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"Horses teach you a lot," said Julio Maldonado to protege April Crissman. Maldonado learned to train and ride horses from an elderly vaquero in Guatemala, and is passing along his techniques to Crissman. (Carolyn Hidy/Lake County Leader)

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Trainer draws on centuries-old techniques to help horses
October 22, 2021 midnight

Trainer draws on centuries-old techniques to help horses

April Crissman and her in-laws, Toni and Jim Connors of St. Ignatius, worked with several trainers to help with one of their horses that was unrideable and cowered from their touch.