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By Jeff DeYoung Iowa Farmer Today
Apr 25, 2013
Apr 25, 2013 Updated Nov 28, 2017

Pam Schutz tends to a mare and its foal on her farm near Macksburg in Madison County. Schutz and her husband, Mike Connolly, run a Thoroughbred horse operation. They have about 20 horses of their own and also handle breeding and foaling duties for other people.
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By Jeff DeYoung Iowa Farmer Today

MACKSBURG —There is something about watching a horse run that is pure magic, Pam Schutz says.

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