Volume 2405 - May 2012 ©Sidelines, Inc., 2012$4.00 All Rights Reserved HUNTER/JUMPER • POLO • DRESSAGE • EVENTING www.sidelinesnews.com For Horse People About Horse People May 2012 Rolex Riders Rock We Love Olympic Sam Hopefuls: Morton Boyd Martin & 2011 HOTY Neville Bardos FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES MAY 2012 1 2 SIDELINES MAY 2012 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE What’s Happenin’ Incorporating HORSES USA I 40 32 Ingate PUBLISHER Samantha Charles 72 Off Centerline [email protected] 88 Asides EDITOR-IN-CHIEF N Cornelia Bernard Henderson [email protected] 561-309-6636 The Social Scene STAFF WRITERS S 30 WIHS Kickoff Lauren Giannini, Jan Westmark - Allan, Danika Rice 40 Top Show Jumping Stars Strut in CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Johnny Robb, Fred McWane, I Justworld Fashion Show Sydney Masters - Durieux, 26 Laura Danowski 50 Exciting Fete Cheval Sarah Ward, PHOTOGRAPHERS 58 USET Foundation’s Pep Rally David Lominska, Jack Mancini , D Flashpoint, Alan Fabricant, Susan Stickle Lauren R. 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Halley, Silva and Boyd’s eight-month-old Irish setter, take a break during the Bettina ©Sidelines, Inc., 2012 All Rights Reserved Hoy clinic in Aiken. Cover Photo by Elisabeth W. Harpham FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES MAY 2012 3 4 SIDELINES MAY 2012 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE all causes we will continue. Needy Nags was, in Letter from the Publisher particular, an idea that Neil founded and many horses have new lives because of her! It is a bitter sweet letter I must write as in this issue Sidelines has evolved from primarily a polo we at Sidelines say farewell to our editor, Corneilia publication to one where our primary focus has Henderson. She has been with the magazine for become the hunter/jumper, dressage and eventing many years, off and on for most of the 24 we have world, although we are still thrilled to report from been in business. Neil has brought many new fun the sidelines of the polo field! Time moves on and ideas to the magazine. She has been a great asset Sidelines is going into an increasingly digital/social to Sidelines and has brought in many new columns, media format. While Neil is going to leave the new writers and disciplines. We have all enjoyed working technological world up to the next generation, she with Neil as have our contributors. leaves behind a stable of writers who have been Neil has seen us through important changes like pleased to work with her. To hear Neil tell it, Lauren adding Dressage, Eventing, Fox Hunting and even Giannini, Jan Westmark-Allan, Lisa Hollister, Lauren some Driving. She has also created many of our Corey, Ann Reilly, Danika Rice, Laura Danowski most popular columns including Second Chances, and Fred McWane have made her job easy. Neil Needy Nags and Mutt of the Month. 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Samantha Charles, Publisher Be sure to visit LaurenGallops at www. sidelinesnews.come/ blogs/laurengallops for daily posts about the action during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES MAY 2012 5 6 SIDELINES MAY 2012 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE E V Rolex Kentucky E N T I N G Sets Eventing Stage Buck Davidson, in the ‘iron man’ tradition, came off 16th at 2010 Rolex and Absolute Liberty, 2011 USEA #1 surgery and treatment for a shattered collarbone in mid- mare in 2011, Pan Am gold medal team, and potential February, returning to the saddle asap to keep his focus four-star debutante. on Rolex and the Olympics with Titanium (pictured), Photo by Elisabeth Harpham olex Kentucky, presented by Bridgestone, In addition to world-class competition, Rolex is simply takes center stage April 25-29 at the one of the greatest shows on earth and extremely spectator Kentucky Horse Park when North America’s friendly with all sorts of entertainment from the Prince Philip premierR international four-star event showcases an Cup Pony Club Mounted Games to the Ariat Kentucky international roster of horses and riders. The stakes Reining Cup and the ever popular Freestyle Championship are high with $250,000 in prize money, plus the lure contest Friday and Saturday evenings at KHP’s Alltech of the jackpot of $350,000 for anyone who wins the Arena. If you’re into tailgating, you can reserve your Grand Slam of Eventing – Rolex, Badminton, and spot at various superior vantage points in the four-star cross-country course, then enjoy Exile in concert. The Burghley – in any consecutive order in one year’s International Sponsor Village and Trade Fair will offer a time. variety of demonstrations and spectators can shop ‘til they In addition to Rolex being the USEF National CCI**** drop and take advantage of the numerous opportunities to Eventing Championship, it’s also a major stepping meet top riders for signings and course walks sponsored stone in the US Selection Trial process to determine by SmartPak and Eventing Nation. Be sure to check in at the three-day team for the London Olympics. The Rolex Information Booths for the day’s running order and other selection trials are the Mitsubishi Motors schedule. Badminton Horse Trials (UK), Jersey Fresh CCI3* and the Saumur CCI3* in France. For the Americans, Photos by Lauren R. Giannini, except where noted a lot rides on Rolex. otherwise Continued on page 8 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES MAY 2012 7 8 SIDELINES MAY 2012 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Phillip Dutton, the iron man of the equestrian triathlon, won Rolex in 2008 with the late great Woodburn, finishing second eight times in his career. Last year he partnered with Fernhill Eagle (shown here) to finish 18th in the horse’s first four-star. The duo placed 2nd in Advanced at Red Hill in early March. Mighty Nice, owned by Bruce Duchossois, who has been living up to his name, is slated to make his four-star debut. Phillip would love a ticket to his fifth Olympics. Michael Pollard hadn’t declared by press time when he sat in second place overall. His wife Nathalie confirmed that he plans on a return engagement at Rolex with Icarus III and Wonderful Will. Boyd Martin, another iron man/equestrian triathlete, had not declared his entries at press time but everyone would love to see wunderkind Neville Bardos (see cover), 7th at Burghley last September, compete for a berth on the Olympic team. Boyd’s chances are good, however, with depth to his four-star bench: Remington XXV (pictured, 9th 2011 Rolex), Otis Barbotiere or the veteran Yin Yang Yo.