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Deputy Administrator Juarez meets with Trainers’

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Administrator Bernadette Juarez was in attendancee at the annual Walking Horse Trainers’ Association meeting as part of their convention and annual Horse of the Year banquet. 

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