… in living color, with steam and water and galloping horses, and a Dalmatian!

This video was a hit on the CAA’s Facebook page. If you haven’t already seen it, enjoy!

And, finally, photos of the U.S. drivers on the marathon course (again, all photos courtesy of Marie de Ronde):

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First, Kathrin Dancer …

photo by Marie de Ronde

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photo by Marie de Ronde

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… then Misdee Miller …

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photo by Marie de Ronde

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photo by Marie de Ronde

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… and, finally, Joe Yoder …

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photo by Marie de Ronde

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photo by Marie de Ronde

A photo of each of the U.S. drivers in the dressage phase at the 2011 FEI World Pair Championship (all photos courtesy of Marie de Ronde):

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Joe Yoder (photo by Marie de Ronde)

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Misdee Wrigley Miller (photo by Marie de Ronde)

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Kathrin Dancer (photo by Marie de Ronde)

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… and Joe Yoder in the prize-giving ceremony for the dressage phase (he finished that phase in sixth place!):

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that's Joe on the far left; Germany's Carola Diener, in the blue hat and holding the dressage trophy, won the dressage phase and the individual gold medal in the overall championship (photo by Marie de Ronde)

Make plans to visit Lexington, Ky. this fall or winter!

On October 22, a fabulous new exhibit is set to open at the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse. It will run through April 6, 2012.

With items on loan from the American Museum of Natural History’s recent blockbuster exhibit, “The Horse,” this new IMH exhibit portrays the horse’s influence on trade, transportation, labor, warfare, culture, and sports — using spectacular fossils, models, dioramas, and cultural objects from around the world.

You can read more about the exhibit and see photos here and here.

A few photos of the U.S. team in the Opening Ceremony for the 2011 FEI World Pair Championship, courtesy of Marie de Ronde:

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Kathrin Dancer driving her pair (photo by Marie de Ronde)

Kathrin, with the U.S. team's chef d'equipe, Chester Weber (photo by Marie de Ronde)

Misdee Wrigley Miller and Joe Yoder (photo by Marie de Ronde)