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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T16:33:35.000Z",
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  "textContent": "ANE0G7 Young woman hugs Cleveland Bay cross Thoroughbred horse Oxfordshire United KingdomChanging our perspective on our horses could change their lives, a researcher believes, as a study found that riders’ personality traits have a significant influence on horse-centred riding and the horse-human partnership. The research, led by Manuela Kesselmann of the FOM University of Applied Sciences in Germany and published in the journal Mensch und Pferd […]",
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