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"Building a bond and growing together is the most beautiful part of our job": how Michael Pender keeps building his dream

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“When things don’t go well on Sunday, you just have to get back to work on Monday.” It sounds almost rather cold, but for Irish show jumper Michael Pender, newly crowned World Champion for 5-year-old Jumping Horses, it’s the essence of top-level sport. Fewer words, more action, week after week. Speaking after a busy competition season, the young yet already seasoned rider reflects on his successes, the challenges, and above all, the horses that keep pushing him forward.

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