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Barclay Tagg's Long Road From Penn State to the Winner's Circle

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Long before he became one of the sport's most respected trainers, Barclay Tagg studied animal husbandry at Pennsylvania State University, earning his degree in 1961. He carried that foundation into a career over the jumps as a steeplechase rider before turning to conditioning horses full-time in 1972, a vocation he has now pursued for more than five decades.

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