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Summer 2006
Horse Power | Generations Hawaii
When Linda Hosoi was a child growing up in Berkeley, California, stories such as My Friend Flicka and The Black Stallion captivated her for hours. At circuses, it was the prancing palaminos that caught her eye - not the clowns, jugglers or trapeze artists. Her parents shared her avid interest in horses, and for many years the annual Grand National Horse Show in San Francisco was a much-anticipated family excursion.
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January 10, 2006
Equine Ballet | Honolulu Advertiser
"Dressage is compared to the ballet," said Anna Awana,
president of the Aloha State Dressage Society. "... It is a
disciplined way of riding to create a oneness between horse and
rider."
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January 9, 2006
She's Not Just Horsing Around | Star Bulletin
Suzi Hillis says she has been crazy about horses for as long as she can remember, and by happenstance was
able to build a career around that passion. She moved to Hawaii with her parents in 1973 after graduating from
Verdugo Hills High School in southern California.
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July 30, 2003
Horse Dancers | Star-Bulletin
With all the focus on Seabiscuit,
the champion horse that is now
the subject of a feature film and
television documentaries, many
here are finding Hawaii has its
own horse story, and the lack of
$12,000 is the only obstacle in
the way of getting two young
horsewomen from Waimanalo to
compete in an Olympic-level
international competition in Canada next month.
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July 10, 2003
Performing to Perfection | Honolulu Advertiser
Two fingers, two legs.
That is the so-called steering wheel used to guide a 1,200-pound
horse flawlessly through its dressage movements.
A slight twitch of the reins, a mere slip by the rider, and hours of
training for five minutes of perfection is lost.
It is intense. It is grueling. And it is supposed to look effortless.
It is not.
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February 20, 2003
Equestrian Opportunity of a Lifetime | Honolulu Advertiser
When Dana Ishii graduated from Kahuku High School in 2001, she
had no idea that destiny would lead her to a job thousands of miles
away at the Chateau de Versailles in France.
The 19-year-old was one of 10 women accepted last fall into the new
Academy of Equestrian Arts, a two-year program in Versailles for
riders worldwide.
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