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Northshore October 2025
For nearly 140 years, horses have shaped the character of the North Shore in profound ways. When equestrian sports like polo and fox hunting arrived in the midst of the Gilded Age, the region became a breeding ground for talent. For decades, the U.S. Equestrian Team trained in South Hamilton. George S. Patton, perhaps Hamilton’s most famous resident, competed on horseback at the 1912 Olympics before earning renown during World War II. And that regional embrace of equestrian life left a gift even for locals who’ve never sat in a saddle: The landscapes set aside for riding are at the core of some 15,000 contiguous acres of open space carved
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