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opening inventory to spin her life story.
Whaley’s pleas to her father for lessons landed her at the nearby Hyde Park Riding School with instructor Dickie Dickson. “Every horse and pony went in a double bridle,” she said, pointing out that the fourreined bridle was considered “most proper” by horsemen of the day. “We did every single thing the ‘right’ way. No cutting comers there.” Thus began her education in doing things by the book.
By age 15, Whaley was managing another area livery, giving lessons, collecting fees and arranging the riding schedule. “I was put in charge of 13 ponies in the middle of London at the
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