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Oliver has great hopes for this 10 year-old by Ramiro B this season.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caption: Oliver and Cooley Master Class is pictured with student arena party Rosie Swain, Ella Stephenson, Tyler Simpson, Katie Fearns and Fran Lewis<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Britain\u2019s leading event riders, Oliver Townend, gave an inspirational and entertaining lecture demonstration at Reaseheath\u2019s Equestrian Centre. 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