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Team Mule wins Battle of the Breeds! Spruce Meadows Battle of the Breeds Calgary, AB - Much to the chagrin of the horse breeds, 2008 will be remembered as the year of the Mule. With fourteen breeds competing in the largest Battle of the Breeds ever, experience and consistency paid off for Team Mule. Their four veteran members, Deloit Wolfe and "Horse" from Missoula, MT; Morgans Nielsen and Maizie from Falkland, BC; Jessical Bishop and LS Hot Buckaroo from Scio, OR; and Katherine Cook and Mastco Jane from Camerose, AB won the Battle of the Breeds with a first in Compulsories, a fourth in Jeopardy Jumping, a third in Precision Driving, and a fourth in Trail Riding. Their standings were good enough to deliver a Battle Championship despite a last-place finish in Barrel Racing. After overcoming prejudice to enter the Battle many years ago, Team Mule can proudly celebrate their very first Battle Championship. Thursday Results - Compulsories - Jeopardy Jumping Friday Results - Precision Driving - Barrel Racing Saturday Results - Trail Riding Pony Team Members Team Connemara Team Shetland Pony Team Welsh Pony & Cob Final Points 1. Team Mule - 31 points 8. Team Shetland Pony - 18 points 2. Team Quarter Horse - 30 points 9. Team Arabian - 18 points 3. Team Thoroughbred - 24 points 10. Team Appaloosa - 18 points 4. Team Morgan - 24 points 11. Team Paint - 17 points 5. Team Connemara - 23 points 12. Team Canadian Pinto - 16 points 6. Team Welsh Pony & Cob - 21 points 13. Team Canadian Warmblood 7. Team Saddlebred - 20 points 14. Team Canadian Horse

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floating    A term sometimes used to express the quality of light, active movement of a horse; there will be free movement of the back and limbs, and a significant degree of suspension; a contrast to hovering movement, which is typefied by tension and relative lack of forward progression.

- from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dressage, by Martin Diggle.