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First Paralympic Horses Arrive in Hong Kong
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August 27 2008,
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The first horses to travel overseas for the Paralympic Games arrived safely in Hong Kong Aug. 26, slightly more than a week before they will begin dressage competition. After a 9.5-hour flight from Melbourne, four horses representing Australia were ushered into the Hong Kong Jockey Club horse vans, which whisked them to the Paralympic Equestrian Venue in Sha Tin. There, they settled into spacious, air-conditioned stables. A horse with Australia's ...
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