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By Nancy Jaffer
A dusting of snow this morning (21 April) greeted riders in Lexington, Kentucky, for the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event , but it gave way to afternoon sun in an area known for its mercurial weather. After the snow melted, it left the Kentucky Horse Park grounds a brilliant shade of green, a lovely backdrop as all the horses presented for the five-star went through the Kentucky first trot-up 2021 with no holds.
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