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POSTMASTER: Address changes should be Anne Sparks with her Hanoverian stallion Pik L, a USDF Horse sent to 11924 Forest Hill Blvd Suite 22 #376 On The Cover: Wellington, FL 33414. of the Year. The son of Pik Bube II is a cornerstone to the Horses Unlimited breeding ©Sidelines, Inc., 2011 All Rights Reserved program in Albuquerque, NM Photo by Chispas Photography FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 3 4 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Letter from the Editor

The new year is always full of promise, so what better time to think about getting a spectacular foal of your own? If you are a owner, I know you’ll especially enjoy browsing through our stallion section, looking for that perfect nick to create a of your own.

Anne Sparks, our cover girl this month, has done just that with the stallions she stands in New Mexico, and Amy Borgman has a most satisfying visit with this interesting woman.

Erin Gilmore chatted with Debbie McDonald about Brentina’s retirement, and her embryo transplant foals that are already on the ground. Erin also gives us a great story on Hannah Goodson- Cutt, who had a clean sweep at Indoors this season. Speaking of Indoors, Jan Westmark visited with Hayley Barnhill, who took home top honors in both the Medal and Maclay.

Diana De Rosa and Michelle Dunn take us to two of the winter’s best shows, the Washington International and the Royal Horse Show, respectively, and we also check in with the Sacramento you have the photographer’s permission to publish editorially if International and a bunch of opening meets for the foxhunters in the photos are taken by a professional. Check out our website for the crowd. photog’s release and more info on Side Shots.

We welcome Danika Rice’s contributions as our new polo editor. And finally, it wouldn’t be Sidelines without our regular She catches up with Mason Wroe and Chris Stratemann, two up columnists, so look for Sarah Ward, Lisa Hollister, Anne Reilly and and coming young American players worth keeping an eye on. Beverly Gordon in this issue.

This month also introduces our new column Side Shots, where Until next month, we ask our readers to contribute fun photos (candids, please!) of their showing, riding, doggie, and/or party adventures. Send your Cornelia Henderson photos to me at [email protected] – the ones chosen for publication get a year’s subscription to Sidelines. Just be sure FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 5 6 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 7 8 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 9 10 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 11 12 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 13 14 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 15 16 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 17 18 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 19 20 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 21 22 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 23 24 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 25 26 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE E Q Important Considerations U when Syndicating a Horse By Lisa Hollister, Esq. that the syndicate be structured as a Limited Liability Corporation I (LLC) because it limits the personal liability to the investment in With the high price of a Sunday grand prix jumper the syndicate. As a result an LLC gives the entity a significant N or a potentially successful breeding stallion, owners advantage not afforded by a general partnership or sole are choosing to raise capital and syndicate their horse. proprietorship. Similarly, potential investors are deciding that it is better E to have a percentage of a high profile horse than being Number of Shares the sole owner of a lesser quality one. However, there are Under a syndication agreement the horse will be divided into some important considerations when creating or making equal undivided fractional interests which are held by the members the decision to invest in a syndication. as tenants in common in which each co-tenant, even though they L may have unequal shares in the property, is entitled to equal use Legal Consequences of Forming a Syndication and possession. Each syndication has a limited number of shares Syndication is a form of joint venture with the purpose specified in the agreement. A of raising capital and as such requires registration and is The number of shares will have to be determined by the use of highly regulated by security law. It is recommended that the horse. For instance, if the horse is to be used as a grand prix W jumper in which each owner’s main objective is to own a piece of a high performance horse, it would be acceptable to have more shares than you would if the horse were to be used for a purpose such as breeding, especially if the breeding is to be live cover. Many syndications holding a high performance horse opt to limit the syndication investment group to 10 or 12. This number assures a tight group of like-minded investors. However, the number of shares holding a high performance horse, in which the investors commit merely for the pride in ownership of a performance horse, can be co-owned by an unlimited number of individuals.

Duties and Responsibilities of a Syndicate Manager The syndicate manager has the legal duty and authority to oversee the management of the horse held by the syndicate. The manager is normally granted sole discretion in this regard. If the purpose of the syndication is for breeding, the syndication manager will have to determine the number of to be booked to the stallion, have the right to accept or reject any mare proposed for breeding, as well as select the veterinarians and other equine specialists relied on to attend and care for the FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 27 horse. If the horse is used for performance purposes, the syndication manager will normally have the right to select any and all riders allowed to exercise and show the horse as well as shows and classes to be entered. The syndicate manager also has the right to make all of the financial decisions and deal with horse association governing bodies such as the USEF and FEI. Duties shall include maintaining books, showing records and/or breeding records as well as the obligation to keep accurate records relating to the receipts and disbursements of funds relating to the horse.

Liability Exemptions of the Syndicate Manager Normally the syndicate manager is exempt from responsibility for any injury, disease or death of the horse and, in the event of a breeding stallion, the injury, disease or death of any mare resulting from breeding or attempted breeding to the stallion. However if the shareholders are unhappy with the syndicate manager there should be a provision allowing for the removal of the manager as well as the termination or modification of the agreement.

Shareholder Obligations Typically, when the syndication is for a top breeding stallion, shareholders have the duty to pay for advertising, promotional costs, liability insurance, extraordinary veterinary costs, stallion nomination fees and other expenses which are extraordinary in nature that are incurred in connection with the maintenance, breeding and promotion of the horse. Other expenses are paid for by stud fees earned by the stallion and the shareholders make up any annual shortfall. In the case of a performance horse, the shareholders are normally responsible for their proportional share of the expenses incurred by the syndication in the care, maintenance and showing of the horse which are not able to be covered by the horse’s winnings. Regardless of whether the horse is a performance horse or breeding stallion any annual profits above expenses are distributed to the syndication members. Normally shareholders have no right to control or change any action taken or decision made by the syndication manager or any matter that falls within the scope of the manager’s authority. However, each shareholder has a right to sell or otherwise transfer their shares in a manner stipulated under the syndication agreement. However, when a shareholder defaults on their obligations under the agreement the shareholder normally loses their right to vote on syndicate matters and to use or transfer their nominations.

Conclusion Syndications are complicated and this article only begins to raise some of the considerations one may wish to consider when deciding to invest in or syndicate a horse they already own. As in all legal matters it is important to work with an attorney and understand your legal rights and obligations before signing any contracts.

Lisa Hollister is an attorney practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Questions for Ms. Hollister’s column can be addressed to [email protected] 28 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

that involves letting go of negative expectations, demands, fears S and prior negative experiences. The process also involves not P Creating a permitting other people’s negativity to affect you.

O Live it or Let it Go R Lightness of You can choose to continue living out negative thoughts and attitudes about yourself, or about the horses you ride, or you can T learn how to let go of them and develop and grow into a positive, S light equestrian. Being When Letting go is a little different than changing negative thoughts, attitudes and beliefs. Letting go means clearing the negativity out P of your being. Every rider or athlete I have worked with over the S Competing past 25 years has come with negative experiences from the past, which I help them clear away. These issues range from serious Y injuries to negative feedback that caused the development of a By Ann S. Reilly, Ph.D. C negative view of themselves. H A lightness of being when competing allows you to focus in the present, create the feeling of oneness with your Emotional Baggage is Like Garbage O horse, and ride without fear or nervousness. When riding You can think of creating a lightness of being as letting go of all L in this state, you are using your instincts and intuition more the emotional baggage that does not help you function and perform than your thoughts to create your performance. You are effectively. Letting go of and healing the emotional wounds from G also bringing your visualizations of the effective, successful the past allows you to move forward with lightness and freedom. Y ride into reality. Holding on to negativity is equivalent to walking around carrying Learning to get yourself in this state of lightness of bags of garbage with you. Letting go of the emotional garbage being, where you are one with your horse, is a process creates a lighter feeling of being. Let Negative Energy roll off Your Back When you are clear and light, you will develop an awareness of how the negative energy of other people around you can affect your own state of being and performance. Rather than absorbing their energy, you can learn to put an imaginary protective shield around yourself, which causes their negativity to bounce off you, and thus you can remain light, focused in the present on what you want to happen. Allowing negative energy to bounce off of you, or roll off your back, puts YOU in charge of your energies. Recently I saw a magazine photograph of a group of trainers nervously holding on to each other as their rider competed at WEG. My reaction was, wow, they must not have had much faith in that rider’s ability to perform well. I also thought, what a shame that these trainers look so fearful, terrified actually, and I wondered if the rider was able to step out of this cloud of negativity being created by the trainers around her. It sure did not look like they were having fun, or sending out positive vibrations to the competitor. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 29

Believe in Your Accomplishments Ahead of Time The next step, after you have been able to identify and let go of the negativity weighing you down, is filling yourself up, in the present, with light energy, and thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that are positive and promote growth. Create excitement in yourself for what you wish to accomplish as if you have already accomplished your goal. Visualize “what you want to happen.” This is how you bring to reality the saying “If you can believe it, you can achieve it.” Now you will be in charge of your own energy! Visualization is a key tool to use for creating your beliefs. Whenever you start to doubt your ability or dream, immediately stop what you are doing and visualize what you would like to happen.

Watch a Video If you have trouble visualizing what you want to happen, you may still have some emotional blocks you need to identify and release. It can also be helpful to watch videos of someone else performing the way that you want to. Watch the video a few times, and then imagine that it’s you on the horse. This technique will have a profound effect on learning to visualize, help you rise up to the new level, and learn new skills. It is more effective to spend a few moments visualizing in your lessons about how you want to perform the task, than performing in a hit or miss fashion until you get it right. Also, by incorporating visualization into practice, you will save a lot of wear and tear on your horse. By letting go of negativity you will feel much lighter. You will be able to learn to think in terms of potential and goals rather than limitations and blocks to peak performance. It is a process you can practice daily. By doing so, you will become consistently in charge of your energy, goals, and aspirations.

Ann S. Reilly, Ph.D. is a sport psychologist and author of “A Sport Psychology Workbook for Riders,” available from amazon.com. Questions for Ms. Reilly’s column can be addressed to areilly627@aol. com Photo ©Ina Bachman 30 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

Dr. Beverly Gordon is both a licensed human and certified H Combining AVCA animal chiropractor, consultant at L.I.Equine O Med Center, and President Skills for Better of Gordon Chiropractic. Her background is in exercise R physiology and biomechanics Performance of movement. Dr. Gordon’s S practice is limited to horses By Dr. Beverly Gordon and focuses on improving movement and performance E When I watch a horse move, several factors come to at all levels through grand mind, such as quality of the transitions, body alignment, prix. She may be contacted at responsiveness, self-carriage, resistances (of course!), [email protected] or 516-606-4141. and overall preparedness of the horse’s ability to perform i the job at . A horse that is adequately prepared is a pleasure to watch, as he moves smoothly, confidently, and with grace while an unprepared horse makes me cringe n at his performance, and makes me think that perhaps the rider would be better off going back to her schooling and while staying in a balanced posture. starting over… Another result of combining skills is an increased physical development of the horse, which of course, increases his athletic m It’s All In the Training and performance potential. Correctly executing combination Training a horse to be prepared to move in balance from skills requires additional strength and muscle development, and one skill to the other takes more athletic accomplishment increased suppleness and responsiveness to the aids. These o than does training the two skills independently. For elements are easily observed when watching horses perform. example, you can practice trotting forward from a standstill t and the rein-back as two separate skills, which of course, At all levels of riding, good training exercises they are. include changes in transitions, bend, gaits, direction, But when you combine the two: trotting forward i speed, impulsion, self-carriage and balance. immediately after the rein-back, you increase the effect of the training. Here, it is necessary to develop the transition o between the skills. At this moment in the movement, both In a dressage test, for example, transitions between movements horse and rider must refine their ability to immediately and are judged heavily, and skills need to be executed precisely at n without delay shift their weights and increase impulsion very specific places in the arena. Likewise, hunters, jumpers and FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 31 western horses not prepared to change their body balance will not perform well.

Successful Skill Combinations In the rein-back /trot forward exercise, there are several training factors to consider; 1) the horse must change direction, and 2) the horse must change gait, and 3) the horse must change his balance. To further improve training of the performance horse, we can add additional elements, such as a change of bend, change of rein, and change of speed. We can combine several skills and/or any number of combinations of the above, always keeping in mind the quality of the skills and the further refinement of the movement, especially during the transitions. At lower levels of riding, with less educated horses, our primary concern is with the ability of the horse to execute the movements. At the upper levels we are generally more concerned with refinement of the skills. Developing effective combination skill exercises for any training program depends on the skill of the rider and her horse, obviously. Usually when first introduced to skill combination exercises, the horse will struggle a with the balance, and likely exhibit some resistance. Regardless of the level of the horse, practicing the exercises will inevitably reduce the horse’s overall resistances, and this is a great benefit to any training program.

Combination Skill Exercises I recently held a clinic where I challenged the riders to put together an exercise for their horses that would encompass a combination of skills and require their horse to change his body balance. The goal was to include as many elements as possible (change bend, gait, direction, speed, etc.) Initially, many of the exercises appeared as a chaotic mess of movement by horse and rider. But after some practice, their movements became smoother and the riders found the value of implementing their exercises in their training program. Exercises must be adequate for the horse/rider level. Here is just one example of incorporating combination in your horse’s training program using serpentines. Be creative and develop your own interesting combination skill exercises. Begin with continuous 3 loop serpentines up and down the arena. 1- Change gait for each loop. 2- Add halt and rein-back between each loop. 3- Add direction to the rein-back by backing a half of circle so you are facing the direction you came from, continue serpentine. 4- Add collection by extending and collecting gait for each loop. 5- Add engagement by executing shoulder-in only across the short sides between each loop. 6- Add strength and suppleness by adding skills such as piaffe or passage. 7- Add loops to the serpentine. 8- Be creative, add cavalettis and or jumps (canter work will require deliberate change of or counter canter) Remember, we are ultimately seeking quality in the movement and skill. Constantly assess your horse’s performance for each exercise and plan combination skill exercises to help him through his specific issues. Sustained self-carriage between movements demands greater athleticism. In all disciplines of riding, training combining skills prepares the horse (and rider!) for successful performance by developing their ability to move easily from one skill to another in a balanced posture. A result of this training leads to the development of a better, stronger and more supple athlete.

Until next time,

Dr. Bev Gordon www.TheHorseinMotion.com 32 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE S I ntroducing Side Shots! Sidelines’ brand new subscription to Sidelines! Iphoto column, premiering this issue. D We’re looking for . . . you! Do you have a special Email your high-res, .jpeg format photos to editor@ horse-related moment to share? Send it to Sidelines! sidelinesnews.com and remember, if you send us We’re seeking your candids from the winter circuit. a professional photograph, you must also send the E The top 6 photos will be featured in the next issue of photographer’s written permission for use! (An e-mail from Sidelines. And if your photo is picked, you win a free the photographer will do.)

S H O T Snowy doesn’t miss many meals Photo by Samantha Charles S

Kaleigh Marschall & Ali Malys, both 11 years old, enjoy a colorful ride on Tossa el Dartay, better known as Dart. He came from Pure Thoughts in Florida Photo by Kurt Marschall

Merrily Quinonces, Riding Instructor at the Houston Polo Club, introduces some future riders to “Flash”, one of Houston Polo Club’s Halftime Celebrity . The Celebrity Ponies are brought out on the field as a part of the divot stomp each Sunday, to give spectators an opportunity to get close and personal with the horses

Gigi Harris and Fred Thatcher McCormick turned discuss the carrot situation a year old in August and (or lack thereof) still thinks he is a puppy Photo by Don Harris Photo by Tracy McCormick FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 33 34 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 35 s t a l l i o n s 36 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE s Who can resist babies? These t 2010 colts are by Galante HU and Noble Champion a Photo by Chispas Photography l l i o n s A Quest for Perfection

By Amy Borgman Should the focus be on gaits with a lot of suspension or a scopey jump? How can we better her temperament? The sun rises over the Sandia Mountains, and dew on “Using a critical eye and being honest about your horse’s grassy pastures glistens in the morning sun. Another day is limitations is the only way to improve on what you already have,” up and running at Horses Unlimited’s Rancho de los Sueños counsels Anne. This process includes visualizing the new foal and near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Away from sounds of the foreseeing its facets. Explaining to the mare’s owner, “Imagining city, the serenity of the vista beckons as young horses and this baby helps work through the strengths and weaknesses of broodmares graze in more than 30 acres of pastures and the mare, and then allows us to collaborate on the best stallion for the stallions enjoy their paddocks. breeding. Good stallions have predictable characteristics.” In the main barn, with its airy stalls and separate vet Producing a high percentage of winners over a relatively services building, the workday is well underway. Trainers, short span of time is one of the things that make Horses grooms, farriers and veterinarians are busy executing the Unlimited unique. In ten years, the accomplishments are plenty day’s tasks. and represent the dedication that Anne has shown to her craft. This efficiently running, pristine Southwest setting is Among them are four licensed stallions, 11 Elite Mares or Elite indicative of the standard that Anne Sparks pursues. Mare Candidates, winners of both Mare Performance tests and Working to create the perfect sport horse for more than a inspection champions, along with numerous premium foals. Many decade, Anne has producing great horses in her genes; her of the horses bred and born in Albuquerque have gone on to grandfather was a Saddlebred breeder many years ago in successful careers as performance horses for both amateurs and Illinois. professionals. Among the many winners produced at the farm is six-year- A Critical Eye old Pikko del Cerro HU, the 2009 Markel/USEF National Young On this morning, Anne consults with a visiting horse owner Horse Dressage Champion. Cerro is also a six-time young horse about breeding one of their mares to a Horses Unlimited class winner at Dressage at Devon, and was the 2009 Stallion stallion. Envisioning the attributes an owner wants in a Champion at the same show. He’s now in training with Olympic foal is one of Anne’s intrinsic differentiators. Should it have medalist Lisa Wilcox. a longer hip or more slope to its shoulder than its mom? FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 37

Anne enjoys a quiet moment with Pikka Winna, by Pik L photo by Sophie Ghedin

Mornings during foaling season at Horses Unlimited are full of pleasant surprises. This Leonberg filly out of the Quebec/Capitol mare Querida is a welcome addition to the herd Photo by Chispas Photography

Anne and Wild Dance Photo by Arnd Bronkhorst

Pikko del Cerro HU in one of his many Dressage at Devon wins. The young Hanoverian stallion by Pik L was USEF/ Markel Six-Year-Old National Dressage Champion and Dressage at Devon Stallion Champion in 2009 Photo by Susan Stickle

Equal Attention an athlete with the prowess and temperament to suit their career. A successful breeder must be as interested in the mares as the Even if a horse has the talent for the international ring, it should stallions. Besides having a diverse mare herd of both imported have a trainable mind and be happy to work for its owner. and homebred mares, Horses Unlimited operates one of the few Beyond breeding the right mare and stallion combination, once breeding farms in the country with such a wide variety of stallions. offspring are born, the environment they are raised in helps them Anne and her team of experts offer a unique combination in her flourish. Growing up in groups with those of their own age and sex herd. The pedigrees include some of the popular bloodlines of is one of Horses Unlimited’s tactics. The horses are handled, but today; Rohdiamant, Wolkenstein II, Capitol, Don Primero and also get the chance to explore and interact with other horses. Contender. Beyond the popular lines, Anne’s key to success Anne has finished her consultation with the horse owner; they has been combining pedigrees that are well rounded. Most of are looking forward to working together to produce the offspring the offspring Anne produces carry blood for both and the owner desires. As she leaves the Horses Unlimited facility, the dressage so they have the lineage and genetics to excel in owner comments, “The essence of Anne Sparks’ approach is to multiple disciplines. breed horses based on educated decision making, while adding Anne’s philosophy is to produce a balanced horse, one that is in the elements of instinct and visualization of your perfect foal.” 38 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 39 40 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE S Five T Questions for A Martha Haley By Christine DeHerrera

L Martha Haley, of Wellington, Nova Scotia, Canada, was chosen last year by the KWPN-NA (Royal Dutch Studbook) of North America as the Breeder of L the Year. Martha has built her breeding program from a single foundation mare, Never Say Never (Wanroij x Milkie xx). “Winnie” earned her Star and Keur predicates before I receiving the ultra-prestigious designation Preferent, after her first three consecutive offspring earned their Star designation. Since then, Winnie has produced a total of five Star offspring. Martha breeds for both dressage and O jumping horses with the goal of producing top quality athletes. Martha Haley and Dan Ruediger, KWPN-NA board member N Sidelines: What did it mean to you to be chosen as Breeder of the Year? other small breeders. MH: It was a HUGE DEAL!!!!! I am not the type of person S to jump up and down, but inside, I was! The KWPN-NA Sidelines: How did you get started breeding? Breeder Award confirms that I am on the right track in MH: I have been breeding horses since 1997. Having not grown my breeding program. I am the first Canadian to receive up with horses or learning to ride until I was in my mid-thirties, this award, sponsored by Shooting Star Farm, and also I had a very steep learning curve. But I have had a passion for the smallest breeder, having my entire program based horses for as long as I can remember. I was smart enough to on a single foundation mare. Hopefully, I will inspire realize how little I knew, and sought advice from others much more experienced than myself. Sometimes the criticism, although constructive, was harsh, but I listened.

Sidelines: What is one of the most important things you have learned as a breeder? MH: I learned that as a breeder, I have to be extremely critical of my stock. This doesn’t always help when I am selling a horse, as I can be quick to point out its faults while not giving proper justice to its attributes. Unless I have a working student, I am the sole caretaker of my horses, so I cannot expand my program to the point where I am unable to do the work.

Sidelines: What do you consider when breeding for dressage horses? MH: For dressage horses, I still like to see some jumper blood in the lines as this is often reflected in a more powerful hind end. The importance of a bit of blood in the lines for adding athleticism and willingness cannot be denied. Having a daughter who is showing dressage successfully at grand prix level has given me insight into what attributes are required of a top level horse.

Sidelines: What qualities do you consider when shopping for a stallion? MH: While I appreciate the qualities of the stallion himself, I am more interested in viewing his offspring and their dams. This gives me a better idea of the stallion’s prepotency. Is he passing on the qualities I am hoping to get in the resulting offspring? Breeding is always a gamble. I just try to stack the odds in my favor. The mare is 50% to 70% of the equation, so it’s better to buy one very good mare than two average ones. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 41 42 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE S Breeding T Success A in a Risky L Business

brains. Good breeders want good “product” and they will bend L over backwards to educate you.

Go Natural to Grow Strong Healthy Foals I Save time and money by keeping mares and foals outside 24/7 as soon as the foal is strong enough. Be sure they have a constant source of good water and a run-in shed. Pick it out regularly: young equines will eat anything. O Stall-raising gets expensive: bedding, mucking (your time/effort or hired help), and hay. Moreover, limited turnout isn’t the best way to develop strong bones and sound minds. N Feed quality hay. Forage is your best friend. It’s best if you can grow your own, but otherwise develop a working relationship with a hay-making farmer. Round bales stored under cover are more S economical than square bales, even in stalls. Know your breed’s threshold for carbohydrates and find the right blend to avoid triggering insulin resistance. Discuss buying in bulk from your supplier. Negotiate for a discount with bi-weekly (not weekly) deliveries. Feed mills and suppliers want your business: talk to them.

Last Laugh, by Lavita out of Ina II, is just the kind of Barter Services and Goods quality foal everyone hopes for. He was bred by Wild Work out a trade. Are you a good braider or handler or into Turkey Farm, Wilsonvile, Oregon showing your own progeny? Do you have more pasture than you Photo by Barbara Ellison need? Make a deal. You like their stallion, they love your mares? The old-fashioned ‘you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours’ could By Lauren R. Giannini be mutually beneficial. Get the terms in writing – better safe than sorry. Breeding is a bit like playing Wheel of Fortune. Every Keep every receipt: cash, check or charge. Your CPA will horse-keeper wants to save time and money, and even appreciate the paper when it comes time to prepare your tax larger producers rely on cost-effective strategies to return. Your accountant must be up-to-date on state/federal maximize profits. Consider the following tips shared by tax laws about bartering. Find a reputable CPA who is also a long-time breeders who have made an art form of survival horseperson and understands the fine print. in a facet of the that goes far beyond “risky Be prepared: consider audit insurance. Do not try to survive a business.” In terms of the gamble to produce that ideal get, tax audit without professional assistance. It might save your shirt breeding is a high roller’s game. But that doesn’t mean you – and the farm – if the IRS considers your breeding business a have to take a big hit. hobby and goes after back taxes.

Do Your Homework The Bottom Line Research is the name of the game: study pedigrees Ruth Peters, a card-carrying USEF amateur (Middleburg, backwards, forwards and sideways. Get your spouse, VA) with 60 years of experience, bred the 2010 Virginia Pony offspring, retired parent involved. With the Internet, results Breeders Association Futurity Grand Champion, Le Cheval Aly- are a mouse-click away. Sometimes it pays to subscribe Yahni (Falling Moon Merlin x Alytina). The colt was such an ugly to a database. If you do Schedule C, that’s a business duckling, she couldn’t start showing him until he was a yearling. expense. She says she got lucky, but she always does her homework and Go to shows to watch breeding and performance never fudges on the quality of the mare. divisions. Take a notebook and judge in-hand classes for Summing up the gamble, Ruth said: “You know how it is – you yourself. can breed a silk purse to a silk purse and still end up with a sow’s Observe the people who have been breeding for a long ear.” time: they’ve learned a thing or two. If you fancy their stallion, booking a breeding means you can pick their May all your foals be silk! FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 43 44 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 45 46 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 47 48 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 49 50 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

In mid-October, Festrausch, owned by Hilltop Farm, moved to Cazenovia College in New York to stand at stud and to continue the education of s Cazenovia’s Equine Business Management students. Hilltop has had a wonderful association with Cazenovia for many years through their internship t programs and appreciates the quality of education providing to future professionals. With the retirement of their current stallion, they needed an exceptional stallion to bring additional focus and opportunities to their program, a and Festrausch filled the bill nicely. Hilltop Farm is retaining an inventory of frozen semen for Festrausch’s l breeders to honor any rebreeds in the 2011 season and will continue to offer for sale proven frozen semen on this exceptional stallion for a limited time. Cazenovia will continue to offer Festrausch at stud for the public through l cooled semen. i Donarweiss & Royal Prince Earns Stars with o ISR/OldenburgNA As the final reports for the ISR/OldenburgNA 2010 n Inspection Tour have rolled in Hilltop Farm announced that Donarweiss sired one of the high-scoring foals in the country for the second year in a row! Deborah Carlson’s filly out of her mare Curly Sue (aka Paris) scored an overall 8.7 at her inspection. This, combined with his other Premium Foals has earned Donarweiss his next star in the N ISR/OldenburgNA Star Awards Program for the number of his Premium offspring. Donarweiss has previously earned E stars for his quality of conformation and his sport record. Royal Prince also added a star to his standings this month when he earned his Sport Test Star for his record at Prix W St. Georges. This is the fourth star that Royal Prince has received as he previously earned stars for quality of S conformation, 100-day test results, and his Premium Foal record. (November 2010) FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 51 52 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE STALLION DIRECTORY

ROYAL PRINCE Imothep Rhodiamant/Prince Thatch xx/Wenzel 2003 Stallion by Indoctro 2009 USDF Reg. 1 Res. Ch. Fourth Level [OL,RPS,ZfdP] 2008 USEF Dressage Breeding Sire of the Year Caballos de los ‘07 Approved in Germany 4th at FEI World Championships for Young ‘09 Qualified FEI World Breeding Championships Horses Cristiani Presents ‘09 Produced a Championship colt Breed Inspection & show winning offspring Toltec TCV 4 yr. old Pure Spanish Stallion 16:2 H Stud Fee: $1000.00 LFG Approved AHS, ISR/Old, GOV, CWHBA Watch our entire stallion video collection at Hyperion Stud, LLC. Stud Fee: $2000, cooled or frozen semen www.andalusian-usa.com 434-973-7700 Hilltop Farm, Inc. [email protected] Ph (352) 861-8265 email [email protected] www.hyperionstud.com PH: 410-658-9898 www.hilltopfarminc.com

SIMSALABIM V/ BERKENBROECK Claire de LuneSE ( NON STOP X FEINSCHNITT ) 6y Contendor/Largo/Alme CROWN AFFAIR 1995 BWP licensed stallion A Superstar producing champs Cor de la Bryere x Andante 1 Pedigree includes Nonstop,Darco,Feinschnitt, ‘09 YEH finals CHAMPION Very successful amateur owner Jasper, Cor de la Bryere,Lord,Ladykiller XX ‘09 BWP Bronze medal for eventing. and open working hunter. Show Jumped to level 8 for stallion requirements 2010 BWP Silver medal for eventing. Consistently ranked nationally. Produce includes licensed stallions,2007 USDF HOY Offspring: 2010 #2,#3, colts Contact: Gail Morey Champion in International Jumper Futurity in BWP national standings. Yellow Dog Farm Stud Fee 1,500.00 #1 yearling in FEH finals. 650-996-0891 www.bannockburnfarmllc.com sefarm.com 805-551-6336 www.crownaffair.net

Harmony’s Rousseau Asher (Ferro - Roemer) ‘98 Gray 16.2hh ATA/RPSI/CSHA Chaleon 1998 KWPN 17.1 Hand Stallion Stallion, by Storyteller *Pg* Calido/Caletto/Rossini 2002 PAVO Cup Champion, scored 10’s from riders Proven CH conformation hunter sire, and Chaleon is one of the country’s best hunter sires 3 KWPN Dressage Stallion Champions in a row winning offspring; Yrend Zone Hunter CH producing correct, attractive offspring Premium sons in Germany, 3 SPT Winners in Can/US National line/breed CH ‘03-09’ with great movement and spectacular jump National Champion mares in Holland Devon winner winning at the top of the sport. KWPN-NA Top Ten Foals since 2003 Quiet temperament, movement, jumping ability. Contact: Matt Davis Contact: Hassler Dressage, LLC Contact: Nancy Fagan Farm Name: Crooked Willow Farms 410-885-3824, [email protected] Tel: 905 626-1359 Tel: 303.681.2209 www.hasslerdressage.com. Website: www.ncffarms.homestead.com Web: www.crookedwillowfarms.com FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 53 STALLION DIRECTORY

*Wedderlie Mardi Gras Imported Section B Welsh Pony stallion, Legacy’s Conquistador Tempranillo *Wedderlie Mardi Gras - Royal Welsh Del Sol 2000 17 hh imported KWPN by Calvados Keur Champion/2 time US National Champion. Sire Sire/Dam: (Don Juan x Lolita) Out of Ilobria Keur Pref (Damiro x Transvaal) of National and Regional champions in 16.2 hand Black PRE Andalusian Approved CWB Bronze Premium CSH and performance. Standing at 13h he is an ideal Cria Caballar Revised Competed 3rd level dressage 1.20m jumpers cross on sport horse or TB mares to create large Conquistador is a true gentleman and has a Sires elegant, athletic offspring who move with a ponies. Passing on his gorgeous great disposition for the lateral and collected lot of suspension and jump in phenomenal form movement, conformation and kind temperament. work. Conquistador is currently showing at 3rd Standing at Klondike Victory Farm Alberta Approved Weser-Ems. Available to all breeds. Level in Wellington,FL and schooling 4th Level See our whole line-up of 5 imported stallions at See more at www.welshponies.com or call movements. www.kvf.ca 403-748-3070 stud fee $1,250 cad 541-874-3333 www.legacyfarmsofjupiter.com

Hunter Derby, Tyler, Texas, April 2010, 6th place” Photo Kim Houghton Deb Dawson photo credit Photographer Mary Cornelius FLEXIBLE Shine (Alesi) IDEAL Cruising/Flex/Safari 16 H 1993, 16.1h Rhinelander stallion Inschallah/Zeus/Furioso II 16.2 1996 Imported ISH Stallion By Akzent II out of Larissa, by Lachs. 1985 Approved Imported Oldenburg Pictured at 2010 Rolex FEI World Cup Final The perfect combination of temperment, ability, The most successful producer of Premium Foals Highest ranked Irish Sport Horse on the conformation and beauty. The ultimate hunter! in the entire ISR/Oldenburg history. Sire of World Ranking list for Show Jumpers Still showing and winning! Dressage Eventing and Jumper Champions Breed to one of the few U.S. based Stallions Contact: Olde Oaks Farm, Inc., Victoria Hunton For amateurs and professionals producing currently competing both Nationally and 713-806-7108, [email protected], consistent quality for 20 years Internationally. Stud Fee: $2,500 www.oldeoaksfarm.com Stud Fee $1,100 LFG [email protected] www.FlexibleGrandPrixJumper.com 503-638-7716 Visit our website to see photos of him and his www.ultimatepiaffe.com 503-638-7716 ph [email protected] offspring!

FABULEUX Flamenco 9050 (Fabriano/Augustinus xx/Absatz) Flyinge Flamingo 481 x Lankella by Lansiar Elite Hanoverian Stallion, 16.3h ATLANTIS AF ASGARD 1991, , 16.1h, Approved German test scores: 9’s walk, trot, temperament 2001 Black Leopard Knabstruper Stallion Swedish Warmblood Stallion. willingness to work; 10 canter. Proven sire. Imported from Germany (KNN, RPSI, ZfDP) FEI Dressage with scores in the 70s thru GP Also standing successful Elite Stallions Rare specimen of both Baroque & Sport types Standing at Stud in Wellington Dacaprio (Davingnon I/Caprimond) and Equally impressive in Dressage & Jumpers! Fresh $1,500 Frozen $1,200 Liberty (Lauries Crusador xx/Gimpel) Foals are correct & colorful w/ incredible minds Contact Leif 561-762-9020 All stallions approved AHS, GOV, ISR/Old Contact: Bec Knabstrupper Stud For more info and to see video, visit Bridlewood Farm - 859-485-6000 804.815.4484 ~ [email protected] www.freespiritfriesians.com www.bridlewoodhanoverians.com www.SpottedSportHorses.com 54 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE STALLION DIRECTORY

Offield Farms “World ROMERITO II Famous” Lingh (Yeguada San Miguel x Nobleza del Guadiana) (Flemmingh x Columbus) 17 hand Pura Raza Española Andalusian Stallion 1993 KWPN Bay 16.3 Hand Stallion Bugatti Hilltop Dressage Ambassador, imported from Germany Dutch A-Team under Bergamon-Rubinstein-Donnerhall 82.8% in USDF Qualifier Stallion Championship Won CDI Grand Prixs across Europe 1998 Hanoverian, 16.3H, Stud Fee: $2000 Worldwide proven Sire with Champion Foals His pedigree, gorgeous type, conformation, Received 9’s on character, temperament, gaits & in Conformation, Dressage and Jumping rideability & fine gaits make him a superior rideability at 70-day test. FEI winner, proven Excellent disposition and desire to please! candidate for dressage or H/J programs. sire with approved sons, Elite/Premium mares, Stud Fee: $1,000 (outcross), LFG Contact: Hassler Dressage, LLC & show champions in-hand & undersaddle. Contact: Gabriele Baker ( 517-623-1032 410-885-3824, www.hasslerdressage.com Contact: Hilltop Farm www.hilltopfarminc.com www.YeguadaRomerito.com [email protected] [email protected] or 410-658-9898

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Catching up: You go, Hadfield’s Saddlery! Cindy Hadfield tells us she has a new tack room trailer that will Mark your calendars for a good time! Patricia Keenan and I be ready for the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Catherine Herman, Co-Chairs of The EQUUS Foundation Equestrian Idol, promise this year’s Equestrian Idol, coming New kids on the block in Wellie-world: We hear Callan Friday, February 4, in Wellington, Florida, will be more fun N Solem Show Stables will be traveling to Wellington for the than ever – and everything will be new about it! Past Idol first time to compete at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Last winners will pair up with contestants in a musical cabaret. year Callan was named leading Grand Prix Rider at the Taylor Blauweiss, Ki-Juan Minors, Jen White Kane and G 2010 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, so who knows what’s in Brian Lookabill are coming back to perform with Dianna store this season? Bricker, Hillary Dobbs, Casey Hodges and newcomers, Teaghan James and Robert Orthwein. Three more Well done, and a round of applause for the young US contestants are expected. A Team that traveled to Buenos Aires in Argentina. The team Photo by PMG of Lucy Davis, John McConnell, Megan Edrick and Saer Coulter brought home the Gold for the USA in the Nations T Cup.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2011 E George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session January 4-8, presented by the Equestrian Federation at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Some of the nation’s best juniors will be riding, and auditing should be a real treat.

Famed equestrian Holly Orlando was spotted at the Miami Dolphins game against the Tennessee Titans last fall. We understand why she made the trip with Kenny Kraus, but why was she hanging out with Jason Gates, and why did they look so happy? The trio enjoyed the game, Jason and Ken much more than Holly, since her beloved Titans went down in flames.

Riders Catherine Civian and Helen McEvoy enjoy a visit Talk about family classes! Of the 25 riders that competed at at the Sacramento International Horse Show. this year’s Royal Horse Show in Toronto, six were from two families: Photo by Flying Horse Photography Great Britain’s powerhouse Whitaker family: Olympian Michael; his brother and fellow Olympian John; and John’s son Robert, and Canada’s first family of , the Millars: nine-time Olympian Ian; his son Jonathon, who just represented Canada at the World Show Jumping Championships; and daughter Amy.

We heard 167 families took refuge in the Step By Step foundation’s newly opened Tipa Tipa Elementary School after a hurricane destroyed the village of Lahaie (Haiti) in November. Liliane Stransky and Margie Engle, who raised funds to finish the school last year, will team up once again for the second annual All In For Charity Poker Tournament and Benefit Dinner at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, this year to be held on March 13.

Anne Gittins’s trailer was taken from the Littlewood show grounds in Wellington. Anne reported that the police found her trailer, but unfortunately it was completely empty of all equipment. “A few more computers and I’m back in business!” she says. “Thanks to all my friends and everyone who reached out to help me. And thank you police!!!” Folks, take this as a warning and go buy a hitch lock for your trailer… today!

Remember Laura Whitlow? She’s opening her new insurance agency, Champion Equine Insurance in Wellington. Champion Equine Insurance will also be a sponsor of the FTI 2011 Winter Equestrian Festival.

Bumps and bruises: Bobby Drennan had a nasty car accident recently when his SUV was caught between a tractor trailer and a senior citizen driver. Bobby’s car was totaled but fortunately he suffered only a few bruises. Continued on page 68 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 67 68 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

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Georgina Bloomberg is grateful for all of the calls, emails and letters of support she’s received following her fall at Syracuse in November. She is currently on the mend from a concussion and a small fracture of the S-1 vertebrae. By the time you read this, we expect she’ll be back in the .

Sidelines’ writer Sarah Ward had surgery for her torn meniscus and ACL. Even with the severe damage to her right knee, she successfully competed at Capital Challenge, PNHS and also WIHS on both her A/O hunters Onassis and Isaac. She finished off her riding for the year by winning the $2,000 A/O Handy Hunter on Onassis, and will now head into surgery but promises she’ll be back in the saddle before Devon!

Horse Show News: HITS has created a new seating and eating area on the show grounds in Ocala. You go Tom – well done.

Bromont has officially put in the request to host the WEG in HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein was re-elected 2018. The site for 2018 will be announced during the WEG at as President of the FEI at the Federation’s General Normandy France in 2014. Assembly in Taipei in a landslide victory in the first round of voting. Princess Haya, who was seeking a second and As of January 1, 2011, Clenbuterol (Ventipulmin) will no final four-year term as President, won with 90 votes of a longer be a permitted medication in Equine Canada sanctioned total 124 valid ballots. competitions. As a result, horses competing in Equine Canada sanctioned competitions with a positive test result for Clenbuterol will be sanctioned as per the Equine Canada penalty the Equine Canada website (www.equinecanada.com.) tables and drug classification system as a Class III offence. A withdrawal time of at least 72 hours is recommended after the last HITS is doing it again: a $500,000 hunter prix final is scheduled administration of this product. For additional information, please for September 10-11 2011 alongside the second annual $1 Million see the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Schedule of Drugs. Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. This unprecedented Hunter Prix Final will be the culmination of more Information about the EMCC medication rules maybe found on Continued on page 70 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 69 70 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

Ken and Arle Adams have proven to be angels, not only when they founded Palm Beach Hounds, but again, with a $5 million donation to The United States Equestrian Team Foundation. This gift will mark the creation of the Ken and Arle Adams International Competition and Training Grant Fund for supplemental funding to the three Olympic discipline’s High Performance programs: dressage, eventing, and show jumping. Photo by PMG

Continued from page 68 Pattie Freels mother to Skip, Meg and Leslie and Olympic than 30 qualifying events that will take place at each of the five showing jumper rider, Buddy Brown passed away in mid HITS horse show circuits starting in January 2011. November under the care of Hospice.

Passing: Dale Lawler passed away in the care of Hospice at Edwin C. Andrews Jr passed away on November 4, 2010 her home on Monday, November 15 following a tough bout with at the Stamford Hospital. Ed was a long time supporter of both cancer. Dale faced her illness the way she met everything in her the hunter jumper world and racing scene. He was probably best life with a no-nonsense approach, courage and humor. Dale was known as the owner of Leslie Howard’s grand prix horse Chase a long-time USEF steward, and one of the Wellington area’s very the Clouds. best real estate agents. News to share: New baby, engagement, pickup truck? On We were sorry to hear about the passing of long time horseman, the move, having parties, falling off horses? Share what’s Richard “Dickie” Hendriks. His funeral service was a “who’s happenin’ with your horse show friends by e-mailing us at editor@ who” of the horse world. Seen were D.D. and Michael Matz, sidelinesnews.com. Be sure to put “News for Ingate” in the Sherry Robertson, Harry Gill, Gretchen Jackson, Vince and subject line. Jancie Dugan, Timothy and Sissy Wicks – to name a few. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 71 72 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE H O Pomp and R S Pageantry: E The Royal

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The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presents the Governor General’s Cup to Centre Stage, H at the Royal Horse Show, November 13, 2010. Owner Cheryl Coulter Preziuso of Coventry Lane Farm and rider Erynn Ballard received the award. Centre Stage also received the Lieutenant Governor’s Cup award Photo by Ben Radvanyi

O By Michelle C. Dunn Margie Engle guided Indigo to victory in the The Royal Horse Show returned to Toronto this $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben W November, celebrating its 88th year. One of the Challenge, capping off “Old” indoor shows and once part of the trinity of the International week at Washington, New York and Toronto, The Royal still The Royal Horse Show celebrates with the pomp and pageantry of black tie Photo by Michelle C. Dunn box seats and receptions as well as some of the best indoor competition available. Offering over $750,000 in prize money over ten days, the Royal plays host R to the Indoor Eventing Championship, the Canadian Show Jumping Championship, a $100,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix and closing night’s $75,000 O Ricoh Big Ben Grand Prix which consistently plays Brianne Goutal bested a top to a standing-room only audience. international field to win the This year saw riders from seven nations $100,000 FEI World Cup Grand competing in the International week, including Prix at The Royal Horse Show U Harrie Smolders, Dermott Lennon, McLain Ward, with her horse Ballade Van Het Pablo Barrios, Gerco Schroder and Margie Engle. Indihoff. Here, they clear obstacle Two “Royal Families of show jumping” went head-to- 11-B, part of the triple-combination N head as well: The Whitakers (Michael, John and his which became the undoing of so son Robert) against Team Millar (Ian, and kids Amy many of her competitors and Jonathon.) Photo by Michelle C. Dunn D In addition to outstanding show jumping, however, the Royal Horse Show also plays host to the Hackney World Championship, the Green Meadows Coaching division, a full lineup of heavy horses including six- U horse-hitches (which seem to be everyone’s not so secret favorites!) and so much more. Harrie Smolders of The The Royal also hosted a CDI3* Dressage put in a P competition, which was won by defending consistent yet quick, clear Champion Ashley Holzer and her lovely Pop round in the $50,000 Weston Art, performing an energetic and crowd-pleasing Canadian Open at the freestyle to a mix of Black Eyed Peas tunes, Royal Horse Show. Veteran much to the surprise and delight of the crowd. Canadian Team riders finished Courses this year were designed by Anthony hot on his heels D’Ambrosio of Red Hook, New York. Photo by Ben Radvanyi FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 73 74 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE H Sacramento International O Horse Show November 9 – 14, 2010 R All photos by Flying Horse Photography Jeffrey Fields beat 2nd placed Richard S Spooner to win the $5,000 Ride and Drive with Lara 368, owned by Sharmin E Bock

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O With Signe Ostby’s Conexxion, Maja Lindemann won the Overall Best U Young Horse Suitability Lise Quintero won the $25,000 N 1.45 Grand Prix with Rhys Farms LLC’s Amber D Van Spiereld

U Harley Brown and Cassiato P won the $75,000 Grand Prix of Sacramento, an FEI World Cup Qualifier FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 75 76 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 77 78 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE H The 2010 Washington International O R Horse Show Had All The Right S Ingredients E

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his year’s Washington TInternational Horse Show, held October 26-31, at Verizon Center in the heart of Washington, DC was the perfect blend of competition, entertainment, social events and more. The heart of the show is the competition and some of the nation’s finest stars were showcased. Kelley Farmer, Keswick, VA, claimed the Leading Hunter Rider title and Francesca, ridden by Maggie Jayne, Elgin, IL, earned the Grand Champion Pablo Barrios jumped the highest in the $25,000 Hunter title. sponsored by The Boeing Company All photos by Diana De Rosa FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 79

Lillie Keenan won the blue ribbon in the WIHS Finals

The $20,000 Gambler’s Choice costume class got the most laughs as top riders appeared in decidedly non-traditional gear. Olympic veteran Rodrigo Pessoa won on Palouchin De Ligny in an authentic Formula One racing outfit!

In the jumpers, it was the $20,000 Gambler’s Choice sponsored by Louisburg Farm and Beth Johnson costume class that got the most laughs. Olympic veteran and Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa won that class on Palouchin De Ligny, costumed in an authentic Formula One racing outfit. It was that victory combined with a few others that earned him the Leading Jumper Rider and Leading International Open Jumper Rider titles. Also a featured class was the $25,000 Puissance sponsored by The Boeing Company which Venezuelan Pablo Barrios won aboard G & C Blanchee Z. Barn Night The most prestigious class of the week was the $100,000 filled the arena President’s Cup Grand Prix presented by Washington Convention and included and Sports Authority won by two-time Olympic Gold Medalists both a costume McLain Ward and Sapphire – a standing ovation from the audience. and banner The WIHS Equitation Finals have become the Holy Grail for contest many of the junior riders. This year it was 13-year-old Lillie Keenan of New York, NY who took the top honors. While the competition is the nucleus of this 52 year old annual horse show there was some added entertainment and fun Parent’s Breakfast on one day to a Horse’s Breakfast with the throughout the week. Special exhibitions included Military Polo, Mounted Police on another. There was also a Junior Exhibitor Combined by World Equestrian Games Silver Medalist party, a Casino Party and Brunch at the Haunted Barn. Chester Weber, Dressage by Pamela Goodrich and Lamborghini, Finally the show concluded with a special World of the Horse a special honoring of the Caisson Platoon, and Terrier Racing, demonstration showcasing local breeds and disciplines. On the always a crowd pleaser. concourse the Virginia Horse Council organized a Tribute to the In addition two events that have been part of the WIHS in the Military Horses over the years. past were revived. Barn Night filled the arena and included both The team behind the Washington International Horse Show a costume and banner contest. Kids Day was a superb mixture of has been working hard to create one of the best indoor shows fun for tons of tiny tots. in the nation and if the crowds that turned out this year are any In addition, there were a number of social functions, from a indication, it’s clear they are on the right track. 80 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 81 82 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE M Wrapping it up and Preparing Y for Surgery Sarah Ward

Well, the time has finally come. I’ve got to take off my riding boots, hang up my and helmet, and hand the reins over to my orthopedic surgeon. I have to have surgery L on my ACL, and I don’t know if I’m ready… but who is ever ready for surgery? I’ve been putting it off, getting through Indoors and even the Atlanta Fall Classics…but I can’t find another horse show, another event, which will allow I me to push it back one more time! Preparing for surgery is very different than getting ready for a competition… This is nothing you can train for or walk out of the arena with, or N without a ribbon. Surgery is one thing, it happens quickly, like a course. But I’m not sure prepared for the recoup time! I don’t know if I can give up riding and showing for as E long as they project - six months out of the saddle! I tore my ACL early last fall, during a flag football game with friends. After begging, I was allowed to compete at Indoors and now it’s time to go through with my end of the bargain. My A/O hunter Onassis won the Handy at Washington and I’ve never had to work so hard for a ribbon in my life; the course was tough and I was in a lot of pain. I practiced, practiced, and practiced at home and it paid off! After Indoors, I was able to push back the pending surgery one more time and rode at the Atlanta Fall Classics, and got to show my horse Bling Bling for the first time in a year! But the clock was ticking, and my time in the irons has run out! Sarah Ward is currently living in Atlanta. Sarah rides with Finally Farm’s Jack Towell and Liza Towell-Boyd and competes with Finally Farm in the hunters and jumpers in both the amateur and open divisions

The Good and the Bad The 2010 show year has been both good and bad. There have been a lot of tears, a lot of lost classes, and a lot that I have had to overcome. But there was also a lot of wins, a lot of excitement, and a lot of education. I have learned to appreciate every class, not to take anything for granted, and most of all, to take my time. My injury made me accept that I can’t control every part of my body. I’ve learned to lean on others when I need help, and I’ve even learned to lean on crutches!

A Different Perspective The next six months are probably going to be the hardest in my life. I will have surgery, and there will be very stressful things going on in my family. Riding has, and is, been the one thing that helps me cope with all the bumps and potholes in the road called life. I am blessed with wonderful horses and they always seem to know just how to cheer me up. Even though I won’t be able to ride, that doesn’t mean I won’t spend time with them. They are better than any therapy! So I guess I better take these field boots off for real now. I’ll still be writing my column for Sidelines, and I’ll be at WEF, although my perspective will be from the grandstands! I hope to use this to gain a further education and help my riding, this time from the sidelines! I expect this too will benefit me when I’m back in the saddle for Devon. Watching and listening is something we all do as riders. I’ll just have to do it from the ground for now!!! FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 83 84 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 85 86 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 87 88 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE S Pony Kids Name: Rachel Lambert I Hometown: Easthampton, MA Age: 12 D Ponies: Even though I don’t really own him, I lease him all during the summer and ride him a lot. He is known as “Rachel’s baby” around the farm! This gorgeous Morgan E gelding’s name is Maple Corner Passion! Trainer: Nora Britton L Of all the ponies you’ve ever ridden, which is your favorite? I ride many horses and ponies including Not Quite So Premier (Premier), Dial Wild (Scooter), Charlie I Brown (Charlie), Gumdrop (Gummy) and Black Eyed Susan (Susie). But the one I ride the most and is also N definitely my favorite is Maple Corner Passion (Passion) BY FAR!! What pony would you like to ride? Passion, anywhere, E any time! How did you get into riding? I’ve loved horses since I was very little. It was a passion that grew very big. It Rachel Lambert and her ‘Passion” S Photo by Michele Lambert started by my mom singing a lullaby to me about a horse and cart. My riding career started when I was nine, and What was the high point in your riding career? I’d have to ever since I discovered the indefinable awesomeness of say when I placed first in equitation and second in pleasure with riding, my passion just grows! I have a major passion for Passion at the Heritage Farm W/T Equitation/Pleasure J Passion! What was the low point? When Passion developed an abscess What is your favorite horse show? My favorite horse in his front hooves and I could not ride him for a little over four show to watch is definitely the WEG eventing and cross- months; but he has recovered recently! R country, and my favorite show to compete in is at Heritage Who are your Equestrian idols? I’d have to say Stacy Westfall! show W/T English equitation/pleasure I think it’s really amazing how she can ride a horse bareback and bridleless! Other than riding, what do you do? Go to school, write books, hang with my buddies, and love to take pictures at the farm. What are your plans for the future? For the near future, I want to compete in W/T/C Equitation/Pleasure as well as competing in Show Jumping. As far the farther-off future, I would like to be good enough to compete in the WEG Show Jumping American team!

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Name: What is your favorite horse Hometown: show? Age: What was the high point in Ponies: your riding career? Trainer: What was the low point? Of all the ponies you’ve Who are your Equestrian ever ridden, which is your idols? favorite? Other than riding, what do What pony would you like you do? to ride? What are your plans for the How did you get into future? riding? FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 89 90 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE S A Clean Sweep at Indoors I Hannah Goodson-Cutt D Rules the Junior Hunters By Erin Gilmore E It wasn’t until Syracuse that Hannah Goodson- Cutt’s longtime trainer started crying like a baby. But on November 4th, Kate Considine’s tears L of joy were inevitable, as 17-year-old Hannah neatly tied up a clean sweep of the Indoor season by winning her I fourth Small Junior Hunter title in a row. The N West Coast-based trainer and student may have gone E east for Indoors with high hopes, but they made history by topping the junior S hunters at the Capital Challenge, The Pennsylvania National, Washington International and The National Horse Show at Syracuse. J Laid right on top of that were best child rider titles at each show. And as Hannah rode to her first open classic win during the $50,000 National Horse Classic, held in honor of R Charlie Weaver at Syracuse, Kate officially lost it.

Beyond A Dream “Every professional dreams of being champion at Indoors Hannah Goodson-Cutt and Caretano, shown here during the with a client,” says Kate. “Then something like this happens Washington International Horse Show on October 28, couldn’t be where we were champion at all four. It is beyond a dream beat during Indoors come true. I set a record, with a kid I raised and a horse I Photo ©Diana De Rosa raised. It’s an honor to be a part of it.” Superman. She credits due diligence in ride time to giving her the Hannah has trained with Kate’s Willow Brook Stables in confidence to lay down the trips that put her in the winner’s circle Lake View Terrace, California for over seven years. She last fall. has been paired with Caretano, a 12-year-old Holsteiner “If I’m not prepared before a round, I’m going to be very nervous gelding, since 2008. The big bay gelding is a former grand and make more mistakes,” Hannah says. “We practice a little bit prix jumper that has thrived as a junior hunter with Hannah. every week, and no matter how much I might be winning, I know And although her second horse, the 9-year-old Superman that skipping a day would make the preparation before we go into (also a Holsteiner,) is a newer purchase, Hannah’s been no the ring harder. “ less successful with him. Choosing to be homeschooled during her junior year gave “(At Indoors) I wanted to ride up to the level in which I’d Hannah more time to ride and compete throughout 2010. That be competitive,” says Hannah. “I was very determined to extra time, combined with the unwavering support of her mother, ride well, but I never expected to be champion at all four who has been her constant on the road companion at shows, shows. Being best junior rider was one of the most exciting played equal parts in the culmination of success during the fall things; it was nice to know that the judges thought I rode season. well.” Hannah attests that she’ll focus on the equitation and medal divisions more in 2011. Training and competing for medal wins is Practice Does Make Perfect a different kind of ride and requires a different kind of plan, she Hannah’s been on an upswing since earning the win says. But as she’s proven four times over, when it counts, the at the West Coast Junior Hunter Finals in August with determination to simply ride well can pay off big. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 91 92 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE S On Course With Junior Rider I Hayley D Barnhill E L I N E S

By Jan Westmark anything and he always has my best interests at heart. About a year-and-a-half ago I got my first experience riding top quality Like many junior riders, Hayley Barnhill grew up dreaming horses for Tom Wright. Since then Tom has been helping me with of competing in the Big Eq and medal finals, and hoped all of my riding. He always has the right things to say to keep my J that one day she would win one of the prestigious titles. nerves in check and keeps me focused so I don’t try too hard. Her dreams came true in 2010, when she won not just He’s gotten me with all the right people to make this happen. Last one final but two – the Pessoa/USEF Medal Finals and the winter Tom introduced me to Missy Clark and the Goguens. I have R ASPCA Maclay Finals, known to Big Eq riders as the Medal had so much fun and learned so much at North Run this year. and the Maclay. Missy has done so much for me. She has a great program and an “It was unreal winning two finals,” Hayley said. “It was amazing team working for her. The Goguens have also given me everything I had ever worked for and I got to experience it the opportunity to ride a lot of nice horses. What they have taught twice. Ever since I was a little kid I dreamed of winning one me in the hunter ring has helped me so much in the equitation. It of the finals but knew how hard it was to do. Everything has has been a team effort and everyone has worked together so well. to go your way and that’s what happened for me.” Hayley can now add the Medal and Maclay to her already Sidelines: What was your reaction when you heard your name impressive resume, which is made even more impressive announced as the winner of the Medal and then the Maclay? by the fact that she is only 17 years old. In addition to HB: I was in shock. The Medal finals were so suspenseful having a resume any pro would envy, Hayley trains with because Sam Schaefer rode so well and we had no idea how David Pellegrini, Tom Wright and Missy Clark, some of the it was going to turn out. When they finally called it out I couldn’t industry’s top coaches who are quick to praise the rising believe it. It was the same for the Maclay finals. I couldn’t stop star. smiling if I wanted to. “Hayley is a great student and an amazing talent,” Missy said. “Partnering with Podest, the horse she won the two Sidelines: You rode Podest to the Medal and Maclay wins, what finals on, turned out to be a great match. She was also co- is he like? champion at Devon on him in the equitation. I also can’t say HB: I’m so lucky that Missy found such a great horse for me this enough about David Pellegrini and what he taught her. He year. He is exactly my ride and the perfect match for me. He has is a great guy and he is a huge part of her success.” a great rhythm and presence in the ring. He’s incredibly scopey with a huge stride and will do anything you ask as long as you are Sidelines: What has it been like working with some of the supporting him. I want to thank the Gardners for giving me the top trainers in the business? opportunity to show him this year. He’s an amazing horse and we HB: I started riding with Dave Pellegrini when I was eight had a great year together. years old on my first small pony. He has taught me so much from the junior hunters to the equitation and the jumpers. Sidelines: What does it feel like riding and showing many different Dave is like a father figure to me. I can talk to him about horses? FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 93

HB: I love it. It’s really helped me out this year with the switching horses in the finals. I’m used to riding about 10 horses a day and sometimes even showing that many on the weekends. It’s given me confidence that I can get on a horse I’ve never ridden before and still do the best that I can. I have learned so much from different horses this year and I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t had that opportunity.

Sidelines: What are your riding goals now? HB: I hope to focus more on the jumpers. I did a lot in the hunters this year but I want the jumpers to be more the focus for my career. I am a senior in high school now, but plan on taking a year off after I graduate. I want to continue showing my horse and look for a job with someone in the business.

Sidelines: Do you have any superstitions when you ride? HB: I am ridiculously superstitious. I wore the same show shirt and the same jacket at every equitation final and I have a lucky necklace and bracelets that I can’t take off. I couldn’t wear anything new until after Indoors either. My lucky necklace actually broke before Syracuse but I rode with it in my pocket. 94 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

Juniorside Lauren Corey S enjoys IEA shows I IEA Shows are D a Mixed Bag by Lauren Corey E My IEA season began with a double weekend of shows L in mid-November. The team and I drove six hours south to Ojai, California where we competed at Thacher School. There were six teams and lots of parents, and barely I enough room on the bleachers to hold all of us! One of the things I love about the IEA is that even though we are on different teams and competing against each other, we can N all be friends. Since I am a member of a small team, most of my friends are on other teams. We aren’t very competi- E tive with each other and celebrate each person’s victory no matter what team they are on. The most nerve-wracking part of the entire show is draw- S ing the horses. Even though equitation is supposed to be judged on the rider, having a nice horse definitely makes confident aboard the horse that I choose as my favorite during my job easier! We are all asked to line up in order of warm ups. height, which usually means that I am last (because I’m so tall.) Each rider then reaches into a container and pulls A Lucky Draw out the name of a horse. There is a crazy mix of emotions On the first day at Thacher, I drew a great horse for the over J during the 60 seconds we are waiting in line: bitter disap- fences round. I was ecstatic that I got the opportunity to jump him; pointment when a competitor draws the horse I want, then I have been watching this horse for the past two years and have over the top elation when someone else draws that bratty hoped to get the chance to ride him. I was lucky enough to place R pony. The horses I draw can make or break the show for second in my highly competitive class, but it’s with mixed feelings me. It might just be psychological, but I am definitely more when I place so high in the beginning of the show, because then it is difficult to improve. For my flat class that day, I drew a horse that I had ridden in a flat class last year. I definitely had more luck with him at this show, I would like to think it’s because I have become a better rider. But the giant spurs I was borrowing may have helped too... We placed third, which was a wonderful ending to a great day. The next day was not quite as successful. I spend so long looking forward to a show, just to have it be over even more quickly. After going through the stressful drawing of horses, I ended up with my favorite flat horse for the jumping along with a “Western” pony for the flat. My jumping horse was super fun, a little bit like my horse Petey (they both get going when they are on course.) He found all of the distances for me, but had a hard rub on a rail, which moved us down to fourth.

Solving the Puzzle The last flat class ended up being my low point of my show. I discovered that I have much more difficulty with Western horses. For some crazy reason, Western trained horses are harder for me to ride! I have tried riding Western horses in a Western style, Western horses English style, and even English horses Western style, all to no avail. The commands tend to be different, at the canter as soon as I took my leg off, he screeched to a halt. But I entered the class with an open mind, hoping that my equitation would be enough to land me in the top three. Unfortunately, the pony broke twice when the larger horses cut us off, and we placed fifth. Despite a disappointing second day, I had fun with each horse I rode and I love the challenges of catch riding. Each new horse is like a puzzle just waiting to be solved, all I have to do is unlock the perfect way to ride them. After such a thrilling and exciting weekend, I can’t wait to try my luck again at the next IEA show! FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 95 96 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 97 98 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

At Fair Hill International in October, Clark Montgomery piloted Universe, owned by his wife Jessica E Montgomery, in the CCI** – bested only by Loughan Glen, owned by Holly Becker and Kathryn Kraft and ridden by Clark in a stunning one-two finish in a field of V 56 starters Photo by Elisabeth Harpham – www.equidigital.com E Sidelines: After where did you go? CM: We went down to Ocala and worked for a year. N From there, I started helping Natalie and Michael Pollard. Natalie was pregnant with their twins, Michael’s a businessman, and they had a ton of horses and really needed help riding them. In June the job opportunity T opened up to move down here to work for Carl Bouckaert (chatthillseventing.com) He’s really enthusiastic, and he can be more fun to work with. I’m training the horses, and I Jessica and I have a little separate operation, too. The farm is beautiful. Part of my job is to promote this area, Five Questions for Chattahoochee Hills. It’s 30 minutes from downtown N Atlanta in Georgia hill country and we’re trying to get Clark Montgomery horse people down here and buy up the land around it. Sidelines: You finished first with ArdCeltic Art on your G dressage score at Poplar Place in November in the By Lauren R. Giannini Connemara stallion’s first-ever Intermediate Horse Trials. How did you get that catch ride and what was Art like to Clark Montgomery was five when he got hooked on ride? “cross-country,” chasing cows on his uncle’s farm in Texas. CM: Donna Miller and Roger Brown were at our last horse trials at Two years later, he embarked on dressage lessons from Chattahoochee Hills. They’d been thinking about having someone Meg Flemming. After high school he rode for two years else ride the horse at his first Intermediate horse trial. They saw with Jim Graham, 1994 World Equestrian Games veteran. me show jump. Donna liked what she saw and gave me a call. His next stop was training with and then working for Karen Art is awesome – he’s the smallest thing I’ve ridden in a and David O’Connor. In 2008 Clark was short-listed for long time [15.1hh] and that took a bit of getting used to, but he the Olympics and struck out on his own to concentrate on obviously has the talent to do that level. The jumps looked a little making a name for himself. In November 2010 he stood bit bigger than what I’m used to seeing, but he was great. They’ve ninth overall on the USEA leaderboard, and Clark will be asked me to ride him again and I asked if we could do an “off the first to tell you that he’s learned a lot in the last year or and on” – that I could ride him at some occasional events, but I two… thought that Donna would be fine riding him at Intermediate. We had no problems with any of the complex questions asked at that Sidelines: You were short-listed for Beijing and then level. Art was brilliant, really good, and he felt great on the cross- dropped out of sight. Eventing Nation considers you one of country. He really clicked right in and handled everything in stride. the best riders in the country, even though you didn’t have a three-star horse. What happened? Sidelines: Which lessons have had the greatest impact on you? CM: I definitely went through a drought of having horses CM: When I came back from England, I had another horse at the in the upper levels. I did have a three-star horse in ’08, Up Advanced level, Raconteur – he was a blast to ride, especially Spirit. Honestly, I think I pushed him too hard that summer cross-country, but his career was just too short. He broke down while my wife Jessica and I were in England and I was and had to be retired. Up Spirit had broken down. I had a one-star trying to make the team. horse and he broke down on me also. I went from doing quite well to nothing. Coming back from England, I didn’t have any business Sidelines: What did you harvest from your England and I was just really wondering what in the world I was going to do. experience? We couldn’t afford to pay for a groom, so I had to start taking care CM: One of the biggest things was getting over that initial of the horses. That time period really taught me how much I love hump of thinking that the professionals are so much better horses and how I love being around them. I started riding again. I over there – and getting over the star-struck awe of riding came back with a new sense of the animals and the training part in competitions with the big names, which is what kind of of it. I started loving to compete again and just really enjoying it. happened when I first got there. I learned that you can It can’t be all about competition, because that will let you down. really compete with them. You just need the backing and It’s all about enjoying the horses, loving the horses, and spending the horses to do it. every day with them. I wouldn’t say that overall their cross-country courses Making a team or even doing well at any competition is just icing are harder. Sometimes they’re tougher, sometimes they’re on the cake. It’s not the end-all and be-all for me anymore. If all the easier, and they are different. The distances seem to be a stars align and it happens, that’s fantastic. I’m not doing it for that. bit more open and they’re more inclined to use solid logs I’m out there trying to be the best horseman I can be and letting and skinnies, things like that. the pieces fall into place. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 99 100 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

Professional Huntsman Larry Pitts begins his 30th season f with the Potomac Hunt Photo by Karen Kandra Wenzel o Opening Meet x is the Best h u of Times n t i n g

Mission Valley Hunt’s Field Master Nick Badgerow, MFH Sandy Longan, MFH Bill Stueck and Bo Stueck; MVH Mission Valley’s Huntsman is based in Leawood, Kansas Jim Beisel with MFH Jill Photo by Tom Owen Turner behind him Photo by Tom Owen Snickersville’s huntsman Todd Kern on his way to the first draw Photo by Liz Caller

New colors for Whiskey Roaders: Caitlin Hardiman (left) Victoria Jacks (third from left) and Shannon Hardiman, (far right) received colors from Joint Masters Gail Flintom, David and Lynn Smith Photo by Win Magerkurth

Kevin Palmer, huntsman for Fairfax Hunt in Great Falls, Virginia moves out Photo by Liz Caller FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 101

Blue Ridge’s First Field led by co-MFHs Doris Stimpson and Anne McIntosh Photo by Karen Myers Professional Huntsman David Pickett makes sure his hounds are minding their manners prior to moving off at the Howard County-Iron Bridge Hounds Opening Meet on November 6, at Harwood Farm, Woodbine, MD. Beside David is Professional Whipper-in Kelly Burdge Photo by Karen Kandra Wenz

Dennis Downing, Huntsman for Blue Ridge Hunt, Sue Downing and Ross Salter, Whippers- In, take the pack through the gates and up the long Irvin L. (Skip) Crawford, MFH, drive at Long is celebrating his 25th season Branch as Joint MFH at Potomac Hunt Photo by Karen Myers Photo by Karen Kandra Wenzel

Huntsman Spencer Allen leads the way Noel Ryan, for Piedmont’s Opening Meet Photo by Liz Caller huntsman for Loudoun Hunt doffs his hat while the priest blesses hounds from the safety of the porch Photo by Liz Caller 102 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE F Five O Questions X for H Norman M. Fine U Norm Fine and his Thoroughbred, Guitar N Photo courtesy of Liz Caller videos and I still publish a calendar. We T have great stories and slide shows. Sidelines: Catching up with you isn’t easy: is the new book keeping you busy? NMF: Yes. “Foxhunting Adventures: Chasing The Story” I is a book of 32 stories I put together after I retired. Many had been in Covertside. Some were published by the Chronicle of the By Lauren R. Giannini Horse and the old Classic magazine, and others were published N in England in Bailey’s, Hounds, Hunting, and Country Illustrated. Norman M. Fine spent 15 years as the editor of Covertside, The stories represent 40 years of my hunting from England to the official publication of the MFHA (Masters of Foxhounds Ireland and all across the US and Canada. I updated each one G Association), but retirement at the end of 2009 didn’t suit with a little introductory paragraph to tell people how I came to him. By May 2010 Norm had launched a subscription be there. They’re pretty much in chronological order, and I think website that caters to enthusiasts: FoxHuntingLife.com they all stand on their own. I wanted to tell a hunting tale but also keeps him busy. Norm and his wife Joan, a business and tried to put it into context with how I came to be there, what was commercial lawyer, have been married for 42 years. Their interesting or unique about the place, whether it was historical or homestead is a gracious place nestled behind boxwoods had a unique culture. and old trees to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Joan stopped hunting 10 years ago and turned her attention to Sidelines: Are you getting in any hunting between book Labrador Retrievers and dog trials. Norm, however, rides to promotions? hounds as often as possible. NMF: Yes I am, mostly with my own home pack, the Blue Ridge. We’ve had a very nice season, wonderful hunting. To be truthful, Sidelines: What’s so special about hunting? What do you I hadn’t been out for even one day’s hunting in the first half of tell people who ask why you ride horses and run after a November: I went to Belle Meade (Ga.) for their opening meet to bunch of ‘dawgs’? sign books, then to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, then to Chevy NMF: There’s no way of knowing until you actually Chase Club to give a talk and sign books, then to The Surrey experience hunting. It’s something you’re invited to do, (Md.) for more book signing. and you either love it or you hate it. It either resonates with you or it doesn’t. It resonated with me. It’s this incredible Sidelines: Of all the horses you’ve hunted, do you have any adventure, this challenge of trying to keep up with hounds favorites? no matter where the fox takes them. The music of the NMF: I love the Thoroughbred. I love the way they move. It’s like hounds gets your blood up, and you have to establish a riding a cloud. A good Thoroughbred has a generosity that other partnership with your horse to accomplish this successfully breeds don’t really have. I have two lovely horses. Guitar is pretty and come home together at the end of the day. It’s an old – actually, we’re getting old together. I’ve had some wonderful exciting, exhilarating adventure. experiences on him, and we did a lot of judging of Foxhound Performance Trials: two days in a row and he totally took care Sidelines: How did you come up with FoxHuntingLife. of me. He’s a real gentleman and jumps great – I have total com? confidence in him. My other horse, Slim Chance, has turned out NMF: There was no other website at the time that had what to be a phenomenal hunt horse. He’s a grandson of Secretariat, I wanted to provide – news and stories and photos about but doesn’t look anything like him. He looks like Count Fleet. He hunting with horse and hound. It’s a huge commitment of has Count Fleet top and bottom, male two generations to time – you have to work on it every day to keep it fresh. Secretariat – this horse was bred to race. He’s tattooed and raced We’re having a Tailgate Recipe contest, you can download but never won. I can understand why. He just wants to be with hunting horn ringtones, and we’re going to offer sheet other horses. He’ll go and jump in front, but he doesn’t have a music for all the old hunting songs. You can buy books, competitive instinct. They’re both great hunters. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 103 104 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

Catching up: The hottest eventing news out of Europe, in Kentucky. and just on the heels of Moorland Totilas’ shocking sale: Speaking of Robert, he opened a big ‘ol can of worms on O German eventer and WEG gold medalist Michael Jung’s November 15 via his popular blog (doversworld.com) with some top horse, La Biosthétique-Sam FBW, was moved from choice comments about eventing. He noted, “The problem for me is his yard without Michael’s permission by his 60% owner that I am having greater and greater difficulty as I get older, finding F (and Michael’s ex-girlfriend) Sabine Krueter. Michael a way to legitimize Eventing while horses which have no choice owns the other 40%, and while the Sabine’s partnership in the matter end up getting killed for the sake of sport.” And with contract preventing her from selling Sam was to expire on that, the floodgates opened for debate all around the interwebs. F December 31, she violated said contract by removing Sam We can always count on Robert to keep things interesting! from Michael’s stable without his knowlesge or permission. Initially, rumors abounded that Sam was tried by Mary Eventer Boyd Martin, who winters in Aiken, is syndicating King and then Mark Todd. When questioned as to whether Neville Bardos, the horse that he rode at the WEG as the highest- he was the new rider of Sam, Toddy laughed loud and long placing US individual in eventing. For info on the syndicate check and denied any truth. Eurospy reports other possible out Boyd’s popular blog, www.boydandsilvamartin.blogspot.com. new partners for this amazing little 16hh horse would C have us believe that Piggy French (refused to comment) They were the cart races heard round the eventing world Oliver Townend (un-contactable) and Zara Phillips (un- at the Galway Downs International on November 8. Just in case contactable) were all in the running. someone forgot that eventers don’t know how to have fun, riders E including (but not limited to) Buck Davidson, Jr., Hawley Bennet- However, after a court injunction on November 16th, Awad and Jennie Brannigan tackled a golf cart obstacle course Sam was ordered returned to Michael’s stable immediately. race through the 3* water complex and into the stadium jumping Sabine had refused the Jung’s offer to buy out her share of ring. Sabotage was encouraged, and chaos ensued! N Sam for 600,000 Euro, saying that she had gotten an offer from an unnamed buyer in the neighbourhood of 1 million Thanks to Renee Isler, a young equestrian from Colorado Euros. was able to participate in the FEI Junior/Young Rider Dressage T Clinic held in Parker, Colorado on October 23-24. McKinley As if that wasn’t enough to turn a horse lover’s stomach Harvey applied and was accepted to this United States Dressage (is it really all just about the money?!?), a sadly similar Federation program, but needed a financial boost to make it E situation cropped up in the U.S. on November 19th with Continued on page 106 the popular eventer HJ Hampton (aka Run Henny Run) and rider Peter Atkins. Part-owner Linda R Martin took Henny from Peter’s barn without his permission or knowledge on November 2nd, ostensibly to L facilitate a high-dollar sale of the charismatic Selle Francis gelding. Henny was returned to Peter on I November 17th after he obtained a court order that required Linda to return the horse. The partnership N dispute was ongoing at press time. Peter has trained Henny exclusively since 2007, when the horse was a E fried hunter too scared to step over a pole, so it’s understandable that he has quite the close partnership with Henny, whom he placed 24th with at the 2010 WEG. Here’s hoping that all this drama doesn’t become a trend for owners of successful horses. We know it’s a business, but at the end of the day, we’re all in this for the love of the horse. At least, that’s what we The 8th annual Association Sport Horse National Show was held thought. September 22-25th in Nampa, Idaho. KB Omega Fahim+++// and daughter KB Jull Fahim+//, swept the open FEI dressage division. This is the first time a father and daughter have dominated the entire open FEI dressage competition of this national Dressage Canada was unsuccessful in its bid to retain championship show. Fourteen year old KB Omega Fahim+++// won Grand Prix and Team Technical Coach/Advisor Intermediate 11, while eleven year old KB Jull Fahim+// captured Intermediate 1 and Prix St. Georges. Robert Dover beyond the one-year contract that expired October 15, Arabian stallion KB Omega Fahim+++// is owned by breeder Elaine Kerrigan of 2010. Robert was instrumental in Kerrigan Bloodstock in Eureka, CA and Half-Arabian KB Jull Fahim+// is owned by Canada’s best ever placing at the Chris Bailey, also of Eureka. Both horses are trained and shown by Chelsey Sibley Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games of Sky Ranch, in Sonora, CA. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 105 106 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

Continued from page 104 donated her services and time to train a 4-year-old Thoroughbred happen. McKinley’s dream was fulfilled because of Renee, who rescue for CANTER California. Sully retired sound from the established a Dressage Support Fund in 2008 at The Dressage track and Gina says that he “is an exciting prospect for three day Foundation to provide financial help to young riders. McKinley eventing. He has a fantastic attitude and his big, ground covering received an $800 grant from the Isler Fund, to help her ride and gaits make him a natural candidate for the sport of eventing.” You learn from George Williams during this outstanding educational can go to canterusa.org for more info and video of Gina riding clinic. Sully, but we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that this lucky rescue horse might have found his forever home by the time you read Our hat is off to . The Olympic silver medalist has this!

California native Logan Rawlings has taken a big step and started her own eventing yard in England, after working for champion eventer William Fox-Pitt for two years. WFP and company said that “Logan will be a hard one to replace but we wish her every success with her own yard!”

At the Asian Games in late November, the big news was the Buddhist monk who won eventing team and individual gold. That’s right, Japanese rider Kenki Sato is a monk and The Canaan Ranch gang gathered at the 2010 Colonel Burt Lunquist Memorial Finals in successful international Lexington, VA. Chris and Brendan Trefny, Rhea Gibble, Sidelines Sports Psychology eventer! Congratulations columnist Ann Reilly, and Canaan Ranch Owner Melanie Pai. to him and the Japanese eventing team. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 107 108 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE D R Brentina’s Golden Years E S S A G

“This will be her life until it can’t E be that way,” says Debbie

By Erin Gilmore every morning to keep her supple and happy. “We just play around, nothing serious,” says Debbie. “But it’s always been important for “The time has come to step away from the limelight. . . Brentina to feel part of the routine.” your applause and adoration will carry me forward, into my By 10:30am, the sun has warmed River Grove’s pastures, and next chapter of lush fields and frolicking foals.” Brentina spends the rest of the day ruling over her own private And with that, there was not a dry eye in the house. It field. “She loves being outside,” Debbie adds. “Even if there’s was Brentina’s official retirement ceremony, held during snow on the ground she still goes out.” the 2009 Final in Las Vegas. As she took her last turn around the Thomas and Mack Center Second Generation with Debbie McDonald, the thousands of spectators in It was a given that Brentina’s foals would be highly anticipated attendance sent one of the United States’ most decorated once her career ended. But her age and other factors complicate dressage horses into retirement with the love and a second career that Brentina might have as a broodmare, admiration that she was due. Debbie explains. Brentina’s wildly successful career began Brentina’s dam, Lieslotte, died while giving birth to and ended with Debbie as her rider, and her third foal (Brentina was the first, her full brother, included two gold medals at the 1991 Pan the stallion Barclay II, is the second), and Debbie American Games, a historic individual has always harbored the fear that something championship at the 2003 World Cup similar could happen if Brentina were to carry Final in Göteborg, Sweden, team her own foal. In addition, Brentina underwent bronze at the 2004 Athens Olympics, colic surgery in the winter of 2009, and and the unforgettable bronze-medal although she fully recovered, Debbie and winning freestyle at the 1995 World the Thomases decided that the risks of Cup Final that earned the R-E-S-P- Brentina carrying a foal were too high. If E-C-T of dressage fans everywhere. embryo transfer technology wasn’t readily available, Debbie insists that she wouldn’t The Good Life breed Brentina at all. Today, life after the limelight is But thanks to modern science, Brentina good for Brentina. Like any celebrity was bred via embryo transfer in 2009, and worth her snuff, the coming 20-year- two of her foals are on the ground now. One old Hanoverian mare winters in is a foal by Leslie Morse’s famous stallion Southern California and summers near Kingston, a colt that has already been through Sun Valley, Idaho. She is still an integral much in his short life; his recipient dam died from part of the barn at River Grove Farm, home to complications during labor. Brentina’s other foal is Debbie’s full time training business by Damsey, a young stallion competing in with longtime owners Peggy and After Brentina’s retirement, Debbie retired Europe. Parry Thomas. from competing as well. “It’s pretty hard Both foals were born and live at Pollyrich Debbie, who trained the mare up to keep going when you know you’ll never Farms in Solvang, California. “River Grove from a 3-year-old, still rides Brentina have another horse like this,” says Debbie isn’t set up to be a breeding farm, and FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 109

Debbie still rides Brentina every morning to keep her supple and happy once winter starts we all head south,” says Debbie. “At Pollyrich, no other detail when it comes to the big chestnut mare. She’s the the foals get to be with other babies. It’s a beautiful farm and the queen of the farm, and Debbie wouldn’t have it any other way. foals are in good hands; if it weren’t for the quick-acting staff at “Neither one of us can go without each other,” Debbie admits. Pollyrich, we could have lost the Kingston foal.” “Right now she’s very healthy and happy and sound, and this will be her life until it can’t be that way.” Totilas & Brentina? Rumors flew this year that Brentina had also been bred with the current world champion dressage horse, the famed Totilas. Debbie confirms that while those rumors were true, the fertilized embryos weren’t carried to term by the recipient mares. In December Brentina went under lights for one last try at collecting embryos to fertilize with the remaining Totilas straws. The world would love to see a Brentina foal by Totilas, and Debbie pragmatically says that if it’s meant to be, it will be. And if it’s not meant to be, there’s no pressure to keep trying, adds Debbie. “She gave all of us so much pleasure and never said ‘no’ one day of her life. It’s wonderful that we do have two foals on the ground, but the odds are slim that any others are going to be close to Brentina.” At River Grove Farm in Hailey, At 3:30 every afternoon, Brentina is ID, Brentina spends her days brought in from her field and settled in grazing in the shadow of a her stall for the night. In late fall, she bronze statue dedicated in honor was the only horse at River Grove left of her and her accomplishments All photos courtesy of Justin Clark unclipped, but the barn staff spares 110 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE D Five R Questions E for S Meagan S Davis Meagan and Bentley winning A the 2010 Collecting Gaits USEF National Young Rider Championship G Photo by Bradley Davis By Jan Westmark December 15-19. I was given the invitation to compete there because I had the highest average in the United States. I earned When she was only 11 years old, Meagan Davis became an average of 70.47% from Dressage at Devon and the NEDA Fall E the youngest dressage rider ever to represent the United Festival on Bentley. States at an international competition outside of the U.S. “I rode my pony Van Gogh and we competed in the FEI Pony Sidelines: After the World Cup you will stay in Europe for a while classes at the CDI Blainville in Canada and we won two out and train with Hubertus Schmidt. Have you trained with him of three classes,” Meagan said. before? Meagan, now 21, once again represented the United MD: I have not worked with Hubertus before but I have been States in mid-December when she and Bentley, a 17-year- able to watch him teach and I am very excited to work with him. old Danish Warmblood, competed in the FEI World Cup I believe his system will be a good match for Bentley, and I am Dressage Final for Young Riders in Frankfurt, Germany. looking forward to watching him and his students ride and learning Knowing the cost of competing overseas as well as shipping that way as well. Bentley to Germany, Meagan’s friends rallied around her and put together a fundraiser to help her achieve her Sidelines: You are fortunate to have wonderful friends who held dreams and get the horse and rider to Germany. a fundraiser for you to help you get to Germany. How did it go? Meagan has trained with dressage great Lendon Gray MD: When I first said that I wanted to go to the Young Rider World for 10 years, and under Lendon’s guidance Meagan Cup in Germany, my friends said I should worry about qualifying and Bentley won the 2010 USEF National Young Rider for the show and they would make sure I could afford to go. Kelly Dressage Championship at the Collecting Gaits Farm/ Williams and Karl Steubasand are friends of my family and they USEF Dressage Festival of Champions. put together an Oktoberfest themed party, which was held at Sandy and Brenda Williams’ house in Rhinebeck, New York. They Sidelines: How did you and Bentley become partners? are my second family and have done so much for me over the MD: Bentley is owned by Kelly Roetto, of Bedminster, New years and I am very grateful to have them supporting Bentley and Jersey, and Kelly offered me the ride on Bentley in the fall I. The fundraiser was to help raise money to pay for the expenses of 2008. Of course I jumped at the opportunity to ride the that come from going to a show like the Young Rider World Cup. 2008 USDF Prix St. Georges Horse of the Year. It wasn’t The United States doesn’t provide any funding for Bentley and all easy though, and it took Bentley and me at least four me to go and my parents have supported me the best they have months before we started to really become a team. Bentley been able to over the years but they couldn’t pay for everything is a very tricky horse and you really need to be a partner, that it takes for a show like this. So we had a silent auction and a not the dictator, in order for him to be the best he can be. live auction at the event to help raise money. It was a very special When I got him, he was standoffish and not very social but evening and I am so thankful to everyone who came and helped I spent countless hours with him in his stall, grooming him, celebrate me in accomplishing my goal. grazing him, and going for hacks to build a bond that would later lead to trust in the competition arena. Now he nickers Sidelines: Do you have any up-and-coming horses and what for me when I walk into the barn in the morning and when does the future look like for you? I go to bring him in from his field all I have to do is whistle MD: My parents own Longview Farm in Stone Ridge, New York, and he is at the gate. so I work out of there. I have Bentley there and an up-and- coming six-year-old KWPN. I also have a seven-year-old Dutch Sidelines: Are you excited about competing in Germany? Warmblood owned by Kelly that is super talented and a four-year- MD: I am very excited and nervous at the same time. It old Hanoverian mare owned by Emma Griffen who also shows is such an honor to be representing the United States. great potential. After Germany the horses and I head to Florida for The FEI Young Rider World Cup is in Frankfurt Germany, the winter season to show and train. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 111 112 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

Flag waver Erin Season in Indio. We hear everyone had a blast and the only A O’Brian was at casualty was one sacrificed helmet after Interscholastic Team it all summer at Member Carina Deck (dare we say it?) hit the deck, but other than a bent face mask all is well. 12 teams total competed over the Greenwich Polo weekend, in both 1-goal and 4-goal brackets. Club. Our gal Erin

S is a star at carrying is still going strong and will hold their flags on horseback, The Gay Polo League second annual International Gay Polo Tournament in Wellington, and even got to ride during the first week of April. The tournament will field four teams, I one of Peter Brant’s each of which is to be comprised of GPL players and anchored by ponies in opening a high-goal professional. ceremonies

D We hear Bart Evans is out in California with his prize turf mare, Wasted Tears, searching for their next stakes win. She’s looking for win number 8 in 2010, so here’s hoping the E grass is flying! Catching up: And you thought games could seem Photo by Sinead Ferguson endless? Don’t whine to Luis Escobar or Melissa Ganzi, S who set a world record in Aiken this fall for the most consecutive chukkers played (they each played 30!) during Randy Russell’s Dawn to Dusk Polo Challenge benefiting Fort Gordon. Check out the story on page 116.

Bumps and bruises: Toby Wayman is recovering after surgery this fall in Aiken. All reports from doctors are positive, and Toby looks forward to recovering with his new fiancé, Devon Hampton. We wish them all the best.

Tiffany Busch made a quick recovery after a fall from a tractor in Aiken that kept her out of the 12 goal finals. Tiffany is now back in the saddle and looking forward to a busy winter season playing in Florida.

Club news: Houston Polo Club finished off its season in a big way with their 16th annual WCT tournament November 9-15. Despite the threat of rain throughout the week, three flights and 13 teams of women played in an incredibly balanced tournament, as three games were decided in penalty shootouts! Congratulations to Catena Passing: Dale Lawler died on November 15. She faced her USA, Charlotte’s Saddlery and Hungarian Horizon Energy final illness with courage and humor, much as she lived. Dale for wins in their respective flights. was the daughter of Herve Swann, a high goal player from the ‘30s, and mother of Brian Prichard, who is currently a racehorse Poway’s Polo Team in California took three teams (two trainer, having hung his mallets up a few years ago. Interscholastic teams and one club team) to Empire Polo Dale was a real estate lady and horse show steward, but never Club’s Open House tournament to kick off the Winter wavered in her love of polo. She will be missed terribly.

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Prestonwood Polo’s 6th annual Polo on the Midway, presented by Wells Fargo Advisors raised almost $11,000 for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Denton County. Two featured matches were the 380 Guide Community Challenge Cup finals and the Wells Fargo Advisors Cup. The day was enjoyed by 800+ people picnicking, tailgating, filling the grandstands, or being wined and dined in the VIP pavilion FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 113 114 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE P Five Questions for O Chris Stratemann By Danika Rice L No one would have ever guessed that a two mile bike ride everyday could shape a life. But for Chris Stratemann, that was the beginning of a long journey alongside some O of polo’s greatest figures. From Adolphus Busch to Bart Evans, and to his current 16 year position as manager of Steve Van Andel’s Orchard Hill Polo Team, what started as days spent flagging, raking barn aisles and filling water buckets at Retama Polo Center in Texas, has led to a lifelong passion for his horses and the polo they play. Recently, Orchard Hill celebrated a win in Aiken’s twenty goal USPA Silver Cup where Chris and Steve played alongside nine-goaler Lucas Criado and eight-goaler Nicolas Roldan. Among this elite company, Chris was named the Silver Cup tournament MVP, which was preceded by an MVP nod in the twenty goal Monty Waterbury finals two weeks prior. Sidelines caught up with Chris Stratemann vs. Mason Wroe at Orchard Hill practice Chris to reflect about his journey, and the influential players Photo by Rebecca Bollenbach and horses he has met along the way. they make. Everyone is stepping up and working harder to improve Sidelines: In all your time in the polo industry, what has the quality of the horses and their ability to play. It’s a pretty neat been your best job? thing to see. CS: Well, really I’ve had two best jobs. When I was young and single, the eleven years I spent with Evans Ranch was Sidelines: Who has been the most influential person in your life, perfect for me. I rode, played and learned every day with on or off the polo field? Bart [Evans]. Now that I’m married [Chris’s wife Sonia and CS: It’d have to be Bart Evans. Bart taught me everything I know children Alexandra, Maya and Donovan live with him in about horses, polo, and playing, but he also showed me how to Wellington, FL], these sixteen years with Steve [Van Andel] be a good person. He gave me a strong work ethic, showed me have been the best thing for us-- to be settled and playing how important it is to be loyal and to treat everyone the same as polo with great people. I’ve been very lucky. they treat you. I learned everything just by watching him everyday. He’s a great man. Sidelines: What was your most memorable horse? CS: There have been a lot of good ones over the years, Sidelines: What single piece of advice has someone given you that but if I had to choose one, it would be Ramblin’ Cats that you’d like to pass on to the up and coming young professionals? belonged to Evans Ranch. She ran incredible, had a great CS: Nobody ever really sat me down and told me anything mouth and always gave everything. She never missed a specific. But I would say the same thing to everyone, to anybody chukker. If I could clone one horse and have a barn full of looking to get in this business and play: Be truthful and true to them, it would be that mare. I’d love to have ten just like yourself. Be dedicated, honest and work hard. Nothing is going to her. fall into your lap, and it certainly won’t be easy. Do what it takes to get good horses underneath you, and the rest is all hard work to Sidelines: What is the biggest change you’ve seen in polo get to where you want to be. horses over the last twenty years? CS: Well, now everybody has the good ones. In years past, only a few big organizations like White Birch had the good horses. You knew who they were, it was always easy to pick out the best or notice the ones that stood out. Now, there are big organizations like Lechuza that mount entire teams on incredible horses. From breeders to trainers to pros and sponsors, everybody has a greater awareness of how important the horses are and how much of a difference

Orchard Hill team celebrating their win in the 20 goal Silver Cup Photo by Gene Evans FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 115

Go to www.sidelines- magazine.com for all our blogs 116 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE P Dawn to Dusk: O L A Record Set O

Luis Escobar, Chip Limehouse, Melissa Ganzi

By Randy Russell

Polo America’s Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge marathon polo game. Paul Wheaton had his own mini on November 6, 2010 at Stormbranch Equestrian marathon, umpiring 14 chukkers. Club in Aiken, South Carolina set a world record At the end of the game the scoreboard was brought up for the longest polo game played. Fifty plus polo to the stage where Brigadier General Lynn presented the players and over 200 horses played a 32-chukker players with certificates of accomplishment along with polo game. Play began at 8:00 AM with temperatures special trophies to Luis and Melissa for playing 30 chukkers. in the low 30s, and approximately eight hours after The Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge was a benefit for the the first ball throw in the game came to an end. The Wounded Warriors and soldiers at nearby Fort Gordon. The final score was Land Rover Columbia, 49 vs. Grand players who came to support the troops ranged from 8 Champions Polo Club, 47. Melissa Ganzi and Luis goal players to -1 goal players. The top four scorers were Escobar each set a new world record for continuous Melissa Ganzi with 21 goals, Luis Escobar with 15 goals, play. Each played 30 consecutive chukkers. Randy Russell with 7 goals and Collin McCosh with 5 goals. David Andrews and Charlie Herrick announced the FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 117

Thirty-two chukkers later: lots of smiles! All photos by Mary A Waldrop

Luis Escobar and Melissa Ganzi each played 30 consecutive chukkers – a new record

The following players participated in the Dawn to Dusk Chukker Challenge:

Leo Benjamin Matt Fonseca Eliza Limehouse Owen Rinehart Ed Bernard Tony Fonseca Chip Limehouse Arshia Rios Peter Bibeau Rodney Fragodt Alex Lopez Jose Rodriguez Lydia Bibeau Carlitos Galindo Kirsten Ludwig Randy Russell Shea Brooks Carlos Galindo NanC Mark Chris Shelli Dawn Brown Melissa Ganzi Alan Martinez Adam Snow Dori Burner John Gobin Collin McCosh Bob Stanton Heather Careberry Charlie Hutchinson Francisco Medrano Tom Thayer Christine Cato Nicholas Jenks Clint Nangle Kegan Walsh Ed Connelly Brandon Kircher Marcos Onetto Paul Wheaton Fiona Eagle Jack Kousins Neil Osburg Jack Whittemore Kate Echeverria Lucas Lalor Barbara Parker Jenny Elkus Brien Limehouse Tess Pimsner Luis Escobar Barry Limehouse Karen Reese 118 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE P Ellerstina O wins 2010 L Hurlingham O Open to set up Triple Crown

Sweet victory! The Ellerstina four receive the silver in the second leg of Polo’s Triple Crown

Ellerstina defeated La Dolfina 19-13 in the Hurlingham Open Final on Saturday 6th November 2010, in the second step of the Triple Crown in Argentina. Ellerstina thereby also retained the title they obtained in 2009. The defending champions started the match extremely well with a half time lead of 11-4. Ellerstina’s Facundo Pieres was MVP, and Open Pandora, owned by Ellerstina SA and ridden by Facundo Pieres, took BPP honors. Facundo Pieres was named MVP in the finals of the Hurlingham Open

Teams playing in the 2010 Triple Crown

Ellerstina La Aguada Chapa Uno Facundo Pieres ...... 10 Javier Novillo Astrada ...... 9 Bautista Heguy ...... 9 Gonzalo Pieres ...... 10 Eduardo Novillo Astrada ...... 9 Hilario Ulloa ...... 9 Pablo MacFonough ...... 10 Miguel Novillo Astrada ...... 10 Juan Ignacio Merlos ...... 9 Juan Martin Nero ...... 10 Ignacio Novillo Astrada ...... 9 Matías MacDonough ...... 8 ...... 40 ...... 37 ...... 35

La Dolfina Pilará Indios Chapaleufú II Adolfo Cambiaso ...... 10 Agustín Merlos ...... 9 Alberto Heguy ...... 8 Lucas Monteverof ...... 10 Santiago Chavanne ...... 8 Ignacio Heguy ...... 9 David Stirling ...... 9 Sebastián Merlos ...... 9 Matías Magrini ...... 8 Bartolomé Castagno ...... 10 Marcos Heguy ...... 10 Eduardo Heguy ...... 9 ...... 39 ...... 36 ...... 34 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 119 120 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE P Mason Wroe: O Dreaming Big, L Playing Hard O By Danika Rice They say everything’s bigger in Texas. When it comes to professional player Mason Wroe, his dreams are no exception. The Midland, TX raised 25 year old strives continually to improve himself on and off the polo field. From humble beginnings stick and balling his pony at 8 years old, Mason has achieved national recognition in numerous areas of the polo industry, from winning Interscholastic Player of the Year in 2003, to Intercollegiate Player of the Year in 2007, to recently being selected to the United States Polo Association’s Team USA program. Citing numerous influences along his journey, Mason began playing at 13 with support from his parents and the Beal family, who provided horses and playing opportunities Flying high: Mason’s polo career has so far included winning the in his hometown. Interscholastic Player of the Year in 2003, Intercollegiate Player From there, Mason worked with Jimmy Stimmel and of the Year in 2007, and recently being selected to the United Archie Salinas to continue to hone his skills through States Polo Association’s Team USA program various tournaments, drills and practices, coupled with Photos by Alexis Von Gontard practical skills including farrier work and other aspects of horse ownership. What the Future Holds Looking toward the future, Mason says current high-goalers

Adolfo Cambiaso and Owen Rinehart are role models. “You have A Level Field: College Polo to give it up to Cambiaso. I know he’s been the best for a long time, Deciding to further his career and education, Mason but he completely changed the game. Everything, from breeding enrolled at Texas A&M as a marketing major and eventually to managing teams to being a leader and an athlete on the field, led his team to the 2007 National title, a victory that Mason to re-writing the rule book. cites as one of his biggest career highlights to date. “To “There’s nothing he hasn’t influenced, nothing he hasn’t touched win such a great game with your closest friends and in this game. And then you look at players like Owen [Rinehart] roommates, against players you respect, was incredible. who’s been one of the top American players for a number of College polo is so leveled, so pure. Everyone plays the years, who’s worked hard to make this his career, not only through same horses, everyone starts the same as everyone else playing, but also with a successful breeding operation.” and plays hard, but also has fun. After losing the year prior, That is a success Mason hopes to emulate one day, beginning that was a great way to regroup.” with his most memorable horse, Prima. The first horse purchased Mason finds an extraordinary balance of learning from by Mason when he was 15, he recognizes her as one of his most horses, professionals and peers alike, crediting college special ponies. player and friend Marty Salinas as another key to his “She’s got everything you could ever want in a top horse. success. “Marty’s been a huge constant. Always easy to Speed, handle, heart. It took me awhile to learn how to play her talk to, always honest and supportive. Do this better, be correctly, but she taught me. She’s earned her retirement, but I smarter in this situation The kind of advice everyone needs hope that her babies show why she was my first and my best.” to hear, that he‘s always been there to give.” Now based out of Houston, TX with the Vivace Polo Team, Mason has expanded his resume to include wins in Wellington’s 14 goal The Florida Experience league with Maureen Brennan’s Goose Creek Polo Team in the Leaning on the advice of Salinas and others close to winter of 2010. him, Mason took a chance to further pursue his networking As he continues to look toward the future, what is Mason’s opportunities by agreeing to help friend Shane Rice prepare biggest ambition? “To be seen as a true horseman and an athlete. and practice his horses for the 2009 Lucchese 20 goal polo To be seen in a positive light by my peers, to be the person team in order to spend his first winter season in Wellington. everyone likes to play with and against. I want to be successful, “I have to thank Shane for that chance. It didn’t matter what I want to compete, I want to win. But I also want to continue to he needed; practices, schooling horses, whatever, I was learn and get better, to develop new ideas, and never stop trying just so grateful to be in Florida and be around the high- to improve. To me this is not just a career, it is my life.” And for goal. To be there and getting to play, I knew that was what this west Texas cowboy, it seems there are no limits to the life he’s I wanted. If you want to be around the best polo, the best working to create, only a continuing drive and desire to be a true horses, the best players, that’s where you have to be.” competitor, a dreamer who knows no boundaries. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 121 Polo Club Directory Go to www.sidelinesnews.com for active links to polo club websites as shown below. CANADA NORTHEASTERN ELDORADO POLO CLUB SANTA BARBARA 50950 Madison Street POLO CLUB Indio, CA 8, 12, 20 Goal Seasons CALGARY POLO CLUB LA PAMPA POLO CLUB Jan Hart – General Manager Club League Polo - Apr-Oct Cam Clark – President & SCHOOL Scott Gundlach – Polo Manager Call Ariana, GM (805) 684-6683 P.O. Box 17, Site 9, RR 2 East Hampton, Southampton, Phone - (760) 342-2223 www.sbpolo.com Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 1A2 Montauk, NY - May 1 - Oct 15 Fax - (760) 342-0269 May – Sept. 2-8 goal/grass/lessons/boarding www.eldoradopolo.com 0-20 Goal & Green Horse Polo Dennis Banks (631) 267-6042 WILL ROGERS POLO CLUB 7 full size fields. Outdoor arena. C (203) 520-3238 F (631) 907-4412 Felice Densa – General Manager Club Office – (403) 938-0182 [email protected] OC POLO CLUB April - September Email: [email protected] 23401 Via Pajaro (310) 573-5000 Website: wwwcalgarypoloclub.com Coto de Caza, CA 92679 www.willrogerspolo.org MYOPIA POLO Phone: (714) 791-8369 Lyle Graham, Captain [email protected] THE TORONTO POLO CLUB Amanda Hersey, Polo Manager www.ocpolo.com SOUTHEASTERN 13561 Leslie Street Polo Hotline – (978) 468-1019 Richmond Hill, ON, L4E 1A2 www.myopiapolo.org Karen White – Manager SAN DIEGO POLO CLUB SUNLIGHT POLO CLUB Year-round, 5 fields, indoor and (858) 481-9217 Fax (858) 481-2247 Stuart, Florida outdoor polo arenas, PACIFIC COAST Email: [email protected] (772)-781-5429 Polo School (905) 888-POLO www.sandiegopolo.com www.sunlightranch.com [email protected] www.torontopoloclub.com CALIFORNIA POLO CLUB Los Angeles, CA. 91436 To advertise your Polo Club in the Polo Phone - (818) 558-7656 (POLO) [email protected] Club Directory call Joyce Jones www.californiapoloclub.com (954) 796-1809 or email [email protected]

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MIDLAND SCHOOL, STONELEIGH-BURNHAM RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AVERETT UNIVERSITY SANTA BARBARA, CA SCHOOL EQUINE SCIENCE CENTER Bachelor of Science Degree in Derek Svennungsen, Dir. Admissions Mina Payne Cooper, Director of Riding 57 U.S. Highway 1 Equestrian Studies with concentrations (805) 688-5114 Admissions Office (413) 774-2711 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 in equine management, dressage www.midland-school.org Equestrian Center (413) 773-8333 [email protected] instruction, evening instruction www.sbschool.org www.esc.rutgers.edu Intercollegiate Dressage Team ranked 4th in the nation. FLORIDA www.averett.edu MICHIGAN NEW YORK ANIMAL REHAB INSTITUTE Certification in Equine Rehabilitation MY HORSE UNIVERSITY HOUGHTON COLLEGE To advertise your Anatomy In Clay, Massage & MFR (517) 353-3123 Jo-Anne Young, Program Dir., (561) 792-1441 [email protected] Degree in Equestrian Studies School or www.animalrehabinstitute.com www.myhorseuniversity.com with classes in hunter/jumper, dressage, western and a Equestrian Program competition team that competes in the Education UF EQUESTRIAN CLUB on local and USEF circuits. Bridgette Boland MISSOURI (352) 870-9171 www.houghton.edu/equestrian Directory call [email protected] GARY MULLEN, EQS Joyce Jones DIVISION CHAIR (573) 592-4280 NORTH CAROLINA (954) 796-1809 KENTUCKY [email protected] or email ST. ANDREWS GEORGETOWN COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE [email protected] Equine Scholars Program MULTI STATE Phone (800) 763-0198 Jen Roytz, Executive Director Email [email protected] (502) 863-8430 EQUESTRIAN COLLEGE Website www.sapc.edu http://equinescholars. georgetowncollege.edu RECRUITER Find a college..Learn the process.. Get Recruited! equestriancollegerecruiter.com 122 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FARMS / BARNS / TRAINERS DIRECTORY Go to www.sidelinesnews.com for active links to farms, barns and trainers websites as shown below. ALABAMA HORSES FOREVER FARM GEORGIA RHODE ISLAND Carlos Aquirre/Maria Lithander Wellington – (561) 644-6349 FOX LAKE FARM NEW VINTAGE FARM MMM HORSEMAN, INC. Allison Majerik Black Julie Curtin – Trainer/Rider M. Michael Meller and Mark Tompkins LADY JEAN RANCH Hunter/Jumper/Equitation Training/Showing/Sales/Clinics Hunters/Jumpers/Equitation/Ponies Fifty Rideable Acres Training/Boarding/Sales 1029 East Road, Tiverton, RI 02878 Birmingham, AL (205) 991-0624 Covered Arena with Mirrors 2625 Cox Road, Woodstock, GA 30188 Mobile (401) 749-4525 www.foxlakefarm.com Boarding Annual & Seasonal Barn: (770) 926-0833 www.mmmhorseman.com 10333 Randolph Siding Road Mobile (770) 329-5765 Jupiter, FL 33478 www.newvintagefarm.com FLORIDA (561) 745-1300 Fax (561) 745-2526 TENNESSEE www.ljrelite.com ASHLAND FARMS INDIANA HUNTERS COURT STABLE Ken & Emily Smith LA HACIENDA SHOW Training, Sales and Showing Training/Showing/Sales STABLES BANNOCKBURN FARM, L.L.C. “Teaching horses and riders to be 14710 Palm Beach Point Blvd. their best…” Trainer – Javier Cespedes World Class Jumper Bloodlines Wellington, FL 33414 Sales, Training, Riding Lessons Hunter/Jumper/Dressage/ David Q. Wright – Cell (615) 973-2713 Ken (561) 818-8495 2648 Eventing Prospects www.hunterscourt.com Emily (561) 371-1510 Wellington, FL 33414 www.bannockburnfarmllc.com www.ashlandfarmsfl.com Cell (561) 502-3581 VIRGINIA BILL SCHAUB NEM HUNTERS & JUMPERS NEW JERSEY Over The Hill Farm Nan E. Martin, Trainer/Rider RUGBY CREEK Hunter/Jumper/Equitation/ Lessons-Showing-Sales-Boarding GARY ZOOK Full Service Facility/Retirement/ Training and Sales (561) 315-6334 www.nemhj.com Show Stables @ Rehab/Lay Up/Seasonal/Foals/ B (407) 322-1912 C (407) 474-2348 Autumn View Farm Broodmares/Sales/Leasing [email protected] One of NJ’s finest facilities Nationwide Transportation www.othfarm.com PENNINGTON FARMS, INC. Ann Pennington, USEF “R” Judge Hunter, Jumper, Equitation (276) 579-4215 Hunters/Jumpers/Ponies 55 Bartley Road www.rugbycreek.com BOBBIN HOLLOW Fort Myers, FL 33966 Long Valley, NJ 07853 Instruction – Boarding – Training (239) 275-3276 Cell (239) 850-2085 (908) 500-2020 Dressage – Hunter – Saddleseat www.penningtonfarms.com [email protected] To advertise in the Naples, FL 34109 www.garyzook.com (239) 592-1033 Farms/Barns & www.bobbinhollow.com PINE RIDGE FARM Hunters - Jumpers - Ponies NORTH CAROLINA Trainer Directory Training - Showing - Sales CARRIAGE HILL FARM John Paul Jimenez (239) 207-9408 call Joyce Jones Hunters/Jumpers/Ponies/Equitation www.pineridgefarmnaples.com NORTH STAR EQUINE Delray Beach, FL Premier overnight/full boarding facility (954) 796-1809 Jane Fennessy – (561) 451-7900 3 miles off I-95, 24 (14 x 14) stalls or email Vinissa Blann – (561) 715-4435 SUNLIGHT EQUESTRIAN Equine vet/manager on premises Tricia Loftus – (954) 650-8945 CENTER World class travelers have [email protected] stayed with us. www.carriagehillfarms.com Stuart, Florida – Helen Varble Hunter/Jumper/Dressage/Western STALLIONS WELCOME (910) 858-2545 www.northstarequine.com CINDY REDDISH QUARTER Boarding/Training/Showing/ Lessons/Sales HORSES/SAVANNAH PINES (772)-781-5429 EQUESTRIAN CENTER www.sunlightranch.com Sales - Lessons 6984 S.W. Busch St., Palm City, FL Training Cindy - (772) 283-6189 SUNSHINE MEADOWS Boarding Lisa - (772) 260-5540 EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE Hunter/Jumper/Dressage & Pleasure 6 rings w/ jumps, 2 Dressage rings, EDGELEA EQUESTRIAN 1 mirrored. Boarding & Training CENTER 170 acres in Delray Beach, FL Suzanne Carroll (561) 441-2596 Ocala, Florida www.sunshinemeadows441.com Certified Exp. Instruction Quality Hunter, Dressage, Event Horses and Ponies THE GOOD EARTH FARM (352) 484-1049 [email protected] Nancy Fried Tobin www.edgeleastables.com Reiki Practioner/Animal Communicator Full Board-Hunter-Jumper-Dressage Riding School 3 yrs. and up EL CAZADOR EQUESTRIAN Ponies and Horses for sale CENTER 2141 “B” Road, Loxahatchee, FL Lesley Cox – Seminole, FL (561) 792-2666 Hunter/Jumper Training and Showing www.goodearthfarm.info (813) 416-0986 [email protected] www.elcazadorec.com FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 123 REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY Go to www.sidelinesnews.com for active links to realtor websites as shown below. FLORIDA MARY ELLEN SENCER OFFUTT REALTY, INC. VIRGINIA Broker/Owner Saddle Trail Realty Located 5 minutes from Luxury & Equestrian Property The Kentucky Horse Park AMAZING EQUESTRIAN (561) 512-4340 - Wellington, FL (859) 421-5222 ROBIN SHORT, REALTOR PROPERTIES - Florida USA www.saddletrailrealty.com www.offuttrealty.com Lisc. Broker in Northern Virginia Destiny International Properties, Inc, (703) 728-2172 www.robinshort.com 24 hours a day 7 days a week MARYSUE JACOBS (561) 791-2501 Broker-Private Services NEW YORK Destiny International Properties To advertise your Firm BROWNING REALTY, INT’L. Equestrian, International, TERI POWERS, CRS, GRI Eike & Randy Browning Land, Estates, Development Keller Williams Realty in the Real Estate Equestrian Property Specialist Call (561) 791-2151, 358-2266 (561) 791-2501 Serving Orange County, NY Directory call Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.palmbeachpolo-properties.com (845) 258-8312 [email protected] www.farmsrus.net Melissa Burns MATT JOHNSON, REALTOR (561) 951-4225 or CAROL O’BRIEN, P.A. Equestrian Specialist Keller Williams Realty, Wellington Illustrated Properties, Wellington NORTH CAROLINA email (561) 758-8593 (561) 795-3013 [email protected] [email protected] www.mattsells.com melissab@ www.carolobrien.com CAROLINA HORSE FARMS Sheelah Clarkson (828) 694-1558 sidelinesnews.com PALM BEACH POLO REALTY www.sheelahclarkson.com DESTINY INTERNATIONAL Phone: (561) 798-7110 Wellington, Florida Email: [email protected] Estate Homes, Equestrian, Land www.palmbeachpolo.com 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days (561) 791-2501 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Equestrian and Residential DIANA TASHMAN, L.L.C. Experienced – Licensed - Insured The Tashman Group Wellington, FL - Saddle Trail Realty Keller Williams Realty Dug Hunt and Mary Ellen Sencer TACK & FEED SHOP of the Palm Beaches (561) 512-4340 (561) 346-7955 www.saddletrailwellington.com [email protected] DIRECTORY Go to www.sidelinesnews.com for active links to tack ROBERT ROSS & feed shop websites as shown below. THE ELEBASH COMPANY Equestrian Real Estate Pamela Surtees Keller Williams Realty-Wellington CANADA THE TACKERIA Serving Wellington and Phone: (561) 758-6185 13501 South Shore Blvd., Palm Beach for 23 years Email: [email protected] Suite 107 (561) 371-7176 RUNNING FOX EQUESTRIAN Wellington, FL 33414 [email protected] SCOTT BRITAN PRODUCTS, INC. (561) 793-2012 Illustrated Properties 19815 Airport Road (800) 882-7656 Wellington, FL Caledon, Ontario, L7K A01 [email protected] EQUESTRIAN PROPERTIES www.tackeria.com Karen Connelly Member of the Florida Bar Luc Childeric - Hunter/Jumper Dale Lawler Phone: (561) 801-2633 & Dressage, Dy’on bridlework - finest Let the experts handle your [email protected] Sedgewick leather, Wildkart stirrup irons SILVER real estate needs. Toll Free: 1 (888) 387-8225 www.runningfox.com EQUESTRIAN, INC. (561) 227-1535 New & Used Equestrian Supplies, equestrianpropertiesinc.com KENTUCKY Tack, Clothing, Bits, & Repair. FLORIDA “Your One Stop Discount Shop” HOLLY ANN CHANEY BIEDERMAN REAL ESTATE 160 Business Park Way, Suite 2 Boca Executive Realty, L.L.C. KY Equestrian Properties Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 (561) 719-0828 (859) 277-2030 C. M. HADFIELD’S Cris - (561) 798-6651 [email protected] www.biedermanbrokerage.com SADDLERY Specializing in English Bridlework BLUEGRASS SOTHEBY’S and Clothing - Mon - Fri 9 - 5 MINNESOTA JOAN “NAPPY” TRANTER 300 Business Park Way, Suite B-100 Keller Williams Realty, Wellington INTERNATIONAL REALTY Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 HARTLEY WOODWARD, INC. Cell (561) 758-8321 Linda & Chris Willson (800) 854-RIDE (561) 793-2947 nappytranter.com Lexington, Kentucky 5159 Main Street East, Suite 110 [email protected] Maple Plain, MN 55359-0187 (859) 338-7925 www.hadfieldssaddlery.com homesandhorsefarmsky.com Fine English Tack, Apparel & Accessories LAURA O’CONNOR Phone – (763) 479-0222 Equestrian Specialist JC WESTERN SUPPLY www.hartleywoodward.net Keyes Realty - Wellington CENTRAL KENTUCKY’S English & (561) 252-4992 MOST RESPECTED FARM Boots & Apparel [email protected] BROKER Jupiter, FL (561) 748-8801 Kirkpatrick & Company WPB, FL (561) 684-7331 MARTHA W. JOLICOEUR, P.A. 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Call 561-704-3726 to show grounds. Grooms accommodation is NV04 available. Serious inquiries only please. Simon 561-632-6291 [email protected] WELLINGTON – 3 minute walk to North WEF show grounds. Center aisle barn, JA05 paddocks, wash racks, sand ring. Bedroom. Seasonal, monthly, weekly. 630-728-2875, LEXINGTON KY. – 7 miles to Horse Park. [email protected] NV06 19 acre 15 stalls (all 12 x 12 rubber matted) horse farm. Irrigated ring with jumps, 11 large WELLINGTON / LOXAHATCHEE, 10 acre paddocks, washer /dryer, tractor, drag and facility. 4-5 stalls. 1 bedroom, 1 bath with spreader included. Grooms quarters and 7 ‘kitchenette “. Regulation sand arena. Minutes ANIMAL COMMUNICATION/EQUINE REIKI; camper hook-ups available on site. Otis Brown to WEF or White Fences.561-716-5552. NV07 How to Communicate with Animals Clinic at – Brass Lantern Farm 859-361-4440 JA06 Panther Ridge Sanctuary Dec. 4-5, Wellington www.kumarihealing.com Call Kumari FOR RENT BY OWNER – 1st CLASS CENTER WELLINGTON- INDIAN MOUND - 16 stall AISLE BARN – 13—12x12 stalls, with matted 772-589-9803. DC13 professional barn with use of large sand floors and walls. Auto waterers, tack room, arena, jumps, and 10 acre polo field for grooms quarters, laundry room. Riding arena exercise. Great lounge and separate bar and BARN RENTALS w jumps—hot/cold wash racks. Hurricane entertainment room. More details on www. Shutters, back-up generators, 6 grass palmbeachpoloproperties.com (rentals) or www. paddocks. 2 short blocks to show grounds. WELLINGTON - FIRST CLASS 10 STALL wellingtonequestrianhomes.com (featured 877-634-8488 NV09 BARN FOR RENT - on 2.3 acres, Groom’s listings) 561 791 2151 Browning Realty DC01 quarters, on path. NW Ocala, FL – Reserve now for the Winter Call (561) 801-2633 or WELLINGTON SEASONAL RENTALS – Season! NEWLY CONSTRUCTED TRAINING Email: [email protected] JA01 Saddle Trail, 3-4 stalls. Grooms apartment. FACILITY in beautiful private setting, 10 Huge Sand Ring. Short Hack to WEF. stall Show Barn w/oversize stalls and all the PALM BEACH POINT 6-8 stalls. Grooms amenities also features a huge front porch for AMAZING SELECTION OF WELLINGTON apartment, Hack to WEF relaxing & entertaining. Additional 5 stall barn. RENTALS-----BARNS, HOUSES & FOX TRAIL – Magnificent 4 BR home, plus 2 Both surrounded by multiple shady turnout CONDOS--Call now for the coming cottages. 7 stalls, sand ring Joan Marino, paddocks and adjoin new 175’ x 250’ irrigated season! Saddle Trail Realty, Home Run R.E. 561-793-2122 SE10 LLC Mary Ellen Sencer 561-512-4340 riding arena. Barn or individual stalls available [email protected] SE05 for rent. 5 mi. from HITS, 30 min. to the Horse WEF STALLS GRAND PRIX VILLAGE - 10-12 Park. Check us out on facebook at “35th stalls, ring, jumps, paddocks, parking, laundry Street Stables” Office: 352-236-5554, jellis@ room, w/grooming stalls 11/1/10-4/30/11 561- STALLS IN WELLINGTON - 18 stall barn thorotread.com. NV11 a/c tack, a/c feed, covered wash stalls, 2 719-8624 [email protected] DC02 bathrooms, washer/dryer ,lounge overlooking WELLINGTON - BEAUTIFUL 12 STALL 10 STALL BARN W APARTMENT - Show barn irrigated sand arena .Mats ,fans and city water SHOW BARN - on 4 acres, 2 rings, 6 paddocks, amenities. Large arena. Close to WEF. Hack to to each stall. Grooms Apt. available .Annual or apartment. Hack to show. www.stonegatefarmfl. White Fences. Lynn 561-202-4025 seasonal. Hack to WEF.561-723-5282 JA02 com (561) 236-6830 OC04 [email protected] DC04 Missed the deadline? 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WHITE FENCES, 9 stall barn with 3 to 5 COMPUTER SERVICES additional stalls available, on 15 acres. 5 acre riding fields. Dressage arena, turnout, feed and WELLINGTON: ALL COMPUTER REPAIR tack rooms, grooms quarters. 561-793-5192 SERVICES - Laptops, Desktops, Wireless, Set e-mail: [email protected]; up, Upgrades, Training. Certified, Educated www.happydayfarm.com SE09 Trainer with 30 years Experience! 561-662-3300 SE19 SADDLE TRAIL; Appaloosa, RENTED FOR THIS YEAR, AVAILABLE FOR 2012. 6 stall barn with sand ring and apt. 10 min. hack to WEF . Call Holly Chaney, Boca Executive, 561- EMPLOYMENT 719-0828 [email protected] AU11 WANTED: Agent/Driver for Wellington, Fla. BULLETPROOF-- ‘04 Magnum Foal, 16h3, 6 Based Horse Transportation Operation CDL y/o, TBD/Hanoverian mare, Int’l Young Jumper Required Call: (954) 448-1044 A206 Futurity Registered. Conformation class winner BARN AND HOUSE RENTALS @ 2&3 y/o. Awesome mover, huge jump, tons CAREER IN CUSTOM SADDLE FITTING of potential. Contact Cynthia LaFave 518-281- PALM BEACH POINT - Quiet cul de sac 5 JRD Saddlery Florida campus has opening for 9494 SE03 bedroom 7 bath house with separate apartment one motivated individual, training available. 1-1 also groom’s quarters in six stall barn w/ salary +commission [email protected] NV16 dressage ring 2 wash racks see www.wellington- barn.com. $8500.00 per month. References required. 561-798-7487 JA07 HORSES FOR SALE PALM BEACH POINT, LARGE HOUSE - 3 bedrooms 3 bath pool, with 12 stall barn on 6 acres, grooms quarters, Large sand arena, 7 huge paddocks, easy hack to show grounds. Available now! call (954) 675-3402, E-mail [email protected] NV12 VIVAZ – 16 h 9 y/o TBD MARE – hot type, big WELLINGTON / LITTLE RANCHES -7 stall jump, fast, super brave. Ideal for 3 day eventing barn with feed and tack rooms and dressage or ch/ad jumpers. Priced to sell. Contact ring available, 2 BR/ 1 BA cottage on 5 acres. Cynthia La Fave 518-281-9494 SE02 FOR RENT or SALE. 305-439-1350 or email; [email protected] NV13

WELLINGTON SEASONAL RENTAL: - HORSES WANTED Equestrian Estate 4bdr 2bth home 5 acres grooms qtrs. 18 stall barn with all amenities FLASHY 9YO OLDENBURG MARE - with a EQUESTRIAN COLLEGE RECRUITER LLC hacking distance to WEF. Several rental options super temperament and experience packing - is looking for some nice school horses that available. Jim 561-719-7606 amateurs. Alicante is very easy to ride, with a are serviceably sound. These horses can Katie 561-723-5282 NV25 great jump, auto changes and lovely gaits. compete on the flat through jumping 3’6”. Many Video and pics available. Currently in Atlanta, colleges are looking for mounts to replace some of their school horses that are retiring. I have DON’T WAIT FOR THE LAST MINUTE, BOOK GA area. Call 845-489-3366 for more info. placed about 8 horses in the last few months. 2012 NOW! BARNS & HOUSING—all sizes, DC14 types & locations available. Holly Chaney, Boca You get the satisfaction of finding your horse a Executive , 561-719-0828, new home where he will be well cared for and [email protected] AU10 loved and you may qualify for a tax write off. This is a free service and colleges are anxiously waiting on some new arrivals. Please visit www. WELLINGTON – 24 STALL BARN; 2 Tack Rooms/Office (12’ x 24’ each), Grass Field, 250’ EquestrianCollegeRecruiter.com and click on x 300’, 8 paddocks, Sand Ring, 150 ‘ x 240’, the donation link. JN28 1100 sq. ft. house, Wash Rack, Laundry Room, 8/10 mile from Littlewood Show Grounds. Call (954) 448-1044 O810 INSTRUCTIONS

SUZANNE LA PORTE – DRESSAGE; Sea- BOARDING AND TURNOUT sonal training in Loxahatchee, FL. 561-909- 8163 or 561-644-7543 JA08 AIKEN, SC - Large grassy pastures with trees for shade. $200/mo first horse and $150 TALENTED JUMPER WITH A/O MILEAGE to additional. Will check on horses daily and refill 1.35m. Utharo is an imported 9yo Dutch gelding water trough. 803 257-7407 JN27 that is careful, brave and scopey over fences. He is perfect for a junior or adult amateur that needs Missed the deadline? an experienced, confident horse . Atlanta, GA You can advertise on the website area. For video, pics and more info call 845-489- 3366. DC15 Email: [email protected] FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 127 SIDELINES’ CLASSIFIEDS

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AIKEN, SC - HATCHAWAY BRIDGE FARMS. ATTENTION WELLINGTON POLO/ “AURORA” 44 ACRE ESTATE; located in Per acre prices just lowered on some lots. EQUESTRIAN HOMEOWNERS – E Williams Virginia’s Middleburg Hunt Country. 5 plus From $19/ac……Owner financing available… & Associates Individual Property Management BR’S, lg. patio with pool, pavilion, outdoor Beautiful high end equestrian development with provides detailed weekly home inspections while stone fireplace, bar, BBQ. sitting area and four large gorgeous properties already built. your away & one call access to housekeeping outdoor shower. Property includes, guest Fabulous riding facilities in friendly community. and all services while you’re here, since house, tenant house. 6 stall barn, with blue- All horse people. Trails, jump fields and 1984. 561 791-7667 for brochure or visit www. stone riding ring and board fencing throughout. dressage ring 803-257-7407 NV40 ewilliamsassociates.com NV29 Minutes from historic town of Middleburg. It is closer to Northern VA. hub and Washington FIVE ACRES IN WELLINGTON/RUSTIC D.C. than most horse country properties. A rare RANCHES – Ready to build your dream Home opportunity. Priced at $3.9 million. For photo’s & Farm GREAT PRICE : $299.000 Contact PUPPIES FOR SALE go to; www.aurora-farm.com Contact George Laura O’Connor 561-252-4992 Keyes Realty Sherman @ Frank Hardy Inc Realtors 540-454- JA09 2988 [email protected] JA11

5 BEAUTIFUL ACRES - in Suwannee County, FL WELLINGTON FL: Want more bang for your near Live Oak with quick access to Gainesville. buck? Give me a call! This is a diamond in the Rolling land with beautiful hardwoods. Secluded rough. Property includes 10.54 Acres, and sturdy and perfect for your dream home and horses. CBS 5/3/2 pool home. Located minutes from High and dry. New Survey included. $55,000. all facilities. Valued Priced at $1,100,000. Owner financing if qualified. Email: tohim@ Pamela Banks, RE/MAX Direct 561-346-1658, pbtcomm.net or call (803) 466-7399 or (803) [email protected] 685-5902. M216 JA12

WELLINGTON – PALM BEACH POLO- PONIES FOR SALE Townhome 3 bedrooms 3 baths Pool home. Golf course & lake views. Move in Ready! $379,000 Lisa Talio Coldwell Banker 561-373-6783 JA13

WELLINGTON, FLORIDA - Equestrian Estate Pool Home. Boasting 7682 square feet of Living Area, 5 bedrooms plus loft, 4 full/2 half baths, 3 car garage on 1.4 Acres. Located on a private cul-de-sac, this home is in close proximity to Show Grounds and Equestrian Facilities. Asking price is $2.3 Million. Call Kim Jenard for details and/or to schedule a private showing at (561)644-9650. Realtor/Coldwell Banker RE. L’IL DECO - SPORT PONY - NV18 2nd Generation Art Deco - Pinto, Oldenburg/ Shetland cross, 14.1hh Gelding currently BEAUTLIFUL CORGI AND AUSSIE PUPS WELLINGTON FL. - 5 acres - 7 stall barn training and showing in multiple disciplines - AKC/NSDA, M/F. 8 to14 weeks. All Colors, with feed and tack rooms, and 2 bedrooms Dressage, Eventing, Hunter/Jumper and Fox Farm raised and properly socialized. 100% and 1 bath cottage with pool. Minutes to Show Hunting. He sails over 2’9” hunter course jumps Guaranteed. $500 to $800. Royalty 407-399- grounds, and Palmetto Training center. Priced with great endurance and accuracy. Foaled 6321 Look at my FACEBOOK page ROYALTY for QUICK SALE or LEASE Call 305-439-1350 February, 2004. Flashy, kind pony with beautiful PUPPIES DC15 JN29 markings: a Medicine Hat, natural eye tattoo and white eyelashes! Price $5,000. Call (828) FOX TRAIL – Magnificent 4 BR home, plus 2 808-1040 or email: [email protected] JA15 cottages. 7 stalls, sand ring Joan Marino,Home Run R.E. 561-793-2122 SUPER FUN PONY FOR SALE! Welsh SE10 cross, 15, 14 H, chestnut with star, strip, snip and flaxen /tail. Has done hunters, WELLINGTON / LITTLE RANCHES -7 stall jumpers, police , parades, trails barn with feed and tack rooms and dressage and Pony Club. Travels great. Will work for short ring available, 2 BR/ 1 BA cottage on 5 acres. stirrup, older children or small adult. Approved FOR RENT or SALE. 305-439-1350 or email; home only. (IN) 260-468-2392 or kim@ [email protected] NV13 looncreekenterprises.com , $2,800. JA10 BEAUTIFUL REGISTERED CAIRN TERRIER PUPPIES for sale located in Aiken, SC. FINE HOMES AND HORSE PROPERTIES Please email for more information and pictures available at Aiken, South Carolina’s [email protected] JA16 oldest sporting community. Call or email Courtney Conger, Carolina Company Real Estate Company, (800) 880-0108. E-mail List your ad on the Barn Book [email protected] Web website www.thebarnbook.com - Free classifieds Page: www.carolinahorseproperties.com JL04 128 SIDELINES JANUARY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

RENTALS Jules Anderson. Jupiter, FL. Cell: 202-213-3191 E-mail: teamworkdressage@verizon AIKEN, SC - 2/1 lovely barn apartment with www.teamworkdressage.com NV24 stalls and turnout also available. Seasonal and weekly or weekend prices…call 803 649-6989 NV21 TRANSPORTATION

WELLINGTON SEASONAL RENTAL - 4/2 POTOMAC HORSE CARRIERS – “Providing garage, screened pool/ jacuzzi with 2/1 guest Personalized and Charter house. $5200. min 3 months. House only Service to all of North America and beyond.” $3500, Guest house $2200. www.potomachorsescarriers.com 561 252 5478 JA14 1-800-448-7557 Cell 207-576-4869 SE27 DIRT BIKE FOR SALE HONDA CRF 80F. Excellent condition FARMINGTON GREEN HORSE $1400.00 Wellington, FL Call 561-452-1796 WELLINGTON/ LITTLE RANCHES - TRANSPORTATION - (561) 791-9686; Cell No. Or 561-839-0482 DC16 FURNISHED; Seasonal 800 sq. ft. 1 bedroom, (954) 448-1044 D. O. T. Authorized and Fully 1 bathroom cottage. All inclusive. With option Insured Air Ride Equipped, Local and Long of 3 stall barn. 561-267-2772 kristie@therapy- Distance. O854 solutions.org JA14

WELLINGTON 2BR /1BA barn apartment, TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD: The cost is $40 for the first 20 words annual or seasonal, off Southshore (561) 790- 7900 DC07 and $1 for each additional word per issue. $15.00 for each photo. Name, address, phone number, how many issues to run ad and pay- RV FOR RENT IN LOXAHATCHEE GROVES. 1 bedroom, 1 bath, living area, kitchenette. 1 to ment (check or credit card number & expiration date) must be included 2 persons. $650 /month. 561-685-4053. DC10 with typed or handwritten ad. Mail to Sidelines, Inc., 11924 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 22 #376, Wellington, FL 33414, Email to classifieds@ TRAINERS sidelinesnews.com Credit card number, full name and signature must TEAMWORKDRESSAGEINC. = CARING accompany any ad taken by mail or phone 561-798-4828. ALL ADS PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Customized Training Programs for All Levels. ARE PRE-PAID. Advertising deadline is 12:00 pm Wednesday, 17 Board and Training multiple options. Trailer- in-Lessons Welcome. FEI Schoolmasters days before publication. Not responsible for mistakes due to illegible Available. Select Quality Dressage Horse handwriting. Phone 561-798-4828 Sales. Clinics. High Performance Libby & Pony Kids