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...ANGELA TEATER...
...festival began, King Frederik and his handsome Swedish-born Queen nodded approval from the Royal Box in the gilt-splashed and chandeliered Kongelige Teater as Soloist Ralov and his blonde wife Kirsten danced a rousing performance of Napoli. By the time the festival closed this week, a silken-smooth performance of Concerto (based on Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor) had moved the Danes to break an old Royal Ballet tradition. To a thunder of bravos, the full company lined up to take one of its rare curtain calls...
Connoisseur Gaits. In the ring, the ringmaster called for a walk and Wing slowed down, though still strutting. Teater gave him a thank-you tap on the head. At the call for the "slow gait," Teater gave a twist on the snaffle rein and Wing moved into a gliding, four-beat amble...
Official Phrases. Although Wing Commander seemed to understand the ringmaster's verbal commands (for a rack, a walk, a canter), he was getting instructions through his rider's legs and the bits in his mouth. In the trot, Rider Teater deliberately let the field draw ahead of Wing and then clucked to him. The champ, all the prettier to watch for being alone, quickly caught up with the field and passed most of it. After going through all their paces, Wing Commander and two others were selected to remain in the center of the ring. The order...
After the cheers died and Earl Teater rode out to accept the blue ribbon for Dodge Stables, the judges got together to phrase their official comment. One wanted to say simply that Wing Commander was far ahead of the field. Said another judge: "I don't think we want to say that. We don't want to hurt anybody's feelings. Let's just say there's not another stud like him showing today...