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StarWest trains horses and their riders to compete in dressage | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Vanessa Ferguson

Published April 19, 2023 at 3:48 PM CDT

Kate Fleming-Kuhn and Martin Kuhn are the owners of StarWest, a dressage training facility in New Berlin. They spoke to Community Voices about what it takes to compete in dressage, and the training required of horses and their owners.

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Vanessa Ferguson

Vanessa was the Community Voices Production Coordinator at NPR Illinois from 2021-2025. She continues her passion for broadcasting as a co-host of the Beyond the Mouse podcast for the Front Row Network.

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