Papa left us on his saddle horse, a big chestnut mare with a blazed face called Judy.

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He might have taken the time to saddle the horse or hitched up three spans of mules to Concord stage-coach and smoked a pipe as it seems no one in that city was after him.

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Photos and video taken of the rescue show Kelly and others placing a tow line under the horse's saddle and securing it to the boat.

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Pletcher has five more contenders to saddle in tomorrow's 19-horse Kentucky Derby.

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The race is run without a saddle, and the jockey need not be on the horse for the horse to win.

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Standing near one of the mounted warriors, for example, we take in gold-trimmed expanses of small lacquered squares that cover the horse's flank, the grain of a decorated leather saddle pad, the sheen of a black metal mask, the ribbing of the helmet, the softness of the underarmor shirt, and the vibrant orange-and-gold striation of the samurai's cuirass and skirt.

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He was also an excellent equestrian, known to bring his horse to a halt so as to jot down a thought, employing his saddle as a makeshift desk.

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Now back in the saddle, Guy is to take part in a charity event with a suitably equine theme: a horse ride from Ascot Racecourse to Windsor.

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If you are lured by the idea of horse riding in the surrounding splendour, a handful of farms can get you in the saddle for anything from an hour-long trot to a week-long wilderness adventure.

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