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To avoid pulling back… <\/p>\n

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Imagine that it is like trying to drive forward while engaging the parking brake in your car. You won\u2019t go smoothly forward no matter how much you push on the \u201cgas.\u201d\u2014Andreas Helgstrand<\/p>\n

Andreas Helgstrand<\/strong> represented Denmark in the 2006 World Equestrian Games aboard Blue Hors Matin\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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