HIGH STEPPING, FAR REACHING.(Lifestyle)(From breeding to training to showing Morgan and Saddlebred horses, the Arcuris know the ways of champions)

From: The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) | Date: March 26, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard

CORRECTION (ran March 27, 2007): Shannon Connor's name was misspelled in a story on Page C1 Monday about equestrian competition.

Tim Arcuri climbed into a horse-drawn cart and, with a soft command, his champion stallion El-Toro started pulling him around an indoor arena.

Arcuri was exercising the horse, running him through his paces at the family stable east of Springfield. Like a track star, a horse expected to shine at competition must stay fit and limber during the periods in between.

Jean, Arcuri's wife, stood to the ...

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