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Ty Marvin, of Barnsdall, Okla., prepares High Brow Super Cat to lope before competition during the Augusta Futurity at the Hippodrome in North Augusta. Loping is a slow canter designed to warm up the animal.

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Alan Michael Walden (front), 4, and Alexander Raney, 8, sit on The Maverick, a Texas Longhorn steer, at the Wrangler Family Fun Fest outside the James Brown Arena in downtown Augusta.