grass,
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  sweet smelling flowers, and soothing bird song. This field is
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  the best place in the world, said Ruby, and Tamlin agreed.
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  But one day a little bird told Tamlin about the
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  wide world, and Tamlin began to dream for the first
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  time ever. He wondered what was beyond the beautiful field.
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  So one moonlit night he left, and by morning he
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  was far, far far away. I'm going on a great adventure,
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  he thought, and deep down in his tummy he felt
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  a little spark of happiness. Tamlin sailed to a tropical
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  island with scorching sun, soft sandy beach, and colorful, cackling creatures.
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  This island is the best place in the world, he thought.
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  Tamlin swam in the island's balmy, blue oceans and jogged
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  through his jabbering jungles. But although the island looked like
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  a painting, it was a lonely place. The swish of
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  the ocean and the chattering of the jungle were the
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  only sounds. Tamlin wondered what was beyond the island, so
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  he sailed to a huge city with towering buildings. Wow,
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  thought Tamlin, This city is the best place in the world.
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  The people in the city were polished and perfect, and
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  Tamlin saw things he just couldn't believe. But although he
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  was surrounded by people, Tamlin felt lonelier than ever. Everyone
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  was in such a hurry and didn't notice him at all.
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  He wondered what was beyond the big city. Tamlin traveled north, south, east,
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  and west. He crossed vast deserts and sailed the Seven Seas.
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  He climbed the highest mountains until he could climb no more.
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  But nowhere was just right. And then suddenly he realized
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  what was wrong. How could he have forgotten something so important?
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  It was time to go home, home to the most fabulous, wonderful, fantastical,
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  glorious field, and back to his best friend Ruby. The
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  grass in the field was still as soft, the flowers
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  still as sweet smelling, and the bird's song still as soothing.
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  This field is the best place in the whole wide world,
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  said Ruby, and Tamblin agreed. But every now and again,
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  especially when the moon gets silvery, Tammin begins to dream
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  of great adventures, but this time with Ruby. Our next
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  story is Tyler born to write an Equestrian String, and
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  it was published by pound Cake Publishing. Has a copyright
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  year of twenty twenty three and the author of the
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  book is Gil O'Bannon. Ray wakes up feeling excited. Today
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  is the day that she'll choose which horse to ride
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  in her first over equestrian competition. There are so many
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  things to do before she can compete. It's time to
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  get ready and head outside. Ran Chokes Farm is where
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  Ray lives. It's also the home of many talented horses.
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  Dad helps her choose who to ride for the competition.
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  As they carefully look at each horse's talents, Ray and
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  Dad know that one horse is ready for the equestrian competition.
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  They select Jellybean to compete at the Berkshire Equestrian Championship.
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  Before Jellyping can compete, he needs to put on new
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  jumping shoes. Dad helps him get ready for the equestrian
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  event by making sure they fit correctly. The new shoes
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  need to get tested. Ray puts on all of her
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  safety equipment before hopping on Jellybean to go for a run.
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  Ray and Jellybean race all around as they get ready
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  to compete. Her dog Maverick, has fun watching them gallop
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  around the farm. Dad cheers them on while making sure
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  the equipment performs correctly. One of Ray's favorite activities is
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  to read a story to Jellybean. One of her favorite
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  places to read to Jellybean is underneath one of the
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  big oak trees for which the ranch is named. It's
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  cooling shag in the summer is the perfect place to relax.
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  One of Jellybean's favorite snacks to eat his apples, But
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  he isn't too picky. Ray always makes time to visit
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  the stable to provide a snack. That way, the relationship
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  stays close. As they get ready to compete at the
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  Berkshire Equestrian Championship, it's time to drive to the competition.
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  Jellybean isn't the biggest fan of tight spaces. Ray gently
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  encourages him to walk into the trailer, showing him that
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  everything is safe. Horses must get ready to compete at
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  the Berkshire Equestrian Championship. Ray grooms him so that he
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  is prepared for the competition. His coat looks silky with
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  each stroke, and she sees a little smile start to form.
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  Jelly Bean likes the attention. Ray and her dad review
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  the jumping route map a final time before it is
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  time to compete. Knowing where the best path is for
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  each obstacle will make it easier to encourage Jellybean to
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  perform at his best. It's time for Rain Jellybean to compete.
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  They both give their very best throughout the course. Even
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  though a couple of jumps were close, they had fast,
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  clean run with their time score stand up to the
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  rest of the competitors. It does Ray and Jellybean win
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  the Burkshire are Equestrian Championship. Dad is very proud and
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  Maverick will be happy to see everyone when they return
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  home with their prize. Our next stories are about the
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  character Paddington, and the first book is titled Paddington Plays
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  On It was published by Harper, an imprint of Harper
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  Collins Publishers. It has a copyright year of twenty sixteen.
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  The author of the book is Michael Bond. Paddington and
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  the Browns took a trip to France. The people in
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  the village were excited to meet a young bear. The
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  baker made buns just for Paddington. Other shopkeepers waved to
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  him when he walked through town. The next morning, Pennington
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  woke to loud noises in the street. Paddington looked out
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  the window people were dressed in fancy clothes. The shops
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  were decorated with flags. They were filled with sweets and candles.
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  Paddington and went to see the baker. He told Panington
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  all about a special festival in the town that day.
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  There would be a fair, firework works and a parade.
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  I am the leader of the band, and this is
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  my uniform, said the baker. Paddington was very impressed. Paddington
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  and the Browns went to the fair. There was so
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  much to see and do. Paddington tried the slides and swings.
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  He rode the merry go round over and over again. Next,
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  Paddington visited a fortune teller. She looked into her crystal ball.
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  You will go on a journey and it will end
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  with a bang, she predicted. When Paddington came out of
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  the tent, he saw the baker looking worried. The band's
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  drummer was too sick to drum. They needed a replacement.
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  The fortune teller predicted a big bang. Paddington said, this
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  could be it. Paddington would join the band. Boom, boom, boom.
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  Paddington practiced with the band all after anon. The prey
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  began that evening the Baker led the band down the street.
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  Paddington came last. He carried a big drum. He could
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  not see over it, but everyone saw Paddington. The people
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  were thrilled that he was playing in the band. He
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  had saved the day. Everyone clapped. The Browns clapped the loudest.
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  Paddington beamed with pride. The band turned at the end
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  of the street, but Paynton kept marching. He did not
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  see the band turn. He just kept playing his drum.
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  Paddington was tired. His hat kept slipping into his eyes.
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  He could not hear the band anymore. The drum was
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  getting heavy. Payton tripped and fell down. He could not
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  get up. Thump, thump, thump. Painton kept drumming. The Browns
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  watched the band pass by. Where was Paddington. They followed
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  the sound of his drum. They were so glad to
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  find him. Everyone was thrilled to see Panington. They cheered
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  for their guest drummer. Paddington and the brown settled in
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  to watch the evening show fireworks bang. The sky filled
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  with colors. Paddington beamed. It was the perfect ending to
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  an eventful day. This concludes the Children's Story Hour for today.
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  Please join us next time as we will read more stories,
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  fables and fairy tales. Thank you for listening and please
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