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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T11:45:17.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus: “Carl Hester is really the example I have had since I was a kid.”When Justin Verboomen made European Championship history last summer – double gold, Belgium’s first-ever dressage medals – the messages flooded in. But there was one he sent himself, to the person who had inspired him since he was a child watching dressage. He messaged Carl Hester. “For me – rider, teacher – he’s really the […]",
  "title": "‘I just sent Carl Hester a message’: Justin Verboomen on the British legend who inspired him, making history – and what came next"
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