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FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 1 Incorporating 94 USA PUBLISHER Samantha Charles [email protected]

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Johnny Robb, Fred McWane, Sydney Masters-Durieux, Laura Danowski, What’s Happenin’ Holly Hugo-Vidal, Kim MacMillan 34 Ingate 24 Never Too Old: General Lee Arianna Delin, Marissa Quigley, Amy Herzog 50 Off Centerline 30 Mica Mabragaña Dreams of Devon PHOTOGRAPHERS 96 Asides 92 Linda Schultz – David Lominska, Jack Mancini , Flashpoint, Alan Fabricant, Susan Stickle Better Rider, Better Ride Lauren R. Giannini, Shawn McMillen Kim & Allen MacMillan, Emily Allongo, Features Anne Hoover, Beth Grant, Mandy Su 44 Second Chances: SIDELINES COLUMNISTS Holly Hugo-Vidal – West Side Story Kentucky Derby Star 114 Emma Ford’s Gold Medal Life Lisa Hollister, Esq - Equine Law Ann Reilly - Psychology

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TheHorse ShowLegend of George Morris

George, in 1950, shows off his amazing form over fences. Carl Klein Photo courtesy of The Chronicle of the Horse

By Doris Degner-Foster before me, Bert de Nemethy, , Bill Steinkraus, of New Zealand, Rodney Jenkins, Michael Matz – these eorge Morris is a charming man with impeccable people taught me when I was listening, watching or reading.” manners. “What you see is what I am: old , George insists he was not a natural rider. Instead, he had to Gold sweaters, that’s me,” he said modestly. Perhaps work at it. The evidence of his effort is clear. He won the ASPCA someone who didn’t know him might think he was just a kind uncle Maclay Horsemanship Finals and the AHSA who had come to the barn to visit his young relatives. Medal Finals at Madison Square Garden in 1952 when he was But, they probably wouldn’t think that for long. just 14. George explained that he was “13 in age,” George has little patience with students who don’t pay attention. meaning he was actually 13 at the age cut off date for juniors. The He said he is of the old school and his firm style reflects his record has yet to be broken. own upbringing. He points out that his methods have been very George expects the same hard work and diligence from his successful and the facts support his statement. students. Those who he feels show him a lack of respect in any In his first eight years of teaching as a professional, seven of way will receive the full brunt of his wrath. He is quick to point out his students were winners of faults and ask unfocused students the ASPCA Maclay and AHSA questions like, “Do they put stupid Hunter Seat Finals. Those George insists he was not a natural in the water here?” He is also students were followed by a rider. Instead, he had to work at it. known to tell riders in his clinics that very long list of other successful they should loose weight, pointing students, including, but not out the importance of considering limited to, riders who have won medals in the 1984, 1992, 1996 their horse’s welfare in carrying the extra pounds. Some say and 2004 . his style is too harsh, others say the former chef d’equipe of the He attributes his success in teaching to his early education with USET team is very deserving of respect – regardless of quality trainers. Although he was a teenager when he trained with his methods. Gordon Wright, George said Gordon was a teacher’s teacher and His students have said that if you give it your all, George will influenced him in many ways. stick with you through thick and thin until you succeed. Conrad Gordon had said that a good teacher didn’t spend time telling Homfeld, a former student of George’s and winner of the 1984 people what they did right, but told them what they were doing team gold medal, has said that George has an effect that reaches wrong so that they could improve. Commenting on others who beyond riding. The way that he demands hard work and discipline influenced him, George said, “The great horsemen who came Continued on page 20 18 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 19 will elevate and change riders forever. “As much as riding is my first love, teaching is my second love,” George said. “That’s probably what I was meant to do is be a teacher. Teaching is probably where I’m most proud. I think I will be remembered more as a teacher than a rider.” He added, “I wasn’t born that talented of a rider, but I was born a lucky rider.” A major turning point occurred in George’s life when he turned to and continued his success. Among others wins, he won the Grand Prix at Aachen and a silver medal in the Olympic Games in 1960. In 1988, while still maintaining his teaching career, he won the grand prix in Calgary. What people might not know is that as much as he loved show- ing, George suffered from nerves the whole time. Before perform- ing in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, he noticed a cleaning lady working in the distance and wished he had that job so that he

George is all smiles during a 2013 clinic in Oklahoma. Photo by Doris Degner-Foster

top agent, Edith Van Cleve, befriended him and helped him enroll in acting school. He worked in the theater for two years and, as much as he liked it, he missed the passion that came with riding. A turning point occurred when his parents attended a play in which he had a leading role. During one scene, George said he was practically naked and his father was mortified. Although his father had always said that he would not support George’s choice to be a professional horseman, after seeing the alternative his father asked him, “What about the horse business?” and helped him get started. When he resumed riding and training, Ruth Newberry offered Continued on page 22

George, with Beezie and John Madden, at the 2006 World Equestrian Games. Photo by PhelpsSports.com wouldn’t have to jump the high obstacles. He managed his ner- vousness and went on to win the silver medal. He insists, “It all comes down to your knowledge, your homework and your habits. That’s what pulls you through.” Along with the temptation to switch careers to cleaning, he did consider other careers. “I traveled with my family a great deal growing up and when I was younger I thought of the diplomatic service,” he said. “But, very soon after winning the Medal and Ma- clay, I thought of the Olympic team – so the diplomatic service didn’t last long. I also liked the theater, where I was OK but not great, so I went back to the horse business.” Before the 1960 Olympics, George had to maintain his status as an amateur to be on the team. After that accomplishment, it was time to choose a profession – and he didn’t go straight to horses. Working with his father on Wall Street didn’t appeal to him, but At 75, George still has great form. he had always been interested in the theater. Horsewoman and Photo by Doris Degner-Foster 20 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 21 George and his U.S. team during the course walk at the 2011 FEI Nations Cup in La Baule, France. Photo by PhelpsSports.com

Considered one of the most influential riders and trainers in equestrian , George received the USEF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Photo by PhelpsSports.com

him a place at her farm in New York. Her daughter, Jessica Newberry Ransehousen, was training there with legendary Danish dressage trainer, Gunnar Andersen. George said the year he spent there was the most valuable and enriching year of his life, and that Gunnar was the greatest rider he had ever ridden with. Although George did consider a career in dressage, his excellent reputation was in hunters. He stuck to the plan to teach in that discipline and was a great success from the start. “I worked at different places around New York,” George said. “I’d freelance.” Although things were going well, George said he had a midlife crisis during the early ‘70s. “Yes, I’ve had lots of midlife crises,” he said with a smile. Nick Van Heerden, a friend from Rhodesia, told him, “George, you can push the boat away from the dock only so many times.” For George, that was a great piece of advice. “That’s when I bought Hunterdon, my place in New Jersey. I anchored. I was a little adrift, but from then on I steered the course of my life,” George said. friend, dressage icon Jessica Ransehousen, as they both turned Along with his busy teaching schedule, George has held mul- 70. tiple positions with the USET, has been a member of various com- Dressage rider Robert Dover, the foundation’s founder, said the mittees and chef d’equipe for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. purpose of the event was to honor the two beloved equestrians He has also been president of the Show Jumping and have a little fun with them, too. It turned out to be just a little Hall of Fame. too much fun for George. The event had over 500 individuals in George now resides in Wellington, Florida, but does not have attendance who were entertained as 14 people took the stage to his own barn. He explained, “I stop at ’s, Laura tell their funniest stories about George and Jessica. Dozens more Kraut’s or Jane Clark’s. It’s hit and miss because they’re away spoke by video. most of the summer.” George says, “It ended up being an unpleasant evening for me. He just turned 75 and, while teaching and holding clinics across It put me in an embarrassing position because it was done in a big the country, he now brings young riders along for the ride. “I try room full of strangers.” now to find people, really good riders that can pick up the slack. Perhaps the loved and sometimes feared legendary George I can’t ride all these horses anymore. I don’t want to take the risk Morris is more like the rest of us than we might think. Like those and it helps the young riders. If they’re not riding, they’re learning, of us who ride to nourish our souls he says, “I’m quite happy listening, watching and it seeps in, even if they don’t know it.” teaching but I’m happier on a horse,” he repeats with emphasis, In 2008, he was asked to be one of the guests of honor at the “On a horse!” Equestrian Aid Foundation’s celebrity roast. The foundation as- About the writer: Doris Degner-Foster lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma and rides with sists equestrians in need because of accidents or other cata- Harvard Fox Hounds when she is not interviewing interesting individuals in the horse strophic events. The gala was held at the Palm Beach Interna- sport. She also enjoys writing fiction and is working on a middle grade book series tional Polo Club in Wellington. It honored George and his longtime about teenagers who ride horses and solve mysteries. 22 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 23 e

GeneralNever Too Old Lee: Soldiering on at 35 By Jenny Johnson

Not many of us know horses who were born in 1978 and are still alive, much less still in the show ring. This month we introduce you to one such horse – a very special guy named General Lee. He and Kathy Knappitsch, of Fairview, Texas, were recently inducted into the Century Club and General holds the title of the oldest horse to join the club. Because of General’s advanced age, we should also recognize that Kathy, at the tender age of 65, is the youngest rider to be a Century Club member!

Name: General Lee Birthdate: February 1, 1978 (currently 35-years-old) Breed: Arabian/ Birthplace: Hollywood, Florida Owner: Erica Elias of Wylie, Texas

Noteworthy Achievement: Joining The Dressage Foundation’s Century Club as the oldest horse to-date. Erica and General at his 30th birthday party in 2008.

Favorite Game: Bobbing for apples. At a barn party several years and could not take General, he remained on the family’s property ago, General schooled the other horses in the fine art of bobbing until Erica graduated and could spend time with him again. The for apples. By submerging his entire mouth and nose into the wa- pair moved to South Carolina following college and have been ter and biting into an apple, he was able to win in a single try. together ever since. Erica said, “General has been a huge part of my life. A lot of my friends who had horses gave them up or sold How he spends his time: Now in semi-retirement, General still them when their interests changed or other things like boyfriends enjoys giving lessons to children as young as four-years-old who became more important. Not I!” That dedication to their partner- are just learning to ride. ship is why General feels so lucky to have Erica.

In his younger years: General has always been very talented About General’s Century Club teammate: Kathy Knappitsch and versatile. He has participated in , hunter/jumper, grew up riding Western until she had to learn to ride “English style” and dressage. Always a willing partner, Gen- to jump her horses properly. The desire to learn English eventu- eral happily complies with whatever is asked of him. ally led her to Vienna, Austria and riding with Bereiters from the Spanish Riding School. While living in Europe, she was also ac- Favorite Drink: Soda straight from the can. cepted as an American to ride with the Cadre Noir in Saumur, France. Years later, after living, riding, and showing all over Eu- How he met his owner, Erica: It was 1984 and General was six- rope, Kathy and her husband settled in Fairview, Texas, where years-old. His owner at the time was going to college and could she turned her father’s old Thoroughbred farm into a dressage not keep him. A nine-year-old Erica went to visit General and soon training facility. General has been living at Kathy’s Lime Ridge received him as a birthday present. Farm for the past 10 years.

Why General is so fond of his owner: When Erica was young, About the writer: Jenny Johnson is the Administrative Director at The Dressage Foundation in Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition to that full-time job, she also has the she and General spent their time showing in English and Western full-time job of being a wife, a mom to three children, and “mom” to her 20-year-old classes and riding the trails. Even though she attended college Quarter Horse who she’s owned for 19 years.

The Dressage Foundation’s Century Club is a program designed to honor senior dressage riders and their senior horses. To become a member the ages of the horse and rider must add up to at least 100 years and they must ride any level dressage test before a judge or dressage professional. For more information on the Dressage Foundation, please visit www. dressagefoundation.org.

Kathy and General’s Century Club ride on June 15, 2013. Kathy was 65-years-old and General a mere 35! 24 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 25 26 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 27 28 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 29 eDressage Mica Mabragaña Dreams of Devon

Mica and Granada (aka Koa) made their “comeback” at the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, winning two Grand Prix classes in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby in March. Mica said that the 17-year-old Swedish , owned by Sam Grunkorn, is better than ever. Photo by SusanJStickle.com

By Lauren R. Giannini If the horse gods are willing and all the planets and stars align, Mica will get her wish aboard Granada, aka Koa. Sam veryone, at some point, dreams of equestrian glory Grunkorn, of Mt. Kisko, New York, acquired the now 17-year-old and performing one’s personal best, especially at Swedish gelding in April 2007. In December, Mica partnered with Dressage at Devon – where champions meet. For Granada when Argentina was chosen to represent Central and E South America in the FEI Young Rider World Cup in Frankfurt, Mica Mabragaña, the quest for excellence has been a labor Germany. This all came about because of Lendon Gray’s early of love, taking her from her family home in Buenos Aires, Dressage4Kids program. Argentina to the United States where she has risen from a “When Mica came to the U.S. as part of the Argentine team for working student up through the levels to Grand Prix. This the Youth Dressage Festival in 1999, she was 13. I was struck will be her fifth Dressage at Devon, and in mid-July she had by how hard she tried when she rode my little Grand Prix horse, her immediate goals clearly defined. Last Scene, who loved to show people how little they knew,” “I’m hoping to have one small tour horse and one Grand Prix recalled Lendon. “When Mica came to me as a working student horse to compete at Dressage at Devon,” Mica said. “It’s special – during her summer break in 2004, it was our winter, and again the atmosphere and the venue. I have always found that it’s very I was struck by her tenaciousness. She was so far from home, prestigious to be at Devon. There are so many good riders at all alone and terribly homesick, yet she never once complained, the levels. For me, to be able to represent my country, Argentina, worked very hard at the menial jobs and tried hard as a student.” and to see my flag, that’s very special. You feel like a hot shot. At the end of those two months Mica went home, re-grouped and My first time was in 2006, but ever since 2009, my last time at then returned to the U.S. She spent five years with Lendon as a Dressage at Devon, I have wanted to show there again.” Continued on page 32 30 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 31 working student, then as assistant trainer. In 2006, she started teaching Sam, who had been a client of Lendon’s for nearly 20 years. Sam offered Granada to Mica for one show where they won. Then, they competed at Saugerties in two CDIs (international level) where Mica and Granada won five out of the six Young Rider classes, which qualified Mica for the FEI Young Rider World Cup. Now 27, Mica has come into her own as a rider and trainer. She is blessed with the extreme sensitivity and feel for her horses that, nearly five years ago, helped raise red flags while she was doing Intermediaire and Prix St. Georges with Granada, schooling for their move up to Grand Prix. At the time, riders were engrossed in preparing to qualify for the 2010 World Equestrian Games. “I didn’t think the horse was right, but no one could figure it out,” recalled Mica. “I questioned myself and my riding, of course. In 2009, I brought him up to Grand Prix but still something wasn’t right. I was really young and I didn’t want to take him to Florida. Sam called Oded Shimoni (to ride Granada) and they qualified for WEG in April. The vet couldn’t find anything, and the horse did okay at WEG, but all along he was dealing with something. When we got back to New York, I felt the horse wasn’t using himself right and Dr. Ober figured out what it was.” It took two years to bring Granada back. He walked under for a year in 2011 and in the beginning of 2012 started working at the and canter. Mica recalls that the vet didn’t think he would ever do Grand Prix again. “He thought we’d have a nice Third level horse, but Koa is back and he’s better than ever,” Mica said. “I showed him in Florida and in Saugerties. He gives 110%.” The lessons were not easy. Back in 2009, when Mica knew something wasn’t right, they went to NEDA and Granada stopped on her. “Being sent out of a test is a hard way to learn,” she said.

Mica campaigned the 18-year-old Nexus at Grand Prix for two years, earned numerous wins and two Reserve Grand Prix Championships in Region 8 for his owner, Sam Grunkorn. Photo courtesy of Mica Mabragaña

“That is when I learned to trust my instincts and ever since then I’ve been so careful. In December 2012 it was so exciting when Koa started showing me that he felt great and was back and better than before. But I’m still very careful with him and I always ride him in a field. The horse is happy. We can gallop and do fun things. I think that has kept him fresh and happy.” Mica has another Grand Prix horse, Bellissimo, an up-and- coming Danish Warmblood who arrived in June, owned by Debbie Mullaney. “We’re getting to know each other,” she said. “I have a barn with 10 stalls – they’re all full and some of the owners have two horses. I do all the riding. What I love is the everyday training and trying to figure out the horses. I love to ride – that’s what I’m passionate about. Showing is a bonus.”As for the best lessons from her years with Lendon, Mica exclaimed, “There are millions! Always be fair to the horses. Don’t take anything for granted. Work and be grateful. It’s a privilege to be doing what we love and we must be grateful for that. The outcome isn’t really important. It’s about building a partnership with the horse. That’s why Granada is so special. I have known him the longest. We’ve been through a lot together. He really has been my horse of a lifetime.” Mica and Wasmut (aka Monkey), a 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Debbie Mullaney, competed in the Global About the writer: Sidelines’ Lauren R. Giannini is an award-winning “wordsmith” Dressage Festival in January where they placed 3rd in the PSG specializing in stories and photos about the equestrian world. Crazy about horses her Open Class. entire life, she lives in the horse and hunt country of Virginia. Lauren’s motto is “write, Photo courtesy of Marco Esteves ride - not necessarily in that order!” 32 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 33 eIngate We are thrilled to hear that no horses or people were injured in a barn fire at Legacy on Two Notch Road in Aiken, South Carolina. The fire damaged several barns, destroyed offices, tack and hay rooms, but, thank goodness there were no injuries.

Holly Hugo-Vidal, who writes the “West Side Story” column for Sidelines, is now working with Joanne and Chance Arakelian at The Fairbanks Riding Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California. While helping Jo and Chance, Holly is developing a group of rid- ers for the GSDHJA horse shows. These riders are lucky to have Holly – and so is Sidelines!

Tracy Glover of Dallas, Texas, has a new colt named Motivation, sired by AO Breeze, Reserve National Champion Open Jumpers. Tracy reports that MoMo, who is six-weeks- old in this photo, is a jumping prospect and a great kisser. After years of being a Wall Street Corporate Headhunter, Tracy has launched a company to connect returning veterans to jobs across corporate America called www.Vets4Work. com. What a great idea!

Way to go! G&C Farm has had a great summer so far with top ribbons in Europe and the United States! Carolina Mirabal and G&C Leroy won the CSI1* 1.25 m at the in Chantilly and the 1.30m Classic at the Global Champions Tour in Monte Carlo. At the Vermont Summer Festival, Mark Blu- man and G&C LaGran won the $10,000 Open Welcome, pre- sented by Manchester Designer Outlets.

The Savannah College of Art and Design has hired Eddie Federwisch as the new director of equestrian programs. Eddie joins SCAD from Virginia Intermont College where he served as director of equine studies for the past 18 years, leading his teams to victory in the IHSA Collegiate Cup in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Congratulations on your new job, Eddie!

Out in Aspen, Colorado (well actually more like the cool little town of El Jebel), Sidelines publisher Samantha Charles was spotted having way too much fun with Kathy Weiss and her two cohorts, Newton Bartley and Kody Louis Taylor. Are the martinis really that strong at Bella Mia’s? And what’s with all the connections from the past?

Sidelines interns Christina Alex, Rachel Cline and Kath- erine Martin have taken the Sidelines Facebook page by storm! They post original pho- tos every day that are a huge hit with our Facebook friends. From inspirational to funny to touching, you don’t want to miss their great photos. “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on In- stagram…then share their great Continued on page 36 34 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 35 photos on your Facebook page – you will be the envy of all your equestrian friends!!

Members of the Harvard Fox Hounds hunt club of Tulsa, Oklahoma enjoyed the club’s summer activities. There are rides on Saturdays in August followed by picnics with various party themes. The annual ride and picnic at the “ hole” was a highlight of the summer, especially for the junior members. Catch up with their pre-hunt activities at their website: www.har- vardfoxhounds.com.

The Lazy E arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma was the site of the Zone 7 regional Emerging Athletes Program clinic in July. Vol- unteering their time was clinician Julie Winkel, USHJA represen-

Tracey Mack- Gorin and Fiach Photojournalist and eventer Coree Reuter married Byrne celebrated Stephen McNamara on June 28th in the formal gardens their New Year’s at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia, once the home of engagement at a Virginia governor Westmoreland Davis and host to the party during the Morven Park Horse Trials. Steve is a history teacher Winter Equestrian and coach. Coree and Steve included their Festival. The Australian Shepherd, Jersey, and Coree’s horse, Liam couple met three LC, in their wedding photo session. Their cat, Optimus years ago at North Prime, elected to skip the session in favor of napping at Run. Tracey just home. graduated from Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan Photography New York Law School and rides with Chrissie Kear tative Mary Babick and stable manager Colleen Reed. The pro- and Ken and Emily gram was sponsored by Dover Saddlery. After the riding clinics Smith at Ashland Farms. She won two circuit championships each day, participants attended lectures on stable management at WEF this year. Fiach manages Equinimity. An October 4, and other important topics. Guest lecturers included Nutrena 2014 wedding is planned in Mystic, Connecticut. Continued on page 38

36 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 37 representative Jim Ward who discussed proper equine nutrition, as well as R rated judge and ex- Congratulations to perienced horsewoman, Dawn Casey. Dawn taught Annie Bolling of Alabama, trailer safety which included a hands-on course in who won the Sidelines the proper way to change a trailer tire. It was an en- Magazine “Design A joyable and fun week for participants with two riders Hunter Derby Course” at being recommended for the national competition in the Charleston Summer November. Classic Horse Show. Annie designed the course Longwood Farm South in Ocala, Florida is and helped build it, along continuing to grow after all these years. Once the with the show’s official premier training facility for eventers and the USET, course designer Allen Longwood has added a huge Grand Prix ring, a hunt- Rheinheimer. She also er derby field, and soon to be finished a polo field! watched the riders compete The facility hosts all kinds of horse competitions and over the course she is a great place to visit for both you and your horse. designed. How cool is that! Check out Longwood Farm South when you can, This is Annie and her horse with that big of an expansion it has to be quite a site! Ofrenda.

Kelly Lube has opened a new barn, Golden Lane Farms, LLC in Orlando, Florida. Good luck Kelly! We already love your son, Jack Lube, the winner of our 2013 Sidelines Magazine Winter Equestrian Festival Exclusive Showing Vacation contest – so we know we will Ashley Fleischhacker and Sharn Wordley are getting mar- love your new barn, too! ried – which is why Ashley was spotted in New York City trying on Vera Wang wedding dresses. We can’t wait to see the beauti- ful bride!

It’s the luck of the Irish, as Irish riders continue to dominate the Grand Prix in Lake Placid. This year, Paul O’Shea won the first week’s $75,000 Equine Insur- ance Services/Great American Grand Prix of Lake Placid and Kevin Babington won the sec- ond week’s $100,000 Woodlea Farms Grand Prix. Last year, Darragh Kenny won both Grand Prix, and in 2010 and 2011, the first week’s Grand Prix was won by Darragh and Jonathan McCrea, making it six wins for Irish riders in the last eight Grand Prix in Lake Placid! Maybe it’s that green grass field they ride on!

Speaking of the Grand Prix in Lake Placid, it was nice to see a couple of really well liked riders do well. Heather Caristo Wil- liams was in the ribbons both weeks, coming in third the first week and eighth the second on Evening Star. Hillary Simpson finished sixth in the $100,000 class on Nopus Du Gue Jou- bert. Way to go, girls!

Congratulations to Ronan and Lisa McGuigan on the birth of their new daughter. Baby Zara was born on July 7th. She Continued on page 40 38 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 39 weighed in at 7 lbs. 3 oz. We are so happy for the proud parents! Kate Morrison, who trains with Angela Moore of Stealaway Farm, Deborah Darwin is back in town and represented Zone 5 in the 2013 Adequan/ is a new team member of Phelps Me- FEI North American Junior & Young dia Group International selling ads Rider Championships (NAJYRC) and for The Alltech National Horse Show emerged as the bronze medal winner program and helping out with other in the individual competition. Kate also venues for the 2014 season. received a team bronze medal. Kate’s family and barn friends were so excited for Rancho Corazon is pleased to her that a celebration dinner was held in be hosting an American her honor upon her return home to Dublin, Horse Association Large Approv- Ohio. Kate and her mount, Windoctro, als site. On September 21st, the posted double clear rounds on Saturday! Ranch will present several foals, And guess what? That also happened to mares and stallions. The approvals be her father’s birthday. Many Sidelines will begin at 8 a.m. and will include a readers will recognize Kate not only from catered breakfast, luncheon and eve- all the time she spends in the ring but also ning reception with live music. The from her role as a photographer for The Ranch will be giving tours, showing Book. Congratulations Kate, and happy sales horses, and are opening their birthday Craig, pictured here enjoying a doors to the public for this exciting father-daughter hug! annual event. Photo courtesy of The Book

Uvex helmets, available in the United States and the UK, are delighted to announce that a number of their UK spon- sored riders have been se- lected for the European Cham- pionships! Laura Tomlinson and Michael Eilberg have been selected for the dressage squad with Gareth Hughes as reserve. Izzy Taylor has been selected for the team GBR three-day event team and Em- ily Ward has been selected for the pony show jumping team. A busy time for all! Izzy is also The face of Blenheim Palace Horse Trials and Clothing Range, she is the subject of a BBC Oxford News Focus, the topic of a six-page spread in Horse Magazine.

The equestrian world has lost one of its most very important individuals. Dennis Dammerman, retired CFO of General Electric, passed away recently at the early age of 67. Dennis’s Sand Castle Farm sent horses to the race track with Michael Matz and supported jumpers under the guidance of . A partner in Equestrian Sports Productions, Dennis was one of the first investors in the redevelopment of the equestri- an world in Wellington. His wit, charm, guidance and advice will be missed by all equestrians who knew him.

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BobbyHorse Show Murphy: A Course Designer’s Life By Mandy Su Bobby Murphy Photo by Julie Moses Robert “Bobby” Murphy, a fifth generation horseman and Lexington, Kentucky native, shows obvious love for what he does. After designing his first course at the age of 15, he realized how much course designing had to do with horsemanship, and it shows in his work. The creativity and originality seen in Bobby’s courses challenges both horse and rider when they enter the ring. He wants them to see something other than a set of jumps. His creative and technical style has earned him bragging rights on the designs of the 2011 Hunter Derby Finals in Lexington and the 2012 CN Derby in Chicago. As the creative mastermind behind courses up and down the East Coast, Bobby is also looking forward to getting back in the saddle. Wanting to transition from hunter courses to jumper courses, he wants to step into the jumper ring as a competitor and get a hands-on feel for the types of courses that will be soon to come.

How long have you been designing courses? Long enough to know that nobody ever complains if the course is too easy! I was 15 years old and a sophomore in high school when my father, Rob Murphy, put me into the world of course designing. Growing up in a fifth generation horse family introduced What would you tell someone about to ride one of your me to different aspects of the horse industry at a very young age courses? and course designing was one of those aspects. I think in this Good luck. industry we all strive to be great horsemen, and for me course designing has taught me a lot about horsemanship, but I still have Do you have a “style” when it comes to designing courses? a long way to go I think my style is introducing new concepts that are acceptable for both the horse and rider, entertaining to watch and bring out Do you have a masterpiece of all of the courses you have the best in both horse and rider. Style is always changing with designed? innovation and that comes from doing a lot of derby courses I do have a masterpiece but I have yet to use it. It involves sand at a time when the industry was trying to make hunters more castles. I’m designing the 2013 CN Derby with George Morris so interesting through the derby program. I look back and see some maybe we will see the masterpiece soon. of these different phases I went through like spelling out sponsors names with jumps, or putting shapes in the ring like straw circles, If you aren’t revealing your masterpiece just yet, what has or building jumps that don’t look like jumps or creating the grass come close? Liverpool and I see a style that is creative. At the ingate I’m rumored I have two courses and they are the 2011 Hunter Derby Finals in to be technical - so my style is both creative and technical. Lexington and the 2012 CN Derby in Chicago. The main focus of the 2011 Derby finals course was to present a course that looked When you aren’t busy, what is your favorite thing to do? as if there weren’t any jumps in the ring. So we went with a course Honestly I’ve just been kicking it at the barn and getting back that looked like a farm complete with a barn, front gate, driveway, into my CWD saddle. It was an intense 12 weeks at WEF and I paddocks, pond, docks, boats, trees, hay wagon, etc. The have enjoyed just being able to ride. second course, at the beautiful farm of Carl and Rush Weeden, we expanded on the concept of the 2011 Derby Finals and did a What job would you do if you weren’t designing courses? course that looked like a CN train taking a stroll through Bali. The I don’t look at my job as “course designing” but rather learning course was a mix of jumping train carts from our title sponsor CN horsemanship. I think the next chapter for horsemanship for me and art in the form of wood. Kandis Wrigley imports fine woods is riding horses and living the barn life. I grew up riding as a kid from Indonesia and lent us $500,000 of the most amazing wood and I want to be back in the competition ring. This will also help and stone sculptures that I have ever seen. introduce me to the next phase of course designing, which is a focus on jumpers. I spent this past September through December Do you have a favorite show venue? as a working student for my sister at Murphy Manor. Going to the The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The Horse Capital of barn every day from sun up to sun down made me fall back in love the World will always be my Number 1. with horses.

Where can you typically be found on a horse show weekend? About the writer: Horse crazy since the age of five, South Florida native Mandy Su graduated from the University of Kentucky in the spring of 2013. Other than spending Most of the time I’m somewhere close to a ring, either watching every waking moment in the saddle and at the barn with her horses, she also enjoys horses compete or hanging out with friends. photography and playing with her Great Dane, Ben.

42 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 43 eSecond Chances Kentucky Derby Star Shines in Dressage Ring By Arianna Delin

For some people, finding the right horse takes a lot of time and energy. For others, the right match just seems to fall into place. That was the case for Laura Vorwerk and her off-the-track- Thoroughbred, Sam P. After unexpectedly losing her previous OTTB mare in November to colic, Laura wasn’t sure she wanted to start over with another green horse – until she saw Sam on the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program’s website at the beginning of 2013. “When I saw him and watched the videos of his movement, my initial thought was, ‘Wow. Someone is going to get a really nice horse that already has some solid training.’ It took me a few days before I really started thinking that maybe I could be the one to adopt him, and when I went to Lexington, Kentucky to see him a lot of things fell into place at the right time and I ended up signing the paperwork,” said Laura, a 28-year-old from Napoleon, Ohio. A graded stakes placed horse, Sam most notably finished 9th at the 2007 Kentucky Derby under the name Sam P. After an injury that put him out of the racing industry, he was sold as a stud. Without much success, Sam was sold again and eventually ended up as a hunter. Sam competed successfully at 2’6”, but his trainers felt that he would be better suited for dressage and he was donated to New Vocations, where Laura came across him. Things weren’t picture perfect at first for the pair, as Sam had been a stallion until the age of six and still held onto his stud-like qualities. In the barn, he would initially nip at people walking by and couldn’t get turned out or be stabled near the mares. But, after Sam received a reality check from a few of the larger geldings, his attitude changed. “He rarely nips anymore and has Laura with Sam P, her Kentucky Derby star who now has a new turned from being aloof to approaching you for pats and scratches,” life as a dressage horse. said Laura. “He is almost always first at the gate and he will turn Photo courtesy of Laura Vorwerk his cheek to me while I saddle him so I’ll give him a few face rubs before I cinch him up. He has really turned into a giant pussycat.” on some lower level dressage. The talented nine-year-old chestnut Laura describes his personality as charismatic and adores gelding has a natural feel for the discipline and also enjoys being attention, loves peppermints and seems to really enjoy being ridden out in the hayfields. fussed over. “I have jumped him a few times for fun and, although he has After a bit of trial and error, Sam has found his calling in the talent galore for jumping, I truly believe that he prefers flatwork. dressage arena. With Laura in the irons, Sam has been working Dressage really suits him. He is a quick learner and if there will be anything holding him back from the upper levels it will definitely be his rider,” laughed Laura. The pair has recently been seen at some schooling shows and clinics, where Sam has proven to be a complete professional. According to Laura, he has a working attitude and his ability to do is job is truly impressive. “At this point, the sky is the limit. I am a few steps ahead of him right now, but that will quickly change. I think that next year, once I have a better idea what we will be capable of, I’ll think about going to some recognized shows and possibly working toward my bronze medal.” Laura added that she sometimes feels like she needs to pinch herself when she’s riding Sam. “I enjoy every minute I spend with him and really hope we have many more years of riding and learning together.” Although he’s a long way from the track he was bred to run on, this Kentucky Derby star has finally found a place to call home.

About the writer: Arianna Delin is a 24-year-old Pennsylvania State University Sam P shows off his moves at the New Vocations Racehorse graduate, who is currently a news editor at a community paper in New Jersey. She Adoption Program center in Lexington, Kentucky. has grown up around horses her entire life, competing in ‘A’ rated shows along the Photo courtesy of New Vocations Northeast. 44 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 45 e

Natural FlexionHorsemanship and Side Passing

Question: I am having difficulty working my seven-year-old Arabian gelding on the circle under saddle. When I ask him to canter in a circle, he likes to turn his nose out where I can see his outside eye. I would like him to travel in a circle with more With Dan James and Dan Steers flexion and softness. Where should I start? Questions Answeredof Double Dan Horsemanship Answer: If you are having difficulty at the canter, you need to reduce speed and focus on flexion exercises at the walk. I like toask my horses to spiral in and out of a circle to improve flexion and softness in the circle. When you start the spiral in and spiral out exercise, use a barrel or cone to designate your middle point. Master this exercise at the walk before moving to the trot. Start by tightly circling the cone or barrel, then apply pressure with your inside leg and inside , asking the horse to begin to spiral out. Your horse should not rush out of the circle but maintain a soft flexed position, with his nose towards the center marker. If your horse tips his nose towards the outside, use your inside rein to apply pressure and bring his nose back to the inside of the circle. Once you have spiraled a distance away from the center marker, take the pressure off. Apply pressure with your outside leg and ask your horse to spiral back into the center marker as he Dan Steers demonstrates flexion and softness in the circle. continues moving forward. Teaching your horse to spiral in and Photos courtesy of Double Dan Horsemanship out from a center marker will help your horse maintain flexion on the circle. – Dan Steers of the rope over the horse’s neck so it will not get tangled. Step towards the horse’s wither while asking your horse to move Question: their hindquarters. Don’t be afraid to reward your horse for just a I have a 10-year-old Thoroughbred gelding who is perfect few steps to the side if you are just starting this exercise. If you under saddle and very gentle on the ground, but when I am find your horse’s hindquarters leading, and your horse’s shoulder grooming him and ask him to move away from me, he will not trailing, you need to step into the shoulder and ask your horse give me my space. He is not cross-tied. I usually just tie him to move away from you. If your horse still does not move their to one tie ring in the barn. I would really like him to learn to shoulder, take your dressage and gently tap your horse’s give me my space when I need to move him away from me. shoulder until he squares up to the fence. Remember to always reward the slightest try and to work your horse on both sides to keep Answer: him balanced. It sounds like a great place to start would be with ground Earning more control exercises. Your friendly gelding needs to learn to yield his respect from hindquarters and shoulders away from you. I like to use a rope your horse on and a dressage whip when I work on the side passing the ground will exercise. When you get started, use the fence to stop your horse improve his from moving forward. Ask your horse’s hindquarters and shoulder ground manners to move away from you and along the fence. I keep my on the in the barn. – bottom of the halter to keep the horse’s head straight and loop the Dan James

About Double Dan: Since their debut as “The Dan and Dan Show” in 2008, Double Dan Horsemanship, made up of Dan Steers and Dan James, is quickly becoming a household name in the equine industry. The duo have been noted for performing at every major Royal show in Australia and many large equine events in the United States, earning championships at the “Way of the Horse” at Equitana Asia Pacific in 2008, Road to the Horse International 2012 and the Event 2012 Trainer’s Challenge. They have been crowd favorites in the opening ceremonies of the World Equestrian Games, Australia’s Got Talent, Australian National Horse Futurities, Equine Affaire and many others. Dan James and Dan Steers 46 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 47 e

JugglingHorse Show School and the Show Ring By Arianna Delin

Sarah Sturges has taken the Amateur-Owner Hunters by storm with her “Steady Eddy” One Shot. Sarah and Steady Eddy had a successful Indoor circuit as well as a in the hunter rings at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Juggling college and a chaotic show schedule can be hectic for many, but for Sarah, it only makes her want to work harder to fulfill her dreams. Sarah rides with David Belford and Christopher Payne of New Hope LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio, who have trained some of the country’s top show hunters. “I think that David and Chris do the most amazing job making horse and rider pairs work together, and they do an amazing job as far as horse care. They really specialize in figuring out what makes each individual horse go well, and I think that’s something that’s easy to lose track of when you have 30 horses,” Sarah said. Sidelines caught up with Sarah to find out how she juggles her busy life.

What do you like about your horse One Shot and his attitude? One Shot is 11 years old, and I have never had a horse that is so willing to win. He never goes into the ring to be stupid or to be a loser, he works with me and he’s always got his head in the game. I really appreciate him for that because I’ve been doing this since I was four and have seen a lot of horses that set you up to fail and I can count on one hand the number of times he has let me down.

What are your goals with One Shot the rest of the season? I hope to make it into Devon. We finished up last year in the 3’3” and it’s a little hard sometimes with the qualifying period when you move up in December. We’re working on all the things that make it good. It would be great to go to Devon and Indoors, and be as wonderful as we were last year.

What is the most important thing that you have learned from your trainers, David and Chris? Sarah Sturges and her horse One Shot. I have learned a ton about adjusting your ride to match your Photo by Phelps Media Group horse. Good riding is good riding. You have to know the horse and be able to go into the ring being very smart and knowing what makes the horse you are on go well. I think it all goes back to their horse care and understanding that they are animals and not machines, and you need to devote a lot of yourself to them.

With your busy schedule, how do you handle balancing school and the show circuit? I am at the University of Cincinnati and majoring in Finance. Right now, I am taking classes online. I am crossing my fingers and am set to graduate in December if I do classes this summer and fall. Hopefully, I’ll be done this time next year. I take classes online during the winter portion and when I go home, I take classes at the University. When we go home, we are basically in Kentucky, and the school is only an hour away, so it is easy for me to jet back and forth.

What are you planning on doing with your degree? I haven’t really decided yet. I would love to continue working with the horses, and I think that being able to do this was a good choice – I really do enjoy it. I’m looking at my options, whether I should go into the horses professionally, or just be an amateur, Sarah Sturges and One Shot competing at the Winter Equestrian so I haven’t quite decided. Going into the horses would be my Festival. Photo by Phelps Media Group ultimate goal. 48 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 49 eOff Centerline In New Mexico, Windsong Dressage trainer, Ulla Hudson, has really “gone west” as she was recently certified in training. Sidelines want to say congratulations since we know Ulla won’t want to toot her own “saddle” horn!

And in Wellington, there is a new love in Bethany Peslar’s life! We got a sneak preview of Bethany ’s new superstar horse who arrived from Europe and it’s easy to see why it was love at first sight. Congrats to the Lionshare Dressage team, especially Endel Ots, for bringing these two together!

A dynamic duo! The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that Region 6 Young Rider, Ayden Uhlir and Sjapoer, her 14-year-old gelding, were awarded this year’s Fiona Baan “Pursuit of Excellence” Memorial Trophy. This trophy is awarded to the young rider who earns the highest combined average in the three dressage In the spotlight with a 74.40%, Don Altena made his tests; FEI Young Rider Team, Individual and Freestyle. Ayden, 18, competition debut under Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Kirkland, Washington, was the highest scoring competitor in the at the CornerStone Summer Festival in July at the Caledon individual test and the freestyle test at this year’s NAJYRC where Equestrian Park in Palgrave, Ontario. Caledon Equestrian they earned an overall combined average of 70.980%. Ayden Park is preparing to host the equestrian events for the 2015 earned a 69.184% in the Team Test, 71.605% in the Individual . David, who operates David Marcus Test, and 72.175% in the Freestyle Test. Dressage in Campbellville, Ontario, and owner Deborah Kinzinger found Don Altena, a five-year-old bay Dutch Congratulations new instructors! The USDF is pleased to Warmblood gelding (Wonderboy x El Corona) last fall in announce and congratulate its new USDF Certified Instructors, Europe. Photo by Ally Dunlop who took their exams in June at Dancing Horse Farm in Lebanon, Ohio, with examiners Debbie Bowman and Ann Guptill. New USDF Certified Instructor/Trainers at Training through First Level include; Ken Levy of Noblesville, Indiana, Nicole Chastain Price of Solvang, California, Heather Salden of Carver, Minnesota, and Elizabeth Gagliardi of Hobart, Indiana. New USDF Certified Instructors/Trainers at Second Level include Jennifer Truett of Lebanon, Ohio, and Rebecca Cord of West Grove, Pennsylvania. Continued on page 53

Jennifer Shepherd Photo by Jagg Photography The Dressage Foundation has announced the recipients of the inaugural grants from the new Heldenberg Training Center Fund in Memory of E.L. Dreitzler. Adult amateur dressage riders Suzie Hallé, of Colorado, and Jennifer Shepherd, of North Carolina, have each been awarded $3,700 to attend the Spanish Riding School’s Training Center in Heldenberg, Austria. Both riders plan to attend a five- day theoretical course at Heldenberg, which will include instruction about the proper seat, correct aids, lunge work, training stages of the horse and rider and the history of the Spanish Riding School. John Zopatti sent us this photo from his trip to where Suzie Halle he did a boat trip through the Lochs…we wonder if he saw the Photo by Kathleen Bryan Loch Ness monster?

50 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 51 eMaking A Difference Abigail Wexner – A Special Kind of Person By Dani Moritz the victory. Although she would have loved to have As the nation’s top horses been in Sweden with Beezie and riders secure medals and and Simon, Abigail, her entire impressive wins, it is rare that family and some friends we even think about the owner watched the pair’s victory on behind the team. Although FEI TV – but Abigail says they frequently forgotten, owners celebrated as if they were in are incredibly important to our the stands! sport – and, all too often, they For her riders, like Beezie are under appreciated. and Jeffery Welles, the It takes a special kind of amount of support she person to sit on the sidelines provides is incredible – as the rider earns the glory. whether Abigail is watching It takes an equally special them on TV or nervously person to foot the bills, but glued to the gate at the shows. not ride the horse and, most “She’s been a fantastic importantly, stand by the supporter of mine for quite horses and riders through a few years now and she’s thick and thin, good times and unbelievable with the amount bad. Abigail Wexner is that of support she gives me and kind of special – which is why is behind us all the time,” said she is regarded as one of the Beezie. “She wants the best greatest horse owners of our for the horses and the best for time. us and for the United States.” Abigail is proud to own For Abigail, her avid support several of the nation’s leading comes naturally. Although horses, including three-time she wasn’t able to ride until Olympic champion Authentic, she was a teenager, Abigail and Simon, who recently won Abigail with Bucky, The New Albany Classic Mascot. says she was obsessed with the 2013 Rolex/FEI World Cup horses from as far back as Championship with Beezie Madden. she can remember. The only difference between then and now “It was really quite special for me as an owner and what a is that now she is able to express that passion by trading in her moment it was to see Beezie reach that milestone and I was so Breyer horses for the real deal. pleased that she was riding Simon when it happened,” Abigail “I’m really passionate about the sport and want to see the United said. “He’s an incredible horse and they’ve developed a strong States program be as competitive as it can be and to do that partnership, which is what you hope for with every horse that you you’ve got to support the athletes – both human and equine,” she own.” said. “I’ve been very fortunate to have relationships with wonderful It’s hard to believe she wasn’t even at the event to celebrate Continued on page 54

Candice Bergen and husband Marshall Rose at the New Albany Abigail with three of her children at the 2008 Summer Olympic Classic with Les and Abigail Wexner. Games just before the team jumping finals in Hong Kong. 52 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Off CenterlineContinued from page 50

Favorite writer/rider, Tami Hoag, did her book signing at Barnes & Noble in Wellington, Florida, with mini sidekicks Barnes & Noble (can you spot both little horses in the photo?) Neue Schule bit guru, Mette Larsen, made a big splash and lots of good things followed. Tami’s newest book shot with her Dutch Warmblood, Ulivi, when she traded her to the New York Times Best Sellers list and Barnes & Noble dressage saddle for a snorkel and swam across the lake on (the minis) got asked back to Barnes & Noble (the store) for Ulivi at the Parelli Ocala campus. How many FEI dressage Children’s Story hour on September 21st. The theme will be horses do you know who can do that? horse and pony stories!

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 53 riders who I believe in and it’s an honor to own some incredible horses and see them achieve under these professionals. I really like being at the big classes and I get very caught up in the excitement of the competition. I often find myself hanging out by the ingate trying very hard not to watch, that’s how nervous I get!” But even with all these exceptional horses at her fingertips, you won’t often find Abigail in the show ring herself. Although she has competed at “A” rated shows in the past, she now enjoys riding for pleasure while she balances the needs of four teenagers and a very busy life of business and community pursuits. “I’m definitely a goal oriented person, so competing gave me that added pressure to really work hard,” she said. “Perhaps someday I’ll come back to showing but for The Jonas Brothers were the performers at the first Tween Brands Concert at The New now I’m really enjoying and Albany Classic presented by Justice in 2007. simply being with the horses.” Abigail is known to trade in her English tack for Western when Beezie loves it so much she says that she wishes the show she goes on family vacations out West. She says she loves both was longer, so they could spend even more time there. Beezie styles of riding for different reasons, but, regardless of which tack won the Grand Prix in 2005 aboard Authentic. Other winners have she is in, she always enjoys developing a partnership with her included Todd Minikus (1998, 2008) McLain Ward (2004, 2011, horses. 2012) and Jeffery Welles (2009). While horses are a major passion of Abigail’s and she spends This year’s event is being held September 22 and the grand prix a lot of time in the saddle and in the stands, she is also very purse has increased to $125,000 – a major difference from the dedicated to philanthropy. After $50,000 it started with. being introduced to the issue of “Abigail Wexner is that kind of special – Although Abigail spends more child abuse and family violence which is why she is regarded as one of the time in the shadows cheering by a friend, Abigail has become on her horses and riders and dedicated to preventing abuse, greatest horse owners of our time.” working toward bettering her increasing awareness and community than she does in the supporting victims of family violence. limelight, she is definitely one of the United States’ greatest stars To do this, she came up with the idea to support these initiatives when it comes to horses. by creating a show jumping event, quite literally, in her own Perhaps Beezie explains it best. “I feel lucky to have her be a backyard. In 1998, Abigail hosted the first New Albany Classic part of my life. Not only is she a great supporter, but she’s a great Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day at her farm in New Albany, person.” Ohio. For more information on the New Albany Classic Invitational Now, 16 years later, the event has become wildly successful Grand Prix & Family Day, visit www.thenewalbanyclassic.com. and has raised more than $20 million to support The Center for About the writer: Dani Moritz is a graduate of William Woods University with Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. majors in Equine General Studies and Communications. She is a staff writer for Sidelines Magazine, freelance journalist and proud owner of a beautiful Paint/ The event is a great way for Abigail to raise awareness about Arabian mare named September. She is also the 2012 American Horse Publications the issue, host an incredible horse show and introduce local Student Award winner. families to the equestrian world. The one-day show was rated Photos courtesy of The New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day number one among the North American Riders Group’s top 25 specialty equestrian events of 2012. “We’ve come a long way from our first year and I’m proud to say we’ve introduced the sport to many people, raised a lot of support for the center and helped families create some wonderful memories too,” she said. Operated by Abigail’s entire family and a team of volunteers, the New Albany Classic treats more than 15,000 spectators annually to a great Grand Prix, as well as other activities such as strolling entertainment, car collection displays, petting zoos, pig races and a concert sponsored by retailer Tween Brands, which operates Justice and Brothers stores across the country. Previous concerts have included music from musicians such as The Jonas Brothers in 2007 and Demi Lovato in 2008. The event is one of Beezie’s favorite events to compete at. “The New Albany Classic is such a great event, it is one of my favorite places to go in the year even if I had no relationship with Abigail,” Beezie said. “We love supporting her because she supports us so much, as well as she has a real passion for her charity. It’s for Abigail Wexner proudly presents Authentic and Beezie Madden a great cause and the community is behind it which is fantastic.” with the 2005 New Albany Classic Cup. 54 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 55 eFashion Scene Best-Dressed Guy In The Ring By Alessandra Shultz

You may know him as David Marcus, the Ontario-based member of the Canadian Dressage team who competed in the London Olympics, but we also know him for another reason: he’s the best-dressed guy on the circuit. Besides snatching up wins at prestigious grand prix across North America on his remarkable equine teammate, Chrevi’s Capital, David also has a knack for clinching style awards including the Champion Equine Insurance Dressage Style Award and the PanaCavallo Style Award in Wellington, Florida. I caught up with David to get some insight and relay his astute fashion-forward creed for dressing for the barn. Although never straying from a professional appearance, David has a propensity for mixing and matching menswear basics in untraditional color- ways and patterns for a fresh take on the tried-and-true ensemble of tailored chinos, dress shirt, tie and a blazer. In particular, I love his pairing of a madras tie and gingham button down in complimenting palettes for a FEI jog with Chevri’s Capital. I asked David if he has a method to his stellar attire for the barn and he said, “I’m actually a fairly conservative dresser. My daily outfit for the barn would be a pair of breeches paired with a fitted

David shows off his fashion sense during the jog. Photo by SusanJStickle.com

polo shirt. Sometimes I wear a light sweater as well.” But like every “look-to fashion authority” he has that signature accessory that he can’t get enough of. Anna Wintour (the iconic editor of Vogue) has oversized black sunglasses, and David has his boots. He adds, “I have a bit of an affinity for different colored riding boots. I have a patent pair I show in, a black pair, a brown pair, a red pair and grey polo boots. I generally wear a belt that matches my riding boots.” With the exception of the grey polo boots by Der-Dau, all of David’s boots are by Koenig. For the show ring, David opts for Pikeur or Cavallo breeches, an elegant custom navy pinstripe tailcoat by Alessandro Albanese, which he wears over a dress shirt and tie. For competition, he prefers the traditional look of a top hat, but he schools in a navy helmet that matches his tailcoat. When he isn’t riding, he said, “Out of the saddle I’m normally in Diesel jeans, a custom fit polo shirt, and a pair of Sperry deck shoes.” To summarize, in the realm of elite well-dressed horse loving individuals, in a sport that inspires runway design houses like Ralph Lauren and Hermes, David Marcus is the best dressed guy in the ring. And that’s no small feat. About the writer: Alessandra Shultz grew up in the mountains of Colorado, but now lives in upstate New York where she is studying Apparel Design Management at Cornell University. Alessandra covers the fashion scene for Sidelines. She currently David’s casual attire. Photo by A. Woodley has two mares that she trail rides and shows in the jumpers. 56 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 57 e

CaliforniaWest Side Story Girl Joie Gatlin By Holly Hugo-Vidal

When talented and beautiful Joie Gatlin enters the jumper ring, she commands attention. She is not only one of California’s elite hunter/jumper riders, but a striking picture on a horse as well. Adding to it, colorful announcer Davin Malmqvist introduces her as “Jooooo Eeee Gatlin” stretching out her name as far as possible! Joie is a native Californian, born and raised in Burbank. She grew up in a horsey family and began riding at the age of two. Her father had roping horses and was an old-fashioned cowboy, moving cattle, riding saddle broncos and bareback. Then, he became a stuntman. Her mother, who was from Colorado, was Miss America, as well as a trick rider and a barrel racer. “Horses were always in our back yard,” smiled Joie. When Joie was 10-years-old, a friend of the family suggested that she might like jumping. So she began taking lessons and, indeed, fell in love with jumping. It all started from there, snowballing into a successful and lucrative career. Her first teacher was Barbara Eldred, then Randy Redmer. “A great horseman,” Joie said, with a smile. “I rode with Richard Keller for several years after that. He gave me the most knowledge and encouragement of anyone. He was incredible! He had professional riders with him at that time, such as Kenny Nordstrom and Will Simpson. It was the summer of 1984 when I was 17-years-old that he gave me the ride on one of the grand prix horses! I won my first grand prix on Hometown Hero, owned by one of his customers. I was his rider from then on and he was a true mentor to me. What a fabulous horseman!” Joie went on to say, “That same day, I won an equitation class in the morning and the Grand Prix in the afternoon. It was quite a day!” When Joie was a junior she showed in the hunter and equitation divisions. While that was typical for juniors at the time, riding the

Joie, sitting on Kistler, waves at the camera while waiting for the $500,000 Hunter Derby at HITS Saugerties in 2012. Photo by Josie Driscoll

same horse in both divisions was not! During her junior career, Joie won the United States Equestrian Team Medal Finals, was named the Rhulen Rookie of the Year and won several national championships. In 1987, Joie rode with Rodney Jenkins, as a working student doing everything from rolling bandages to riding. At that time Rodney was at Montpelier Station in Orange, Virginia. “It was an incredible experience. He occasionally gave me lessons on my own horses. I also helped at the ring as well as hacked some of his horses. I learned so much from watching. He was a man of few words and when he did say something – I listened. But I watched as much as I could. Subconsciously I picked up a lot of knowledge. It was an honor to be in his presence!” In 2004, Joie acquired two Olympic caliber horses and with the owner’s urging, she asked Katie Monahan Prudent to come out to California and help her. With Katie’s reputation of helping riders attain their goals, she seemed a natural. She agreed and, as Joie said, “She thought we were a little crazy for having just gotten these horses to be doing this, but never the less, she came out Joie and SunCal’s King in the Nations Cup in Gijon, Spain in and helped us. It was an incredible experience! I had SunCal’s 2006. King and Mogharebi’s Luna for about two or three weeks prior to Photo courtesy of Joie Gatlin Continued on page 60 58 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 59 her arrival. She gave me confidence and made me feel that I could go out and do it – and I did!” Joie’s career highlights are many, including representing the United States in World Cup competitions and competing in the Olympic Trials. She was also a member of the West Coast Active Riders European Tour, placing in the ribbons and competing at Spruce Meadows on SunCal’s King (in the ribbons) in The Queens Cup as well as the CN Cup. In 2006 and 2007, Joie competed in Europe and was The Leading Lady Rider in Royan, France. She also rode on the Nations Cup Team in 2006, placing 4th. While her accomplishments are many, Joie said, “My biggest highlight is doing what I love and being successful.” Joie and her husband, Morley Abey, have a barn in San Juan Capistrano that is appropriately called Joie Gatlin - Morley Abey Show Jumping. “We do everything from adult hunters to grand prix horses, including equitation. All levels! We have a super clientele and they are all very goal oriented. We set goals at the beginning of the year and customize the training and the show schedule accordingly. We really work toward everyone’s goals and adjust when needed.” I asked Joie about the dynamics of running the barn with her husband and she said, “You know what, Morley is awesome! He’s easy going and great with the clients and is a super teacher. He’s also great with letting me decide what I want to do with the horses. As husband and wife, we do a lot together. We and ski and basically spend all of our time together. He wants to see me do well and is super, super supportive. We also have a great team who all work together toward the common goal of getting the horse to perform at its best.”

About the writer: Holly Hugo-Vidal is Sidelines’ California correspondent and writes the “West Side Story” column. Holly is located at The Fairbanks Riding Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California where she specializes in hunters and equitation as well Joie and Miss Cash Call, owned by Gregg Delong, at Showpark as adults. She is an “R” USEF judge, clinician and an author. Her most recent book Ranch and Coast Horse Show. is “Build Confidence Over Fences.” Photo by Ashley Delong

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CollegeRoad to the and Grand Riding: Prix How to Make it Work

Show jumper Brianne Goutal (left), a Brown University graduate, learned how to juggle the challenge of college and riding. Brianne is joined by her sister Clementine Goutal (center) and Melanie Masarin. Photo courtesy of Brianne Goutal By Brianne Goutal - Always be ahead of your work schedule. Make sure you know what you need to do and when it’s due. Last-minute Skipping college was never an option for me. My parents raised surprises and cramming don’t work very well with a busy me to put a high value on education and intellectual matters, and schedule. I have always wanted to be challenged. I feel strongly that you never know what life will throw at you, so you should plan for the - Before registering for classes, email the professors to see if worst and hope for the best. College allowed me to do just that. their classes will work for you. Be sure to ask about the format Deciding to go to school was the easy part, but picking where of the class, i.e. grades based on essays, on tests, on weekly to go was another story. I narrowed my search to the East Coast quizzes, etc., and what their attendance policy is. Be upfront to be close to the horse shows in the Northeast, since my time that you will have to miss class for competitions, and make would be split almost 50/50 between studies and riding. I visited sure you will not be penalized. lots of great schools in the region – NYU, Princeton and more – but when I stepped on the Brown campus it was a done deal. The - Build good relationships with your professors once you enroll teachers, classes, curriculum - everything there felt right for me. in classes, and maintain an open dialogue. In my experience, On top of all that, traveling to horse shows would be made easy they tend to be more lenient if they know that you value their by a national airport 20 minutes from campus and an international classes and know why you are absent. airport just an hour away. So, I became a Brown Bear. Since Brown boasts one of the best history departments in the - Skip the meal plan. You probably won’t be on campus US, I had intended to be a history major. Once school started, enough to make it worthwhile. though, I became obsessed with my English courses and switched to an English major. Old English literature classes were Missing so much school was hard sometimes. But I was lucky my favorite, and I loved reading the classics such as Beowulf and enough to find a great group of friends, and we made sureto The Odyssey. Because I didn’t have the fluid schedule of most of make the most of the time we were together so that it didn’t matter my classmates, I had to get creative with how and when I got all how often I was gone. I always knew that when I was on campus, that reading done. I would do schoolwork while I was traveling – our friendship would pick up right where it left off. My fondest on a plane, on a train or in the car. And I got used to doing work memories from school are of the dinner parties we used to throw, at odd hours, often waking up at 5 a.m. to get homework done having 15 people over to share a great meal and lots of laughter. before going to the barn. College was one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced; Showing while in college presents challenges, but can also be yet it was also one of the most rewarding. I know that attending very rewarding. I competed on the Brown team during my first college is a daunting task for many riders, but I am living proof semester of school and then turned pro. With all the traveling that it can be done. With a strong support team and a good work and trips to the barn, I became adept at compartmentalizing ethic, you can do anything. I can honestly say that I am both different parts of my life as a way to help prioritize and make sure stronger and smarter as a college graduate, and I wouldn’t trade everything received its due attention. my experiences for anything. Here are some tips that kept me sane while trying to balance About the writer: Brianne Goutal is a 2012 graduate of Brown University and showing and schoolwork. If you’re in a similar situation, maybe professional show jumper. She made history by becoming the only person to win all they will help you as well! four junior equitation finals. 62 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 63 ePolo Harrison Samaniego Thrilled With Team USPA By Lauren R. Giannini up polo, Harrison credited Kimo Huddleston, six-goal pro at San Harrison Samaniego of Rancho Sante Fe, California was a Diego Polo Club, for improving toddler when he got hooked on riding, perched on the laps of his his game. parents, David and Julia, and his grandmother, Payne Taylor, of “Playing outdoors on grass, Charles City, Virginia. With about 14 years of polo under his belt, polo is more of a thinking game Harrison applied for the USPA Developing Player program and because of the bigger playing was thrilled to hear he had made the 2013 team. field,” Harrison said. “Kimo “It’s an amazing training opportunity, one that I would never get helped me with things like, otherwise,” said Harrison, now 19. “Both my parents coached me, what’s the correct play to make and my father was still playing polo when I was four and started in this situation and what do I playing Pee Wee Chukkers.” do when I have the ball in that He has fun memories of riding a Shetland Pony and being led situation? He coached me on around on a leadline to play. “My brother David (now 21) did it too,” passes for a defensive play and recalled Harrison. “We played Pee Wee Chukkers every Sunday. the best spot to back it – never One of the kids is a pro, Jesse Bray. He’s on Team USPA.” ever back it in a straight line, When Harrison was five, he was liberated from the leadline and if you aren’t sure where to to play Beginner Chukkers. “It was all arena polo, safer for kids hit the ball, make a line change, because the ponies and horses couldn’t run away with us the way which will mess with the they might on a grass field,” explained Harrison. “I started playing opposing team from making a my first grass chukkers when I was 13, but it was mostly arena breakaway. The mental aspect Harrison Samaniego polo until I was 14.” Photos By of polo really appeals to me.” Elizabeth A. Hedley, USPA-NCD In addition to parental coaching, thanks to his mother who played Harrison will return this fall to for University of Virginia and encouraged the entire family to take study biology at Roger Williams University. The waterfront campus in Rhode Island seems ideally suited to his interest in ecology and environmental studies. “I want to do something outdoorsy, animals or something,” Harrison specified, harking back to the summer he spent as an intern at the lower James River in Virginia. He’d also like to play on RWU’s intercollegiate polo team. In 2012, Harrison’s high school team, Poway, made the USPA Interscholastic Arena Polo semi-finals, but was defeated in a double-overtime shootout by Cowtown-Work To Ride, who earned the national championship for the second year running. Win or lose, it was a great match. “My other mentor, Billy Sheldon, my interscholastic coach at Poway, stressed team work and talked about team plays and how to use your teammates instead of doing it by yourself,” said Harrison. “I like offense although I’m pretty well-rounded in offense and defense. I haven’t really thought about the future. I know I’ll stay in polo for the rest of my life, but I don’t really know what path I’ll take.” The six-week Developing Player training camp in Wyoming might give some direction to his thoughts. “I’m bringing four of my own horses and Team USPA is providing two for me,” Harrison said, but his favorite, Machito, stayed home for his brother David. “She has extremely fast lateral movement, stops fast and does rollbacks. She makes it easy to follow the action. At the camp, I’m looking forward to coaching from Owen Rinehart. I like his style: straightforward, easy to understand. I got a lot out what he was telling me in Florida during the February clinic.”

Editor’s Note: The U.S. Polo Association, the national governing body for the sport of polo, named eight players to the 2013 Team USPA Developing Players Harrison (right) rides the line of play to the boards in a practice program. Throughout 2013, Sidelines staff writer Lauren R. Giannini has interviewed and written about all eight players. This story on Harrison Samaniego is the final story game during Team USPA’s three day clinic in February at the in the eight-part series. It has been our pleasure to introduce you to these talented Everglades Polo Club in Wellington, Florida. young riders – they are the future of polo! You can follow the action at uspolo.org 64 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 65 eAnniversary A 25-Year Ride Down Memory Lane It’s been 25 years of covering polo, hunter, jumper, dressage, eventing, foxhunting and more – and what a ride it has been. As the People Magazine of the horse world, Sidelines is devoted to the people and personalities who make the horse world exciting. We hope you enjoy this ride down memory lane as we look at a Sidelines’ cover from each year – 1988 to 2013.

September 1989 Show jumping’s 1988 favorite redhead – Rodney Jenkins – Sidelines is founded. appears on the cover Volume 1, Issue 1 as we celebrated his starts our journey. 70th grand prix win!

1990 1991 Sidelines featured A young McLain Ward The Gracida won the $5,000 Junior brothers – Carlos Jumper Classic – and and Memo! These yes we spelled McLain polo-playing brothers wrong! McLain went have appeared in on to become a two Sidelines countless time Olympic gold times throughout medalist for the the past 25 years. United States. Memo set the record for being the longest American 10-goaler, holding the title for 21 years.

66 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE 1992 1993 We showcased polo Olympic show jumper and show jumping, Michael Matz shows including Peter Brant’s us a graceful way to White Birch team handle a fall. Michael who dominated high is now a well-known goal during the early racehorse trainer and years at PBPCC in 2013 Sidelines did and Canadian Ian a story on the next Millar, who won the Matz generation, his American Invitational daughter Lucy. In our on his famous mount polo shot, players Big Ben. show fancy stickwork in the El Trebol Cup.

1994 1995 Polo and the Winter Show jumper Nona Equestrian Festival Garson won her first (WEF) graced grand prix, appeared this cover. Both on our cover and disciplines have was chosen to grown in Wellington represent the USET and Sidelines is in Argentina. Nona pleased to have been went on to represent part of the action the United States since the beginning in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and is still a great friend of Sidelines.

1996 1997 Sidelines continued to Carol Lavell’s dressage expand its coverage of horse Gifted, who the equestrian world by passed away at the age adding eventing. This of 17, was remembered cover featured Phillip on this cover. Gifted Dutton making a splash won team bronze at at the Fair Hill Fall the 1992 Olympic International CCI***. Games, and he also won America’s heart. (While we remembered Gifted, these were the days of cutting and pasting...and the printer forgot the letter “f” in his name.)

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 67 1998 1999 Sidelines celebrated Ronnie a decade of covering Mutch’s life is the equestrian world. remembered on The Polo Posts the Sidelines (pictured) was the cover. In 2013, predecessor of Sidelines Sidelines Magazine. columnist Holly You can read more Hugo-Vidal about how Sidelines wrote a story on began in the “My Ronnie’s son, Story” feature in Bert Mutch, who this issue, written continues his by founder and father’s legacy in publisher Samantha the horse world. Charles.

2000 2001 Sidelines leaves Sidelines kicks the newspaper off its first format behind and and becomes features polo a magazine, player Sugar published twice Erskine on the a month at the cover riding time. Now we dressage. What are monthly. a sight with This polo shot his long hair appeared on blowing in the our first cover breeze. as a magazine – a fitting tribute since Sidelines started as a polo newspaper. 2002 2003 Dressage rider Sidelines has George Williams covered it all and his mount in polo, from Rocher, a fan club polo to the favorite in the highest rated dressage world, tournament in strutted their stuff the world, the on the Sidelines Argentine Open. cover. George is the current president of the United States Dressage Federation.

68 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE 2004 2005 Disaster strikes. Sidelines started Our 2004 cover as a polo featured Hurricane newspaper, so we Frances, which are always thrilled not only wreaked to have polo havoc on players grace our Wellington but cover – especially also destroyed the when they are Sidelines office. Royalty! Prince With no office Charles, Prince to work out of, William and Prince the Sidelines’ Harry have been employees began featured many to work from times on our cyberspace, a covers. They are practice we still truly the Princes continue. of Polo! 2006 2007 This Sidelines A member of the cover featured United States American four-in- Dressage team hand combined graced this cover! driver Chester The team won a Weber as he gold medal at the shows off his 2007 Pan Am winning Games which style. Chester gave our cover continues to girl, Lauren dominate the Sammis, plenty combined to smile about. driving world.

2008 2009 The famous Prince Harry, a O’Connor member of the eventing team, Royal Family Karen, David and an avid polo and Theodore, player appeared made our cover. on our cover This was the again. This is year Sidelines also the year we celebrated 20 became “social” years in business and joined and launched our Facebook – website, www. make sure you sidelinesnews. Like us! com.

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 69 2010 2011 Junior rider Victoria Olympian McLain Colvin showed off her Ward and his two- winning style on our time Olympic mount 2011 cover. Victoria, Sapphire were featured also known as Tori, on our cover. It was a is still in the winner’s sad day for the show circle including earning jumping world when the Show Jumping Hall McLain retired the of Fame Rider of the great mare in 2012 Month twice

2012 2013 Sidelines celebrates 25 Nacho Figueras, years in business! From Ralph Lauren model a polo newspaper to a and polo player, monthly magazine, we turned a few heads have grown throughout as the 2012 Sidelines the years just for you – cover model. our reader! It’s been a great ride and we hope you will saddle up and join us for another spectacular 25 years!

Laura Chapot, Rookie of the A Gem Of Year, and Gem Twist, the fastest pair to go double clear at the AGA Championship, A Horse on the cover in February Gem Twist, considered 1996. one of the greatest show jumpers in history, appeared on the cover of Sidelines multiple times. Gem Twist had an extensive show jumping career between 1985 and 1997 under three different international riders, all of who appeared on the covers of Sidelines: Greg Best, Leslie Burr As the winners of the Lenehan and Laura Greg Best and Gem Twist, $125,000 Bud Bowl, Leslie Chapot. along with Gene Misch, President of Stadium Lenehan and Gem Twist Jumping, Inc., promoting the appear on the cover in American Invitational on the February 1994. cover in March 1990.

70 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 71 eMy Story Polo, Passion And The Creation Of Sidelines Magazine

Samantha appeared on the 2007 cover of Sidelines with her beloved polo pony Katchina.

By Samantha Charles Cup was moved from Oakbrook in Chicago and it was also my Sidelines Founder and Publisher first year of learning polo in Vermont at the Sugarbush Polo Club. At the time, Wellington only consisted of a few homes, one row Searching through 25 years of old Sidelines issues has taken of condos in the Palm Beach Polo Club, the Players Club and a me on a fantastic journey. huge stadium. I was sufficiently star struck as I watched the polo While sifting through old, dusty boxes of Sidelines, I discovered cowboys from Texas play the hot shot Argies. a mission statement I wrote more than 15 years ago. The During that game, there was a moment I will never forget when rewarding news? After 25 years on this journey, I have actually one of Tommy Wayman’s horses went down and we all thought reached my goals. she was dead. My eyes were already tearing from the pure The mission statement I wrote all those years ago reads: “To excitement of this incredible game, which was all new to me. In play polo, to travel the world, to meet and become friends with the the end, the mare miraculously got up to live on. I was, as they people who live and know the life of horses, to share my passion in say in polo, “hooked”…and that was the beginning of 25 years of life, to accomplish something I dreamed of in high school (believe playing polo. I never did play high goal like I fantasized that first it or not - to start a newspaper) and, most importantly, to create game when I vowed to become the “best woman player in the communication that brings some of the horse disciplines I love world.” However, I have played everywhere from Chili, Hawaii, together.” New Zealand, Africa to the farthest reaches of this country as well as Victoria and Vancouver. Along the way, I have met lifelong A Passion for Polo friends and I now feel like the luckiest woman in the world. My first trip to Wellington, Florida was in 1979, before Forest Hill Boulevard was paved. During my first year in Wellington there was The Creation of Sidelines a high goal tournament held at the incredible new Palm Beach When it comes to Sidelines, I owe my beginning to C. Maybe Polo and Country Club, built by the dynamic entrepreneur and Runberg (Ortiz now) who had started a newspaper called The once seven-goal player, Bill Ylvisaker. It was the year The World Polo Posts. When I arrived in Wellington in 1980, for my second

“My Story” is a first person account of life in the equestrian world. Would you like to write your story for Sidelines Magazine? To be considered, send a brief description of your story to [email protected]

72 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE winter, I had the grand aspiration to start a polo newspaper. I knew nothing about publishing, writing, business or polo, but I had a credit card and the will to succeed. But when I walked into The Tackeria, I discovered “Volume One, Issue One” of a little polo newspaper called The Polo Posts. I asked Tony Coppola, who still owns The Tackeria, who published the paper and he pointed to barn one and said to speak with C. Maybe Runberg. I walked up to her, grabbed the pony she was bathing and said, “Hey, let me hold that pony for you. I’m Sam and you are doing what I wanted to do. Can I help you do your newspaper? I will work for free just to learn.” It was a done deal that day. After three years of working for Maybe, we finally partnered and, after some trials, tribulations and good and bad experiences, Maybe retired. In 1988, I started a new newspaper called Sidelines – 25 years ago in September.

From Newspaper To Magazine Sidelines was my passport to this exciting new world of polo but it wasn’t long before I recognized a much bigger industry. Gene Misch was holding horse shows on the other side of the polo Samantha stepped in at the Delegates Cup at Gulfstream Polo stadium and soon half of the newspaper was dedicated to polo Club at the last minute to fill in for an injured player. Samantha, and the other half to hunter/jumper news. Dressage coverage was wearing jeans, competed on a borrowed pony with a borrowed to follow about seven years later and, eventually, the Rolex Three- helmet. Day Event turned us on to eventing. We published several renditions of Sidelines over the years until When we printed our first edition of an upside down/right side up we settled on today’s slick monthly magazine. The first edition of tabloid, I received panicked calls from readers exclaiming, “Oh my hunter/jumper coverage was added as a separate section and it gosh, the printer has screwed up and printed you upside down.” took some years before all the polo sections weren’t thrown away Well, the plan worked! We had their attention!! on the show grounds and the hunter/jumper sections weren’t Years later, it was a leap of faith to jump from a biweekly thrown away in the polo stadium. newsprint publication where our lead time was only three days Finally, we tried a tabloid with the first half covering polo and to a monthly magazine where our lead time was a whole three the other half covering hunter/jumper and running upside down. months.

The Adventure Begins The first year I moved from The Polo Posts to start Sidelines I hit the road in my new Honda CRX and traveled 15,000 miles to visit 30 polo clubs from April till September. I drove from Florida to Montreal. I hit New Jersey and Detroit along the way to sell my first big ad contracts so I would have the funds to beginin September. Thankfully, Bill Ylvisaker introduced me to two of the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club sponsors that winter, Leica Camera and Cadillac, and they both invited me their offices while I was in town. Armed with two contracts, a credit card, a poorly written story and some good candid phototography of my travels that summer, I started Sidelines! I also have to thank my four-legged animal family for their companionship throughout my 15 years of traveling the country. Foto, my five-pound party mix poodle, started Sidelines with me and accompanied me through 10 years of traveling the country playing polo and gathering Sidelines news. Foto was welcomed into hundreds of homes and earned her own column, Foto’s Corner. She also earned her place on the masthead as public relations director the day Mrs. C.V. Whitney stood up in the stadium at the U.S. Open in Lexington, Kentucky, holding little Foto in the air, exclaiming, “Who belongs to this adorable little dog?” Cassiopeia was a white spotted half pygmy goat I adopted from a rescue farm on a polo trip to Huntsville, Alabama. Though she was meant to keep my horse Kody calm in the trailer, she ended up riding in the car and accompanying me across the country attending everything from horse shows to polo games to art openings. Cassiopeia was even invited to stay in the beautiful antique clad home of Deborah and Glen Vermoch in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she slept on a bed with a white linen duvet. Samantha and her poodle Foto (joined here by polo pony Kody, my beautiful homebred bay mare, carried me around the Phantom) traveled the country covering stories for Sidelines. Continued on page 74 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 73 mountains in Sun Valley and foxhunting in Wellington, Florida. She traveled the country in a two-horse trailer topped by my kayaks and even got to herd cattle at Nina Evan’s family ranch in West Texas. India, my Argentine Paint mare, came from the Casa Manila team at 17 years of age. She was certainly the best-trained polo pony I ever sat on and we traveled the country playing low goal for 12 years together. Buddy was named in our first “name that puppy contest.” The Busch’s suggested the name “Budweiser” (for obvious reasons) and that is how Buddy got his name. I adopted Mojo, a daschund, while visiting Nana Lampton and playing polo in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. Another beautiful paint mare, Katchina, turned me on to GaWaNi Pony Boy at Equitana in Lexington, Kentucky. I had just purchased her from my favorite polo pony dealer and lifelong friend, BJ Buck, when I met GaWaNi Pony Boy. He encouraged me to take Katchina, who was at the bottom of the pecking order, and travel alone with her to get to know her. I did, and that advice began a whole new understanding of partnership with my animals. So you see, the animals got me there and the animals keep me here as they do for so many of us.

A Ride Down Memory Lane Samantha’s string of Paint polo ponies at her In The Pink farm in Sorting through old issues was a blast and it was rewarding to Wellington, Florida. see the progression of quality in our paper and our product. There polo in Sidelines for many years. was a long time when our inner-office joke when we discovered Next comes Cornelia Bernard Henderson. I had known Neil and yet another typo, was “Hey, it’s just Sidelines!” But all that has played polo with her dad, Ed, for many years and I knew that changed and now we pride ourselves on a slick magazine that Neil knew everything I didn’t know about editing. Neil stayed with belongs on coffee tables and in tack rooms all across the country. Sidelines for 15 years until she retired just about one year ago. I can’t celebrate 25 years without thanking some very important We are still fast friends and foxhunt and trail blaze to this day. horsemen who helped build this magazine along the way. How I probably run a risk by only mentioning a few of my past about Mr. Blue Book, Bill Matheson? For those who know Billy, Sideliners, because there really have been so many. Honestly, he is brilliant – like a walking encyclopedia for polo facts. There until we finally stabilized the business there was a revolving door wouldn’t have been a Sidelines without his help. My very first issue of help. Funny how no one wanted to work 24/7 like me just for I rang his doorbell and begged him to edit my first story! Not only passion and no pay! did he do that immediately, but he also managed to keep my voice and make me sound like a writer. Amazing! He was hired. He will probably tell you at slave wages, but it started a long partnership The Journey Continues and lifelong friendship. Now, 25 years into this love affair, Sidelines is much more than My best friend in Florida, David Lominska, was breaking into the just Sam and her four-legged family traveling the country. Today, world of photography in polo at that time. He is now the premiere we are an accomplished team, one I never really dreamed I would polo photographer in the country. He not only helped me pick the be blessed enough to gather. name Sidelines, but he was also “the” photographer for all things Sidelines has not only been my passport to the world of horses and its lifestyle, but it has also been a team – even a family. That being said, I want to thank everyone, from all of my loved ones who have moved on before me to my present Sidelines team and, most importantly, all of our new and longtime loyal readers. You are what keep us going and I hope you will be with us for another 25 years!

About the writer: Samantha Charles is the owner and publisher of Sidelines Magazine, the South Florida Social Handbook and The Barn Book. The daughter of a duster who moved her all over the country, Sam didn’t get to fulfill her lifelong desire to ride until she left home and bought her first horse. She learned to ride, self- taught, on the racetrack by borrowing lead ponies and getting run away with before the track opened. She found polo in 1979 and played until she moved to Aiken, South Carolina in 2005. She is now on staff with Whiskey Road Fox Hounds in Aiken and active in community . Photos courtesy of Samantha Charles

Samantha and her fiancée, Jerry Spitler, hunting with Whiskey Road Fox Hounds in Aiken, South Carolina. 74 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 75 eAnniversary Sidelines Events – Through The Years Sidelines Magazine has enjoyed a history of involvement in the horse world. Here are some of the events we are proud to have initiated or sponsored. Sidelines Annual Summer Trail Ride – over 100 riders took part in the ride. Our goal was to establish riding trails throughout Wellington.

Thanks to polo photographer David Lominska and Our Sidelines Triathlon was a huge hit and the story freelance writer Robin Welker, our “Trading Places” “Trading Places” became a classic. Fans loved the story story with high goal polo player Memo Gracida and on dressage rider Bent Jensen and polo player Memo Olympic dressage rider Bent Jensen created a whole Gracida trading places during the Triathlon. new event – The Sidelines Equestrian Triathlon. 76 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Sidelines founder Samantha Charles put on her best Hawaiian Another great Sidelines trip – this time to Brazil to cover the shirt and went to Hawaii to cover polo. Going to Maui was a Lusitano horses from Interagro Lusitano. tough job, but someone had to do it!

Thanks to polo photographer David Lominska and freelance The Sidelines Equestrian Triathlon featured dressage, show writer Robin Welker, our “Trading Places” story with high goal jumpers and polo players all switching disciplines during the polo player Memo Gracida and Olympic dressage rider Bent event. Show jumpers played polo and performed a dressage Jensen created a whole new event – The Sidelines Equestrian test; polo players jumped and rode dressage; and dressage Triathlon. riders took on jumping and polo. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 77 eAnniversary Famous Faces Over the Years Sidelines loves to cover equestrian superstars – from royalty to top-notch riders and trainers. Here are a few famous faces who have appeared on the covers of Sidelines Magazine.

In 1990, HRH The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) showed off his polo skills on our cover.

In 1998, Rodney Jenkins, Buck Brannaman and George Morris became known as the “Three Wise Men.”

In 2000, a young Steffen Peters smiled on our cover. The Olympic dressage star has appeared on our cover many times, most recently with his great equine partner Ravel in February of 2013.

In 1998, Tony In 1997, Coppola, the Carlos Gracida voice of polo and showed off the owner of The the next Tackeria, showed generation off his “supreme” of polo stars talents on the as he taught cover of Sidelines Mariano how – performing to “stick and as part of The ball.” Supremes. 78 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE In 2002, we honored Joe Barry, a In 2004, Georgina Bloomberg and famous and much-loved polo player who Paige Johnson graced our cover. The passed away of heart failure while sitting in two show jumping champions have his truck waiting to coach John Goodman’s appeared in Sidelines many more times polo team, Isla Carroll. in the years to follow.

In 2004, Movie star Glenn Close showed off her star-studded smile on the cover of Sidelines.

In 2013, Reed Kessler, the youngest American show jumper to compete in the Olympics, appeared on our cover with her Olympic partner, Cylana.

In 2012, Hannah Selleck, the daughter In 2004, Tommy Lee Jones, polo of movie star Tom Selleck, showed us player and movie star, appeared on she’s a star in her own right – a star in the our cover. Tommy Lee is a big fan of jumper ring! Sidelines, and we are a big fan of his! FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 79 eOldies But Goodies Contest In Honor of the Sidelines 25th Anniversary – Celebrating Horses and Ponies 25 Years and Older Sidelines Magazine asked our Facebook all the photos and stories of these wonderful friends to send in pictures of their Oldies But horses and ponies. After reviewing all the Goodies (horses and ponies 25 or older) and entries, we have selected these horses and the response was tremendous! From rescued ponies as the contest winners – but everyone’s horses to old time champions, we enjoyed entries were truly amazing!

Jacob Feldman, of Huntingdon Valley Pennsylvania, and Suzie, a 26-year-old Shetland Pony. Suzy was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule as a therapy horse to celebrate Jacob’s college graduation. She is so proud that her former student has grown up to be an instructor and treat-dispenser!

Amanda Agee, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has a 25-year-old Arabian who doesn’t know his age. Here he is with Amanda’s daughter. Amanda says he now gives her daughter the confidence he once gave her.

Toni Frary, of Medford Lakes, New Jersey, and her registered Quarter Horse Paint, Something Special – who turned 25 on April 8. Toni says he is truly special. He has competed in second level dressage, won his first starter event in 2006, and was her Century Ride partner in 2012. He is also the star of her farm’s therapeutic riding program.

80 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Megan Hays, of Robesonia, Pennsylvania, was proud Misti West, of Templeton, Pennsylvania, has had Clipper since to have Buddy in her life. the day he was born. She says the 32-year-old has taught Buddy lived to be 35-years- plenty of people to ride and he competed in a hunter pace just old and passed away shortly four years ago! after our contest ended. She says that he came into her life when she was 12, taught her many life lessons and even inspired her to become a veterinarian.

Kate Hanneman, of Geneva, Ohio, and her 26-year-old Thoroughbred, In Vogue (Emmy). Kate says that she ran 54 races before she purchased her when she was 16 and turned Emmy into a hunter/jumper. Kate says Emmy has been a great gift to many people and continues to amaze everyone with her spunk and youthful appearance. Emmy even took Kate to her first hunter derby at 25-years-old!

Leslie Granger, of Wildwood, Missouri, says her mare, Sarah, is 30-years-old and the matriarch of the herd. She says they have been together Lena O’Brien, of Lambertville, since Sarah was four. New Jersey, says her Palomino They have evented and gelding named Shamrock is at competed in combined least 35! She says legend has driving through the it that Shamrock came from preliminary level and Chincoteague Island. He has have competed in been with her for almost 20 dressage. Sarah has years. He took her daughter had five foals and Leslie on her first beach ride and has has two of her foals and been a great baby sitter to two of her grandchildren. weanlings and is still in great This is Sarah at her 30th health – and he still loves to go birthday party. for a ride.

Lindsey Matossian, of Jessica Welch, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, of Staunton, says her 27-year-old gelding, Virginia, says this Silberprinz, known as Silber, 25-year-old pony, was born in Bavaria. He Pilgrim, is a barn was purchased by Olympic favorite! She says show jumper Michael Matz they have been as a youngster and brought teaching together to the U.S. where he had a for 10 years and he successful career as a show has taught many jumper. He subsequently small children to went on to be a school ride and jump. horse, therapeutic lesson This is Pilgrim and horse and is currently one of his riders, enjoying his retirement. Abigail. Continued on page 82 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 81 Amber Porterfield, of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and her 33-year-old mare Marilyn Cantey, of Santa Cruz, California, and her Cheyenne, nicknamed Momma Girl. Amber adopted her from the humane 30-year-old Arab mare, Cameo Leia. Marilyn has had society five years ago in deplorable conditions. Cheyenne now takes Amber’s her wonderful mare since she was eight-years-old. seven-year-old daughter on trail rides and Amber says she is one of the They did a Century Ride together a couple of years greatest horses she has ever owned. ago and Marilyn says she hopes to have her forever.

Pablo and Kung Fu Kung Fu - A Great Life, appeared on the cover of A Great Retirement Sidelines in 1998.

Kung Fu, a Chilean Warmblood born in 1985, became part of Pablo Gamboa’s family as a two-year-old. Standing only 15.3, the small but talented stallion participated in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 with Hugo Fernando. Following the Olympics, Kung Fu came to the United States and Pablo started riding him. The little horse with the big heart became Pablo’s Grand Prix and Open Speed horse and developed quite a following. People at the shows would go to the Pablo’s daughter, hill at the Winter Equestrian Festival to watch him, Alicia, competed and as he galloped down the line to a wall all they the stallion in the could see were the tips of Kung Fu’s ears and the Children’s Jumpers top of Pablo’s hat! Kung Fu and Pablo, with the division. Alicia and help of Joe Fargis, were on the long list for the Kung Fu also won Olympics. On July 5, 1996, however, a a Mini Prix. devastating barn fire occurred and Kung Fu was one of only four horses out of 22 who survived. Although Pablo and Kung Fu were asked to compete in the Olympics, Pablo turned down the opportunity because it was too soon after the fire. Kung Fu went on to became a family horse, with Pablo’s wife Leanne showing him in the Amateurs, Pablo’s brother Juan Carlos showing him in the Adults and their daughter Alicia competing him in the Children’s Jumpers. Kung Pablo and Kung Fu, a Fu, now 28-years-old, is enjoying his retirement much-loved member of at the Gamboa’s farm, still breeding and happily the family, enjoyed a running in his paddock. bonding moment in 2012. 82 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 83 84 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 85 eAnniversary Things to love about Sidelines 25In honor of our 25th anniversary, we offer you 25 things to love about Sidelines Magazine, from contests to coverage. Great Contests Complete Coverage Sidelines loves running contests with great prizes. Every issue of Sidelines keeps you “in the know” 1 Most famously, 14-year-old Jack Lube made his 4 with coverage of hunters, jumpers, polo, eventing, dreams a reality when he won our trip to the Winter dressage and more! With Sidelines at your fingertips, Equestrian Festival to show. Jack was able to meet the riders he you’ll never need to wonder who’s who when it comes to had read about in the pages of Sidelines. equestrian superstars. Reading and Riding Nacho Supreme Sidelines covers the big names in the horse world, In 2012, we featured Ralph Lauren supermodel 2 but we also love doing stories on rising stars, 5 Nacho Figueras on our cover. Nacho isn’t just a pony-crazed kids, equestrian artists and more. handsome polo player and model, but he’s also a Dream Farms devoted family man, great supporter of charity and a man who loves horses. Did we mention he is also great eye candy? Whether or not you can afford them, Sidelines 3 features breathtaking properties in our real estate We Love Dogs ads. If you appreciate beautiful properties and Sidelines loves dogs, and we also help find them new fantasize about your dream barn, we won’t let you down. 6 homes! You’ll find lots of posts on our Tails & Trails blog (on the Sidelines website) about dogs available for adoption. And each month we feature one dog looking for a new home in the Mutt of the Month column in the magazine. Save a Life, Adopt a Horse! We support horse rescue! We feature stories on 7 horse rescues around the country and our Second Chances column (which sometimes requires Kleenex while reading) tells the story of a rescued horse that has been given a second chance at life. Our Needy Nag column in each issue also features a horse available for adoption. Rocky Mountain High Each Sidelines issue features stories on our friends 8 from the Rocky Mountains. From fabulous farms to trainers and riders in the Rockies, we keep you up-to- date on life in the mountains. Your Stories Touch Us In our monthly My Story feature, readers have 9 a chance to write about their own equestrian experiences. The stories cover everything from incredible horses to life lessons learned at the barn and much more. And who knows - the next story could be yours! Pony Kids They are cute. They ride precious pint-sized equines. 10 And we love covering them. Need we say more? Ralph Lauren supermodel and polo player Nacho Figueras. Photo by Lauren Giannini 86 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE A Gift Horse A one-year subscription to Sidelines is only $29.95 – 11 that’s less than the average person spends on coffee Sidelines columnist Brianne Goutal. and horse treats each month. And in 2013, you can get the magazine for only $13, which includes online viewing and the print edition. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth – order a subscription for yourself and a friend. Shop Till You Drop You can pick up a copy of Sidelines when you are 12 shopping at Barnes & Nobles stores in the United States and at Indigo Chapter bookstores in Canada. Dover Saddlery tack stores and hundreds of independent tack stores also carry us! It’s a Small World Sidelines has international appeal! We have 13 subscribers in , Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Sweden, Australia, Ireland, the Bahamas, Spain and - just to name a few. Photo by Parker/Russell - The Book LLC 2013 Never Too Old to be Inspired You are never too old to ride and our monthly ASPCA Maclay winner Victoria Colvin. 14 Never Too Old column proves it. The stories feature Dressage Foundation Century Club members who become members when their age and their horse’s age adds up to at least 100 years old. The members must also ride any level dressage test before a judge or dressage professional. These stories touch our hearts and inspire us – month after month! We Are Official Sidelines is the “Official Equestrian Lifestyle 15 Magazine” of The Winter Equestrian Festival, all Classic Company Horse Shows in Pensacola and Jacksonville, Florida, Gulfport, Missippi, Atlanta, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, the Southeast Medal Finals and the Jersey Fresh International Three Day Event. In addition, Sidelines is a media partner of all HITS shows including: Arizona, Culpeper, Indio, Ocala, and Saugerties, as well as all Blenheim Equisports shows in California, the Colorado Horse Park, the Alltech National and the Washington International Horse Show. We Share Your News Photo by Mancini Photos The Ingate, Off Centerline and Asides columns 16 appear in each issue of Sidelines. They share our We Keep You Fashionable readers’ news – from new babies to new ponies to The Sidelines fashion issue brings out the equestrian grandma’s new gig as a polo player! (Don’t forget to send us fashionistas in our readers! From the top of your your news every month!) 19 head to the tips of your boots, we bring you the latest fashions that keep you looking great in the ring, around the farm We Support Big Eq Riders and out on the town. Sidelines sponsored the ASPCA Maclay (Section 17 A) at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, We Turn Horses into Stars Florida. The winners rode away with great Sidelines We love photo contests and turning our readers’ coolers from Horseware Ireland. We are so proud of all our horses and ponies into stars. From supermodel winners! 20 horses, to off-the-track to priceless Brianne Goutal’s Horsepower ponies, we have had some beautiful photos of your horses and ponies grace our magazine through our photo contests. Brianne Goutal became a star when she appeared 18 on Animal Planet’s “Horsepower: The Road to the Maclay” TV show. She also made history as the first junior to win all four equitation finals. Now, she writes our Road to the Grand Prix column so we can continue to follow her adventures.

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 87 A Walk to Remember Sidelines Magazine doesn’t just talk the talk, but we Dana’s Doodles 21 walk the walk…course walks that is! We team up with horse shows to give our readers the chance to walk a course walk with a grand prix rider or an Olympian. Dana’s Doodles Our monthly cartoon from Dana’s Doodles is always 22 a hit. We wish we could doodle like Dana! Best Friends Forever We love our Facebook friends and they love 23 our original photos. From the inspirational to the humorous, our readers love to share our photos! Our Facebook page was nominated for an Equestrian Social Media Award in 2013. From Canada to the UK Our Canadian Connection and European Connection 24 columns feature our equestrian friends to the North and across the pond. We love sharing their adventures and accomplishments. Catch the Sidelines Spirit We’ve been covering the equestrian lifestyle since 25 1988 and it has been a great ride! Saddle up and come along with us as we ride into the future together. Here’s to another 25 years!

Sidelines loves to cover stars like the New Zealand eventer Andrew Nicholson competing at the 2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Photo by Beth Grant.

Our Never Too Old column features Century Club riders like Rosalie and Jack. Photo by Judy Neilburg.

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Name: Myca Harris Hometown: Wellington, Florida Age: 7 Ponies: Whinney, Driving Miss Daisy Trainer: Sherri Wolff, Silver Fox Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? Whinney What Pony would you like to ride? Bridget Jones How did you get into riding? I love animals and my mom and dad thought I might like being around and riding horses, too! What is your favorite horse show? I like the Spring and Summer Shows because they are more relaxed and fun! What was the high point of your riding career? My very first horse show when I competed in the “Under Twelve” Walk/ Trot class. I was the youngest rider (6 years old) and still got a ribbon! What was the low point? I got bucked off Whinney once when he got spooked from the landscapers at the farm next door. I was proud of myself though because I got right back on! Who are your Equestrian Idols? Reed Kessler and Margie Engle Other than riding, what do you do? I love to play with my dog, Violet, and play golf. What are your plans for the future? I would love to own a stable one day! Myca Harris Photo by Teri Harris

Do You Want To Be A Pony Kid? Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? Fill out this easy questionnaire and e-mail it to editor@sidelinesnews. What pony would you like to ride? com. Be sure to include a photo scanned at a minimum of 300 dpi, and How did you get into riding? tell us who took the picture What is your favorite horse show? Name: What was the high point in your riding career? Hometown: What was the low point? Age: Who are your Equestrian Idols? Ponies: Other than riding, what do you do? Trainers: What are your plans for the future?

Name: Karma Jackson Hometown: Aiken, South Carolina Age: 4.5 Ponies: Sweet as Sugar, Gems Tucker Trainers: My Mom, sometimes I do a mini lesson with her trainer, Mark Thompson Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? Sugar! What pony would you like to ride? My big pony, Tucker. How did you get into riding? My mom sat me on a horse when I was six weeks old. My first birthday present was a miniature horse named Milkyway. I got my pony Sugar a little after that and I have been riding and showing her since I was 18 months old. What is your favorite horse show? The 2013 Aiken Horse Show. My mom and I did the Walk Trot Family class on my two ponies in our . My mom made Sugar a seahorse costume and I rode her in the costume class as a mermaid. What was the high point in your riding career? Trotting. What was the low point? Sugar shook me off at a horseshow once in the leadline class, that was definitely the worst. Who are your Equestrian Idols? My mom. Other than riding, what do you do? I like to play and swim. I also do beauty pageants, ballet and tap. What are your plans for the future? I want to ride more horses. I can’t wait until I’m big enough to start jumping. Karma Jackson 90 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 91 eDressage Linda Schultz – Better Rider, Better Ride By Dani Moritz

Linda Schultz, a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist, had a thriving career behind a desk as the Director of Marketing for the United States Dressage Federation from 2006 until 2010. But every day she worked for the USDF, she longed to ride full-time more and more – even though she enjoyed what she was doing. “The most fun part about being the Director of Marketing was the people and the places I got to go on behalf of the USDF,” Linda said. “I got to go to the World Cup a couple of times with the booth…I also got to work at the World Equestrian Games.” While she did have fun, working a nine to five job limited the amount of riding she could do. “The most difficult part with working like that and working so much was it was difficult to ride, so I’m much happier riding full time than I was at any job.” So she gave up being a working adult amateur to transition to a professional trainer. Now, Linda is happily teaching and training dressage at Fields and Fences Equestrian Center in Gurnee, Illinois where she is accepting new clients and horses. “So far I love it,” Linda said. “We all just get along and it’s a nice barn. The horse care is awesome. I don’t have to ask for extra bedding. I don’t have to ask for extra hay. The horses get whatever they need. Everybody goes out every day. It’s the kind of facility that if I was running it, I would run it the same way.” Linda focuses on adult amateurs because she was in their shoes for a long time. “I have been an adult amateur with a job,” Linda said. “I know their challenges. I know what it feels like to work all day in a high stress job and come out to the barn and just relax and ride your horse. And unless you’ve been in those shoes, it is difficult to imagine how to make that transition and work through issues that are common to adult amateurs and I do that really well.” She is also able to relate well to people who have not ridden their entire lives. Linda did not find horses until she was around 10 years old. Her passion was actually ignited on a family vacation

Linda and Rondo Faelleden, a horse she leased from a client. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Munson Photography

at a dude ranch and she didn’t begin riding seriously until high school. Even then, Linda spent a few years doing shows on her mare Peppermint Twist before doing eventing and hunters and eventually finding dressage. “It [hunters] wasn’t enough for me and then I remembered dressage in the combined training piece and I came back to dressage,” Linda said. “I took a job as a working student in Virginia and I haven’t looked back.” Today, she longs to help more adult amateurs excel in dressage. As a part of her mission to help adult amateurs, she has written a book called “Better Rider, Better Ride: Get Fit to Create Riding Breakthroughs.” The book targets adult amateurs and teaches them how to connect fitness with better riding. “I wrote it for the adult amateur market because some of these ladies really want to learn and they really want to get better but they can only ride four days a week,” Linda said. “So they struggle Linda riding her own Dauntless B, bred by Bridlewood with fitness and they don’t have time to take an hour and a half Hanoverians, at training level at a USEF/USDF rated dressage and go to the gym five days a week, that’s just craziness, soI show at Fields & Fences Equestrian Center. designed a workout program that they can adjust if they need to Photo courtesy of Equipix.net their schedule and their fitness level.” 92 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 93 ePolo The Ganzis And Prince Harry: A Royal Game Of Polo

Marc Ganzi, one of the nation’s top amateur players, has made it one of his life’s missions to promote polo and spread his family’s enthusiasm for the sport. Photo by John Robben

Prince Harry and Marc Ganzi talk polo. Photo by John Robben By Sharon Robb

When Marc Ganzi played with Prince Harry in the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Club charity game in Greenwich, Connecticut in May, it wasn’t just about raising money. For Marc, it was about raising awareness of polo in the sports world. He has made it one of his life’s missions to promote polo and spread his family’s enthusiasm for the sport. Marc and his wife, Melissa Potamkin Ganzi, have been devoted to raising the game’s exposure among the masses ever since they started playing polo more than a decade ago.

Playing With Royalty The Ganzis have played with royalty before, including Prince William and his father Prince Charles. The charity game was the first time Marc teamed with Prince Harry on the Sentebale Land Rover team that won, 4-3, over the St. Regis polo team. “We have been lucky enough to get to play polo with the Royal Family several times,” Marc said. “We have built a relationship with them and the Royal Office.” With the Royal Standard and U.S. flags flying above the scoreboard at the Greenwich Polo Club, Marc led scoring with two goals and Prince Harry scored the tying goal. The polo field Melissa Ganzi wears her trademark pink polo helmet when was the 28-year-old Prince Harry’s final U.S. appearance after competing. Photo by Alan Fabricant a weeklong trip with stops in Colorado, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. played well, working both sides of the horse with deft mallet play. “He is a very competitive player,” Marc said of Prince Harry. The four-chukker game raised more than $1 million for Sentebale, “When he plays, he plays to win. It was nice to be on the same the Prince’s charity for underprivileged children in Lesotho, which side as opposed to playing against him this time around.” he started in memory of his mother, Diana, the late Princess of Despite not being on a horse for nearly a year because of Wales. his military duties in Afghanistan and royal duties, Prince Harry “This was a special match for him since it supported a charity 94 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE dear to him,” Marc said. “The Royal Office sees how sports, including polo, can help enlist support and create awareness for charitable organizations, something my wife and I put into practice in Wellington.”

Building A Polo Club The Ganzis built Grand Champions Polo Club behind their Wellington home seven years ago. Since then it has been one of the nation’s fastest growing polo clubs offering polo year-round. “We are truly a full-service club. We have everything someone would need Fans surround Prince Harry, on and to play – from grooms, off the horse. ponies, equipment and Photo by John Robben more,” Melissa Ganzi said. The Ganzis are all about diversity and promoting the sport among the masses. Their club plays host to kids and juniors, women and gay polo players. There is also the spring and fall medium and 20-goal seasons and international cup play in November. Both of them would like to see polo embraced by the general public and mainstream sports followers and bring new people into the sport. That starts with erasing the stigma that the sport, once known as “the sport of kings,” is stuffy and only for well-to-do elitists. At Grand Champions, it’s known as community polo. Polo is one of the most inviting sports around for all walks of life, according to Marc. At Grand Champions, it’s family-friendly, much like an afternoon or football game. Their children, Grant and Riley, both play polo. “We moved here because it seemed a perfect fit,” Melissa said. “The weather is perfect. It’s like having a baseball or football field in your backyard, only better. We can play off-season polo. A lot of spectators and riders who come out during our season live here in Wellington year-round. Many of our matches are open to the public and have no charge to be a spectator or tailgate. We felt polo should be accessible to everyone. We wanted to make polo part of the community.”

Keeping It In The Family Melissa has been riding since she was six-years- old. She competed in dressage, show jumping and cross-country. Melissa, who wears her trademark pink polo helmet when competing, started playing polo in 2000 when her father- in-law, Wally Ganzi, a polo player for more than 30 years, gave her a polo pony as a birthday

Prince Harry shows off his royal Continued on polo skills. Photo by John Robben page 123 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 95 e Sidelines was saddened to learn that Trudy Peet passed away in April. Samantha Charles played polo with Trudy in Sun Valley about 15 years ago. She was a character of the biggest magnitude and wellAsides known on the horse show scene in Aspen and the polo circuit in the desert. She is survived by her dearest friend, Jerry Knapp, who continues to run her ranch in McLain Flats outside of Aspen, Colorado.

Scott Lancaster from St. Louis Polo Club and Polo Girls Society hosted a women’s polo tournament at the Blue Heron Polo Club with Mallet Hill vs. Little Creek Ranch. In the first chukker Mallet Hill lost a teammate to a snapped hamstring. Instead of forfeiting, Mallet Hill’s team captain Lybbie Lewis decided to forge on. Mallet Hill’s trio took on the Little Creek Ranch team which included mother Molly Sansone and 15-year- Our condolences to Sidelines publisher Samantha Charles old daughter Ava Sansone. The struggle of being short a player on the loss of her dachshund, Mojo, April 1998-June 2013. wasn’t enough to hold Little Creek Ranch from taking the win over Samantha said, “It is with great sadness I say goodbye to my Mallet Hill. The match final score was 4 to 2. loyal companion of almost 16 years, Mojo. We had so many good years together and he started a legacy of “Mo’s” in my The San Diego Polo Club (SDPC) will kick off the second half life. Mojo traveled the Sidelines trail with me and has seen so many changes in my life, it is difficult to let go when some little In honor of our “Oldies But Goodies” contest which soul loves you so much and is so unconditionally loyal. But he celebrates horses and ponies 25 years and older, Tracy will romp in greener pastures with a bunch of “our” best friends Glover of Dallas, Texas, sent in a photo of Molly, her 25 including Buddy! Thank you Mojo for gracing my life.” year old retired polo pony. Molly was Tracy’s first polo pony, acquired from Bill Walton in 1994, and was Best Playing Pony under Billy Raab in the Wellington-Bronze Cup in the of its 27th summer polo season on Sunday, August 18th with the mid ‘90s. Tracy said Molly is retired and the Grande Dame USPA Rossmore Cup and Aloha Sunday. SDPC is happy to be of their pasture in Fannin County, Texas. She added that the teaming up with ILoveMusubi.com for an island-inspired Sunday best days of her life were those spent on a polo field with polo. Spectators will be treated to watching Hawaii’s own Kimo friends and family. “The summer I spent with Samantha Huddleston, and Polo Pro at the San Diego Polo Club, perform Charles and Kris Bowman at the Smiley Ranch Polo Club an introduction to polo, featuring rules and hitting techniques. in Prosper, Texas, topped ‘em all.” Kimo’s wife, Stephanie Huddleston, will perform a hula dance routine. Fans are encouraged to stick around to enjoy the seventh Chukker After Party featuring Kieljhon of Ezzrah.

Unveiling a newly renovated backdrop for fast-paced high goal polo, Two Trees Farm is once again hosting the 17th season of the Bridgehampton Polo Club. It was a model opening day, as supermodel Christie Brinkley tossed the coin before Peter Brant’s White Birch team took on Victor Vargas’ Lechuza Caracas. For six consecutive Saturdays, from July 20th through August 24th, fans will descend upon the world-famous polo grounds to enjoy great polo, celebrity watching and a fun family day.

The oldest rivalry in U.S. polo is coming to national television. NBC Sports will broadcast the action from the 2013 Westchester Cup on Sunday, Aug. 11th at 4:00 p.m. The broadcast exemplifies polo’s recent growth and evolution as a more mainstream sport in the U.S. This year’s match, which will take place on Sunday, July 28th, at Guards Polo Club in England, representing a storied rivalry between the United States and England dating back to 1886 and marks only the 16th time the competition will take place.

In August, Piaget will partner with Nacho Figueras and Joe and Diana DiMenna to host an exhibition polo match and cookout to benefit Robin Hood. The festivities will take place at Equuleus Polo Club in Watermill, New York, the private polo compound built by the DiMennas. It will feature top players from around the world, as well as ‘local legends’ competing for the second annual Piaget Hamptons Cup. Following the match, guests will be treated to an authentic Argentine asado.

96 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Congratulations to the 2013 U.S. Open Arena Polo Champions, Cedar Croft Farm, for a 16-15 win over Aliano Realty! Kris Kampsen was MVP and Best Playing Pony was Dancer, played by Felipe Viana. At the trophy presentation, from left to right, Dr. Richard Fredericks, Kris Kampsen, Felipe Viana, Bob Ceparano, Robert Ceparano and Peter Rizzo.

According to our friends at R&B Presse in Chantilly, France, Richard Spooner, winner of the Grand Prix Global Champions Tour de Monaco in June, has been doing a lot more than just winning big jumper classes. He played polo for the first time at the Chantilly Polo Club in July when he joined Christian Ahlmann of Germany, ranked No. 1 in the world, and two French riders, Philippe Rozier and Olympic team member Simon Delestre. The show jumpers were instructed by Pancho Bensado (now 8-goal, formerly 9), the best Argentinean player currently on tap in France. Our R&B Presse contact Jessica Rodrigues said, “Richard was an incredible polo player. He enjoyed this experience and was the rider who touched the ball most often during the game.” Spooner showed off his winning attitude with Brieuc Rigaux (No. 1 French player) after the show jumper’s first ever polo game. Photo by RB Presse.com

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 97 eSports Psychology Showing and Training at a Horse Show By Ann S. Reilly, Ph.D.

In Europe most equestrian professionals do not show and teach at the same time. This is different from our training system here in the U.S. As a competitor and sport psychologist I have assisted many trainers who show and train simultaneously. It is stressful to compete and coach at the same time, especially for novice trainers. This is where early preparation and communication is crucial for success. If I find I can’t handle both training and showing I will scratch my personal classes as I once had to do at the National Horse Show. It was disappointing personally, but helping my clients put in effective performances was rewarding and worth the sacrifice. For me, my client’s best interest is always first and I try hard to give them 100 percent. I’ve found that putting my clients first lessens the rate at which my clients move on to other trainers and decreases the chance of my students feeling they aren’t getting enough of my attention. All trainers have their own specific goals and philosophies. When both you and your clients are showing the same show it is important to let your riders know what they can expect from you. Ann S. Reilly, Ph.D. is a sport psychologist and author of “A Lack of communication can cause a lot of stress and anger. Sport Psychology Workbook for Riders,” available from amazon. If you notice that there will be time conflicts, be sure to instruct com. Questions for Ms. Reilly’s column can be addressed to your riders on how to prepare their horses on the flat. This way [email protected]. when you arrive at the ring, flatwork preparation will be done and you will be ready to enter the ring. Likewise, when you have rider Shifting your focus from one task to another effectively is an conflicts, keep the communication going with all of your riders. If important skill to master. The key is focusing your attention on you don’t, riders waiting will begin to think that they might not be the present; concentrating on what you are doing or about to as important to you as your other clients. As I mentioned before, do. Practice this at home while riding and teaching. Imagine this may lead to clients feeling the need to move onto another compartmentalizing problems in a file, or box and taking them out trainer. only when you have time to solve them. Organizing the horse/rider class schedule the day before helps A good support team makes riding and training at shows more riders know what to expect. Knowing the numbers for each class successful. Many trainers want to be in control of everything at and calculating approximately when each horse shows will help shows but this is nearly impossible to do effectively. Hire good help reduce conflicts. Getting to know the “ingate” personnel is always even if it costs a bit more. You will be more successful, your clients important as they will be the first to work with you regarding your will be happier and the horses will receive the care they need. conflicts, especially if you treat them with kindness and respect. Learn how to delegate responsibility. Work out your delegating Most horse shows are “hurry up and wait.” Preparing for that issues and trust your help with what they were entrusted to do. mentality can help riders learn how to relax, then refocus. Dressage Don’t forget to praise them for doing a good job. and Three-Day Event trainers typically have an organizational As a former professor at , the Director advantage as they typically know their exact ride times, barring of Riding would call on me to help him at shows where he had weather or injury time changes. Daily group or individual meetings many students. He would make a list of what each horse/rider pair with your clients discussing expectations and possible delays are needed for their warm up. I schooled the riders in the warm up ring often necessary. Be sure to remind your clients how important and then sent them to him for final preparation at the ingate. He they are. would then evaluate their rounds and send them back to me with follow up instructions if needed. This system worked very well. Early on in my sport psychology career I experienced a lot of anxiety about “having to be perfect” when showing. I even thought it would hurt my sport psychology business if I did not perform perfectly in the show ring. But I have learned through the years that I was wrong. Clients seem to be more comfortable because I am an “imperfect” amateur rider and I have experienced some of the same issues that they have. This statement applies to trainers as well. Relax, realize that no one is perfect, and keep working on your weaknesses so your clients will do the same. Clients will be more comfortable with you as their trainer if they see you as human and it will help them relax and perform better in your presence. I hope my experiences and tips are helpful to you. I do consulting work with trainers and teachers, so if you ever need some help please contact me. 98 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 99 e LittleTherapy Horses Horses Do Big Jobs By Lauren R. Giannini

uring the recent tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy horses found themselves Dboth the heroes and the victims. When disaster stuck, the little horses remained calm while founders Debbie and Jorge Garcia-Bengochea made a decision that would result in renewing hope to a town that had nearly lost everything. Hugging Magic gives a young girl comfort. “Gentle Carousel had been asked by the community to bring our therapy horses to Moore for the children who survived the unusual thing. We were stressed, the horses weren’t.” destruction of their schools on May 20,” recalled Debbie. “We After fleeing the tornado, Debbie and Jorge pulled over and had just gotten back to the hotel when the news announced that waited until they lifted the roadblocks on the interstate back the tornado that had been heading north turned around and was to Moore. “We had to go back for the children who had been heading south again toward Moore. Who would think that an EF-5 attending funerals and who needed us. We promised that the little tornado would hit the same place twice?” horses would be there again the next day, and we couldn’t go Alerted by hotel staff that the best shelter they could offer was back on our word,” Debbie said. for guests to bunker down under their bed mattresses in the When they returned to Moore they learned how lucky they were. hallway, Debbie and Jorge opted to hit the road immediately with The second five-in-one twister totally destroyed the farm where their horses. “Had we left two minutes later, we never would have their horses had stayed and also resulted in severe damages to gotten out of there,” Debbie said. “The tornado kept going – so their hotel. That close encounter made Debbie and Jorge even much energy around it. It was two-and-a-half miles wide. All we more cognizant of the power of the therapeutic benefits of their saw behind us was blackness, smoke and accidents. Our horses Gentle Carousel horses. weren’t bothered. They thought we were fine, doing one more Continued on page 102

Harriet and Magic arrive in Moore, Oklahoma to help the children who survived the May tornado that destroyed their schools. 100 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 101 Therapy horse Magic demonstrates rehab training stairs and John LeCain, a pastor from New York, is learning to operate ramps for the patients. an electric wheelchair while therapy horse Wakanda practices adjusting her speed to walk with him at the University of Florida Although Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy emphasizes that Health Rehab Hospital (formerly Shands Rehab Hospital) in the organization does not chase disasters, they knew they needed Gainesville, Florida. to help the people in Oklahoma. “Going to Oklahoma really fit what our horses do,” Debbie explained. “People were homeless. There was so much sadness. Seven children had died and others a half wide swath, various volunteers discussed the calls with were injured when the first tornado destroyed the two schools. Debbie and Jorge. They all agreed that the importance of this road Our horses bring joy and comfort to people who have suffered trip outweighed Gentle Carousel’s budget. great loss. They feel encouraged, they’re excited and smiling, “We are an all-volunteer non-profit, and probably our greatest their parents are smiling. They go home with happier memories, challenge is finances,” Jorge said. “We’ve been doing this for plush toy horses and a photo of them with their therapy horse.” about 15 years, and our little horses are trained to go anywhere The help offered by Gentle Carousel isn’t limited to towns that and give joy, inspiration and hope to people. But there are times have been decimated by major tornados. Every year the 501(c) when we have to consider the expenses of travel and lodging. We (3) non-profit charity’s miniature therapy horses work with more hadn’t planned on going to Oklahoma. We did it out of pocket, than 20,000 people. They visit hospitals, hospices, rehab centers Continued on page 120 and schools, as well as communities and families recovering from traumatic events. When Gentle Carousel received requests to visit Moore in the aftermath of the EF-5 tornado that blasted that initial mile and A Magical Book – Magic Loves Me Debbie Garcia-Bengochea, a former school principal, wrote a children’s book about Magic, one of Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses, to read to children at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Magic Loves Me is about how Magic loves friends facing different kinds of challenges. Many children have asked to keep the book, but Gentle Carousel has only the one copy. “We would love to be able to give the book to the children – we have used Magic Loves Me to help children who need desperately to heal,” said Debbie. “It will cost around $5,000 to publish, but we need help meeting the printing costs.” Therapy horse Magic reads with Taylor Kimmel, a survivor of The demand for Magic Loves Me would exceed the supply Briarwood Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma. Taylor’s in no time, considering how many people Gentle Carousel father, Toby Kimmel, was driving to the school to pick up his helps annually. Debbie pointed out that “sponsorship on the first grader when he saw the tornado destroy the school. Just local and national level would be a godsend to keep the little hours after this photo was taken Taylor was in a storm shelter book in print.” and became a two-time tornado survivor.

102 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 103 e AHorse Walk Show on the Beach By Emily Riden

Watching Greg and Jessica Crolick walk across the sand with their daughter, Ava, the youthful family appears as though they’re enjoying a beach vacation. In actuality though, the sand isn’t that of a seaside getaway, but rather of a hunter warm-up ring where Greg is about to get on his next horse of the day. He’s been up since 5:30 a.m., riding, showing and managing the horses of his Top Call Farm. For Jessica and Ava, the day started just a few hours later as soon as two-year-old Ava awoke from sleeping in their camper, parked in the campgrounds adjacent to the horse show. They’ve been on the go all day, but somehow the Greg and Jessica refreshingly down-to-earth couple still manages to make it look Crolick with their like a walk on the beach. daughter Ava. Photo by Emily Riden Building a Career and a Family Greg grew up riding in upstate New York, before going to left her desk job to come on board full-time with Greg and the Cazenovia College. At the age of 24, Greg made the move to horses and together they further developed Top Call Farm. Bloomfield, Michigan to take over a Bloomfield Open Hunt Club “Once we had Ava, my role in the business really decreased. beginning riding program. Sixteen years later, Greg has gone We wanted to go with more of a hands-on mom approach, as from teaching five or six lessons a week to overseeing a growing opposed to hiring a nanny so that I could continue to work full- string of clients and top mounts. This winter season, Greg rose to time,” Jessica explained. the top of the leaderboard throughout Florida, finishing both first That required turning over some responsibilities to someone and second in Ocala’s $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby whom both Greg and Jessica trusted. Fortunately, they didn’t have and earning championships at the Winter Equestrian Festival, to look further than Jessica’s sister, Katie Hogan, who had been HITS Ocala and the Tampa Equestrian Series. working with the Top Call Farm team for several years. Increasing En route to where he is today, while juggling business and her responsibilities was a natural fit and today she’s a vital part of building a career, Greg met Jessica Hogan, now Jessica Hogan- their success. Crolick. The couple met at a horse show, but the horse world that Finding those little ways to squeeze in extra family time is brought them together also kept them geographically apart. “She another important part of the equilibrium for the Crolicks. It’s also worked full-time for Ford and I was on the road traveling a lot and why Jessica and Ava pack up the family camper and travel with worrying about my career and maintaining that. Because of that Greg for four to five months of the year. we dated for a long time,” Greg shared. (For seven years to be more exact.) Bringing up Babies Now four years into their marriage and with a young daughter, Part of the reason they’re taking advantage of that time now things haven’t slowed down one bit, but it’s a perfect fit. Jessica is because things are about to change again very soon – Greg and Jessica are enthusiastically expecting their second child in October. “We’re still learning, and we’ll keep learning with the second one,” Greg said. “I always look at people with multiple kids and think how do you do it? Because how do we plan on doing it?” The answer to that question is one that’s sure to continually evolve for the Crolicks, but for the time being, they have several fundamental solutions. Those ideals are also what Jessica and Greg are instilling in their young daughter – who is turning into a precocious young rider herself. “I taught her how to do a two-point on the rocking horse at home and she’s always counted strides between jumps with Jessica. Now she goes ‘1,2,3, jump and she two-points! It’s really cool,” Greg extoled. “She’s only two-and-a-half. There’s no forcing it. It’s got to be just fun for her for the next ten years.” No matter what is thrown their way as the future unfolds, the Crolicks are excited to keep learning and realigning that integral balance. “It’s an interesting life this horse business. It’s not an easy life for most people. You’ve got to work hard at it. You have to work hard with family, and you have to work hard at the business itself and try to find a way to get the two to mesh,” Greg acknowledged. “It’s a learning curve and we’re learning every Greg and Grey Street Photo by Emily Riden day.” 104 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 105 eColorado Tiger Adams – A Fan of the Horse In Sport By Dani Moritz

Colorado rider and tack shop owner Tiger Adams has always made the best of her situation and has never scoffed at something different – perhaps that’s why Tiger is where she is today. Unable to purchase her first horse until she was 12, Tiger had to find other ways to feed her curiosity and passion for horses. Her solution? Reading and watching. Tiger read everything and anything she could to learn about the gentle giants and spent hours just watching them go at horse shows. Eventually, she became dedicated to understanding why they performed the way they did – and she came to the conclusion that tack was a major part of it. For Tiger, not being able to own a horse in her early years became a great blessing. “I’ve always had an interest in tack because before I could actually have a horse I read voraciously everything I could about them and saddlery always fascinated me.”

Her Journey While serving in the United States Army in a medical support unit, between 1983 and 1987, Tiger was exposed to several different disciplines and types of horses. She had the opportunity to ride other servicemen and servicewomen’s horses as she toured the country from base to base – always happy to ride whatever was available. After serving in the Army, Tiger moved back to Wellington, Florida to finish college. Tiger laughs that she knew Wellington “when the barns were brand new and horses hadn’t even been in there.” While there, she enjoyed competing in jumper competitions. Tiger Adams Photo by Barb Young While in Florida, Tiger finished school and met and married her husband, Dick. club and I was always adjusting tack for people,” she said. A few years later, they decided to pack their things and head to Tiger primarily focused on English shows and her husband Dick, Colorado. They had been there before and, quite spontaneously, a high school and college rodeo rider, drew an interest from the decided to go back – eventually roping their family into going Western crowd. “They were delighted because they didn’t have with them. “We always wanted to come back so one day we just anyone doing it at the time,” she said, about people’s reaction to decided to pack it up and do it,” she said. their mobile unit. With all their success, it didn’t take long for them to realize they A Knack for All Disciplines needed more space. In 2004, Dick and Tiger set up shop in a Fresh out of college, Tiger knew the key to success was storefront in Grand Junction – although they continue to spend keeping an open mind, which is how she began riding side saddle. most weekends on the road with their mobile unit. Now a certified judge and instructor with The World Side Saddle And all these years later, Tiger is still proud to cater to all different Federation and winner of several national titles, Tiger originally kinds of horses and riders. “Saddle fitting needs to traverse all became interested in riding astride while living on the North Shore disciplines because every horse deserves a comfortable fit…and of Long Island. it gives me great pleasure when someone like a barrel racer calls “My dad and I used to go every year to opening night at Madison and says their horse is doing so much better and they’re turning in Square Garden when it was the old garden and seeing the ladies better times because the horse is comfortable,” she said. “That’s side saddle class fascinated me,” she said. “I thought it was such very gratifying so I would not turn away any particular breed for a lovely tradition and I just became interested in learning to ride any reason.” aside.” Despite being an experienced saddle fitter, the thirst for Upon her arrival in Colorado, Tiger started a small side saddle knowledge that began Tiger’s journey is the same thing that business – but eventually went back to fitting English and Western inspires her to continue it. She is dedicated to working with . veterinarians and massage therapists to learn how to better benefit horses and she continues to further her education. Most Opening Shop recently, Tiger attended testing at The Society of Master Saddlers After earning the trust of the community, Tiger started a mobile in England and earned her membership as a qualified saddle fitter. tack unit called The Horse in Sport and did saddle fittings at shows and area barns. “When we moved from Denver to Grand To learn more about Tiger or her tack store, Junction, I started teaching and became involved with the horse visit www.thehorseinsport.com. 106 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 107 e

ColoradoA Brief - Part One Life – Full of Grace

The “I Ride To Be Fearless” jump was built as a surprise for Avery by donations from her barn family. Avery loved Taylor Swift and Taylor’s song Fearless. The “I Ride To Be Fearless” Avery, with a horse phrase became the inspiration in honor of Avery’s fight. named , at Photo by Rochelle Costanza the tender age of two. Although By Lauren R. Giannini Avery started going to the barn very Murray Dudasch, born April 3, 2001, passed away when she was six at home embraced by the love of her parents John and weeks old, this is AVicki Dudasch, and her beloved dogs, cats, guinea pigs when “it began!” and birds on June 27, 2012. Two days earlier, Avery went to the Horses were part barn one last time to bid fond adieu to her amazing pony, Grace. of her soul. She was just a few months past her 11th birthday when she lost Photo by a gallant 10-month battle with a rare form of brain cancer. Avery Rochelle Costanza was known for her passion for horses, animals and the beauties of riding and the whole horse relationship. I think she’s amazing.” of nature. She set the bar high, gave special meaning to the According to Vicki, the magical world of horses opened up motto “I ride to be fearless” and, for a child of such tender years, thanks to Rochelle, who “let me hang around, cleaning stalls demonstrated dignity and courage in the face of her impending and riding whatever she had available” and their friendship grew demise far beyond the capability of most adults. We are privileged ever stronger over the years. Five years after Vicki married John to have the honor of telling the story of a very special person Dudasch, she learned she was pregnant with Avery. The mother- and hope that it inspires you to carpe diem. Life, for Avery, was to-be continued to ride, but on the flat only – no jumping. heartbreakingly far too brief. “When Vicki insisted on riding while she was pregnant, I was “I did not grow up with horses, but they were always part of my concerned, but she was still riding my horses,” said Rochelle. “I soul as long as I can remember,” said Vicki Dudasch, who, at 28, thought she sat the trot really well with that big old belly.” started riding in college for PE credit. “I worked every day after Avery was only six weeks old when she started accompanying that to stay connected to that world.” her mother to the barn. “One might say she was nurtured to love In 1996, Vicki met Rochelle Costanza, owner and head trainer horses, but to all who knew her it was apparent that they were part of Platinum Farms, a family-run three-day event training facility of her soul,” said Vicki. “Avery had the horse gene.” in Franktown, Colorado. “Vicki was unique,” declared Rochelle. Apples don’t fall far from the tree, of course, and Avery proved “For an adult amateur woman who started later in life she was to be a cheerful, easy-going infant and toddler. Rochelle started one of the most fearless people I’ve ever met. She was happy to parking the two-year-old on a pony during Vicki’s lesson, and ride whatever was available, even the difficult horses. She’s not a Avery’s delight knew no bounds. “From day one when she started chicken. She’s fun to teach. That’s very rare. She has a true love coming to the farm, she never cried, she never fussed. She loved Please visit the Facebook page Avery’s Grace and “like” being at the barn with the animals,” recalled Rochelle. it. While you’re there, look in the timeline for three videos, When the family moved to Oregon in 2004 for John’s job especially the one called “A Very Special Life.” (engineering and construction), Vicki suffered worse than Avery, but part of the deal included a bribe: Vicki could buy a horse to 108 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 109 Like many good ponies, Cory helped Avery build up her horsemanship skills. Avery learned to trot, canter and jump cross- rails with Cory who took care of his rider no matter what she asked him to do. Before long Avery was galloping Cory all by herself in the field. They started competing in little schooling shows and went to a hunter pace when Avery was eight. “Cory had a little hitch and he wasn’t able to jump very high, but he cantered and jumped little cross-rails and logs and gave Avery the confidence to run around in the field all by herself,” explained Vicki. “It made her strong and did a lot of good things for her. Cory was perfect for Avery while we looked for the pony that Avery could go on with and event.” In the spring of 2011, Rochelle found Gracefully Dun. Avery’s new soul mate arrived at Platinum Farms at the end of April, a few weeks after Avery’s 10th birthday. “We were waiting for the pony’s arrival on a school night at 2 a.m.,” recalled Vicki. “When that mare walked off the trailer, Avery and I found ourselves in tears. We were both so happy, and the pony was so beautiful. A final goodbye: Friends brought Grace to Avery’s house so she Little did we know the role that pony would play in our lives. I have could sit on her pony, feed her carrots, rub her tail, breathe her always loved being at the barn late at night, and Grace’s arrival spirit and say goodbye. Photo courtesy of Vicki Dudasch during that magical time is a special memory that I hold forever in my heart.” take to their new home. Her first ever horse, Aly, was an off-the- While John never quite embraced riding, he understood how track-Thoroughbred, 14, and hotter than a firecracker (still is at his wife and child felt about horses. He had observed how Avery, 23). After nearly three years, John finished the Oregon highway from an extremely young age, loved her dogs, cats, birds, guinea project and the family returned to Colorado. Mom and daughter pigs and he was very aware of the special place that horses held couldn’t wait to get back to Platinum Farms. Returning to Colorado started the wonder years for the Dudasch family. Vicki continued to compete Aly, who served as the rider’s schoolmaster. “She taught me patience, perseverance and she was fearless – Aly jumped everything and taught me to go and not be afraid,” said Vicki, who competed the OTTB beginner novice. Meanwhile, Avery made do, riding some ponies belonging to boarders at Platinum Farms. Avery turned six and was eager to continue her equestrian education. In the summer of 2007, Cory arrived and she shared the sweet pony with her best friend, Hayden Hilles. The trio began taking lessons with Rochelle. “Avery was totally not your typical kid. She was an old soul, insightful and very intuitive with animals,” stated Rochelle. “In a lesson she was great. She tried super hard to do everything I taught her. When she wasn’t riding, she would make courses and jump them on foot. She made arenas in her living room, too, and practiced whatever we had been doing in the lesson. I taught her Vicki, John to post without . She caught on fast. Avery was really easy and Avery. Photo by Matt Allen to teach and willing to do whatever it takes to be a better rider. She of M David Media hung out with her pony, grooming and washing him. She loved pink and purple accessories for her and the pony. Avery was cool in Avery’s heart and life. As soon as she could balance on his to have around.” back, he indulged his daughter for years playing “horsey daddy,” even submitting to wearing a to make her favorite game more real. “I have to admit the wear and tear on my knees from years of rug-burns was some small part of my motivation to actually get her a real pony once she was old enough to ride,” stated John. “I was fortunate enough to be at her very first combined test (dressage and cross-country) when she was 10. I have to admit that I was very nervous when she started on the cross-country course. She had a few jumps that were challenging for her, but she and her sweet pony Grace made it around the course, and the expression of sheer joy on Avery’s face when she made it over the last jump was a moment that I’ll never forget.” As Avery crossed the finished line, she exclaimed, “I didn’t fall off!” She was weeping tears of joy.

To be continued…Part two Avery and her first pony, Cory, at Aspen Ridge Pair Pace. Photo courtesy of Vicki Dudasch will appear in the next issue of Sidelines. 110 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 111 Lisa Hollister is an attorney practicing eEquine Law in Cincinnati, Ohio. Questions for Ms. Hollister’s column can be addressed to Buyer Beware On Statements [email protected]. Made After Purchasing a Horse received verification from the Warmblood Association that the horse was in fact 13. By Lisa Hollister, Esq. Upon learning the true age of the horse, Dixon demanded return of the $100,000 When you purchase a horse you rely on statements made by purchase price and when the demand the seller and the seller’s agent. If those statements are untrue was refused she filed this lawsuit. then you may have recourse not only to rescind the purchase but also collect additional damages. But what if the statements Issues raised by Dixon at Trial regarding the horse are made after the contract to purchase it Dixon filed a lawsuit against the seller and seller’s agents has already been entered into? That was the situation in the case based on claims of Breach of Implied Warranty, Violation of Texas of Dixon v. Herman, No. 05-09-00544-CV. the Deceptive Trade Protection Act, Breach of Contract, Fraud, Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Rescission. The Defendants Facts asked the court to dismiss the case based on summary judgment In 2002, Ashli Herman purchased a horse named Paramour. (summary judgment is granted when the requesting party is able After purchasing the horse she kept and showed Paramour with to show that there is no genuine issue of material fact and as trainer Matt Cyphert. In 2005, Herman asked Cyphert to market a result the requesting party is entitled to a judgment in their and sell the horse for her. The arrangement they made was that favor.) The trial court dismissed the case based on the fact that Cyphert would take over the cost and expenses as well as all any representations as to the horse’s age were made after the sales strategies associated with the marketing of the horse while contract was completed. Herman retained the right to accept or reject an offer which was lower than the original asking price of $125,000. Appeals Court Decision When another trainer approached Cyphert saying that he was Formation of the Contract: The appeals court stated that looking for consignment horses to take and sell at the Indio horse the evidence showed that the seller and seller’s agents did not show in California, Cyphert agreed to place Paramour with this make any representations regarding the horse’s age prior to trainer in exchange for a commission from any sale which might the sale. The court further stated that a valid contract requires occur during the time the horse was in this second trainer’s care. “a meeting of the minds, an offer and acceptance.” Because all Approximately a month later a third trainer approached either of these elements had already been completed at the time the Adrienne Dixon or one of her trainers and asked if Dixon would Buyer inquired as to the age of the horse, it could not have been a ride the horse in competition to help market the horse to potential condition of the formation of the contract. buyers at the Indio horse show. At the end of the show, Herman agreed to allow Dixon to take the horse to Northern California Fraud or Fraudulent Misrepresentation: On appeal, to be ridden and shown by Dixon. It was also agreed that Dixon the appeals court stated that in order for fraud or fraudulent would then take over the board bills while Paramour was being misrepresentation to be present there must be a material ridden and shown by Dixon. representation. The Court reviewed the elements necessary for When Cyphert decided that the hose should be returned to a successful claim under the Deceptive Trade Protection Act: “1. Texas to continue marketing it for sale, the Dixons asked if the The plaintiff is a consumer; 2. The defendant engaged in false owners would be willing to sell the horse for a reduced price misleading or deceptive acts; and 3. These acts constituted a of $100,000 to which Herman agreed. At that time Dixon wire producing cause of the consumer’s damages.” Looking at the transferred the purchase price. The ensuing Bill of Sale listed facts, the Court determined that the representations made in the the horse’s “Approximate Age” as 11 but when the new owner bill of sale, which admittedly took place several weeks after the received the USEF certificate it listed the horse as being 13 years contract had been formed, were never part of the contract. As a old. When the Buyer contacted Cyphert about the discrepancy, result the court did not find that fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation Cyphert stated that USEF had made a mistake. As a result, or a violation of the deceptive trade protection act had occurred. Dixon retained the horse and showed it several months until she Breach of Warranty: The final issue to be resolved was whether or not the trial court properly dismissed on summary judgment the plaintiff’s claim of breach of warranty. While Dixon argued that there was a warranty even though the horse was sold “as is” the court found that any representations made regarding the age of the horse were made after the contract was concluded and as a result Herman could not have violated any warranty issues on this sale and affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor of the Defendant.

Conclusion Before you purchase a horse make sure it is what you want. If you are looking for a horse of a certain age category, breed or show record you need to ask the seller or seller’s agent about those qualities before entering a contract to purchase the horse. Courts will not hold the seller accountable for representations made after the contract has been entered into. 112 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Straight From The Horse’s Mouth

Do you have news you want to share with Sidelines – straight from the horse’s mouth? We want to know everything about your new horses, the birth of a new baby, a new barn, a big move, a big class you won, to the fact that you married the person of your dreams or took a dream vacation. Or maybe grandma started playing polo and the grandkids won their first blue ribbon – then you need to tell us. Each month we need to fill theIngate column, featuring hunter, jumper, eventing and foxhunting news, the Off Centerline column, featuring dressage news, and the Asides column, covering polo news. Send in a short paragraph detailing all your news to [email protected].

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 113 e EmmaEventing Ford’s Gold Medal Life By Lauren R. Giannini

Groom Wanted: Dedication. Determination. Sense of humor. Stamina. Willingness to work. Passion for horses. Advanced horsemanship skills. Desire to learn more. That pretty much defines top eventing groom, Emma Ford, who spent seven years working for international three-day event rider and Olympic medalist, Phillip Dutton. At the end of 2012, Emma made a lateral move to work for Jim and Sarah Wildasin and their daughter Arden. “It has been more of a dramatic change than I thought it would be,” Emma admitted. “Definitely, I had to teach myself to slow down. It took me a couple months to settle in, but now I’ve got the routine and I’m enjoying the pace a lot more.”

Life As A Groom When Emma was working for Phillip, her day started between 6:30 and 7 a.m. with feeding, mucking and turning out. Phillip arrived by 8 and made up the daily log so Emma could organize which horses had to be ready when. “We often had 50 horses and approximately 45 would be ridden every day,” recalled Emma, who liked having three people on the ground to tack up and cool horses properly. She made sure that turnouts were being switched

Emma and Mystery Whisper – before heading to Newark Airport to fly to England for training, prior to the 2012 London Olympics. Photo by Max Corcoran and any injuries were being lasered, ultrasounded or iced. “I tried to set up the day so everybody had their own horses to groom and I would definitely be in charge of the advanced horses, going down the line, taking care of the prelim horses and so forth. If we were done by 5:30 or 6 p.m., that was considered a good day,” she added. Show days were grueling. A “home” show (there and back the same day) meant working well into the evening to wash, braid and make sure all the trucks were ready to roll. Emma arrived at the barn by three a.m. and they hit the road by 3:45 to arrive at the show by 7 so Phillip could get on the horses at 7:30. “We wouldn’t be back until after 6,” Emma said. “Those days took their toll when you had to do that several days in a row and then you still had to function the rest of the week.”

The Beginning of her Career In 1998 Emma arrived from the UK to work in Massachusetts for event rider Adrienne Iorio. Seven years later, chance and fate moved Emma closer to her goal of grooming internationally. She signed on with Phillip in 2005 and would groom for him at two Olympics, two World Equestrian Games and one Pan Am Games. Emma won the U.S. Eventing Association’s 2007 Professional Woodburn and Emma at Rolex Kentucky in 2010. Emma dealt Groom of the Year and the PRO Groom of the Year in 2012. with the devastating barn fire and with the tragic loss of Phillip’s Emma explained about her dedication while working for Phillip. partner Woodburn by going all-out and working harder. Courtesy of Equine Right Spot “I worked as hard as I did at Phillip’s because I’ve never seen 114 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE anyone work as hard as he does. I couldn’t believe how hard he works. He’s at the barn all day. He goes home to his family, he plays with his kids. To this day, there’s no one that works harder than he does in this sport.” Unless it’s the rider’s top groom. Emma places dedication to the horses and to the sport at the top of the list. Now 36, she still believes in the importance of self-assessment. She grew up riding show jumpers and foxhunting in England and years ago recognized her own strengths.

“I worked as hard as I did at Phillip’s because I’ve never seen anyone work as hard as he does.”

Good grooms are worth their weight in gold. They aren’t out there enjoying the spotlight, per se, but they harvest monumental reward and satisfaction when their charges do well. Life with horses leads to intense joy and heartache. Emma dealt with the devastating barn fire and then with the tragic loss of Phillip’s great partner Woodburn by going all-out and working harder. “The horses you have, the ones I took care of – they had such great personalities,” recalled Emma. “Even now, I’m breaking up…Yes, it was tough.” At Phillip’s, every day was go-go-go. “You need to be a person who can keep the energy going,” emphasized Emma. “You have working students – they might not be paid, they have their horses there, they’ve got their living and they’re getting lessons. You need to keep them moving, doing the packing for the show or whatever the job is, and they might not feel like doing it.”

Slowing Down the Pace Time is the big difference in Emma’s new life, working for the Wildasin family. “If I have a horse now that needs an extra half an hour, to do the laser or even just to groom, I can do it, it’s no serious rush,” she said. “It’s about doing it to the max, about enjoying spending time with the horses.” Emma bought a house in Aiken in 2010, but until last December hadn’t lived in it. She loves ballroom dancing and takes lessons several times a week at a local studio. Sometimes she hits the ballroom and Latin dance scenes in nearby Atlanta. She has a beau. “He doesn’t dance, but we’re working on that one. As one of my friends would say, the quality of my life has improved,” Emma said. “My close friends, when they come to visit, are absolutely amazed. I used to be a ‘throw it in the microwave’ person. Now I’m learning to cook.” All this won’t change who Emma is at heart. “I do miss being on the show circuit,” she confessed. “A good friend is helping Phillip with the horses and she keeps me up to date on them. But there are definitely times when I get to the weekends and I miss being on the road. It was part of my life for 14 years. It’s hard to shut it off and go in a different direction.” Emma’s position as groom for the Wildasins involves a 19-year-old hooked on horses. There’s just no telling what might happen in the next few years. After all, Arden’s new dancing partner, Mystery Whisper, is an Olympic veteran. “Emma brings huge knowledge of horses. We’re very lucky to have her,” enthused Sarah Wildasin. “Arden is putting 110% into working on dressage for Young Riders. Whisper absolutely loves dressage.” Emma’s current life of relative leisure might prove to be the proverbial calm before the competitive “storm”: once a top groom, always a top groom. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 115 STALLION DIRECTORY

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We wish we could accept every invitation, but sometimes we can’t.” One invitation that Gentle Carousel didn’t turn down was the opportunity to work at the University of Florida Health Rehab Hospital (formerly Shands Rehab Hospital) in Gainesville, Florida. “It has been an interesting partnership,” Debbie admitted. “To get ready for the trip to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut we practiced at UF Health, including using the elevators. Our therapy horses can go into hospitals and rehab hospitals across the country – for many, it is their first encounter with therapy horses.” Gentle Carousel’s horses bring joy wherever they go. This is especially true at UF Health where children and adults learn to cope with daily life after suffering strokes, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, burns or major joint replacements. They practice everyday tasks in a room set up like an apartment with a kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The horses learn how to approach beds, move around on different floor surfaces and work in small areas. Sometimes horses and patients practice at the same time on the steps and ramps in the therapy gym. The horses might walk alongside patients as they learn to use walkers and wheelchairs. A patient at UF Health Rehab Hospital spends a sweet moment In occupational therapy, learning to perform everyday skills like with a Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horse. cooking can involve patients making special treats for the therapy horses. The blessings the patients receive from the horses are not angels, and we do think the Gentle Carousel therapy horses are only educational, but inspirational as well. little angels.” “We’ve always felt very blessed. After we survived Moore’s second tornado, we know that we are also very lucky,” said For more information and to get involved visit horse-therapy. 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The smells and sounds of horses put me at ease and make me happy.” OFFUTT REALTY, INC. Marc, an avid sportsman, followed his father and wife into the Located 5 minutes from KARL MCMILLAN The Kentucky Horse Park REMAX Tattersall Group, LLC sport. Horses had always been a part of his life. He was raised (859) 421-5222 Full Service Commercial/Residential on a ranch in Aspen, Colorado, where his family rode Quarter www.offuttrealty.com 133 Laurens Street, N.W. Horses. A riding accident as a teenager curbed his enthusiasm. Aiken, SC 29801 (843) 693-6115 He went on to become a competitive skier for 14 years and NCAA MASSACHUSETTS [email protected] Division I player. With prompting from his wife, father and a 16-year-old paint EQUINE HOMES KATE HUTCHINGS named Rex, Marc’s love for horses returned and he started playing Equestrian & Country Properties Laissez Faire Sotheby’s arena polo family matches. He not only got over his fear of horses (800) 859-2745 (803) 480-5230 - Aiken, SC but the natural left-hander learned how to play right-handed. www.equinehomes.com [email protected] It was soon after that Marc moved his family from Philadelphia to Wellington and purchased two of the old Palm Beach Polo NEW YORK VIRGINIA fields. When not hosting and sponsoring tournaments, the Ganzis compete during the high goal season in Wellington. SALLY SLATER- NY & CT BUNNY FRENCH Douglas Elliman Real Estate Realtor Associate Marc, now one of the nation’s top amateur players, and CEO Bedford to North Salem & Vic. Loring Woodriff Real of Global Tower Partners, is team captain of Audi, which has won Horse property specialist! Estate Associates every major tournament 20 and 26-goal tournament including the (914) 584-0137 - Cell (434) 996-1029 2009 U.S. Open. In November 2012, Marc’s Team USA defeated [email protected] [email protected] England, 8.5-6 in the International Cup. 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2013 24 STALL BARN WITH LIVING QUARTERS, 8 STALLS FOR RENT IN AIKEN SC: 2 large WELLINGTON: 2 Tack Rooms/Office (12’ x paddocks, 12x12 matted with water to each CREATE FINANCIAL FREEDOM. Be your own 24’ each), Grass Field, 250’ x 300’, 8 paddocks, stall, washer, dryer, wash rack, perimeter track, Boss. Part-time/Full-time. Work from home. Sand Ring, 150 ‘ x 240’, , Wash rack, Laundry some jumps, security gate, owner on premises, www.nsinsider.com For more info. contact room, 1100 SQ. FT. HOUSE Short hack to night check available. 7 miles from Hitchock Joyce [email protected] or 954-796-1809 WEF grounds. Call (954) 448-1044 Woods off 302. Call 803-678-9806

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CLONING—Want a horse just like yours? Cloning produces an exact genetic copy. For EMPLOYMENT more info; [email protected] or 908- 310-2125 “MARKETING INTERNS NEEDED AT SIDELINES MAGAZINE. Add a job to your resume or college application and never leave CLINICS the horse show! We are looking for outgoing, SOLID WOOD, TONGUE & GROOVE motivated individuals to assist with distribution CONSTRUCTION. Brass handles. Great HOLLY HUGO-VIDAL Scheduling Clinics at major horse shows throughout the US for spare or kids bedrooms. TWO full sets, and Training. USEF “R” judge, author of Build (and Canada). If you plan on being at an A or bureau & chest of drawers. Other slightly Confidence Over Fences Trainer of numerous AA show, and can help get magazines from darker wood with brass handles. Call for AA show riders Web site: hollyhugo-vidal.com the show office to the show grounds, let us great rate 954-796-1809 or email jjones@ Email [email protected] Mobile know. We will send you a Sidelines T-Shirt or myacc.net 828 674 7983 sweatshirt and post your photo on the Sidelines Facebook page. Please email melissab@ sidelinesnews.com or call 561-951-4225 HORSE GYM FOR SALE DRESSAGE BOOTS AGENT/DRIVER FOR WELLINGTON, FL . Based Horse Transportation Operation CDL Required Call: (954) 448-1044

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MACMILLAN PHOTOGRAPHY & MEDIA Aquapacer, Theraplates, Cold Laser, SERVICES, Let us do your sale horse photos (4) TWENTY ACRE HOMESITES HOBE Wound Care and Post Op. Have sores and/or videos or family and horse/pet portraits. SOUND, FL Gated equestrian community, go to: won’t heal, we can do it. Farrier on site Will do on-farm visits for half or whole day. www.trailside4sale.com Donald Brown( broker) Bill Reed. https://www.facebook.com/ $275 for half-day photography or $500 for 772-546-3636 AGequinesportsrehabandwellnesscenter. whole-day photography, plus travel expenses 727-423-7812 if beyond 100 mile radius from our home. LEXINGTON FARM FOR SALE: This 25 acre Add $50 for half-day videos or $100 for full- farm at 1901 Iron Works Pike is just 2 miles to day videos. You get all photos/video from the Kentucky Horse Park. 10 stall barn, tack the on-farm sessions. Book now -our 2013 & feed rooms, wash stall, mats, wide center TRANSPORTATION calendar is filling up. 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FULLY LICENSED & INSURED Licensed throughout New England & Florida. YOUR PROPERTY! – Houses, Townhomes, SHIPPING COMPANY IN THE USA.” I.A.T.A. (800) 859-2745, www.equinehomes.com Condos, Equestrian properties For Sale & Seasonal Rentals available. Call today: Joan R MEMBER AND IN-HOUSE CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERAGE. CALL OUR COMETITOR SUZY HASLUP, MEYBOHM REALTORS. Marino – Broker Associate, Lic. in FL (561-793- FIRST, THEN CALL US. YOU WILL NOT (803)215-0153. Your Aiken, SC Equestrian 2122) & Mark Swanson – Broker Associate, Lic. REGRET IT. DAILY INTERNATIONAL Property Specialist. www.aikenhorserealty.com in FL & MA (561-596-6020) Bodis Realty, Inc FLIGHTS… 516-678-9100, INFO@ANAHT. [email protected] SMALL FARM IN OCALA, FL 34481. $114,500. COM WWW.ANAHT.COM WELLINGTON PRESTIGIOUS AERO CLUB: 1.12 Acre fenced. New 2 stall breezeway barn, FARMINGTON GREEN HORSE 7000+/- sq ft home 5 bedroom 6 bath 3 car hot/cold wash rack, full bath, tack room/feed TRANSPORTATION - (561) 791-9686; Cell No. garage. Spectacular sunset views from room. 2007 home 3/2 w/living room and separate (954) 448-1044 D. O. T. Authorized and Fully impressive windows, resort style pool & spa large family room (24 x 14). New stainless steel Insured Air Ride Equipped, Local and Long Access to newly paved runway $1.2mil Joan appliances. 46 x 16 Deck for entertaining. Call Distance. Marino 561-307-4878 Mark Swanson 561-596- (954) 818-3005. No Agents. 6020 BODIS REALTY www.horsefarmsandcountryhomes.com VANS & TRAILERS AIKEN, SC, POLO, HUNTING, AND CINDY POLK & DAVID O’FLAHERTY. EVENTING MECCA OF THE SOUTHEAST REALTORS - 703-966-9480 Specializing 20 ac., 4500 sq. ft. barn/apt on level bermuda in horse farms and country homes. *Land * pasture, additional ac. available. Huntboxes * Hobby Farms * Polo Clubs * Fine 107 ac., pristine country prop., 2 stocked Estates * Professional Equestrian Facilities* ponds, 95 ac. bermuda hayfields, mature WASHINGTON FINE PROPERTIES 204 East hdwds., Washington St. Middleburg, Va. 20117 25 ac., wooded barn and home site w/well & septic, 9ac. bermuda grass, bal. open with WELLINGTON SEASONAL RENTALS SADDLE hdwd trees. TRAIL: Short Hack to WEF 3 to 5 stalls Huge 178 ac., 11/2 mi. road frontage, 80 ac. in Sand Ring Great Footing SPACIOUS 4 BR Home bermuda grass, bal. wooded, barn/apt combo, Light and Bright with 8 stalls and sand ring Pets 3 N/S polo field sites. welcome GREENVIEW SHORES 4 BR pool home with Panoramic Lakefront view Joan FRANK DIBELLA DELUXE HORSE VANS – 15 ac., bermuda hayfield, hdwds at barn site, We offer a wide selection of new/used horse adjoins established horse farms. Marino 561-307-4878 Mark Swanson 561-596- 6020 Bodis Realty vans and trailers. Dealership for 4-Star and 14 ac., cleared and in winter rye, hdwd trees, Hawk horse trailers.(PA). 610-495-2270 www. adjoins 2 polo fields. frankdibella.com 50 ac., level bermuda hayfield, will sell in 10 ac. RENTALS tracts or larger, adjoins 2 polo fields. ALL TRACTS HAVE POSSIBLE OWNER ROOM FOR RENT IN PRIVATE HOME, FINANCING WELLINGTON, FL: Use of Missed the deadline? CALL FOR PRICING AND DETAILS kitchen, pool, lovely gardens. $750.00 monthly. You can advertise on the website Biddle Realty AIKEN, SC, POLO, HUNTING, 215- 651- 2416 Mary Ann AND EVENTING MECCA OF THE . Email: [email protected] SOUTHEAST Inc., (803) 648-7874, email [email protected], TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD: The cost is $40 for the first 15 words and $1 for each additional word per issue. $20.00 for each photo. Name, address, phone number, how many issues to run NORTH FORK, LONG ISLAND HOME ad and payment (check or credit card number & expiration date) must be included with typed or AND EQUESTRIAN CENTER: Close to the handwritten ad. Mail to Sidelines, Inc., 11924 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 22 #376, Wellington, FL Hamptons and the Show and Polo Circuit. 33414, Email to [email protected] Credit card number, full name and signature must Large Indoor Arena, 36 Stall Barn with 2 accompany any ad taken by mail or phone 561-798-4828. ALL ADS ARE PRE-PAID. Advertising wash stalls, tack room, office, bathroom, feed deadline is 12:00 pm Wednesday, 17 days before publication. Not responsible for mistakes due to illegible handwriting. Phone 561-798-4828. No real estate photos. room, shufly sprayer system ,outdoor riding FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 127 eThe Bottom Line Sidelines Rocky Mountain Photo Album By Jan Westmark-Allan Cover Girl: In the July issue of Sidelines Magazine we featured a special Sidelines editor section on the Rocky Mountains, including a cover with the super Jan Westmark- adorable Colorado pony rider Hannah Rohrbach. On a recent trip to Allan visited Colorado, I had the chance to visit with Hannah and it turns out she with Hannah is even cuter in person. Rohrbach, our Sidelines staff writer Dani Moritz and Sidelines intern April Leonard July cover girl, also joined me in Colorado, and we had the opportunity to catch and her sister up with our Rocky Mountain sales rep Kayce Douglass as well as Quincy at their several people and riders featured in our July issue. We took plenty Wells Bridge of photos on our trip and we hope you enjoy our photo album of our Farm in Parker, trip to the Rocky Mountains. Colorado.

What A Guy: Our July issue featured All In The Family: Sidelines a story on Guy editor Jan Westmark-Allan McElvain and (left) is joined by intern his farm Rancho April Leonard (center) Corazon, located who won the American near Albuquerque, Horse Publications 2013 New Mexico. student award contest Rancho Corazon during the American Horse was competing at Publications conference in the Colorado Horse Colorado. Sidelines staff Park and Guy took writer Dani Moritz (right) a moment to show was the student award off his love for winner in 2012. Sidelines.

Summer In The Rockies: A group of Sidelines fans, including our own sales rep Kayce Douglass, celebrated – and showed off copies of the July issue of Sidelines – during the $40,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix at Summer in the Rockies V at the Colorado Horse Park. Kristen VanderVeen, of Bull Run Jumpers, won the Grand Prix aboard Bull Run’s Eternal. From left to right: El Everett- Bechtold, Lynn Klisavage, Ashley Demander, Peggy Klisavage, Kayce Douglass, Garcia Wood, Betsy Grandos and Gennifer Giustina.

She’s A Winner: Erica Davidge, of Louisville, Colorado, won the Sidelines Magazine- Three’s The Charm: Colorado Horse Park Trainers Corky “Course Walk with a Grand Shaha (left) and Prix Rider” contest and Paul Rohrbach had the opportunity to be (center), of Wells up-front-and-center in the Grand Prix ring right before the Bridge Farm in $40,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix. Karen Cudmore, Parker, Colorado, right, Grand Prix rider and trainer, took Erica on the course and Nancy Moore, of walk, describing the best way to ride the different jumps. The NTM Enterprises, at course was designed by Anderson Lima from Brazil. the Colorado Horse Photo by Todd Sutherland/Flying Horse Photography Park. 128 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2013 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE