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Arts and Entertainment | 18th July 2024
 

Future-proofing the Common Riding

 
 
 

No less than 63 ponies and their riders sallied forth on the Castle Craigs Club’s Pony Rideout which was held last Sunday.
With the youngest rider only four years old, the future definitely looks safe for Langholm Common Riding.

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