Australian Horse Cheats Death Twice

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For the Geo quiz, we want you to name a town that some call “the horse capital” of Australia.

It is located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.

The town kicks up its heels at an annual horse festival.

The town of Scone is the answer to the Geo Quiz.

Anchor Marco Werman talks to New York Times reporter Mary Pilon, who wrote about a horse named Neville Bardos, who is the odds-on-favorite for the US Equestrian Federation’s international horse of the year honors.

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