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The conclusions of the study, “reveal that horses can effectively cross-modally categorize women and men. Specifically, that suggests that horses may generalize their experiences with one person to other people in the same category (i.e. women or men). Horses remember previous interactions with humans and act consequently in future interactions.”

VICTORIA COLVIN AND EL PRIMERO came out on top during Week 9 of the Wellington Equestrian Festival (WEF) with a winning ride in the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Barnwalkers on Saturday at WEF 9.

Four panels of judges put forward scores for each entry that were then averaged into one overall tally for the first round and another overall score for the handy phase. Shooting straight to the top in round one, KATHERINE MERCER AND GOLDHILLS AS YOU LIKE IT paired a highscore of 92 with an 81-point score in the handy round to take the top spot on a final overall score of 173.

I would definitely put it up there with the Ronnie Mutch trophy at Devon and winning the Hampton Classic Equitation Championship last year. I have a special appreciation for this class though because the last time I did it, I was a lot younger and a lot greener. This class was my enemy, so my last junior year, I was pulling out all the stops. I’m really excited it went so well.” —AVERY GLYNN, 18

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