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Among the most spectacular was the fighting pose of the courbette. Without apparent urging from its rider, the performing Lipizzan reared high on its hind legs, executed a series of forward jumps while pawing furiously, almost like a boxer, with its forelegs. Such a maneuver, Colonel Podhajsky explains, was naturally in high favor among medieval cavalrymen when ever they found themselves hemmed in by foot soldiers...
...Schools. Because of his size, wiry Willie determined to be a jockey, got his first job as an exercise boy on a California ranch three years ago. From the day he brought home his first winner, in April 1949, Willie has made a habit of being either the leading rider or the leading apprentice at every track he has raced...
...Mexican army team-which has dominated the show for three years -the girls did better than well. In the first event of a three-day low-score competition, first Arthur McCashin, then Mrs. Durand turned in faultless rides. The British and the Mexicans, whose team included the skilled woman rider, Lieut. Eva Valdes, hung up low scores too. That left it up to "Anchor Man" Norma Mathews, top-ranking U.S. rider, to bring home the ribbons. The crowd edged up on their seats as the blue-eyed blonde came into the ring astride heir pinto mount, Country...
...when not fluttering like a bird is secretly drinking like a fish. After a while the play shifts to farcical romance between an engaged Natchez belle and an enraged Yankee writer whose book Natchez has banned. But the satire keeps on recurring with the monotonous regularity of a lone rider on a merry-go-round...
...Clause, Again" [TIME, July 31]: This war risk clause has been instituted by a good many of the 600 American life insurance companies. Connecticut General was among the earlier ones to ... add a war rider or some other restriction to new insurance policies for men likely to be called for military service...