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Arko – Tipped for the Top

Arko, British show jumping’s great white hope in action at Essex International Show in July, where he was third in The Great Leighs Grand Prix with Nick Skelton.Arko, known as “Archie”, an eight-year-old Oldenberg stallion, owned by John and Lisa Hales, jumped 30 consecutive clear rounds this summer.

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