Free ­­ H0rse­Review Vol. 23 • No.12 The Mid-South equine Newsmagazine Since 1992 AUGUST 2013 2. August, 2013 • Mid-South Horse Review www.midsouthhorsereview.com ON THE C OVER : One of the handsome palominos seen at the palomino Horse Review world show, July 10-20 at the tunica, ms arena and Horse Review august 2013 expo center, was Zipped n cools image; his barn name Equus Charta, LLC is Junior. He is a 7-year-old western pleasure gelding Copyright 2013 cOntents • v Ol . 23 • n O. 12 owned and ridden by Dawn newport of Fort wayne, in. 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