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Brianne Goutal’s Horse Power

ond A arewell To Bruce FDuchossois

Equestrian Architecture Brianne Goutal & Design

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 1 Incorporating 48 HORSES USA PUBLISHER Samantha Charles [email protected]

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jan Westmark [email protected] 828-575-3965

Contents Assistant Editor Dani Moritz

Staff Writers What’s Happenin’ 78 Juniorside: Christophe Ammeuw Lauren Giannini, Doris Degner-Foster CONTRIBUTING WRITERS 32 Ingate Arianna Delin, Sydney Masters-Durieux, Kim MacMillan, Katie Navarra, 56 Off Centerline Dressage Darlene Ricker, Jennifer Ward

112 Asides 16 From Jumping to Dressage PHOTOGRAPHERS David Lominska, Jack Mancini , 22 Ashleigh Conroy-Zugel Flashpoint, Alan Fabricant, Susan Stickle Lauren R. Giannini, Features Trots into the Spotlight Shawn McMillen Photography, Kim & Allen MacMillan, Emily Allongo, 12 Good Food Hunting Anne Hoover, Beth Grant 26 Sandsablaze: Writing From the Heart Eventing SIDELINES COLUMNISTS Sophie St. Clair – Juniorside 30 Suzy Stafford: Driven to Be the Best 68 It’s All Bliss For Lauren Kieffer Lisa Hollister, Esq - Equine Law Ann Reilly - Sports Psychology 40 Cover Story: Brianne Goutal Kathy Serio - Amateurisms SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR/ 48 Tribute: Farewell Bruce Duchossois Polo EDITORIAL ASSISTANT 54 Tribute: 62 John Klopp Saves the Day Christina Alex INTERNS Holly Bergay Honors Rubino Bellissimo 114 Passion For Polo: Kerstie Allen Alex Long, Kayla Jones

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Letter From The Editor how jumper Brianne Goutal graces our cover this month, and I love her happy smile as she spends a moment with her horse. That’s one of the things I’ve always liked about BrianneS — she’s passionate about her horses and they become part of her family. Brianne’s passionate about many things and I enjoyed catching up with her for our cover story. The first time I interviewed her was about eight years ago, following her win in the ASPCA Maclay Finals and her appearance on the Animal Planet show “Horse Power: Road to the Maclay.” If you’re like me, you might have followed Brianne’s adventure Jan Westmark, Editor-In-Chief on “Horse Power.” I remember watching each episode with my daughter and several girls from our barn. It was fun being part of the lives of young riders in a sport we knew about — and on I hope you’ll be inspired by our story on SIRE Therapeutic a reality show! If you’re up for a blast from the past, catch all the Equestrian Center in Texas. So many wonderful horses and episodes on YouTube. I spent a rainy Saturday afternoon not people work hard to make sure that miracles really do come true long ago watching them and it was the perfect way to spend the in Texas. I know the story inspired me. day — and I had some good laughs. Was Nikko Ritter’s horse Someone else who inspires me is polo player Kerstie Allen. really afraid of yellow flowers? Or was Nikko totally crazy? (Yes, We did a story on Kerstie in the June issue of Sidelines, and now this is a direct quote from the announcer.) she’s going to be sharing her adventures with us in a monthly I’m pleased that this issue showcases our Architecture and column called “Passion for Polo.” While we may not be able to Design section, featuring great advice on barn building and tours do everything Kerstie does, we can certainly ride along on her of several beautiful farms — which might just make you drool! adventures. And make sure you read funny lady Kathy Serio’s column as she The equestrian world lost a great horseman recently with shares her ideas on barn building — or should I say what not to the passing of Bruce Duchossois — a man who accomplished do when building a barn. so much for equestrian sport. I think you will be touched by our tribute to this much-loved man who dedicated his life to horses. The staff at Sidelines sends our condolences to his family and friends. Don’t miss While my heart was saddened with the loss of Bruce, we Kerstie Allen’s have a story on a wedding in Colorado in this issue that made new column me smile. JJ Atkinson, a Canadian jumper rider and trainer, and “Passion Mark Mead, a successful professional from Longmont, Colorado, for Polo.” tied the knot — at the Colorado Horse Park! This probably won’t surprise most horse people — I mean who has time to squeeze Photo by in a wedding during circuit? Luckily, the happy couple did have LuckyIndian Fotos time to head to Mexico during a week off for a more festive celebration. There’s plenty to celebrate in the pages of this issue, and I hope you enjoy the ride. If you’re a print subscriber, make sure you download the free app to read our digital edition, which always features exclusive stories. If you don’t have a subscription, then it’s time to saddle up, join the party and catch the Sidelines Spirit! JJ Atkinson and Mark Mead tied the knot at the Colorado Horse Park — and also celebrated in Jan Westmark Mexico. Editor-In-Chief Photo by Cordi Atkinson [email protected]

4 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 5 6 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 7 8 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 9 10 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 11 eGood Food Hunting Shake, Shake, Shake It Up Your horse is in cross ties and you’re doing everything you To help pull you out of your wet wallowing, I’ve put together two can to not get soaking wet. A pesky fly that you’ve shooed away harmless shakes. So long as you can work your blender without countless times for trying to bite you lands on your wet horse. You incident, you should be all set. Choose from the Skinny Chocolate watch in slow motion as your horse starts to twitch. The twitch Breakfast Shake, which tastes like pure indulgence, but is super turns to an itch and, before you know it, you have the full horse healthy and energy boosting, or the Strawberry Cream Shake, body shake going on with all that excess water landing on you. which is just as tasty but packs far fewer calories than a trip to the If you’re extra lucky, you even get a sloppy tail swat to the face. local ice cream parlor. All this leaves you sad, wet and miserable, as you slowly realize As you finish out your summer, I wish you luck in staying dry, that you’ve only hosed your horse for the first time and that you keeping those breeches white and digging into a good (non- still have the soaping and second rinse yet to do. Looks like you soaking) shake. need a dry set of clothes and possibly a travel-size shampoo for To full plates and eating your tarte out. yourself! About the writer: Author Kat Nielsen is a horse enthusiast turned food blogger. She maintains a day job in the horse world handling marketing and brand support to Every horse owner has been there and, if you’re a dog owner, various companies while enjoying her evenings and weekends writing recipes and then it’s much the same. If you plan on breaking out the hose and blogging all about her culinary experiences. Visit her blog at EatYourTarteOut.com you’re including a four-legged animal, you’re sure to end up wet. or email her at [email protected].

Strawberry Cream Shake Skinny Chocolate Breakfast Shake Ingredients: 1 cup of frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup of freeze- Ingredients: 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup chocolate almond dried strawberries, 1 cup whole milk, 2 tablespoons honey, 1/2 milk, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon honey (or teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon salt agave), 1 teaspoon flax seeds, 1 teaspoon chia seeds, 1 banana, 4 ice cubes and 2 tablespoons peanut butter Directions: In a blender, combine all the ingredients. Blend till smooth, Directions: adding more milk until desired consistency is achieved. Serve Place your oats and milk together in a container. Refrigerate with a straw and fresh strawberry or drink straight from the for three hours to overnight. Combine the remainder of your blender! ingredients into a blender. Blend until smooth and thick, about one minute. Garnish with cocoa nibs or cocoa powder, and serve immediately.

Freeze-dried strawberries give amazing flavor to the The Skinny Chocolate Breakfast Smoothie is chock full of Strawberry Cream Shake Photos by Kat Nielsen chocolate and lots of healthy goodness.

12 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 13 14 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 15 eNever Too Old From Jumping to Dressage: A Shared Journey By Jane Fucinaro

Becoming a Century Club member is a unique milestone for senior equestrians. Recently, the occasion was even more special for an instructor and her student, who rode for membership on the same day — a first in Century Club history! Instructor Sharon Curran of Bethlehem, Connecticut, and student Peter Rosow of Woodbury, Connecticut, were both introduced to horses at a young age, but in different ways. Sharon recalls a picture from her past as a 3-year-old on a traveling photographer’s pony. That day set her future in motion. As soon as she was old enough, she rode her bike to a local stable in New Jersey where she worked for her riding lessons, which led to more training opportunities. As a 14-year-old, Sharon was given a spirited Palomino gelding with whom she won many ribbons in open jumper classes. She continued on to another stable where she Sharon Curran and Peter Rosow began riding and showing the sale “greenies,” which was a real is a lifelong pursuit to communicate with your horse. The goal equestrian education. of this communication is to enable the horse to develop his Peter’s father was a rider and arranged for him to learn to ride gymnastic abilities into a harmonious partnership with the rider. when he was 8. Shortly after, Peter became more confident and If it’s approached with patience and respect for the horse, it’s an rode through the bridle path in Central Park. At about 16 years enjoyable journey.” Sharon’s advice to dressage riders is to focus old, he discovered girls and temporarily lost his enthusiasm for on the journey, not the destination. horses, as many young riders do. After college, work in Germany To become a member of the Century Club, the ages of the and fatherhood, he resumed his equestrian career in New York, horse and rider must add up to at least 100 years, so on October where he picked up jumping. When Peter turned 70, his jumping 27, 2013, the trainer and student pair rode their Century Rides at horse developed arthritis and Peter received a hip replacement. an R Barn Stables Schooling Show. Sharon, 68, rode her partner, His family saw these as signs from God to focus on something Slick, a 32-year-old OTTB that she has owned for 30 years. Peter, less dangerous, like dressage. 76, rode Hammer, a 28-year-old Quarter Horse, as his own horse While Peter was working and traveling, Sharon was attending art wasn’t yet old enough to qualify for the Century Club. Both riders school in New York City during the week and riding on weekends. own horses that will enable them to continue their dressage After moving to California and teaching English riding lessons journeys. for five years, her family moved back East and finally settled in Together, Peter and Sharon have purchased R Frodo, a tall, Bethlehem, where they renovated a large dairy barn into a house young, unbroken Warmblood. They hope to tackle Third Level or and stables. After her divorce, Sharon made the decision to turn above with R Frodo. Peter also owns Noah, a Dutch Warmblood her small horse business into a full-blown career and opened R that has schooled upper level dressage. Peter spends summers Barn Stables as a boarding and training facility. This is how Peter working with Sharon and winters in Florida learning with Noah. and Sharon crossed paths. Both riders came from jumping backgrounds, so when they About the writer: Jane Fucinaro is the administrative assistant at The Dressage Foundation. Outside of her part-time job, she is a full-time dressage instructor and decided to make the switch to dressage, Sharon thought, “This trainer specializing in children’s riding lessons. She stays busy with her local GMO should be a piece of cake!” Sharon goes on to say, “Dressage and 4-H dressage club.

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. 16 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 17 18 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 19 20 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 21 eDressage Ashleigh Conroy-Zugel Trots into the Spotlight By Mary Adelaide Brakenridge

Ashleigh Conroy-Zugel may be a relative newcomer to the sport of dressage, but she is already stamping herself as one to watch. The 16-year-old rider switched to dressage after beginning her career in the hunters and equitation. She has rapidly moved up the ranks from Training and First Level at the end of 2012 to the Juniors in 2013, achieving high scores every step of the way. Only seven months after making the full transition to dressage in November 2012, Ashleigh represented Region 1 at the 2013 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) in Lexington, Kentucky, getting her first taste of international competition in a team-oriented environment. She and her mount Ungaro contributed to the team’s fourth place finish, barely missing the podium. “We joke that I’m on the fast track in dressage!” Ashleigh said. Most recently, she turned in an impressive performance at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions in Gladstone, New Jersey, finishing in sixth place among the country’s very best junior riders. She qualified for the Festival through good results against tough competition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, not long after coming back from an injury in winter 2013. Not one to rest on her laurels, Ashleigh took advantage of her time in Gladstone to collect ideas and inspiration for the future. “I found it amazing that we could be around the top international Ashleigh Conroy-Zugel and Ungaro at the 2014 U.S. Dressage professionals,” she said. “I was able to see how they warm up Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp in before the show and how they manage the horses. I could see the Gladstone, New Jersey. Photo by Sue Weakley/PSdressage.com techniques they used that I could use myself in the future. Each rider had a different way of preparing for the movements during for Ireland. Mother and daughter share a passion for the sport, their tests, and it gave me ideas of how I could reuse that for my and Ashleigh benefits from her mother’s experience. own riding.” “I really enjoy it because we’re able to go to the same shows Ashleigh is following in the footsteps of her mother, Sonia and cheer each other on,” she said. “We’re really close, and I think Zugel, an amateur who competes successfully in the small tour dressage makes us closer. If she sees a really good video or an article, she shows it to me. If I have a question, I can ask her, and she can explain it right away. I always have someone there to help me improve, on or off the horse.” Ashleigh trains with Sonia as well as with Ashley Perkins, who adds another perspective to the mix and focuses on the theory behind the movements. Sonia and Ashley have similar styles that give Ashleigh a consistent framework as she progresses. Ashleigh began her dressage career on her hunter horse, Rolex, ultimately training him through the Junior level. As her interest grew, she began riding and competing her mother’s small tour horse, Ungaro. Sonia helped her daughter learn to bring the best out of the 17-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Weltmeyer II- M. Lady One, Wenderkreis). “It was a learning experience bonding with my mom’s horse,” Ashleigh said. “We’ve really become close. She was able to help me figure out how to ride him sensitively and correctly. She knew little tricks that helped keep him happy. It was great that she knew him so well and could pass on her knowledge of him to me.” Ashleigh’s excellent results with Ungaro thus far show that her hard work is paying off. She’s a motivated student of the sport Ashleigh and her mom Sonia Zugel who not only turns to her mother and her trainer for advice, but Photo courtesy of Ashleigh Conroy-Zugel also observes others at every opportunity to glean useful tidbits to 22 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Ashleigh Conroy-Zugel and Ungaro Photo by SusanJStickle.com apply to her own riding, as she did at Gladstone. While sidelined with her injury at the beginning of 2014, she watched the Junior classes in Wellington and kept an eye on the displays showing the judges’ scores for each movement. “I’m a visual learner, so it’s great when I see other riders do the tests,” she explained. “I found the scoreboards really helpful to see the movements and how they were scored. Then you know how you’re supposed to ride and what the judges want to see.” Ashleigh is an Ambassador for JustWorld International, donating her prize money to the organization and promoting their humanitarian efforts. She also created a Junior Ambassador program for the New Jersey Chapter of The Nature Conservancy with the aim of preserving the beauty of nature for generations to come. The program has raised over $30,000 in two years. Ashleigh is able to manage her scholastic and extracurricular commitments while also devoting time to the sport she loves. She has her sights set on returning to the Festival of Champions and NAJYRC, and over the next couple of years she hopes to move up into the Young Rider division. She said she has found that focus and consistency are key to success in the dressage world. “You’re able to train further and faster if you’re using the same methods and aids every day,” she explained. “When you’re in the test, you should be riding the same as at home.” She added, “Determination is a really great asset to have. When you’re having a bad day, you can’t just give up on something. You have to see it through. The desire to learn is also important, because that’s how you can improve.” Ashleigh’s dedication to bettering her skills and expanding her knowledge has propelled her rapid rise in the sport of dressage. With a winning combination of natural talent and drive to perform, balanced by a sense of humor and a genuine love for the sport, this young competitor is ready to take the dressage world by storm. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 23 e

NancyShow Jumping Hooker Enjoys the Ride

By Nicky Graf Ussher

Nancy Hooker of Wellington, Florida, was a horse-crazy kid from the start. Growing up on a farm in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, she begged her parents for a pony until they finally gave in when she turned 5. Nancy earned her first ribbon in the pony hunters when she was just 9 years old, and she cherishes that ribbon to this day. With so many years in the show ring, she has recently achieved some of her greatest success with stellar performances at Devon and the Lake Placid Horse Shows. Nancy has maintained her lifelong passion for horses and competition, with great success on both the hunter and jumper circuits. She currently leads the North American League (NAL) 2014 Adult Jumper standings with Corianos Boy, a horse that was purchased as a Junior Jumper for her daughter Heather a few years ago. Heather enjoyed showing him at Wellington, Devon and the Lake Placid Horse Shows, but when she went to college Nancy took over the ride. “He’d had some time off, and he was kind of without a job, so I brought him to the farm to live with me,” said Nancy. “I slowly put him back to work, and got him fit last summer and fall, and then toyed with the idea of showing him myself.” The newly formed duo started in the show ring late last December, and are really connecting. “He’s a little difficult to stay with because he has a very powerful jump, but we’re building confidence together and our performances are getting better,” said Nancy. The pair seem to be hitting their stride, and they won the Adult Amateur Jumper Classic at both the Devon and Lake Placid Horse Show. Nancy has always admired riders who make it look easy, yet Nancy Hooker Photo courtesy of Nancy Hooker have empathy for their horses. Leslie Howard was a big influence on her when she was young, and she greatly admires Louise Serio, Scott Stewart, and her trainer, Ken Berkley. “I enjoy finding a balance between the hunters and the jumpers,” commented Nancy. “I love the challenge of smooth perfection in the hunter ring, yet the technicality of the jumper ring intrigues me too.” Corianos Boy and Nancy’s most recent accomplishments were in Lake Placid, where they were crowned Champion and Reserve Champion in the Adult Jumpers Over 40 division at the I Love New York Horse Show and the Lake Placid Horse Show respectively. “The first week at Lake Placid was so fun on the big grass field, but my nerves kept me off the winning jump-off pace,” said Nancy. “The second week I forced myself to really ride for the win! “I actually first came to the Lake Placid Horse Show in 1976!” she continued. “At this point in my life I only go to shows that have several outstanding reasons for attending, and Lake Placid has many great things to make me enjoy it year after year. One of my favorite things is that every class is a big deal. The sponsors and presentations make it feel like any ribbon is a treasure! “I’m a lucky rider because I have such a great support team in my life,” added Nancy. “Both my kids, Charlie and Heather, are my loudest cheerleaders, and our horses are treated like members of the family, so the entire family takes pride in the success. I’ve been riding for so many years that the ribbons and accolades are beautiful rewards, but what I treasure the most are when hours of practice and preparation all come together in the ring. Nothing feels better than having a great ride, and knowing that your horse Nancy and Corianos Boy at the Lake Placid Horse Show felt it too. It’s corny and difficult to explain, but it’s like the perfect Photo by The Book LLC sweet spot of any sport.” 24 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 25 e WritingMy Story From the Heart

Buddy and Pappy at Washington in 1977. Photo courtesy of Joey Darby

Author Kimberly Gatto

By Kimberly Gatto his large “lop” ears and kind expression. To me, he appeared to be the quintessential equine partner. As his markings dazzled The immortal Shakespeare once wrote, “The most splendid gift across the page in glorious black-and-white, Sandsablaze quickly of all is a noble horse.” Throughout history, there have been many became my favorite “famous” equine. equines that have proven these words correct. This is the story of Mind you, at that time, there was no Internet available to search one noble horse and the impact he had on my life from afar. for information, so I knew very little about Sandsablaze’s life. In My story begins in Boston in the 1980s, where my childhood today’s world, I’d be able to simply type his name into a search revolved around two great passions — horses and writing. As a engine and read about his life history. In the 1980s, however, budding author and a lover of all equines, I had a large assortment there was no such luxury. As such, I was unaware of all that of horse books in all shapes and sizes. Every night at bedtime, Sandsablaze had accomplished with Buddy Brown, including I would pore through these books, mesmerized by the beautiful several Grand Prix wins and competing at the Olympics. I also horses that stood, galloped and jumped across the pages. As a didn’t know that the horse had died tragically in 1979. As the years hunter rider, one of my favorite books was George Morris’ classic passed, I thought of Sandsablaze from time to time, and often Hunter Seat Equitation — a book I reread time and time again. wondered what became of that handsome, kind-looking horse. One horse in the George Morris book always commanded my More than 30 years later, deeply established in my writing career, attention: Sandsablaze, a handsome chestnut Thoroughbred I came up with an idea for a book on Thoroughbred show horses. gelding. In the book, he and his young owner/rider, Buddy Brown, During my childhood, the majority of show hunters and jumpers were shown winning the 1973 AHSA Medal Finals at Harrisburg. I were in fact Thoroughbreds. Having owned two myself, I have a was drawn to the horse’s attractive blaze and tall ivory stockings, Continued on page 28 “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]. 26 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 27 Buddy and Pappy competing at Devon in the Junior Jumpers in En route to winning team gold for the U.S. at the Pan Am Games 1972. Photo courtesy of Buddy Brown in 1975. Photo courtesy of the USET Foundation strong affinity for the breed. I had hoped that by showcasing many person and a true horseman, and second, he had a strong and of the greatest show hunters and jumpers throughout history, I enduring love for Sandsablaze that continues to this day. Pappy’s could bring attention to the plight of the Thoroughbred and its life and his bond with Buddy were indeed deserving of an entire usefulness as a sport horse. book. Buddy would tell me the details of their story and I would put Naturally, Sandsablaze was one of the first horses that I hoped it into prose. I was incredibly honored to take on this project, and to include in this book. Due to the power of the Internet, in which hoped that I could do their story justice. contact information is readily available, I was able to get in touch Fortunately, my editor, Whitney Landis at The History Press, with Buddy Brown’s wife, Vanessa, and explained my project to agreed that Buddy and Pappy’s story was indeed one for the her via email. She graciously put me in touch with Buddy, noting ages. Over the next year, Buddy and I spent countless hours on that he would be happy to talk about Sandsablaze. Nervously, I the phone (as he is based in California and I in Massachusetts) as dialed Buddy’s number and left a voicemail. he relived the years spent with Pappy and their many adventures. I can still vividly recall the first conversation we had by phone. I learned all about this amazing animal whose immense heart Buddy mentioned that Sandsablaze (known affectionately as drove him to accomplish what had been deemed impossible. I “Pappy”) was in fact his “horse of a lifetime.” He offered to tell me also spent many hours on the phone with Buddy’s father, Graham, their story for my book, noting that it was quite a powerful tale, who is also an accomplished horseman. The more I spoke with worthy of a book in itself. I clearly remember that Buddy asked Buddy and Graham, the more passionate I became about bringing me if I’d like “the Reader’s Digest version or the whole story.” Of Sandsablaze’s story — and their story — to life. course, I wanted the entire story. Over the winter months, I spent my free time researching the During the course of that first conversation, two things became results of various horse shows where Pappy competed, locating readily clear. First, I realized that Buddy Brown is an amazing and restoring old photographs and interviewing those who were

On their way up: Competing in the Junior Jumpers at Ox Ridge in 1972. Photo courtesy of Buddy Brown 28 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE gone by, and young people who had never heard of him can be inspired by his great heart. In the process, I’ve gained many wonderful friends, including the Brown family, Pappy’s original owner Meredith McLaughlin, his groom Jimmy Herring and others. Interestingly, my connection with Sandsablaze has come full circle — beginning and ending within the pages of a book. Since its release, Sandsablaze’s book has already received many wonderful reviews. I’ve juggled calls and emails from various people who have already read the book, including the legendary George Morris himself, who described it as “a fascinating and most factual account” of Buddy and Sandsablaze. I’m looking forward to enjoying the success of the book in the months to come, and, most of all, being an instrument by which people will learn about this amazing animal. I’m also hopeful that, at some point, Sandsablaze will gain his rightful place in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. A noble horse like Sandsablaze deserves nothing less. To learn more about the book and read an excerpt, please visit http://sandsablaze.com

About the writer: Kimberly Gatto is the author of 14 published books thus far and has written for several horse magazines. She lives in Massachusetts Competing in their first European Grand Prix tour in 1974. and is the proud owner of a Thoroughbred and a Welsh pony. Photo courtesy of the USET Foundation in Pappy’s life before Buddy — including legendary figures such as Meredith McLaughlin and Joey Darby. I was honored to speak with some of Buddy’s teammates and colleagues, including my childhood idols George Morris, Michael Matz and Robert Ridland. Through this research, I learned a great deal about Pappy’s lineage and his early years, his personality and quirks, and the hard work and determination that he and Buddy expended on their way to success. While it was difficult to do all this while working full time (I work as a financial services writer during the day), it was worth every late night and early morning spent at the computer or delving through old newspaper clippings. Pappy’s life story has taught me many important lessons – the value of trust and determination, the power of a true bond between a horse and human, and the fact that anything is possible with courage and heart. And while I never was able to see or “meet” this truly special horse in person, I feel honored to be able to tell his story. Through the book, this special horse continues to bring happiness to people, just as he did in life. Those who remember him are able to reminisce about an era FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 29 eSidelines Top Ten Suzy Stafford: Driven to Be the Best

Suzy is all smiles during the awards presentation at Southern Pines CDE. n 2005, Suzy Stafford stepped into the world spotlight at driving supplemented my need for competitive goals, my interest the World Pony Driving Championships in England as the in training and the thrill and adrenalin that eventing had given me. Iyoungest and first American driver to win individual gold in I started in a career as a youth and adult riding instructor focusing an international driving competition. Since then she has collected on Pony Club involvement and the sports of dressage, eventing countless World and National titles and show jumping, but driving with a variety of horses and ponies. ended up as my passion. Suzy began working with seven- time United States National Pair 2. What aspect of competitive Combined Driving Champion Lisa driving hooked you and what are Singer in 2001 and took every your future goals as a driver? opportunity to work with many The well roundedness of different breeds in both pleasure combined driving and the similarity showing and combined driving. Suzy of it to my first love I found in soon became Lisa’s assistant trainer eventing. You have the precision and honed her skills to become the in the dressage and cones and the sought-after trainer, instructor and sheer excitement on the marathon clinician she is today. course. The combination is Suzy is dedicated to her sport challenging on so many levels. My and loves representing her country. plan is to continue to compete at Sidelines caught up with Suzy while the FEI level for the United States she was flying to teach a clinic in and develop young driving horses Missouri — to find out more about for future drivers. the talented driver, including what she likes to cook and why she won’t 3. Who has been a mentor or be singing for her supper! inspiration to you? There are many people who have 1. How did you get started in inspired me throughout my career. driving? To name them all would be a novel. Formerly an eventer, I had a My mother, Linda, has inspired me riding injury that kept me out of to fulfill my dream and follow my the saddle at the upper levels “calling” in life. Lisa Singer was competitively. I found combined Suzy and Peace of Mind at the Southern Pines Combined a huge influence as I started my Driving Event All photos by Pics Of You, www.picsofyou.com 30 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE driving career with her.

4. How did you choose single horse over pairs or four-in- hand? A single is an easy way to start in the sport. The financial responsibility to compete a pair or four-in-hand at the upper levels correctly is a huge undertaking, one that I’m not capable of doing on my own. I can, however, do this with a single. I’d love to compete a pair at some point with world championship aspirations.

5. How did you and Peace Of Mind become a team and what are your goals for her? I purchased Peace Of Mind, aka Hunny, as a 3-year-old as my advanced prospect to break into the horse division (I was mostly competing in the pony classes). She was green broke to drive at the time. I broke her to ride soon after purchasing her. I took it slow with her and brought her up the levels as she was ready. Suzy Stafford and Peace of Mind She was bred by a small Morgan breeder based in Elmira, New York. Debbie Keiffer, of Parlor View Farm, showed her in hand to the sport as well as drivers with upper-level aspirations. I’d also a few times as a youngster. Hunny is now qualified for the 2014 like to be an outlet for developing talented driving horses for future World Single Horse Championships to be held in Azsak, Hungary, teams. in September 2014. My goal is to bring home an individual medal for myself as well as a wonderful showing for the United States 8. Give us a few words that describe you? Team and hopefully a team medal for my country. Hardworking, patient and fun loving.

6. What makes Hunny such an excellent driving horse? 9. What is your favorite food? Hunny has character that can’t be overlooked. She’s a show off Unfortunately, I love all foods. I love to cook and make a yummy and loves competing in front of a crowd. Her movement is elegant, signature sweet potato ravioli. powerful and elastic. Her temperament is very workmanlike in harness; she’s always giving 110 percent in her training. She’s 10. What’s something people don’t know about you? brave, honest and intelligent. Well, I’m a horrible singer. I do my best singing in the shower because you can’t hear me! 7. How do you hope to make an impact on the future of the sport? For more information on Suzy, visit www.staffordcarriagedriving. I hope to continue to give instruction and guidance to newcomers com.

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The United States Hunter Jumper Association’s Amateur Task Force created an Ad-Hoc Task Force to review two issues involving the Amateur Owner Jumper and Junior Jumper sections. The members of this Ad-Hoc Task Force are: Tracey Weinberg, Ariane Stiegler, Elaine Fresch, Charles Jacobs, Margaret O’Meara, Jimmy Torano, Kim Land and Marnye Langer, with David Distler serving as an advisor. The Task Force unanimously agreed to recommend to the USHJA Jumper Working Group the following three sections: Low (1.20m), Medium (1.30m) and High (1.40m) and a mandatory split of sections with 80 or more entries. Ariane Stiegler, who formed the Amateur Rider Association of America, said: “I am thrilled and proud to be working with the USHJA and a group of members so diverse in all aspects of the sport. I think we form a strong base to identify and change some of the issues arising today in the jumper ring.”

The FEI World CupTM Finals return to Las Vegas, April 15- 19, 2015, marking the Finals’ first time in the U.S. since 2009. The Thomas & Mack Center will host both the Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping Final and the Reem Acra FEI World CupTM Dressage Final. This marks the sixth time that Las Vegas has had the honor of hosting one of the world’s most prestigious Way to go, ladies! The American Horsewoman’s Challenge equestrian events. The public now has the opportunity to buy is a competition designed to honor and recognize female trainers all-session tickets for both the Jumping and Dressage Finals, in the horse industry. The participants have been given six available for purchase at www.worldcuplasvegas.com. months to work with a horse of their choice, between the ages of three and six with less than ten rides, focusing specifically Congratulations to the HumaneSociety.org, on winning the on Ranch/Trail Versatility, Cowboy Dressage, and Liberty. The American Horse Publications award for best online, user- Challenge will conclude with a three-day competition at Lazy E focused single article, Healthy Strides, an article about the Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, October 3-5, 2014. Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) tackling horse More information can be found at the Challenge website, http:// soring in the Tennessee walking horse show circuit through better horsewomanschallenge.com/ or the American Horsewoman’s laws and public pressure. Way to go HSUS! Challenge page on Facebook. Continued on page 34 Photo by Karen Wegehenkel Photography.

32 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 33 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) also participated in the Walk on Washington, a grassroots event at the nation’s capitol organized by the All American Walking Horse Alliance to bring awareness to the issue of horse soring, and the need for passage of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act. So glad to hear that the HSUS and others are working hard to make life better for walking horses.

Glad to see EquiFit CEO Alexandra Cherubini back in the winners circle! After wining Adult Jumper Championships last year at Devon, Lake Placid and the Hampton Classic, she came back this summer to win the Adult Jumper Classic during the first week of the Lake Placid Horse Shows on EquiFit Carlos.

Wedding bells are ringing for TG Tobey and Norma Valentine. After a 10 year engagement they are planning a small private ceremony before Christmas. They own farms in Aiken, South Carolina, Vermont and property in Wellington, Florida. Norma showed in hunters and TG was an avid foxhunter and polo player. Congratulations to the happy couple! Twilight Jumpers, a fundraiser for the High Performance The Snickersville Hounds hosted their fifth annual Crystal Equestrian Foundation held its third show in July at Great Crown Competitive Trail Challenge, which lived up to its Meadow, The Plains, Virginia. Both classes featured jump-offs. name, thanks to the course designed by whipper-in Robyn The all-time leading money winner at Twilight Jumpers, Silvio Harter. More than 85 riders, English and Western, tackled Mazzoni, who is also the U.S. Eventing show jumping coach, the nearly 10-mile ride with 10 judged obstacles, including won the $5,000 Mini Prix with his own Remonta Habano. water crossings, gates, bridges, retrieve/carry items, situated Devon Walther and James T Kirk (pictured here) bested the over the scenic and varied terrain of in Sunnybank Farm early leader with a blazing fast jump-off for first place in the Middleburg, Virginia. The ride awards Grand Champion, $500 Children’s Adult Classic. The season finale of Twilight Reserve Champion and up to six ribbons in each division; Jumpers takes place on August 29. For more information visit points count toward year-end series. For information, see www.equestrianfoundation.org. Crystal Crown Series on Facebook. Photo by Lauren R. Giannini Continued on page 36

34 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 35 Laura Chapot claimed victory in the $100,000 Woodlea Farms Adirondack Grand Prix aboard Quointreau Un Prince to culminate three weeks of Lake Placid Horse Shows, presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC. The new footing and perfect weather made the 2014 Lake Placid Horse Shows a resounding success, and the win topped off an impressive three weeks where Laura won featured classes every day.

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Millwood, Virginia, is bursting out of its current facility. Founded in 2004 by wildlife-specialist veterinarian Belinda Burwell, BRWC exceeded its 2013 record of helping 1837 injured and orphaned animals in mid-July. They are halfway to the $2 million they need to build a state-of-the-art wildlife rescue facility, hospital and educational center. You can help BRWC with financial contributions and items for the silent and live auction held during their major fund-raiser in September. Pictured: Heather Sparks, certified wildlife rehabilitator, releases a Bald Eagle. For more information, visit www.blueridgewildlife.org Photo by Lauren R Giannini

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36 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 37 38 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 39 e BrianneCover Story Goutal’s Horse Power

Brianne Goutal Photo by The Book LLC 40 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Brianne’s close-knit family, from the left: Chloe, Francesca, Jean, Toni, Brianne and Clementine. Photo courtesy of Brianne Goutal

By Jan Westmark Power” TV show, Brianne’s family could be seen sitting in the audience. “I know it sounds cheesy, but I hit the family jackpot,” In 2006, young horse fans gathered in living rooms across the she said. “My parents are incredible and I have a huge French country to tune into something they’d never seen before — a family in France and they are the most creative amazing group of reality TV show based on junior riders preparing for the Maclay people. We are a giant clan that all gets along.” equitation championship. The show, “Horse Power: Road to the Brianne grew up with three sisters — Francesca, the oldest, Maclay,” aired on the Animal Planet channel and the tagline read, who is about to be a new mom; a younger sister, Clementine, “Meet America’s top teenage riders and their trainers, horses and who also rides; and the baby of the family, Chloe, who’s an actor families and watch the daily drama of the high-powered horse and singer. “It was amazing growing up together,” Brianne said. circuit.” “When the fights were real, they were very real. But there weren’t Throughout the episodes, one rider emerged from the cast to very many. After about 10 years old, we all learned to get along. capture the heart of America and become a household name I have an incredibly supportive family. My sisters came to my among horse households — Brianne Goutal. During the final horse shows and, even though I was always on the road, we were episode, her growing number of fans held their breath as they always together as a family.” waited to see if Brianne would A native New Yorker, Brianne become the first rider in history to loves the city but spends her win all four equitation finals. “My life will always summers in Europe. “My father is She not only won, but America French so I have dual citizenship,” had a new riding sweetheart. As Brianne said, adding that she the Animal Planet cameras rolled involve horses,” speaks fluent French. “I’ve worked following her final victory, Brianne’s - Brianne Goutal with my family in France for 13 years trainer at the time, Frank Madden, at their farm in Roanne. It’s my base was asked about Brianne’s future. in the summer and it’s very centrally “She’s one of the sports superstars,” he said. “Hopefully she’ll located. We can get on the highway and go anywhere.” stick with it.” Brianne’s father, Jean Goutal, is in the restaurant business Flash forward to 2014. Brianne, now 25, has stuck with it. She’s and has restaurants in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and an Ivy League graduate with a degree in literature from Brown Philadelphia. “His restaurant in New York is Le Colonial, a French University; has competed on multiple Nations Cup teams for the Vietnamese restaurant,” Brianne said. “I’ve always wanted to United States; represented the U.S. in the Rolex FEI World Cup open a restaurant with my dad. When it comes to food, I have my Jumping Finals in Sweden in 2008 and in Germany in 2012; in dad’s palate.” 2013 she won the $200,000 American Gold Cup CSI4* on her Brianne admits to being a weird eater. “I don’t like sweets and I horse Nice de Prissey; and in May of this year, she piloted Nice to don’t eat breakfast food,” she said. “I eat steak for breakfast and victory in the $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix. when I’m in the city, I mainly eat sushi. I eat organ meats — heart, While Brianne has certainly stuck with riding, she has also tongue and liver. My mother and grandmother grew up eating a stuck close to what she loves and what makes her happy: a deep lot of weird food also, and I managed to get the weird taste buds passion for her family, her horses, her dog, Max, and traveling from both parents.” the world. Brianne’s family tree also includes her dad’s sister, Annick Family is the foundation of Brianne’s life. During the “Horse Goutal, who founded the French perfume line The Annick Goutal FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 41 Then — Brianne and her sister Clementine Now — Brianne and Clementine continue to show together. Photo courtesy of Brianne Goutal Photo by Cayce Harrison-Judge

House. “I wear her perfume,” Brianne said. Brianne’s grandmother, spend lots of time there.” Her constant travel companion is her on her mother’s side, is Terry Allen Kramer, a prolific Broadway dog, Max, a breed known as a St. Petersburg Orchid that her dad producer. “She’s also very supportive. She rode as a child and she brought back from Russia. “Max is 13, but he acts like he’s 4. He’s comes to my shows and is on the phone with us four or five times my travel buddy.” a day. She has a farm in New York called Remarkable Farm.” Brianne’s European travel consists of country hopping The Goutal girls were young when they named their own combined with horse showing. “I spend one week in France, farm. “We named it Cloverleaf because we thought clovers were the next in Switzerland. When you’re on that kind of schedule, lucky and we’d have a lucky barn,” Brianne said. Has the name you’re exposed to so many different riders and when competing in Cloverleaf brought luck? “I always wanted my life to involve horses, Europe you’re riding against people you’ve never heard of. In the and it does. And I always wanted to compete at the highest level United States you’re competing against the same top riders over possible and I’ve always had championship goals.” and over again and you get to know who can go fast, who can Another goal Brianne has always had is to travel. “I love to make sharp turns and so on. But in Europe you add the elements travel and I’m obsessed with Asia. I eat Asian food five times a of not knowing.” week. I’ve been to Japan and Cambodia but I haven’t been to If Brianne had her choice of methods of travel, it might surprise Vietnam and I want to go there. Not just for a short break, but to some to discover that her preferred mode of transportation might be a different kind of horsepower. “I love vintage cars and I’m a motorcycle freak,” she said, adding with a laugh that if someone gets her started talking about cars she won’t stop. “I can talk cars!” she said. “My favorite is a 1961 Shelby AC Cobra or a Porsche 356 Outlaw.” She can also talk horses — although she won’t name a favorite. “That wouldn’t be very fair,” she said. “Although Onira’s in a league of his own, but I feel guilty even saying that.” At the beginning of 2014, Brianne was competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, and everything was going great until week nine when a horse flipped on her and she hurt her shoulder. “It was a burner injury, which is common in football players,” she said. “But that’s not the longest I’ve gone without riding. I broke my leg and had to take three months off. And I’m literally the world’s worst patient and I drive everyone insane.” Brianne’s back in the saddle now, and whether she’s starring on a reality television show, spending time with her family, traveling the globe or riding a motorcycle, Brianne’s passion for horses remains the power that drives her. “My life will always involve horses,” she said. “It’s an amazing sport because you can continue to ride for a long time.” Rest assured, Brianne will stick with it. The young girl who won Brianne competing in Wellington, Florida. Photo by Mancini Photos, ManciPhotos.com the hearts of so many will always have a passion for horse power. 42 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 43 e WorldA RideEquestrian ofGames a Different Kind: 2014 Games Horses Wing Their Way To Normandy

By Darlene Ricker from Europe. Close to 1,000 horses are expected to compete in ­ Normandy. For most of us the days leading up to a horse show are crunch Most Normandy contenders have been competing this summer time, particularly when it comes to getting the horse to the show in major events on the European circuit, a path that’s routine for grounds. Is the trailer packed? Tire pressure okay? Gas tank full? top show jumpers every year. So in terms of travel, this summer What time do we need to leave? has pretty much been par for the course for them. But for horses destined for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian There’s another factor that helps simplify the horse transport Games 2014 in Normandy, the game plan was implemented equation for 2014: Because many Games horses have been in months ahead so they’d arrive in Europe long before the Games Europe over the summer, they have no need to make a major began. climate or time zone adjustment in Normandy. (That was not the The shipping scenario for the Games has varied from year case in 2010, when many horses were flown into the U.S. from to year since their inception in 1990, depending largely on the different climates all over the world, and Kentucky is usually rather transport laws of the host nation. In many respects, this seventh hot and humid in early fall.) edition of the Games has presented a less complex issue for Nor will horses need to travel early to the 2016 Summer Olympic horse transport and lodging than four years ago in Kentucky. Games in Rio de Janeiro to acclimate. Although seasons there Most of this is owing to logistics. Many top contenders for the are the reverse of those in Europe and North America, there will Games, particularly show jumpers, are permanently based in be no climatic reason to fly the horses in early, as Rio enjoys Europe. Australian jumping team member Amy Graham opened mild Southern Hemisphere winters. (At the 1968 Olympic Games, her new training center, Haras du Ry, last fall in Normandy. In fact, there was an additional complication that required early transport nearly three-quarters of the top French show jumpers hail from of horses: the altitude. With Mexico City more than a mile high, Normandy and most of them — including superstar Kevin Staut, the rarefied air had 30 percent less oxygen, posing major health Florian Angot and Pénélope Leprevost — live within 20 minutes of and performance challenges in disciplines that require stamina D’Ornano Stadium, where the jumping competition will take place and speed for long stretches of time, such as three-day eventing.) Sept. 2–7. Another factor is that quarantine regulations are very different “Eighty-five percent of all horses competing at the Games (in for horses coming into France than they were for horses that any year) are based in Europe,” noted Martin Atock, managing shipped to Lexington from overseas. Unlike the United States, director of Peden Bloodstock, the official shipping agent for most European nations, including France, do not require foreign Normandy 2014. Of the 714 mounts that competed in Lexington, horses to be quarantined when they enter their borders from other Peden flew all 493 international horses, most of which came European Union member states. That’s not to say that equine

44 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 45 Earlier this year, Peden Bloodstock transported 79 horses, among them several Olympic winners, via two special freighters by Qatar Airways Cargo, for the CHI Al Shaqab 2014 in Doha, the only CHI (Concours Hippique International) competition in the Middle East and Asia. The shipments contained show jumpers, as well as dressage, endurance and vaulting horses. Peden is also in charge of international horse transport for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy. Unlike cats and dogs, horses cannot be transported in the lower deck of regular passenger planes. They must be flown on dedicated freighters and require special containers that can fit up to three horses side-by-side. Before the flight, the horses are loaded into “air stables,” special containers constructed so that they are safe while on the aircraft. A typical air stable is 9-and-a-half feet wide and 7-and-a-half feet high. A comfortable ambient temperature of approximately 62 degrees is maintained in the cargo bay during the flight, an optimum temperature for the horses traveling by air. All photos by Peden Bloodstock 2014

health regulations are lax in Europe. It’s just that the process as possible. A highly trained contingent of Peden Bloodstock is the flipside of what it was for the 2010 Games: To compete professional flying grooms managed to keep the average in Normandy, horses have to be quarantined before they leave unloading time to just about five minutes per shipment. In addition, their home nation, not when they enter France. Once they go the stable logistics team had to coordinate the delivery of each through Customs and pass an entrance health exam at the border national federation’s equipment to its assigned stabling area. inspection post at the point of entry to the European Union (a In total, the Peden Bloodstock team delivered more than half a process that usually takes anywhere from two to six hours), they million pounds of air-freighted equine equipment that had been are accorded free movement throughout all member states of the off-loaded in Cincinnati, along with another 220,000 pounds European Union. of horse equipment that had arrived by ground transport, from International travel was far more complex for horses competing across North America. in Lexington. First, the 2010 Games involved the largest It was “indeed a first for the World Equestrian Games,” said commercial airlift of horses ever undertaken for a single event. It Peden’s Martin Atock, as his company has been the official was also the most massive equine transport across the Atlantic shipping agent for every World Equestrian Games since the since World War II. Most of this took place just a week or two event’s inception and also handled the last seven Olympic Games. before the Games began, when the Bluegrass region of Kentucky The Horse Park housed more than 1,300 horses, counting was already awash in Games visitors. those that competed and those used for exhibitions, including For some disciplines that had competition dates near the end of the opening and closing ceremonies. Two hundred of the total the Games in mid-October, the international horses arrived at the were hauled in vans to Lexington from stables throughout North Kentucky Horse Park several days after the Games had opened America. All the horses were stabled at a central venue, the on September 25. (About 450 horses departed from Belgium Kentucky Horse Park, which made ground transport relatively during a 14-day period from September 16–29. An additional 54 straightforward. horses flew in from South America and the intercontinental region Not so for 2014, with each discipline stabled in close proximity known as Australasia.) to its own competition venue, five of which are spread out across After a quarantine period in temporary stabling that had been the Normandy region. constructed at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the horses were shipped in convoys of eight per van, About the writer: Darlene Ricker is CEO of Equestrian Authors, LLC (equestrianauthors.com). She covered Olympic equestrian sports as a staff writer for along with their individual grooms, to the Horse Park. the Boston Globe and the Los Angeles Times. Read her daily blog from Normandy Then, the trick was to unload the horses as safely and quickly on sidelinesnews.com. 46 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 47 e

FarewellTribute to “Everyone’s Best Friend” Whether Horses or Humans, Bruce Duchossois Loved Them All

Bruce commissioned artist Walt Peterson to paint a portrait of Bruce riding Hello Kitty. Photo courtesy of Walt Peterson, waltpetersonfineart.com

By Darlene Ricker

magine walking into a five-star hotel, opening the door to a lavish suite and being greeted by a horse (yes, a real one) Imunching hay amidst a throng of partygoers. Or discovering that the white-bearded guy in the red suit jollying up migrant farm workers at their Christmas party is a wealthy man who could have hired a dozen rent-a-Santas. How about learning that someone has sent a private jet to bring your dying mother home after massive surgery so she wouldn’t have to fly in a crowded commercial airliner? If you knew Bruce Duchossois, those were the types of surprises in store for you. Bruce died July 2, 2014, at his home in Wellington, Florida, after a long battle with cancer. He left an indelible mark on the equestrian world and on the lives of everyone and every animal he touched. “Bruce was the person who made you want to pay it forward, “said Dianne Grod of Oceanside, California. “As a result, I have done it and others have, too.” Just a few weeks before his passing, Bruce contributed to a fund that helped prevent the imminent loss of Dianne’s home. “The guy was dying, and he did this for me. There was no way I could have gotten it done. ” Vice president of the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation, Bruce was inducted this year into the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame. In 2013, he received an Equestrian Aid Foundation Luminary Award. A supporter of high-performance equestrian sport in the United States, Bruce owned top international horses in several disciplines, among them eventing, show jumping and driving. As Bruce with his beloved Chumley, adopted from Danny and Ron’s an exhibitor in the Adult and Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions, Rescue. 48 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Bruce piloted his beloved hunter, Kim’s Song — the horse in the Bruce owned hotel room — to win the AHSA Horse of the Year award in 1973. top international The mare’s official retirement ceremony had just been held at the horses in Washington International Horse Show. several “Bruce had a stall built for Kim’s Song in the hotel,” said Jeff disciplines, Wirthman of Wellington, a friend since 1970. “He wasn’t about to among them let her miss her own retirement party! He never knew a stranger. eventing, show No one threw a better party! Who else could get the mayor of jumping and Washington, D.C., to come to a party with a horse in the middle driving. of the room?” Photo by Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports. But life wasn’t all fun and games for Bruce. He reached out com to help those not as fortunate as he, both on two and four feet. He contributed to animal shelters and personally took in horses, dogs, cats, birds, turtles, tortoises and other creatures in need. His beloved Chumley (“a cute, scruffy terrier,” as described by Ron Danta of Danny and Ron’s Rescue) came to Bruce for a one-night sleepover. The dog, which had been on death row at a shelter, became a permanent part of Bruce’s family. He also described Bruce as “everybody’s best friend and generous to a adopted several retired horses from Vinceremos Riding Center in fault. He never said no to anyone.” A close friend for decades, Wellington, the most recent of which, Lexus, arrived at his Aiken, he noted that Bruce’s generosity extended far beyond financial South Carolina, farm a few days before Bruce’s passing. contributions. “He was very hands-on. He didn’t just give money; Ron and Bruce grew up together as childhood friends in their he participated,” added Mason. When the Gay Polo League was hometown of Barrington, Illinois, where Bruce’s family owned preparing to come to Wellington five years ago, he recalled, “Bruce Hill N’ Dale Farm. Ron said the Bruce described by friends in said, ‘How much (money) do you need and tell me what I can do.’” the equestrian world today is the same Bruce he knew as a boy. He showed the same support for the National Horse Show when it “Bruce treasured everything in the world — disabled children, moved to Kentucky, added Mason. “Even last year, when he was horses, dogs … he even adopted some feral cats from our shelter dying, he still participated.” and brought them home as barn cats.” Bruce served on the board of directors for the National Horse That side of Bruce has been apparent for decades. “If you were Show Association. He was a member of the U.S. Hunter Jumper a horse of Bruce’s, you were never wanting for anything,” recalled Association, a life member of the United States Equestrian Olympic three-day eventer Phillip Dutton, who owned numerous Federation, the American Quarter Horse Association and the U.S. Eventing Association, among other roles. Bruce was executive Bruce left an indelible mark on the director of Friends of Handicapped Riders and volunteered his time as a walker within its therapy program. equestrian world and on the lives of He was also a member of the Aiken Hounds in South Carolina everyone and every animal he touched. for more than 30 years. A former Aiken Steeplechase Association officer, he owned the Aiken Horse Park. horses with Bruce over the years. Their business partnership A dedicated horseman, Bruce continued to ride even five days began years ago when Phillip’s 4* horse, Fair Dinkum, died just before his death. “He said it was the most marvelous feeling in the before Badminton. “We were friends, and he offered to help me world,” recalled Jack Wetzel. get another horse,” said Phillip. Meanwhile, Bruce’s legacy lives on. Shortly before his death, Their partnership turned into a string of top mounts over the another of his horses, Mighty Nice, also ridden by Phillip Dutton, years, including the famous Connaught, which Phillip rode for the was short listed for the U.S. eventing team at the Alltech FEI U.S. to earn the team gold and individual silver medals at the 2007 World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy. Pan American Games, as well as winning the Rolex Kentucky Bruce is survived by his sisters, Dayle Fortino and Kim Three-Day Event in 2008. Duchossois, and several nieces and nephews. The family Phillip and Bruce had met when the Australian eventing team, for requests that memorial contributions be made in Bruce’s name to which Phillip then competed, was training at Bruce’s family’s farm a charity of one’s choosing or to one of the charities closest to his in Aiken, South Carolina, for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Phillip heart: Caridad Center; SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare said that as well as being a dedicated, competitive horseman, or Vinceremos Riding Center. Bruce “was always fun to be around, whether you won or lost … I was very privileged to have him in my life.” Bruce also meant a lot to other luminaries in the eventing world, particularly Olympian Darren Chiacchia. “Bruce was one in a million,” said Darren. “He’s been in my corner for 15 years. He stood by me through everything I’ve been through, when not many have.” Darren, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in an eventing Artist Sharon Campbell accident, said Bruce “was very patient and helped me throughout painted a portrait of my recovery. When I needed someone to talk to, he was there. Connaught, Bruce’s While I fought to get my life and my career back, he was there. three-day eventing horse How can I ever forget that?” that was on the 2008 Jill Ellisofon of West Palm Beach, whose mother was flown Olympic Three-Day team home to Aiken courtesy of Bruce after her surgery in Boston, and ridden by Phillip seconded that emotion. “He was there in the best of times and in Dutton. the worst of times. He was always there.” Photo courtesy of Sharon Mason Phelps of the Phelps Media Group in Wellington Campbell, sharoncampbell.com FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 49 e Take Advantage of the Horse Show James Lala: Talent Around You!

James Lala Photo by Carrie Wirth By Doris Degner-Foster a circuitous route. “I didn’t own a horse until I got into college; I had to work in the Although James Lala didn’t compete as a junior rider, he has barn to get rides,” James said. “My parents would pay for one worked hard to make up for that lost time, training with some of the lesson a week and anything extra I had to do on my own.” He got most respected riders in the business. He also held the position off to a good start, training with Robert Hoskins after an instructor as head trainer at the prestigious Ox Ridge hunt club, turning the at a summer camp encouraged James’ parents to continue riding club’s troubled finances around and putting them well into the lessons for him. black. “In college, my father loaned me $5,000 to get my first horse,” A graduate of CW Post University, James has applied his James said. “I didn’t have much equitation experience. I was a little marketing talents toward bringing much-needed services to bit behind everybody so I had to work extra hard to catch up.” He Florida. Competing abroad and importing hundreds of horses went to work for trainer Joe Dotoli during the summer break before gave him the valuable firsthand experience to operate Wellington his senior year and was offered the job as local trainer, but his Quarantine, a full-service parents insisted he finish C.E.M. import and export college. James is glad facility. With a desire to that he got his degree, help others in developing but he did go directly into their skills as he did, the horse business after James started the Citrus graduation. He said, “I Horse Show Series — went to work [full time] economical, one-day for the Dotolis, but I didn’t shows targeted toward ride for them [right away] developing riders and because, at the time, they young horses in Florida. had Peter Wylde riding for James has also worked them.” hard to bring the Southeast James went on to train Medal Finals to the with Geoff Teal, Katie Jacksonville Equestrian Prudent and Joe Fargis, Center. He arrived at this where he developed his point in his career through personal philosophy. He James teaches a lesson to Ginny Confer. Photo by Christian Palmer 50 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 51 a covered arena and lighted outdoor ring. There is one show per month and the summer shows are rated. The cost is very affordable with entry fees at $25 per class. James says, “We’re not really making money right now, but the feedback is fantastic. Everybody that comes to it loves it and I want to continue with it.” That will be easier now since the Wellington Preservation Coalition has recently agreed to sponsor the complete series. Since 2012, James has also been instrumental in putting on the Southeast Medal Finals at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center, scheduled for September 18-21 for this year. The show is patterned after the successful and long-standing New England Medal Finals created by Mason Phelps. “Many great riders live in the Southeast and don’t have an event that’s both prestigious and has easy qualifications,” James said, adding that the Southeast Medal qualifier classes are sponsored by the Phelps Media James, center, with Darragh Kerrins, left, and Diamond Declan, Group and Cedar Street Advisors. “The Southeast Medal Finals is pleased with the success of his Citrus Series. was created with both of these goals in mind,” he said. He was Photo by Carrie Wirth very excited when officials from the Maclay called before the first explained, “I never said I hope to ride in the Olympics one day, I show last year and asked if he wanted to host the regional. “The just keep trying to get better. As a pro, I had no problem getting representative that came said that this was the best regional outside help and I think people don’t always think of that, so take that they’d ever been to, so we’re continuing on with the Maclay advantage of the talent that’s around you, and work toward your regionals.” own personal best.” Managing the horse shows while also running a thriving business After a job in Colorado, then another that divided his time is extremely taxing. James recalled a time after last year’s show between Boston and a barn in Wellington, Florida, James had at the Jacksonville Equestrian Facility when he was exhausted the opportunity to become head trainer at Ox Ridge Hunt Club in and wondering if it was worth it all. “An older adult thanked me Darien, Connecticut. “The club wasn’t doing well financially, but for putting on the show and told me, ‘I always wanted to ride in a by the time I left after two years, they were in the black and not venue like this and you made my dreams come true!’” having to sell off land to pay their bills,” James remembered. “I felt The competitor was so sincere and James was so exhausted, that I’d helped them a little bit and, in hindsight, maybe I should he said it almost brought him to tears, adding, “It’s going to take have stayed longer.” us forever to get our initial investment back, but then somebody While at Ox Ridge, James used his Florida facility to start the comes up like this [and it all seems worth it].” quarantine business, first with partners, then on his own for the James strives to continue to give back through the affordable past three years. From his own experience, James knew about the Citrus Series and teaching lessons to some of his grooms so that United States Department of Agriculture regulations that carefully they get to ride and show. He says, “I’m just trying to fill a niche, to regulate the importation of horses into the country. Stallions help the industry become more accessible to more people.” and mares must be tested to prove that they aren’t carriers of Underneath the competent, professional exterior, it seems that Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) and must be quarantined and James is still the young student, eager to do his personal best go through a testing process to prove that they don’t have the while helping other riders reach their dreams. sexually transmitted disease. Over 60 percent of mares will show no clinical signs but the disease can affect a mare’s fertility and About the writer: Doris Degner-Foster has competed in horse trials and dressage and is a charter member of Harvard Fox Hounds. When not working on articles for cause her to abort a pregnancy. Both stallions and mares can be Sidelines, she enjoys writing a middle grade mystery series about girls who ride carriers and sources for future outbreaks. horses and solve mysteries. She has also written a mainstream murder mystery James has a reputation for professionalism and safety for involving a horse that mysteriously appears in different people’s lives. Look for her horses and owners. His dedicated, knowledgeable staff is skilled blog Notes From the Field on the Sidelines website. in the handling of valuable horses. “My facility is not fancy,” he said. “It’s not a chandelier barn; it’s someplace where you can train your horse and it’s a safe environment.” James said that some clients prefer their horses go through his facility, although their home base is as far away as California. The quiet atmosphere and good footing in the rings at his stable is ideal for conditioning horses after their long travels so they’re ready to show right after their quarantine time. That atmosphere is also good for bringing along young horses to prepare them for the show circuit. James emphasized the importance of taking the time to properly develop a young horse. “It’s kind of a lost art in this country,” he said. “People aren’t developing horses for a number of reasons, mostly because they just want to get them on the road and show them.” During James’ work with young horses owned by local breeders, he learned of their frustration for a lack of places to develop their young horses without going broke, even on the unrated circuit. Beginning last year, James spearheaded the Citrus Series, a high-quality one-day horse show series especially for developing horses and riders needing mileage. The shows are held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, which has James and Casares schooling at home Photo by Carrie Wirth 52 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 53 eTribute A Partnership of a Lifetime Dressage Athlete Holly Bergay Honors Stallion Rubino Bellissimo (1996–2014)

A “best friends” selfie Photo by Holly Bergay

Rubino Bellissimo 1996-2014 - Owned by Violet Jen Hanoverian stallion bred by Jakob Janssen in Germany, by Rubinstein I out of Bellissimo (by Bergkristall x Volturno xx x Saluto). Photo by Elma Garcia

By Lindsay Y. McCall Equestrian Dressage National Championship/ WEG Selection Trials. nly four years ago, dressage rider Holly Bergay of La When Rubino arrived in Maryland he was in great condition. Jolla, California, qualified for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Then, one day Holly and Sarah noticed he felt funny behind. They OEquestrian Games in para-dressage. It was a dream called veterinarian Dr. Cooper Williams, who arrived the next day, come true for the 17 year old. and said the symptoms seemed neurological. He decided to do a Unfortunately, a lameness in her horse would take her out of rectal ultrasound, where he found a very large mass. competing for the USA in Lexington, Kentucky. That setback gave Rubino was then taken to New Bolton and looked at by a few Holly the desire to continue to compete and aim for the top of the more vets and a surgeon. They agreed with Dr. Cooper that it was able-bodied and para-dressage ranks. a tumor and inoperable. It was interfering and affecting muscle, In January 2012, Holly leased Grand Prix FEI horse Rubino bone and nerves. Bellissimo, purchased by Violet Jen in 2000. The young rider was The vets at New Bolton let Holly and her family know that Rubino back on track toward representing her country at the 2014 Alltech would only have a few months to live. They said that these months FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France. Holly and her would not be easy and his condition would quickly deteriorate. chestnut partner worked daily and competed in Prix St. George The 4-inch tumor had affected the bone in such a way that he and I-1 with the ultimate goal of earning a spot on the U.S. Para- could easily break his hip or pelvis at any time. He was already Equestrian Dressage Team headed to France. having a hard time laying down and was not sound.

A Bright Future Saying Goodbye Their future looked bright by the middle of 2014, especially The ultimate decision was up to his owner, Violet Jen. With the after earning a second place finish with a 71 percent at the Del advice from Dr. Cooper and her vet, Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez, as Mar National in the FEI freestyle test of choice class. With her well as the vets from New Bolton, Violet knew the right thing was qualification score in hand and support from her family and friends, to prevent him from suffering. “The right choice becomes pretty Holly and Rubino made the journey east to Maryland in May. clear when you picture a magnificent and noble animal like Rubino This was their final practice grounds with trainer Sarah Dodge becoming weak and living in pain,” remembered Holly. “At 18 years before they were scheduled to arrive at the USET Foundation of age Rubino Bellissimo was laid to rest on June 9, 2014. He headquarters in Gladstone, New Jersey, for the USEF Para- was buried at the beautiful Sunset Hill Farm in Maryland, where 54 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE eventer Kate Chadderton and Tracy Roenick and her allowed him to remain on own family and friends that top of the hill overlooking have helped Holly turn a the beautiful pastures and passion into a career. cross-country course. I was with him the whole time Holly’s Dream Horse and told him how much he The 16-hand Rubino had was loved and what a great already accomplished a job he had done. It was lot in his lifetime with rider peaceful.” Nicole Perry in the young The 2010 event before rider tour, Intermediaire WEG prepared Holly for I and Grand Prix. Holly the disappointment of not first emailed owner Violet competing with Rubino at Jen about Rubino, feeling the Selection Trials but that he was her dream her ultimate focus was on horse. She thought it was a Rubino’s diagnoses and long shot but knew it was future. In between the worth a try. “As a stallion, diagnoses and the passing Rubino had some of the of Rubino, the Selection typical behaviors,” said Trials were in full swing. The Holly. “He was pretty lazy talented athlete, now 21, and could really tune me was encouraged by Para- out when he wanted to. It Dressage Chef d’Equipe took some time to learn to Kai Handt and her own Holly and Rubino at Del Mar in 2012 Photo by Lindsay McCall communicate with him, but coach, Sarah, to compete when we finally became a at the National Championship. real team, he gave his all for me. I felt very honored and humbled “It was pretty difficult to leave Rubino and compete in the every time I rode him. I tried to really respect and listen to him. He National Championships,” said Holly. “Kai’s daughter Julia lent was also the sweetest horse I have ever known and even though me her amazing horse and we accomplished some good rides he acted tough he was very loving and gentle. He was also very together, even with very little practice. Obviously, it was very smart. Violet called him a ‘dressage genius’ and he really was. He different from what I had expected the experience to be like, but always seemed to understand exactly what was going on which I’m grateful to Kai for believing in me.” made working with him a very special and rewarding experience.” In a moment of despair the equestrian community reached Rubino taught Holly the true meaning of partnership, especially out and gave Holly the support she needed. It has been support after an old injury flared up while qualifying for the London along the way from trainers such as Sarah Dodge, Sue Blinks Continued on page 80

Holly Bergay’s Love of Horses Her passion for the equestrian sport began where she grew up in Tucson, Arizona. She received her first horse, named Ambition, when she was 4 years of age. Holly’s family kept the Arabian at their home in the beginning and she mostly trail rode before moving Ambition to a boarding facility and joining the local pony club. “My mom always loved horses and got Ambition for herself when I was young, but he quickly became my horse,” said Holly. “I think loving horses is in my blood and nothing else has ever made me happier.” Born without her left arm from a few inches below the elbow down, Holly never felt that she was lacking in ability. A few trainers suggested she try therapeutic riding instead, but when she found Pat Baked Hutter in Tucson, she didn’t see Holly as any different from a rider with two hands. Holly continued to train with Pat for eight years. “Dressage is challenging for everyone and I’m no exception,” remarked Holly. “I don’t know anything different from the body and equipment I have, so I’m used to it and adapting is rarely an issue.” Holly would eventually leave Tucson and move to Colorado as a junior in high school. During this time, Holly’s dressage career was well established. In 2007, she was the first para-dressage rider at the North American Junior Championships. In 2008 she was the first para-dressage rider at the North American Young Rider Championships and the Festival of Champions. During those years, talented dressage athlete Debbie McDonald mentored Holly. However, it was Mary Lutz in 2008 who first introduced Holly to the para-equestrian dressage program. “I’m so grateful for the opportunities for international competition that being a para-equestrian presents, but I mostly compete in able-bodied competitions,” explained Holly. “Dressage is dressage whether it’s able-bodied or para-equestrian and I feel lucky any time I get to compete. I hope that by competing as an able-bodied athlete I’m helping to show what para-equestrians are capable of.” Holly continued to compete throughout high school and eventually qualified for the World Equestrian Games in 2010 where she was steps from representing the USA. After graduation in Colorado, Holly moved to San Diego where she became heavily involved in the dressage community. It was in San Diego where Rubino and Holly became partners in Holly Bergay and Rubino Bellissimo January 2012. Photo by Elma Garcia FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 55 eOff Centerline Congratulations! The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce three grant recipients of its Elysium Farm Fund for U.S. Breeder Excellence; Gigha Steinman of River Oaks Farm (Florida), Barbara Cadwell (Florida), and Jessica Stallings and Jennifer DesRoche of Signature Sport Horses (North Carolina).

Way to go! Congrats to Leatherdale Farms’ stallion Beltano (Belissimo M/Hohenstein), who took an important step forward in his breeding and performance career by qualifying for the Bundeschampionat, Germany’s national championships. Beltano is owned by Doug and Louise Leatherdale.

The Dressage Foundation’s Continuing Education for Dressage Instructors Fund, established by Maryal and Charles Barnett, has awarded a grant to Dolly Hannon to attend the Olympian Michael Poulin, Vice Chairman of The Dressage United States Dressage Federation’s Instructor Certification Foundation’s Board of Directors, has generously donated a Final Testing at Fort Collins, Colorado, in October. “The grant I two-day clinic to the State that raises the most new donations received for the Instructor Certification Program is appreciated,” for The Dressage Foundation by the end of 2014. “I have said Dolly. “Maryal Barnett is such an inspiration and her been involved with The Dressage Foundation for many years,” dedication to our sport and its instructors is admired by so many. said Michael, “and I wanted to support and encourage all the Thanks to Maryal and The Dressage Foundation for this support.” donors who have made our work possible. I hope that many Continued on page 121 people are inspired to give, and I look forward to working with the riders from the winning State!” Way to go, Michael!

Katherine Bateson Chandler and coach Carl Hester are all smiles as they set off to Hartpury CDI to compete in the UK!

Todd Flettrich was the mane attraction at a recent Show She’s a fortunate one! Congratulations are in order for Dr. Chic Shop Talk event and what a treat for the packed house Andrea Bayer who got the best Fortune Cookie ever…that’s that came to get to know Todd. Despite a long and successful the name of her new horse that dressage rider and trainer career, Todd was very humble and sincere and really gave Caroline Roffman imported for her. But, she left her Fortune attendees a glimpse of why everyone (including his horses) behind during a three week Alaskan family vacation complete like Todd so much … he’s just a really nice guy! (Left to right) with whale watching, dog sledding and polar bear spotting (not Krystalann Shingler, Todd Flettrich and Michele Hundt are that we can blame her!)!! all smiles!

56 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 57 58 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 59 eColorado Love Is in the Rocky Mountain Air — Wedding Bells Ring at the Colorado Horse Park By Carrie Wirth

The Colorado Horse Park hosts many celebrations during the six-week Summer in the Rockies series, but this year the popular horse show was the backdrop for an event never witnessed before — a wedding! JJ Atkinson, a Canadian jumper rider and trainer, and Mark Mead, a successful professional from Longmont, Colorado, met six years ago in Tucson at a horse show. There was a connection right away, but they went their separate ways. “I never forgot about him when we met all those years ago,” JJ said. “I tried to get hold of him a couple of times, but he never called me back.” “It was bad timing for both of us,” said Mark, excusing himself from the missed calls. Then, the pair met again in Tucson a year and a half ago and, as the saying goes, the rest is history. Summer in the Rockies 2013 was the first year the pair worked together. JJ moved her five horses to Mark’s Sleepy Hollow Farm and they began to train as a team. It was a match made in heaven. “We’re really busy,” Mark said. “We have 48 horses in training. We bring expertise from two different worlds. My background is Newlyweds Mark Mead and JJ Atkinson at the Colorado Horse mainly in the hunter ring, although I’ve had Grand Prix horses. Her Park Photo by Carrie Wirth background is completely jumpers and the big derbies at Spruce. It works for us and it works for our customers.” The pair got married right under the awning of their barn at the Mark proposed to JJ in November right before the Las Vegas Colorado Horse Park. Then, during the week off, they went to National Horse Show. They knew they didn’t want to wait too long Mexico with 20 of their closest friends and family to celebrate their before getting married, but it was a challenge to find a time that union. worked for everyone, considering their busy horse show calendar. “The whole week in Mexico was great; everyone said it was the Finally, it became clear that the off-week during Summer in the best ceremony,” JJ said. “Even the people at the resort were sad Rockies would be a perfect time for everyone, including Mark’s to see us go. Our wedding song was ‘Chicken Fried’ by Zac Brown son, who’s in school. The pair planned a trip with all their friends Band because it describes everything that’s us: enjoying life and to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. All the arrangements were set except being simple. The whole thing was easy. I was never a wedding for one detail: they had to be legally married in the United States. girl. I didn’t want to get married until I met him.” “We had been meaning to get our marriage license and get “It’s cool to have someone to do all this with,” Mark said. “I did it married at the courthouse,” Mark said. “We finally got the marriage for so long alone, it’s nice to have someone. And it’s nice that it’s license and tried to book it, but it didn’t work for our schedules. So, my wife I get to do it with.” on Tuesday of Summer in the Rockies Week III, we filled it out and “I told my mom last summer, ‘I’ve been waiting for him my whole had a couple of customers witness it.” life,”’ JJ shared. “We work so well together. I can’t even believe “It was so cute,” laughed JJ. “Mark said to our clients, Caitlin it. Our styles are just different enough, but mesh just enough. We Burns and Natalie Clark, ‘Don’t get on your horses yet! Sign our can talk about anything. It’s just easy.” marriage certificate first.’” “That’s the way it should be,” Mark added.

The wedding party Photo by Cordi Atkinson

60 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 61 ePolo John Klopp Saves the Day By Don Rosendale 2010, a division which has a $185 billion real estate portfolio. With his When John Klopp plays a few expertise in real estate, he was able chukkers at the Mashomack Polo to put together a group of investors, Club in Pine Plains, New York, including Oakleigh Thorne and he’s carrying more than just a polo Bruce Colley, to buy Mashomack mallet on his shoulder. If not for from the Daly estate. (Note: There his organizational skills and the are two Thorne family members checkbooks of friends he enlisted, on the Millbrook equestrian scene. polo in Millbrook might still be played “Big Oakleigh” descended from on a nearby back pasture. one of the founders of the Millbrook Instead, Mashomack players Hunt and his son, “Little Oakleigh,” enjoy a 2,000-acre estate with six who fields his own team. According polo fields, a regulation arena for to John, Big Oakleigh was among winter play, stalls for 250 horses the first of those who dug into their and a clubhouse that looks as if it own pockets to save Mashomack belongs in Architectural Digest. from the developers). Pine Plains sits on the outskirts It took three years, but the group of what’s known as the “Millbrook closed the deal on the Mashomack Hunt Country,” where there’s a long Club in 2006. The biggest challenge equestrian tradition. The Millbrook was restoring the old cattle barns Hunt ran its first fox to ground in and making them habitable for polo 1907, and the area also plays host ponies. “Until the ’50s, when Dan to the Fitch’s Corner and Millbrook Karen and John Klopp All photos by Rebecca Barldridge Daley moved in, Mashomack was horse trials. a large working farm where beef But the first polo matches in the Millbrook area that anyone cattle were fattened for the butcher,” John said. can remember were played in the 1980s when Eric Rosenfeld, a John had his first taste of polo 17 years ago, at the age of 43, New York City lawyer, flattened his back pasture and invited a few and “just fell in love” with the sport. He moved his family to an friends for a match. When Eric gave up polo and sold Chestnut estate in Amenia, 15 minutes from Mashomack, and established Ridge Farm, the polo action moved 16 miles north to Mashomack his own polo team, Smithfield Farms. and Pine Plains. Juan Olivera, the polo manager at Mashomack, has high praise And that’s when John’s formidable organizational skills came for John’s skill on the polo field. “He plays back,” said Juan, into play. John explains that the Mashomack “club” was not so explaining that this is the Number 4 position and the key player in much a club in those days as the idiosyncratic empire of one Dan defending a team’s goal. “He has very soft hands with the horse, Daly, who had moved his club from Shelter Island to Pine Plains sits the canter really well and he has a good eye for horses; he’s in 1979. very well-mounted.” John “If Dan Daly liked you,” (together with Bruce) is John remembered, “you rated as a 1-goal player. could become a member But while he fields his of his ‘club.’ But if Dan own team, John says he Daly didn’t like you … doesn’t want to be “just a don’t ask.” patron, spending money Dan died in 2003. “He on the team and riding hadn’t left his affairs in around watching and very good order,” said letting the other people John. Mashomack’s do the work.” broad plains, not far His Smithfield off the Taconic State Farms team has won Parkway, were a prize for several Mashomack real estate developers. polo tournaments, and That’s when John John himself won the stepped up. Hermes Trophy for Most A graduate of the Valuable Player at this Wharton Business summer’s Mashomack School and a long-time International Challenge. serious player in the New On the afternoon he York real estate arena, was interviewed for this John has been co-CEO The winning What2WearWhere team for the 2014 Mashomack challenge: article, he’d just flown of Morgan Stanley’s real (left to right) Nick Bienstock, Parker Gentry Thorne, John Klopp and Michel back from a 72-hour estate investment since Dorignac. round trip to inspect 62 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 63 Polo at the Mashomack Polo Club in Pine Plains, New York.

Morgan Stanley’s real estate holdings in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Klopps are part and parcel of just about every aspect But despite the potential jet lag from traversing eight time zones, of the Millbrook equestrian scene. Karen is co-chairman of John was fresh enough for a polo match a few hours after landing. the Mashomack International Polo Challenge in June. When He didn’t need Mashomack to play; Smithfield Farm, with its the polo season is over, John rides with the Millbrook Hunt. yellow Dutch Colonial mansion located just across a country lane What2WearWhere sponsored a mini-tournament called “The from where artist Frank Stella breeds Thoroughbreds and raises Young Guns” as a preliminary to the main event at this year’s race horses, has its own polo field. Mashomack Polo Challenge. The match was for the children of “But it’s not regulation size,” said John almost apologetically. Mashomack team players, and Jake rode. For the main match of “So we can only play a three-man team.” (A normal polo team the day, John donned the livery of the winning What2WearWhere consists of four players.) The polo season finale for local players team. is a three-on-three tournament, the Smithfield Farms Cup. Just a month after the polo challenge, the Klopps and The Klopp clan includes wife Karen, a former TV producer who What2WearWhere were one of several sponsors of the show runs the fashion-themed website, What2WearWhere; Jake, 27; jumping phase at the Fitch’s Corners Horse Trials, and hosted a Adam, 28; and Kell, 18. Adam and Jake play on the Smithfield champagne brunch field side. team; a recent photo of the Klopp boys in a New York area fashion What2WearWhere offers women advice on what to wear to a magazine could have passed for a Ralph Lauren catalogue shot. wide variety of events — for example Wimbledon, a hunt ball, a black tie party … and of course a polo match. All of the carefully curated ensembles can be purchased by clicking on a link. John on the polo field Polo is not the only option at Mashomack, as there are actually two “Mashomack” clubs. The mother ship, called “Big Mashomack,” has 400 members and an elegant clubhouse filled with sporting art and antiques. Members shoot sporting clays and the odd pheasant, cast for fish in its lake and dine on sophisticated cuisine in the club’s dining rooms. The Mashomack Polo Club is a club-within-a-club, with 40 riding members. John is a director of the main club and carries the title of “El Presidente” of the polo club, and while Bruce has no formal title, he’s the acknowledged locomotive behind the Polo Challenge. After taking over Mashomack from the Daly estate, the members added a new wing, a few Munnings racing and foxhunting prints and a dining room wing. As John said, the biggest challenge is updating and restoring the old barns. Juan points with pride to what has been restored and built to date, but estimates it will take another six-figure sum to bring the facility up to for the level of a major polo center. That’s a task for John.

About the writer: Don Rosendale has won ribbons at third level dressage, prelim eventing and A show hunters, but never tried polo. He says that is because he is hopelessly left-handed. 64 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Needy Nags Mutt of the Looking for a mare Month that is smart, forward thinking, forward moving and has already started to show a talent for jumping? Then Affair to Remember might be what you are looking for. She is a typical Thoroughbred mare in that she is an overachiever and thinks too far ahead of what is being asked of her, but she tries hard if the rider is constant, patient and clear with training methods. Her first time over a small jump proved to be so uneventful and easy for her that she may be one of those horses that doesn’t really have to try until the fences get bigger. She definitely needs work on the flat but looks like she might be most suitable for the jumper divisions. She has no vices and is suitable for any Blue has been with discipline, but will be for an intermediate level rider and up. the SPCA since he was For more information, visit www.horseadoption.com. a puppy. Nearly a year old now, Blue could be described as the sweet, energetic, affectionate class clown. Although he appears to be a hound mix, Blue is not especially nose- driven, preferring instead to run and play with anyone who shows an interest in him. Blue has a great auto- sit and walks well on a leash. He is quick to learn new behaviors but is still puppyish in that he can be easily distracted. Our hope is that Blue will go to an active home where he can be included in family activities. Consistency and knowing what to expect will go a long way toward helping Blue grow into the great dog we know he can be! Blue is neutered, current on vaccinations, microchipped and available for a $75 adoption fee from the Aiken SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, in Aiken, South Carolina. Call 803-648-6863 or visit www.letlovelive.org. “Like” us on Facebook Visit our website at www.sidelinesnews.com FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 65 e HomeNorth Carolina Away From Home By Dani Moritz

We’ve all been there. You’re on the road traveling to or from a show and you need to call it a night. You have to find a place to keep your horse, unload your horse, take care of him or her and tuck your pal in (so to speak), unhook your trailer and then, after a long day, you get to drive another 20 minutes to find a hotel. Just the thought of it is exhausting. Certainly, there Tammy Martell has to be a better alternative. Photos courtesy of Tammy Martell As luck would have it, there is one. Just off the highway in beautiful North Carolina, between Charlotte A horse and rider participating and Asheville, is the solution you’ve been looking for — in a trail riding clinic and it’s called Bed and Barn Farms. Nestled on a 30-acre property, the horse and human hotel offers a four-stall barn, full-size sand arena, indoor wash rack, fenced paddocks and 17 acres of wooded trails. But perhaps the best part is that it comes with a three-bedroom, two-bath apartment that sleeps eight comfortably, complete with a full kitchen. That means your horse isn’t the only one who will get a good night’s sleep! It’s an equestrian’s dream come true. The genius behind it is Tammy Martell — a horse show mom who was tired of traveling with horses. “While my daughter was growing up, she always had her horses and my husband’s job required us to move every two or three years, so we were always either Bed and Barn Farms taking her to a show or moving and relocating,” Tammy explained. “And every time you move you have to find somewhere to stable the horse and somewhere to stay. That’s what gave me the idea to open a horse hotel, just from us moving so much.” The idea was a hit. “At my place, once you’ve unloaded the horses and taken care of them, you’re right at your hotel because my rooms are attached to the barn,” she said. Bed and Barn is conveniently located off the highway — only five miles away from restaurants and shopping areas, 10 minutes from the new Tryon International Equestrian Center and 30 minutes from FENCE Equestrian Center. Tammy also hosts clinics for novice trail riders and horses, an annual equine wellness clinic and this August she is hosting a Mark Russell natural dressage clinic. Equine If that isn’t enough, she also fulfills equestrians’ accommodations, shopping desires or needs. which are connected “In 2010, I opened a tack store so if their tack is to the human broken or lost or even if they just want to shop, I have accommodations a tack store right here — especially for people going to the local shows,” she said. Whatever your reason for staying, you’re sure to love this home away from home. For more information, visit www.bedandbarnnc.com. Tammy’s tack store 66 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 67 e It’sEventing All Bliss For Lauren Kieffer By Lauren R. Giannini

Lauren Bliss Kieffer has worked hard for 20 years to get to where she is, riding high on the second-place finish she achieved with Veronica in April at the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the premier CCI**** this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Along with being runner-up to the ultimate Rolex winner, William Fox-Pitt of Great Britain, Lauren earned the 2014 USEF National 4-Star Championship and the USET Pinnacle Cup as the highest placed American at Rolex. Lauren’s Rolex showcased the year she had spent developing partnership with Veronica, owned by Team Rebecca, LLC. Veronica, a quirky mare with great talent and even more exuberance, had only one other four-star start, which ended early on the 2012 Rolex cross-country. Karen O’Connor exhibited her tenacity and ability to stick tight, but took a dunking when jarred loose by Veronica jumping the duck in the middle of the first water. Lauren herself had just one Rolex four-star to her credit, placing 29th in 2010 with her amazing Anglo-Arabian, Snooze Alarm.

Equine Teachers “Every horse has taught me something to add to my toolbox,” said Lauren. “Fred, my first horse, taught me how to stay on a buck. He was just a kindly Appaloosa that gave me a buck whenever I annoyed him. I think I was too young to have taught him any better. I’d say two of the horses that had the biggest influence on my education were Snooze Alarm and Tigger Too for very different reasons. Tigger taught me the upper levels and gave me a ton of confidence. He was such a phenomenal friend and teacher. He Lauren and Veronica on their way to their 2nd place victory at the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. took such amazing care of me while taking me around my first big Photo by Beth Grant, BethGrantPhotography.com courses. That horse lived for the cross-country. Snooze taught me how to get there with a horse that’s not so easy!” show hack, hunter pleasure, and costume, as well as being a solid Snooze Alarm, a 15.2 chestnut gelding now retired, boasts trail horse. His pedigree harks back to a famous Arabian stallion, some serious bloodlines. His sire, Serazim, earned the Canadian *Serafix. There’s no doubt that Snooze inherited the Arabian’s National Exhibition Halter Stallion Championship and competed in signature endurance and bravery. On Snooze Alarm’s dam’s side, Thoroughbreds reign, boasting great-great-great-great ancestors such as Native Dancer, who needs no introduction and *The Axe, who passed speed and jumping ability to his descendants. Given a gene pool like that, it’s no wonder Snooze Alarm was a bit opinionated, but it also showcases Lauren’s early passion for the training process, for making the connection and developing that vital partnership with the horse. Out on the cross-country, horse and rider need to know their respective jobs. They also have to trust each other from Baby Novice all the way to the upper levels. “Snooze taught me so much about horsemanship and training. Yes, he was difficult, but funnily enough in a safe way,” said Lauren. “He was difficult in a way that actually came from him being very smart and having self-preservation. It taught me how to approach questions correctly and safely, otherwise he wouldn’t do it. The question you presented to him needed to make sense. Whenever I have a horse that’s hesitant about something, I don’t blame them. I go through a checklist: Do they understand the question? Have I given them the tools in training to solve it? Have I approached it in a way that seems safe to them?”

Passion For Jumping Lauren and Landmark’s Monte Carlo ready to jog at Bromont The higher you go through the levels, the bigger and wider the where they placed second in the CCI**. fences get, and a passion for jumping comes in handy. When Photo Courtesy of Shannon Kinsley asked the biggest fence she ever jumped as a kid, Lauren replied, 68 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 69 North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). In 2005, after attending the O’Connor Eventing Camp in Virginia, Lauren and her Area VIII teammates earned the bronze medal in the CCI*, the Junior Championship. At the 2006 NAJYRC, they competed in the CCI**, but didn’t medal. In 2007 they harvested team silver in the CCI**, the Young Rider Championship. “I was terrible at NAYRC,” Lauren admitted, laughing at the memories. “I had stops every year I went, but I had so much fun and some of my best friends were from my teams.”

A Banner Year Then 2007 turned out to be a banner year. Lauren earned her place on the USEF Developing Riders Training List. She needed two 2-star completions in order to qualify, but she did even better by placing 7th at Jersey Fresh CCI** and 2nd and 4th at the Maui Jim/Wayne CIC** and had no problem getting recommendations from two different CCI**** competitors. In 2007 she also qualified, for the third time, for the American Eventing Championships and she rode Walk On The Moon to first place. At Jersey Fresh, she and Tigger Too received the Markham Trophy, which is awarded to the highest placed rider under 21 in the USEF CCI*** Spring Championship. Lauren and Veronica, at the 2014 Rolex Kentucky, with friend, The O’Connor Eventing Camp in 2005 led to Lauren, 18, being mentor and U.S. Three-Day Eventing Chef d’Equipe offered the opportunity to be a working student with Karen and David O’Connor. Photo by Joanie Morris/USEF David. She didn’t think twice about saying yes. She moved East and found herself following the eventing circuit, living in The Plains, “Oh goodness, I don’t know. I was always building random things Virginia, for the summer and in Ocala, Florida, for the winter. Best in the woods with old tree limbs and chairs and then tearing them of all, she was learning from two Olympic event riders. It was the down so I wouldn’t get in trouble.” ultimate dream come true. Lauren, like every other event rider, loves the cross-country. “My parents are phenomenal and have never been anything but That’s where horse and rider face their greatest challenges, where supportive,” Lauren said. “I doubt in the beginning they realized their evolving partnership gets put to the test. how far my interest would go! They were great when I decided Lauren’s middle name, Bliss, means perfect happiness or great to defer college for a year to go work for OCET [O’Connor Event joy, and her path has been filled with what she loves most: horses. Team] and didn’t hesitate when I asked to continue. To them, there She has learned to roll with the punches, deal with setbacks, nurse was never the question of college or horses. They said college horses through illness and injury, and cope with all the humbling would always be there, but I should take the opportunities that moments and occasional heartbreaks that accompany living 24/7 were being given to me now.” with horses. She has never questioned taking this challenging path and it all began when she was very young. “I was always obsessed with horses and my parents gave me my first riding lessons when I was 6,” admitted Lauren. ”I started at an eventing barn a few years later and was hooked after my first cross-country school. I never really considered another sport and threw myself into eventing from the beginning with Misty, my mom’s horse — she started riding for pleasure not long after I got started — and my OTTB, Cardinal.”

Getting Her Start Unlike so many other upper level event riders, Lauren didn’t grow up with Pony Club, because there weren’t any near the Kieffer family’s home in Mt. Carmel, a rural county seat in southern Illinois. She did a little 4-H, but great bits of her early horsemanship were acquired while riding at Susannah Lansdale’s eventing barn. “Susannah gave me a huge amount of education,” said Lauren. “I was a barn rat for years and she let me ride anything and everything I could get my hands on. I got so many hours in the tack on hundreds of different horses and that kind of experience is invaluable. She also let me get great competition experience on her lovely mare, Cinco de Mayo.” In 2002, Lauren’s parents, Jo and Kevin Kieffer, bought Snooze Alarm from his breeders, Lawson and Jeanne Williams. Lauren had pretty much done all she could at Novice level with Misty and Cardinal. She was 14, Snooze was 4, and together they worked Lauren and the Anglo-Arabian Snooze Alarm finished 29th out of their way up through the levels. 37 (53 started) in their first CCI*** Rolex Kentucky in 2010, which For three years running, Lauren competed with Snooze Alarm, doubled as a USA Three-day team selection trial for the Alltech the horse who wasn’t easy, on the Area VIII 3-day team at the FEI 2010 World Equestrian Games. Photo by Lauren R. Giannini 70 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE we want to be consistently competitive internationally. We have to be able to produce our own horses. We need to support American breeders and make sure we’re breeding quality mares and putting the young horses in the right hands. Ms. Mars is extremely educated on what makes a championship event horse.”

The Future Now 26, Lauren is concentrating on her competitive career while she brings along an amazing string of young event prospects. In June, she took two horses to Bromont in Canada for the CCI**, winning with Meadowbrook’s Scarlett, owned and bred by Marie Le Menestral, and placing second with Landmark’s Monte Carlo, owned and bred by Jacqueline Mars. Both horses finished on their dressage scores, having jumped double clear in both the cross- country and the show jumping. As for the newly minted four-star mare and her partner in earning the USEF National 4-Star Championship, Lauren said, “Veronica is a character, for sure, extremely smart and one of Lauren and Snooze Alarm won the Dubarry Style Award at the the most mentally competitive horses I’ve ridden. She definitely 2010 Rolex CCI**** jog. Photo by Lauren R. Giannini understands the game. It’s taken us both the year to trust that the other knows what they’re doing. I’ve had to learn to sit back and Lauren evolved from being a working student to paid employee let her do her job and she’s learned that, when I do say something, with the O’Connors to working for Jacqueline Mars and running it might actually be worth listening to. We call her the Troll in the her own business. “I can’t imagine anywhere better to have been,” barn, because she pins her ears at everyone, but when you know Lauren said. “The work was hard, but Karen and David have always her well, she actually loves to have attention. Nothing makes her been incredibly fair and good horsemanship was the priority. On happier than being the only horse at an event.” top of all the education, they’ve given me one opportunity after the In terms of immediate and long-term goals, Lauren said, “I’m other and I wouldn’t be anywhere close to where I am now without in a very unique position where I have the ability to really focus them. I had the chance to ride so many top-class horses, catch- on my riding, which is amazing and which I couldn’t do without ride and compete, and almost all of my owners came through the support of Ms. Mars, so that’s very much my priority for the them and, of course, the phenomenal relationship and program foreseeable future. Right now I’m very focused on being as I’m involved in now with Ms. Mars and Landmark breeding. It’s an competitive as possible and hopefully being a part of the U.S.A. unbelievable honor to be involved, producing these young horses. teams in years to come. Long-term, I have no idea. I love working “Ms. Mars had this vision a very long time ago and it’s starting to with the horses as much as competing. I have no concrete plan. I become evident that this is the direction the U.S.A. has to take if just want to keep enjoying everything as much as I do now.”

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 71 eSecond Chances Making Miracles at SIRE Therapeutic Equestrian Center By Dani Moritz Every day across the country, thousands of volunteers, instructors and, perhaps most importantly, horses, change the ow do you describe therapeutic riding — what it is, what lives of people who otherwise have little to look forward to. it does? You could describe it as sensory stimulation that They give people their first words, their first smile, a way to inspires physical and emotional improvements among communicate and the freedom of movement to those otherwise theH mentally and physically disabled. You could say it mimics confined to a wheelchair. walking, instills confidence, is a platform for learning — all of At SIRE, in the Houston, Texas area, they’ve been inspiring which are true, but none of which truly captures precisely what these miracles since 1974 — each of the aforementioned therapeutic riding really is. miracles included. Perhaps the best way to describe it is making miracles. In reality, therapeutic riding is the feeling a mother gets when It Takes a Village she hears her 7-year-old daughter laugh for the very first time In 2013 alone, SIRE served 307 clients with 77 different at the simple sight of a horse sneezing. It’s the tears that rush diagnoses with a 98 percent improvement rate. To serve these down a parent’s cheek as her child speaks his first word to the clients, it takes four PATH Master-certified instructors, 15 trusty steed beneath him. It’s the smile that overcomes a father’s additional certified instructors, nine support staff, 27 therapy face when his little boy holds himself up for the very first time horses and 550 volunteers. and proves to the world that he has what it takes. You could even These numbers include all three of their Houston-area describe it as a little girl who once struggled through every day, facilities — in Hockley, Spring and Fort Bend — making SIRE knowing and accepting that it might be her last, but now has one of the largest premier PATH-accredited riding centers in the something to live for — because each week she battles on is country. SIRE also happens to be a major training hub for PATH- another day atop her favorite horse. certified instructors and soon-to-be instructors. At the moment,

Skyler Lindemann at the CGG Saddle Up for SIRE Ride-a-thon Photo by Tod Gilpin 72 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 73 Therapeutic Equestrian Center

Alexys Manske at the CGG Saddle Up for SIRE Ride-a-thon at the 7iL Ranch in Cat Spring, Texas Photo courtesy of SIRE.

one gentleman from Korea is studying at SIRE. Tomorrow, one of Overcoming Challenges SIRE’s four master instructors may very well be jet setting off to While every day is a blessing at SIRE, it’s also a major Japan or Israel to help train others. undertaking. With so many different types of riders with varying With all the excitement, Anthony Busacca, Hockley site needs, volunteers and staff need to be well educated and director and PATH master-certified instructor, says they prepared to handle difficult situations. couldn’t do it without their volunteers, who contributed more Anthony explains that for people on the autism spectrum, than $700,000 worth of working hours in 2013. “Without the communication is a primary challenge. “For people with autism community and their time, we just couldn’t do it,” he said. who have more social, behavioral or cognitive issues, there Of course, the horses are also instrumental. “I can’t say are challenges in making that connection. They tend to live enough about horses as therapy animals,” said Shayna Bolton, in a parallel world. They don’t like social interaction. They’re Spring site director. “They’re amazing in so many ways. A horse withdrawn. So with the horse being a less threatening creature, is nonjudgmental and very forgiving. Their walk is similar to a it’s easier for them to start making connections with the horse by human gait. Horse riding at a walking gait can generate motor bonding.” and sensory inputs similar to those produced by human walking However, that doesn’t mean making the connection with the and, because of this, it can be very beneficial as a therapy for horse is easy either. He explained that sometimes students are someone with ambulatory challenges.” fearful of the horse and will be placed on the horse while kicking Utilizing their two-legged and four-legged staff, the centers and screaming, at the request of their parents. After a lap or treat clients with a variety two around the ring, Anthony of physical and says that with most mental disabilities clients something — including, but not clicks and the next limited to, those with “I see first-hand how much our riders work and grow time they come to autism, cerebral physically, cognitively and emotionally like learning how ride they’re eager palsy, spinal cord to walk or gaining the ability to go up and down stairs, to get back into the injuries and post- but sometimes it’s the small accomplishments that are saddle. traumatic stress so special. I had one mother almost in tears because her With physically disorder (PTSD). son was able to pick up Cheetos and eat them.” disabled clients, Clients range - Shayna Bolton Anthony says it’s from children to all about balance adults, and even veterans and alignment. Often times, of the Armed Forces. “We{ have quite a variety of riders — clients spend their entire lives in a }wheelchair and riding is a everywhere from 3-year-old children to 80-year-old adults with unique opportunity for them to feel motion through the footfalls of Alzheimer’s, people with severe physical handicaps and people a horse. This, of course, is an extremely positive undertaking for on the autism spectrum with social problems and behavioral them, but a major undertaking nonetheless. While riding, these Skyler Lindemann at the CGG issues,” Anthony said. clients use muscle groups they haven’t used before and struggle Saddle Up for SIRE Ride-a-thon Photo by Tod Gilpin to achieve balance. However, after spending time on the back of 74 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 75 a horse, disabled clients build strength, stamina and balance. junk food. It was the first time his parents saw him pick up food For military veterans, Shayna, who’s also head of the and eat it.” military program, says the greatest challenge is encouraging Another victory that may seem small to the able-bodied but participation. “It’s been challenging to find individuals who want incredible to the physically disabled is the ability to look down to participate, but once we get them on-site with the horses most and the freedom that comes with it. “When you think about it, of them are hooked!” when someone uses a wheelchair they are always sitting down She noted an additional challenge is a horse’s innate ability looking up at everyone else,” Anthony explained. “But they get to sense and mirror emotions. Veterans with emotional issues on a horse, and now they’re looking down. It’s those subtle such as PTSD who react negatively to situations will have to psychological things that make people feel equal instead of like a overcome working with a horse that mirrors those negative second class citizen.” emotions. Ultimately, however, overcoming that challenge builds He says that therapeutic riding can also encourage major confidence. victories for clients with learning disabilities who are often outcast for learning differently and labeled unintelligent. “When they Celebrating Small Victories get to ride, all of a sudden they’re better at something, they’re Fortunately at SIRE, and therapeutic riding programs around special and it has equalized them in society,” he explained. the globe, most (if not all) challenges come with victories. While Anthony admits sometimes breakthroughs come Whether small or grand, each victory is a major accomplishment in such little increments it feels like watching grass grow, to for these riders. Anthony, Shayna and all of the volunteers and staff at SIRE Shayna explains the power of experiencing and witnessing every second is worth it. And as much as they put into SIRE, these victories. “I see first-hand how much our riders work SIRE gives back so much to them. and grow physically, cognitively and emotionally like learning “SIRE has had an amazing impact on my life,” Shayna said. “I how to walk or gaining the ability to go up and down stairs, but get to witness miracles every day. I see our clients work so hard sometimes it’s the small accomplishments that are so special,” as they face huge challenges. It makes me so thankful for what she said. “I had one mother almost in tears because her son I have and that I can help facilitate bringing joy to lives through was able to pick up Cheetos and eat them. We were all laughing horses.” that it was funny how happy she was that her son was eating For more information, visit sire-htec.org.

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SIRE riders and volunteers at home base and at shows, including the Houston Rodeo’s Top Hands Show February 2014, a special horse show for physically challenged riders. 76 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 77 e

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Longines Hong Kong Masters

By Sophie St. Clair

Imagine if the sport of show jumping was as popular as watching the Superbowl, Wimbledon or the World Cup. For Christophe Ammeuw, this would be a dream come true. As a young Belgian boy, he had to give up his own riding ambitions when he was just 17. This, however, would not deter him from sharing his passion for the sport with the world. As the creator of the Masters Grand Slam Indoor, he’s realizing that dream and changing the world of show jumping. While his dream is big, he has the skill and determination to make it happen. And he does it one amazing show at a time. The Masters Grand Slam Indoor is one of the most globally recognized show jumping competitions in the world. The concept of the Masters Grand Slam, with three iconic events on three continents, was inspired by the Grand Slam in tennis. A four- day event, it showcases the top 25 riders in the world vying for $1million in prize money. It combines the best riding competition in show jumping with the lifestyle elements of fashion, cuisine, high-profile celebrities and even a charity component. It attracts the finest in luxury-brand partners, with Gucci as the title sponsor in Paris and Longines as the title sponsor in Hong Kong. The first event was established in Paris, the second in Hong Kong and, soon this fall, the newest event will take place in Los Angeles. The Masters partnered with Eurosport to establish a broadcast of the events. They reach a global audience of 500 million households in 120 countries across the globe. Since its establishment in 2004, the Masters has attracted the likes of Olympians, World Champions and equestrian household names from every corner of the world. For horse show organizers, it’s a marvelous example of what can be done to showcase equestrian Christophe Ammeuw All photos courtesy of EEM World 78 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE This year, in its only North American location, the LA Masters will debut at the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles — right in the heart of the entertainment area that includes the Nokia Theater, L.A. Live and the world famous Staples Center.

A rider enjoys a moment with his horse at Christophe’s Les Ecuries d’Ecaussinnes farm near Brussels. sport. For many riders it’s a dream to trot through that exclusive transform, we build the story, we build the couple: the rider and in-gate. But who’s the mastermind behind this world-class event? horse. When we pair good horses with good riders we like to I met with Christophe Ammeuw, Founder of EEM World — follow that story.” the creator and organizer of the Masters Grand Slam Indoor. He added, “There is no horse sales business without customer Christophe is one of the most dynamic and ambitious figures in service. The client needs to be happy. We can organize everything equestrian sport today. He shared with me his dream to bring for the client, all the competition and the logistics. It’s one of the equestrian show jumping to the forefront of the international sport reasons we have the five star resort for horses.” and social scenes. His passion to develop the sport was inspiring. Christophe’s stables are centrally located to many high- It’s hard to imagine that his story began like so many other young performance shows around Europe. For any rider coming to riders. show in Europe, Les Ecuries d‘Ecaussinnes is a perfect base of Christophe’s passion for horses began when he was very operation. young. His parents were amateur riders and rode at a stable The passion Christophe has for horses drives him to share the near his home in Belgium. As a child, he spent time at the barn sport with the world. The professional development of equestrian and took lessons. He began competing in the ponies, then rode sport is what spurred him to get into horse show management. successfully as a junior and competed up to the 1.45m level. But, “I want to organize the best platform for the sport, to organize as is the experience of many young riders, the cost of continuing the best opportunity for commercialization and to organize the beyond this point was too steep. He stopped riding when he was best show event,” he said, “— an event for a wide public, not only 17 years old. equestrian connoisseurs.” So how did this high concept come As an adult, he ran several businesses and found that he together? had a real talent in sales. He began dealing a little bit in horse When Christophe was very young there was a show jumping sales. In 1998, Christophe turned his full attention to his passion event called International Jumping of Brussels. It was one of for horses and bought the stable near his childhood home. Les continued on page 80 Ecuries d’Ecaussinnes, located 25 minutes from Brussels, is now a 120-horse five-star equestrian resort. It’s a full-service operation that offers breeding, sales, training, clinics, accommodations for horse and rider, and service options that include arrangements for showing and logistics of travel. “Yes it’s a big operation and a lot of work, but it’s very good. I stopped riding when I was young and it was my passion. And now, my passion is my business and my business is my passion.” His wife, Fernanda, manages his stables and it’s clear that he takes great pride in this operation. His business model is unique in that it’s not just horse sales, but a fully integrated set of services that caters to the support of the horse and rider beyond the sale itself. Prestige Village at the Gucci Paris Masters “We don’t just buy and sell horses every day there,” he said. “We brand, we FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 79 the biggest shows in Europe. He describes it as a real event, so show organizer of West Palms Events. Dale runs high-quality much so that the event was televised across Belgium. Even those horse shows up and down the state of California with shows in who were unfamiliar with equine sports saw the show on TV and Sacramento, Flintridge, Huntington Beach and Del Mar. could relate to the excitement and energy of the sport. But sadly, For the West Coast show jumping community, the existence of a Jumping Brussels ended several years ago. Christophe and five-star event to showcase the best international talent and many Nelson Pessoa partnered together to take over Jumping Brussels of the best national riders is so important for the development of and created Audi Masters in 2004. the talent base. Applying the same attention to high-performance sport and The global link the Masters will create between Paris, Hong luxury branding, the partners ambitiously sought to make the Kong and L.A. will be very important to its ongoing popularity and equestrian sport appeal to the general public. Developing the success. Christophe said, “All the best branding is to be found in professional organization of equestrian sports, like one might see Hong Kong, Paris and L.A. It’s pertinent for the communication with football, basketball, tennis or golf, required participation from and pertinent for the right partners and sponsors.” When asked if the best riders and horses, a unique venue, appealing vendors he would reveal where the fourth destination might be, Christophe and targeted media communications locally and internationally. grinned with slyness and said, “I have many offers, but right now I It was certainly a difficult task, but one they ultimately achieved. am focusing on the success of L.A.” The concept laid the foundation for what would become the The integrated nature of Christophe’s businesses are a road Masters Grand Slam with its first event being The Gucci Paris map for the sport’s development. The Masters events decidedly Masters in 2009. After Europe, the second destination was Asia bring recognition of the sport to the masses on a global scale. This and the debut of Longines Hong Kong Masters followed that in is the manifestation of Christophe’s dream. He once was asked 2013. if he was worried because the Gucci Paris Masters was the first With an initial first look at New York’s Barclay Center, Christophe five-star event in France and today there are five: Gucci Paris and his team decided to look further west to find the perfect venue Masters, Saut Hermes, Global Champions Tour Chantilly, Global to showcase his “American dream.” This year, in its only North Champions Tour Cannes and Paris Eiffel Jumping. Christophe American location, the LA Masters will debut at the Convention said, “No, this is not a problem for me because today we are Center in downtown Los Angeles — right in the heart of the talking about show jumping! This is like a dream. The story is not entertainment area that includes the Nokia Theater, L.A. Live and finished, but I am very happy.” the world famous Staples Center. Meeting Christophe was nothing short of inspirational. It is truly The Masters concept calls for a host location that has both the a rare and remarkable thing when you meet someone who is global recognition to meet its luxury branding standards and a actually living his dream. venue that can accommodate about 300,000 square feet of indoor show grounds. About the writer: Sophie St. Clair is a high school sophomore from Southern California. She has an interest in the psychology of high performance Now, after the arduous task of securing the dates for what will athletes. She is also a Junior Ambassador for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where be Los Angeles’ first taste of five-star show jumping since the 1984 she works to raise funds and awareness for the hospital. Sophie is working toward Summer Olympics, Christophe had to assemble a team to ensure becoming a professional show jumper but is taking it “one jump at a time.” his dream is realized. Enter Dale Harvey, the dynamic horse

Continued from page 55 Paralympics in 2012. “Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez did surgery and I took the next two years focusing only on him and keeping him happy and not on any kind of competition goals,” remembered Holly. “By paying close attention to his needs and taking our time in the rehabilitation, he exceeded all expectations when he came back to work and was ready to do anything for me.” After a successful season back to work in 2014, Rubino helped Holly qualify as a para-equestrian for the 2014 WEG. The duo had an outstanding chance of making the team and she also hoped that they could earn scores towards her USDF gold medal. Since Holly aged out of Young Riders, Rubicon helped her make her debut as an open rider. Holly reflected, “My favorite moment we had together was the last time we ever competed, at the night of the freestyles at the Del Mar National Horse Show. Originally, I was just going to do a demonstration ride for para-dressage, but ended up doing an I-1 freestyle in the test of choice. We placed second in a large class with so many amazing professionals. The energy in the arena that night was electric and Rubino was nervous but trusted me and put in a brilliant performance. It’s a feeling I’ll never forget.” Riding Rubino made Holly find even more passion for the sport she loves. “I’m so grateful to have ridden and befriended a horse like him and I’ll carry the lessons he taught me through the rest of my life,” acknowledged Holly. A beautiful friendship Photo by Heather Smith 80 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 81 82 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 83 84 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 85 eArchitecture Going Green With Green Barns

An architectural rendering of a barn that utilizes open vaulted spaces to promote ventilation and increase natural lighting. Photo courtesy of J Martinolich Architect

By Katie Navarra “I always think about how it’d be to work in an area,” he said. “If I had to clean a stall, how easy would it be? If there’s a dark e’re surrounded by energy-saving devices at home corner and I can’t see what I’m doing, the stall won’t get as clean and at work. From appliances to vehicles to energy- as it needs to be.” Wefficient light bulbs and gadgets designed to limit However, increasing the brightness in a barn doesn’t waste or reduce the volume of water or electricity consumed, necessarily require additional lighting fixtures. “I encourage people we’re regularly reminded of the importance of going green. to use daylights as much as possible,” he said. Cupolas, dormers, But when we head to the barn do we take “green practices” windows and external stall doors provide an abundance of natural with us? lighting. Artificial lighting is still necessary for evening hours or Compared to homes and commercial buildings, “Equine facilities dark days, but the strategic use of natural lighting reduces a barn’s are inherently green friendly,” said Joe Martinolich, owner of J overall energy consumption. Martinolich Architects in Kentucky. “Barns are low energy users The type of light fixture also impacts the energy use in a barn. as compared to a house or commercial building because they’re Traditionally, incandescent light bulbs were the bulb of choice not usually air conditioned or heated.” in aisles, stalls and tack rooms because they were inexpensive. Often green practices go hand in hand with good horsemanship. While cheaper to purchase, incandescent bulbs burn out more Regardless of the barn structure, a healthy, clean barn creates a quickly, use more energy and produce heat. more pleasant environment and compliments efforts to reduce our Alternative light fixtures are rapidly replacing incandescent carbon footprint. Joe gave Sidelines some advice as to how to bulbs to conserve energy and as a replacement for the ensure your barn maintains that pleasant environment and utilizes incandescent bulb, which will soon be obsolete. “Compact as little energy as possible. fluorescent lights and LED lights cost more, but are more energy efficient and, when properly selected and paired with the proper Let There Be Light ballast, are less expensive to operate,” he explained. Well-lit barns provide a safe, comfortable working environment. Occasionally, barn owners or managers ask Joe about the Light is needed to illuminate stalls, tack areas, work areas and benefits of photovoltaics, the method of generating electrical aisle ways to make the spaces easier to work in and safer to pass power by converting solar energy into electricity. “Photovoltaics through. Continued on page 88 86 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 87 might be an option if you’re far off the power grid and the cost silt, sand and other pollutants directly into natural streams and of running power to the site is high. It may also be worthwhile if waterways. geographically you have very high energy costs,” he added. Permeable pavers, though similar in look to traditional concrete Integrating solar power into your farm requires planning pavers, are manufactured with a spacer along each edge so that and budgeting. It’s imperative to consider how much electricity when installed, small gaps are left between each paver. The is truly needed and whether or not the geographic location is permeable paving system allows for water and air to move through conducive to solar power. Equipment can be costly and even the area once it has been installed. The small gaps provide water though depreciated over time, if enough energy isn’t produced, a place to go, directing it downward into the ground, rather than the equipment may need to be replaced prior to reaching its full allowing it to flow across a hard surface. Permeable pavers are potential. “It’s important to do the calculations; it may not be cost gaining in popularity because of their environmental benefits, effective,” he cautioned. but also because national legislation requires municipalities and construction companies to use products to manage storm water Renovating Responsibly runoff. When renovating or building a barn, consider recycled products. Equine facilities near urban areas are especially concerned with Recycled products are an excellent way to decrease the amount storm water runoff. State or local regulations may even dictate of waste in landfills while simultaneously decreasing long-term where or how a stable deals with runoff. In certain locations, expenses. “At one farm the manager chose a recycled wood rain gardens are also used to prevent storm water from entering product line, similar to Trex, the decking product,” he said. “The streams and waterways. product is recycled, weather resistant and long lasting.” A rain garden is 200 – 300 square-foot depression made in the Selecting products that are ready to install rather than needing ground and is filled with native plants. Excess water is directed painting, staining or other treatments is another way to limit your to the rain garden where it sits for a day while the plants soak barn’s carbon hoof print. “Lots of paint products put off volatile it in, filter it and return it to underground water sources. Places organic compounds (VOC’s),” he added. “Even low-VOC paints like Rutgers University Equine Science Center in New Brunswick, release fumes into the environment.” New Jersey, have installed rain gardens to capture and treat the Concrete block and other products with the finish blended in storm water runoff from paddocks. directly may initially cost more, but the savings are significant over the long term as the products don’t require refinishing, which costs Reducing Your Carbon Hoof Prints time and money. Implementing environmentally sustainable practices in a stable can require creative thinking and an open mind. It may Lush Landscapes even mean trying techniques used in other industries. The key is Well planned landscaping provides more than aesthetic finding techniques that fit the individual stable’s set up and daily benefits. Carefully selected trees provide shade for arenas and operation. As it turns out, it may be easier to be green than you barns. Decorative cobblestone pavers beautify walkways and might think! aisles. However, plants and pavers can be as functional as they are beautiful. About the writer: Katie Navarra has worked as a freelance writer since 2001. She has been a lifelong horse lover and owns a dun Quarter Horse mare she competes Large surface areas like rooflines, driveways, grassy paddocks with. and sun-dried earth shed rainfall without directing it anywhere in particular. If not guided, the excess water erodes soil and carries

Sky lights increase natural lighting reducing the need for artificial lights, decreasing electric bills. Photo by W Roycraft

88 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 89 90 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 91 eFabulous Farm Beautiful Horses, Beautiful Farm

A beautiful day at Hyperion Farm in Barboursville, Virginia

By Arianna Delin location accented by great landscaping and exceptional horses,” said Vicky. “The beauty and impressive feeling of the farm is well Located in Virginia and Florida, Hyperion Stud & Farms was represented in the horses that are there and that’s what makes created by Vicky Castegren as a way to remain involved in the me proud.” horse business as she started her family. Since Hyperion began The Madison farm is located on 115 acres of pastureland, in 2009, the farm has had three stallions approved, bred an including rolling hills and a caretaker’s home. This property houses approved stallion and has been successful in sport in the U.S. retired show horses and young equines ages three and under. and Europe. In 2014, the farm featured one of the top 5 year olds Once the young horses turn three, Vicky and her team bring them in Germany, as well as a mare that was invited to the Elite mare to the main farm for their initial training period and then they return show in Elmshorn. to the fields until the following year. The Madison farm also serves “My ultimate goal is to raise the standard of breeding in North to rotate pasture on the main farm. America by providing quality stallions and producing offspring The final Hyperion location is in Wellington, Florida, on 10.3 from the best mares in the world,” said Vicky. “In saying that, acres. After a full renovation, there are now 24 stalls in two barns, we’ve recently acquired what’s considered to be one of the top a walking machine and new paddocks. standing Contender mares in the World, Novia.” Even though the breeding program is small, only producing For more information, visit www.hyperionstud.com. between two to seven foals a year, Hyperion still has three Photos courtesy of Hyperion Farm locations within the U.S. Two facilities in Virginia are for breeding and rearing, while the farm in Wellington, Florida, is for horses of competition age. The main farm is located in Barboursville, Virginia, where the training, foaling and breeding takes place. The Barboursville location is also used as a resting place for the horses that live on the road during the summer months. Breed inspections are also hosted here. The second Virginia location is in Madison, where retired and younger horses are turned out. The main farm was a former Arabian breeding and training facility, encompassing about 135 acres. The high-end construction included an indoor, stallion barn with collection room and lab, foaling barn and ample turn-out space. The highlight of the farm is the impressive stallion barn overlooking the central pond with jetted fountains. Vicky added a training barn with a walking machine and longeing ring to the original design. “What makes this farm fabulous is that it’s a beautiful Virginia farm tucked into a private Stallion Barn in Barboursville, Virginia

92 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Main riding ring in Barboursville, Virginia

View from the main barn in Barboursville, Virginia. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 93 eArchitecture Building Dream Barns

A dream come true barn. Photo courtesy of Classic Equine Equipment

hristy Schulthess has the perfect career. Over a lifetime Classic Equine catalog addition as a tried and true ventilation of horse keeping, she’s accumulated a long and always- workhorse in a stable setting. Beautiful wood and brass saddle Cgrowing wish list of stable equipment and accessories. racks have become another big hit with customers. As the president and COO of Classic Equine Equipment, her As their offering of equipment and accessories grows, Classic most important responsibility is finding items that fulfill those continues to be the king of high quality stall systems. “A lot of wishes, and in a way that meets the Fredericktown, Missouri, stall products look similar from a distance,” Christy notes. Beyond company’s high standard for safety, quality and great looks. the beautiful looks, the quality that distinguishes Classic Equine’s Her mechanical engineering degree from Purdue University products is not always evident to the untrained eye. The rust provides a great foundation for the extensive research involved prevention built into Classic stalls is a case in point. The company in determining which products are worthy additions to the Classic uses only pre-galvanized steel in its grillwork, stall hardware, catalog. pasture gates and all other components. “The steel we use has “Even when I’m on vacation, I’m always on the lookout for a thin coating of zinc applied at the mill,” she explains. This adds something that could be applicable in a horse barn,” Christy another layer of rust preventions — along with custom color explains. Infrared heaters suitable for outdoor use came to choices. The extra steps pay off in the longevity of both good her attention while she was waiting in a restaurant line. After a looks and great function. Stall doors slide smoothly with the touch thorough check of their suitability for a stable environment, the of a finger and the original finishes last 10 to 15 years, sometimes heaters are now a popular item in Classic’s growing selection of longer. This is the case in settings ranging from small, private barn accessories. facilities to large, heavy-use public boarding operations and During its 23 years in business, Classic Equine has built a veterinary hospitals. terrific reputation for stall systems that offer the best in function, The company’s strict commitment to Made-In-America products safety, beautiful designs and long-term value. An extensive line is one that pings on patriotic radar screens. Its contribution to the of equipment and accessories is a newer, yet rapidly growing longevity of Classic’s products is another quality point consumers extension of the company’s solid foundation. Tack room racks won’t see on the surface. “All of our steel products are made and storage devices, an array of lighting options, fans, flooring, here in Fredericktown, Missouri, ensuring that we have complete dollies and carts exemplify the unique items that have enabled control over the quality of the product,” Christy notes. barn builders and remodelers. The company is proud of its ability Classic Equine’s stall systems come in styles that suit several to “outfit any room in the barn and provide almost any piece of budgets, but they’ll never be the cheapest based on price tag equipment,” Christy explains. alone. When economics over the products’ long life span are Whether a horse owner has hired a contractor or is acting as factored in, however, the upfront costs are a sound investment. their own, the process of identifying all the necessary and/or Plus, Classic Equine Equipment is a peace-of-mind provider. The desired non-stall components “can be overwhelming,” Christy priorities and needs of the hands-on horse owner are reflected observes. “Our intent is to provide convenience to our customers in everything that carries Classic’s name, from its award-winning so they don’t have to search all over the Internet for things that blog to every item — big and small — delivered to customers can be quite difficult to find.” across the country. An oversized dolly is one of Christy’s favorite finds. Designed to “Everything we do is built around the safety of the horse, the carry hay and other heavy loads, it folds into a compact, space- functionality of the product, then the beauty of the end result,” saving shape for easy storage. High-velocity basket fans are Christy concludes. “We provide a great product, but what we another hot item. Sourced from the agriculture industry, they were really see ourselves doing is helping people make their dreams used successfully in dairy and pig farming and thus were an ideal come true.” 94 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 95 96 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 97 eFabulous Farm — Virginia The Maples: Esthetic Blend of History, Ambience and Horses

Piedmont Foxhounds and their huntsman gather in front of The Maples. Photos Courtesy of Andy and Michele Stevens, except where noted otherwise

By Lauren R. Giannini

he Maples, built in 1853, offers a glorious atmosphere of stylish country living on the east end of Upperville, TVirginia, home of the fabled Virginia horse show. The Greek Revival manor house oozes history: Mosby’s Rangers galloped up and down the “turnpike” (Rt. 50), and somehow The Maples survived the Civil War. After the Battle of Unison in 1862, Confederate General Jeb Stuart led his cavalry to The Maples, built by the secessionist Col. Joshua Fletcher, where they enjoyed a sumptuous dinner, interrupted by artillery shelling from Union troops who routed the rebels, then finished their feast. The Fletcher family retained ownership of The Maples until 1999 when Michele and Andy Stevens purchased the deteriorating property. Preserving the original footprint, they restored the entire estate — barns, cookhouse, “cottage” (luxury guest house) and various useful outbuildings (home office, storage shed, etc). The Greek Revival mansion features seven functional wood- burning fireplaces, state-of-the art kitchens, spacious dining room, living room and library. Outside, a heated gunite pool enjoys its rustic setting, and old brick and stone pathways connect buildings An aerial view of The Maples and gardens. The unique three-level bank barn boasts its original Virginia fieldstone walls, two feet thick, and gabled ends, one 55 Maples to its Greek Revival grandeur and beauty. It needed lots feet high, in a scenic setting, making The Maples a destination of exterior work and everything from a kitchen and bathrooms wedding and party venue. inside the house to closets and modern wiring. It turned into a “The Maples has been a labor of love,” said Michele Stevens. huge project — well worth the expense and every moment of the “When Andy and I started thinking about buying a property to learning curve to tackle a restoration of this magnitude. It has been restore, we were looking inside the Washington Beltway. A friend a wonderful home, but we’re ready to take on the next project. We told us about this farm near Middleburg and we fell in love with hope that whoever buys The Maples will love it and enjoy it as it. We had no idea what it would take to save and restore The much as we have.” 98 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Master bedroom Photo by Mona Gotwick The library

Horses in pasture

Bank barn, set for a party Photo by Matilda Reuter Home office (former smokehouse), garden storage, guest cottage

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 99 100 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 101 eArchitecture Building Barns to Last a Lifetime By Arianna Delin work, starting from the ground up,” said Dennis. “I do recommend getting a designer or architect involved in the planning phase. I very horse owner dreams of having their four-legged think it’s an important way to keep budgets in line. friends living on their property; of waking up, walking “The ultimate goal is to make sure the barn works for the safety Eoutside and being at the barn. This may seem like an of the horses and is efficiently run,” he added. “I jump in where easy feat to accomplish, but building a barn takes more than there might be an architect or designer involved. They’re not used just some plywood and screws. This is where the consultants at to thinking in terms of efficiency, as it is a working facility. So we Innovative Equine Systems come in. think in terms of cutting labor costs, since that’s what eats up most Innovative Equine Systems began as a fencing company in of the money in the long run.” 1996, starting with FlexSense, a flexible plastic fence. Over the In designing a 12-horse facility, efficiency is the last thing on years, their product line has expanded and evolved to the point many owners’ minds. Instead of labor costs, they’re envisioning where Innovative Equine Systems is now recognized as a leading open aisle ways, big stalls and light flowing through the barn authority on outfitting complete barn interiors. They began to doors. These are all wonderful design aspects of the barn, but the produce and design their own products, such as artisan horse layout of the facility makes for an efficient operation”. Owners may stalls and barn accessories, and now compete as a major player not think about the hours involved in cleaning stalls, turning out in the rubber flooring industry. horses and caring for the facility. “We have evolved out of the fencing business and mostly Innovative Equine Systems uses hardwoods and open stall concentrate on rubber flooring and barn interiors,” said Dennis fronts for more than just the aesthetic appeal. The European open Marion, owner of Innovative Equine Systems. stall front was first designed to allow for the horses to socialize The consultants at Innovative Equine Systems work with in the barn. When horses are locked behind a stall door, they non-equine architects, equine architects, owner-builders become bored, which promotes chewing on the walls or doors as and contractors and can step in to assist at any stage in the well as pacing. The open stall fronts make for happier horses as construction, whether it is at the beginning design process or well as a more attractive design. midway through a remodel. “People come to us because they want something that lasts, Horse owners have their own vision for their facilities as far as rather than something that has to be rebuilt again,” Dennis said. what they want it to look like and how they want it to function. This “The basis for our company was that so many facilities had to be is where Innovative Equine Systems shines — they know what is redone since they weren’t done properly to begin with. We like the needed for safety and function in a barn and know how to make idea of doing it once and doing it right. A properly designed and a barn beautiful. built barn should not only look nice, but also last a lifetime.” “We work with all budgets and visions, but do mostly high-end A properly designed barn should not only look nice, but also last a lifetime.

Barns featuring dutch doors.

Open stall fronts allow horses to socialize in the barn. 102 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 103 eFabulous Farm — South Carolina A Little Piece of Heaven

Stable View barn

By Dani Moritz

hile searching for a place to retire in Aiken, South Carolina, Cyndy and Barry Olliff struck gold — Wultimately finding the perfect property not only for their retirement, but something much greater. The Olliffs found the perfect spot to establish a new international training facility. They named the farm Stable View, and the 164 acres surrounded by conservation land, originally built for the Sage Valley Hunt Club, came equipped with high-quality construction and strategically positioned buildings, including kennels for the dogs and a work shed — all on a beautiful landscape with stunning views. It wasn’t difficult to see the potential for a world-class facility. “We’ve taken this infrastructure and used it as a template for a modern training center,” Cyndy explained. “We’ve continued to spread out the facilities as we’ve developed them. This has been undertaken with the intention of providing a quiet, efficient and stress-free equine environment from both a practitioner and spectator’s perspective.” Since purchasing the property in 2010, they’ve added a 300 x 250-foot covered arena, on-site accommodations, stalls, two new barns and an irrigated cross-country course. In addition, they converted the existing four large pastures into 35 half-acre paddocks to complement every stall on the property and are currently working on an outdoor arena and hacking trail. The cross-country course, which includes bank complexes, ditches, a sunken road and many portable jumps, was designed by none other than Captain Mark Phillips and was built by Eric Bull. When asked what it was like working with the eventing king, Barry described the experience as “brilliant.” He added, “He’s very detailed and spends a lot of time looking at the topography.” Stable View has already hosted dressage and combined training shows and a Jimmy Wofford eventing clinic. Eventers will get their first taste of its cross-country course in September for Stable View’s first USEF-recognized horse trial with divisions ranging from beginning novice to preliminary. The Olliffs hope this is just the beginning of a bright competitive future for Stable View as they attempt to create a gathering place for all the best equestrians — a very viable goal as the United States Eventing Team has already used the facility for its training A rider enjoying a winter hack sessions during the winters of 2013 and 2014. Photos by Shelly Marshall Schmidt, They’ve also developed a community outreach program. “We unless noted otherwise 104 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE hope that the Stable View Community Outreach program will, over the next few months, begin to gain some momentum,” she said. “Our wish is to use Stable View to offer the necessary facilities to provide a place for programs and groups that are less privileged, with the facilities to achieve their equine goals.” While Cyndy recognizes they have a long way to go, the Olliffs look forward to continuing to expand and enjoying their little piece of heaven.

Stable View’s cross-country course Photo by Chris Quinn

The aisle of a Stable View barn Stable View barn Stable View’s Inaugural Southeast Hunter Trials to Benefit the SPCA Cyndy and Barry Olliff have been major supporters of the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare since they moved to Aiken, South Carolina, in 2010. In fact, the Olliffs even hosted the SPCA for approximately six months when the original SPCA building burned down in February 2011. So it came as no surprise when the Olliffs approached Barbara Nelson, president and CEO of the SPCA and Master of the Hounds for Whiskey Road Fox Founds, about turning Stable View’s Inaugural Hunt Trials, to be held Saturday, November 8, 2014, into a fundraising event for the SPCA. Of course, Barbara was thrilled with the offer. “I’m sure it’ll be a great success,” said Barbara. “Certainly Whisky Road Fox Hounds members and staff will participate and I’m going to compete in it myself. The hunts around here are very supportive of the SPCA so I hope they’re going to enter as well.” She added, “The property is beautiful, meticulously cared for, with varied terrain to interest and challenge the horses and riders. This is going to be a fun event for spectators and riders.” The trial will include four divisions (juniors, hilltoppers, open and foxhunters) and $2,500 in prize money and a perpetual trophy for the highest-scoring hunt club. There will also be a barbeque (included in entry or spectator fee) and Barbara says you can count on seeing SPCA volunteers there and, more than likely, adoptable dogs. Barbara Nelson Photo by Heather Sargent

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Raw Land — the wells were at the far left end, out of view of this photo. Photos courtesy of Kathy Serio

By Kathy Serio property was raw land. I used to jokingly sing my made-up version to the tune of “There Was an Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly.” This issue of Sidelines has a theme that encompasses My version went: “There was a young (at the time I was young) architecture and barn building, with beautiful photos and excellent lady that built a barn, I don’t know why she built a barn, I think advice for your barn building needs. Although I’m in the process she’ll die.” It truly was an amazing experience but every stressor of adding two simple little stalls to my current quaint four-stall one can possibly think of about building a smaller-scale house barn, which I love without question, I am not the authority on barn became magnified by at least a zillion when it came to building building. this barn. I did, however, design and build a 22-stall barn from scratch So with all this great knowledge accumulated over the years, I in the mid- to late-1990s in Huntington, West Virginia, with my am the authority on what not to do when building a barn. Here are ex-husband. We pounded every nail into every fence board and several things I would, perhaps, do a little bit differently: put every fence post in the ground ourselves, a labor of crazy ol’ young love. Step One: Find Water Before Building In fact, one time, using the tractor with auger to dig fence-post Find water before building a 22-stall barn, with a two-bedroom holes, his pants were ripped right off his body through a hole he apartment overhead and a beautiful indoor and outdoor arena on had in his jeans, as the auger came up from the red clay. As he the top of a mountain. Mr. and Mr. Wilson were my well drillers stood there in just his tighty whities, we were at first silent, in and they were such wonderful older gentlemen, with wonderful complete shock, then we felt relieved and incredibly lucky, then well-digging stories. came the nonstop laughter. Where I could listen to them tell their stories in their baggy old real were cell phone cameras back then? denim overalls and slow southern drawl for hours. Every day I We always laughed and had a good would see them on the horizon of the far field on top of our time “working the land.” mountain, with their well-digging machine up in the air and the My ex-husband and I even had to banging, banging, banging, drilling for water. It was such a lovely put in utility poles and lines up one sound and, like the TV “Beverly Hillbillies” Clampetts hitting oil, we side of the mountain and we had couldn’t wait to hit water! to “find” water for the well, as this I made the Wilson brothers lunch every day. I’d pack little bags and take them out to the field, and they’d entertain me with old About the writer: Kathy Serio is an amateur West Virginia stories. Each day, they’d say, “We’re gettin’ close, rider based in Wellington, Florida, where she Ms. Mailloux. We’re gettin’ close.” Uh huh, highly unlikely. works full time in the equine pharmaceutical Meanwhile, in Florida, when I had to put in a new well to irrigate industry. In 2012 she married her trainer of 12 years, Tommy Serio, who often calls her “Lucy,” my new GGT Arena, the well drillers came out and had the well for “Lucille Ball.” Being trained by her husband completed in 24 hours — top to bottom, and the irrigation was brings a whole new dimension to riding as an put in one day after that. Literally, I went from no water for an amateur. Kathy spends her spare time riding arena to simply pushing a button and the arena is automatically Kathy Serio and laughing with her 2- and 4-legged gang. As Photo by Holly Gannon Taboada Charlie Chaplin said, “A day without laughter is watered for 15 minutes twice a day, in 48 hours. Considering my Photography a day wasted.” only brush with “hitting water” was in West Virginia, to me a well in 108 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Florida was like magic. You literally hit water like 20 inches deep! But not in Six days to an arena West Virginia, you didn’t … water was elusive and it was gold! The Wilsons lived on our farm for at least three months, although it truly felt like three lifetimes. One day one of the brothers finally said, “Ms. Mailloux, we hit water.” Mind you, I’m thinking gusher! No, this 450-foot well produced about two gallons per hour — so my relief quickly dwindled. And the well digging continued. In the end, we had four wells, two were capped off due to problems, and that left us with two very slow-functioning wells with slightly briny water, thanks to the limestone of the West Virginia mountains. However, the horses loved it! Lucky for us!

Step Two: Do a Perc Test This step seems like simple, practi- cal advice for anyone involved in own- ing and building on a piece of land Before landscaping they purchased: Do a percolation test and build in the vicinity of said “perked” area. Now in Florida, I sell real estate, and most homes in this area are on city water and sewer, so this is a moot point. But in West Virginia it’s a differ- ent story and it’s home of the “unperk- able” land! You’d think that there would be one area on a 100-acre farm that would perc, right? Not only did we not find an area close to the building site to perc, as we didn’t have many build- ing site options due to the “hilliness” of our mountain top, we found no area at all that perked, thanks in part to the lovely red clay that was the base of our beautiful landscape. The percolation test is designed to determine the suitability of a site for Finished arena a septic system. More specifically, a percolation test measures the ability of the soil to absorb liquid. Our soil absorbed no liquid. Septic system designers use the results of percola- tion tests to properly construct septic systems. So, after we had already been building the paddock fences for two years, before actually build- ing the barn with the apartment and both the indoor and outdoor arena, we then had to find a place to excavate the drainage field area, and fill it with porous material, and put in a “mound” system and a leach field. Basically, it’s a big hump on top of the ground that’s your septic system. The point behind it is to distribute the sewage over a greater square footage, thus requiring less perc per square foot. My budget was rapidly beginning to FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 109 inflate, meaning Consuela (aka me!), would most likely be land- Not a black and white photo! This scaping, painting the barn and the was winter atop Timber Ridge Farm. trim work, building jumps, painting jumps, painting the interior of the apartment, in addition to mucking 22 stalls, turning horses out every day and night, feeding, unloading 250 bales of hay every two weeks from hay truck, riding and many other odd jobs too numerous to mention. But, I’d have the barn I always dreamed of having. In the meantime, still singing and adding verses:

“There was a young lady that built a barn, I don’t know why she built a barn, I think she’ll die. She built the barn before The Wilson’s found water to the tune of $30,000, she built a barn before putting in a leach field and septic system to the tune of $15,000, I don’t know why she built a delivery of 50–60 loads of limestone screenings, and due to the the barn, I think she’ll die!” condition of the road, the trucks had to be pulled up the road by a backhoe, as they couldn’t get up the steepness or drive through Step Three: Build A Road the ruts permanently created from the trucks before them. On top When we purchased the property on top of the mountain we of that, we also needed the footing delivered. Well, me being an were told that the one-lane road, exactly a half-mile up the hill extreme type-A barn owner you can bet your lucky stars we got and twisty, with switchbacks, was a public road. We purchased us a pretty fancy arena in six days! I did, however, have to cry a the farm from Ms. Donna May, and lucky for us, Ms. Donna May’s little, beg a little and be a “girl” when the backhoe also had to pull son, Topper, was pretty high up in the Department of Highways, the West Virginia state trucks up the road to lay the asphalt at the so it was deemed a state road since his momma needed to tend very top since it was so torn up. At that point, they all threatened to her cows that were up there. to walk off the job, but couldn’t stand to see “a sweet, little country Donna May was eventually going to build a house up there girl cry.” herself, but never did — I guess because she wanted to live a long, stress-free, happy life! We were told as soon as “something” Step Four: Hit the Lottery was built on the property it would be paved! The summer of 1998, My recommendation for future barn building projects: Hit the we finished building the barn and the indoor, and were just about lottery. Then build a barn or buy a barn already built and renovate. to begin the outdoor arena when the highway department finally Spend your free time at the beach or on a lake with your friends, answered my letter-writing campaign, which went something like discussing where the chandelier might go — in the main entrance this: of the barn or perhaps three of them all the way down the aisle. Also, discuss how the stereo speaker system will be wired in with Dear Sir or Madam, Pandora for your indoor and outdoor riding pleasure, and which of This is Mrs. Mailloux, again, from May Drive, did you miss me? those new fancy stalls you’ll import from Europe and install — The When can you pave our road, as I would be forever in your debt Kensington Line or The Berkshire Line. and you will then not be responsible for the death of a woman that And finally, never, ever, ever, never, even think about wintering built a barn? Love, Kathy Mailloux on top of a mountain in West Virginia, but instead, head to Florida mid-December. I’ll never forget the advice my father’s partner, Their response, when it finally came, was quite a shock, as it who was the Master of the Hounds in a Boston Hunt, gave to my simply said: ex-husband when we told him we purchased a farm. He said “Do you know how to make a small fortune from buying a farm?” My Dear Mrs. Mailloux, ex-husband said “No, how?!” Then he smugly said, “Start with a We will be paving your road on Monday, July 27, 1998. We are large fortune, and you will quickly have a small fortune.” I assured charging you $8,000 – splitting the total cost of $16,000 with the my ex he was so silly, just a joke, certainly that wasn’t true… State, to maintain your road in winter months as well. Sincerely, Older and wiser, and still singing: The State of West Virginia Department of Highways “There was (now an) old lady that built a barn, I don’t know Now at this juncture, we did have horses living at the farm, and why she built a barn, I think she’ll die. She built the barn before to be perfectly honest, the road was a disaster with all the heavy The Wilsons found water to the tune of $30,000, she built a barn trucks running up and down from prior construction and it needed before putting in a leach field and septic system to the tune of to be fixed as soon as possible! For a half-mile of road, I felt as if $15,000, and she built a barn before the State agreed to pave the $8,000 was chump change, or at least that’s what I kept telling my road, for an additional $8,000, and she built the barn then had to exceedingly skeptical ex-husband, who was typically at the office build an arena in six days time before the road was to be paved, I when all this was happening. don’t know why she built a barn, I think she’ll die.” However, the time frame the State left me six days to schedule 110 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 111 e

Asides

The Mashomack Polo Club hosted the 17th Annual Mashomack International Polo Challenge & Luncheon in June, generously presented by Nespresso. The high- spirited event began with a Louis Roederer Champagne Reception, while Mashomack’s Young Guns, aged eight- years-old and up, rode their hearts out in a rousing exhibition match. A tented field-side elegant luncheon and the exciting 8-goal International Polo Challenge immediately followed. The Chairmen of this year’s event, Bruce & Teresa Colley, Parker Gentry Thorne and Karen Klopp, welcomed the additional Great news! Great Meadow Foundation in The Plains, support of sponsors La Martina, Heather Croner Sotheby’s Virigina, hosted the WEG PREP TRIAL, a mandatory outing International Real Estate, Manhattan Saddlery and Kokin for the USA 3-Day Team as they prepared for the World Hats. Equestrian Games. This new cross-country “polo themed” After a hard fought battle, the International Mashomack skinny fence at Great Meadows honors Great Meadow Challenge Cup was won by What2WearWhere against Polo Club, Twilight Polo, and the Great Meadow Polo Wide World Ferrari, and the Mathias Guerrand Hermes School. Aaron Rust, (left) course builder, David O’Connor, Sportsmanship Award went to captain of the team, John USEF chef d’equipe (center), and Tremaine Cooper, FEI Klopp. The Heather Croner Sotheby’s International Real and USEF “R” course designer, show off the new polo jump. Estate’s Best Playing Pony Award went to the well-deserved Photo by Lauren R Giannini Dynamite, owned by Philip Mactaggart. Pictured: Bruce Colley (left) and Vikram Chatwal Photo by Cutty McGill More Asides on page 123

Opening Day of Bridgehampton Polo Club on Saturday, July 19, 2014, hosted by Town & Country Magazine, with sponsors Lancome Paris, Escada and Jet Edge, provided for an exciting afternoon at the impeccably groomed Two Trees Farm. Many notables, including a rare appearance by President of Hearst Publications Michael Clinton, enjoyed a festive day under the gorgeously outfitted tent sprinkled with floral design by NYC’s L’Atelier Rouge and taking in a high- speed polo match between Bash Kazi’s KIG and Peter Brant’s victorious White Birch. Other notable guests included Town & Country Publisher Jennifer Levene Bruno, Georgina Bloomberg, Peter and Harry Brant, Kelly Klein, Neil Hirsch, Kipton Kronkite, Delfina Blaquier, Brad Lauren, Stewart Lane, Daniel Boulud, Executive Chef of Daniel and Elise DiStefano. Photo by Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com

112 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 113 ePassion For Polo Kerstie Allen’s Passion for Polo & All Things Equine By Kerstie Allen

I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Being a very big- city-like setting, the last thing you’d expect to encounter would be a horse. However, from my earliest memory, and me being me, I could think of nothing but horses. I have no idea what provoked this passion, but I would spend days obsessing over how I could ride. As I got a bit older, I’d take whatever chance I could find to even be near horses, let alone ride one. By about 7 years old, I hatched a plan. I sat in my room and made a list of everything I could do to earn money. I’d take whatever job I could find to earn enough to buy my own horse. I didn’t care how long it would take or how many newspapers I would have to deliver to make my dream a reality. My parents were very supportive, but insistent that if I wanted a horse, I would be the one paying for a horse. I look back now and that’s one of the best lessons they could have ever taught me. It was a long haul, but by my last year in high school I had finally done it! We were off horse shopping. The amazing things that have unfolded since that day are the things of dreams. Through horses I’ve been invited to travel the world and compete in nearly every discipline imaginable — from hunters and jumpers to barrel racing and roping to mounted shooting and polocrosse. But for me, the biggest thrill of all has been the discovery of polo. From the moment I stood field side at what looked like a green ocean in front of me and felt the thunder of eight horses move the ground beneath my feet as they raced after the ball at a full gallop, I knew this was the sport for me. As Lyndon Lea, the famous winner of two U.S. Open Championships with his Zacara Team, said, “From the first second I played, it was like a shot in the veins. Kerstie Allen Photo by LuckyIndianFotos I was hooked!” Or as Sylvester Stallone, the actor and polo player, Follow Kerstie on Twitter at @kerstiea; on Instagram said, “It’s like playing golf in an earthquake.” at allenkerstie; and on Facebook at Kerstie Allen. No two people describe it the same, but the overall effect is similar … awesome! About the writer: Ker- The polo life is great and involves as much travel as the best stie Allen is a native of show jumping circuits in the world. Over the last year, I’ve had Melbourne, Australia. Her passion for horses has the pleasure of playing 26-goal polo in Palm Beach, Florida, with taken her on a worldwide the best players in the world on the Crab Orchard team. To be adventure exploring and selected to play, especially as a woman, is a very high honor. I mastering nearly every suppose it’s true that hard work and dedication do pay off. discipline in the equestrian world and opening doors After playing in Palm Beach, I trailered down I-95 to Miami to of opportunity for women play in the International Beach Polo Association’s 10th annual everywhere. Beach Polo World Cup. From there, I headed to Texas to play polo at some of the most beautiful farms, then to California to play for the Hollywood Polo Team versus the Beverly Hills Polo team in Hollywood. It was a rather star-studded event as you’d expect in Los Angeles and I loved it. After that, it was on to San Diego and Temecula Polo Club. As I write this, I’m in Hawaii touring the islands, going to rodeos, playing polo and getting the chance to mix the two childhood loves of my life — horses and surfing. Who would have thought that if Surfing and riding you follow your heart, you really can be living the dream! – Kerstie’s two I look forward to sharing my ride with you in my new Sidelines passions. column, and hope you’ll share yours with me! Photo by Keala Panzarini 114 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 115 STALLION DIRECTORY

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FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 117 BARNS / FARMS / TRAINERS & CLUBS / DIRECTORY Go to www.sidelinesnews.com for active links to all Directories. To advertise in the Directories call Melissa Burns (561) 951-4225 or email [email protected] ALABAMA MEADOWBROOK TOLLAND FALLS FOX STONE FARM EQUESTRIAN CENTER VENTURES Hunters/Jumpers/Equitation Dressage Barn & Training Sedalia, Colorado Boarding/Training/Sales/Showing FOX LAKE FARM Lake Worth, FL Sedalia, Colorado (303) 688-8725 Allison Majerik Black Jason Clukey (303) 910-5395 [email protected] (954) 520-8781 and Mark Tompkins www.meadowbrookec.com www.tollandfalls.com www.foxstonefarm.com Hunters/Jumpers/Equitation/Ponies Birmingham, AL (205) 991-0624 www.foxlakefarm.com MERIDIAN RIDING CLUB UP AND OVER, INC. LADY JEAN RANCH Tracye Ferguson Jennifer Rhodes Fifty Rideable Acres Hunter/Jumper/Equitation Hunter/Jumper/Equitation Covered Arena with Mirrors Boarding Annual & Seasonal (720) 413-9623 Castle Rock, Colorado ARIZONA 10333 Randolph Siding Road www.meridianridingclub.com (303) 929-7856 www.upandoverinc.com Jupiter, FL 33478 TWISTED TREE FARM (561) 745-1300 www.ljrelite.com Janet Hischer/Trainer PENDRAGON STUD WELLSBRIDGE FARM, INC Hunter/Jumper/Equitation EQUESTRIAN CENTER Corky Shaha – Trainer MIAMI INTERNATIONAL Scottsdale, Arizona Laura Backus Paul Rohrbach – Trainer (480) 860-8215 Larkspur, Colorado Parker, Colorado RIDING CLUB Celia & Dani Bunge www.twistedtreefarm.com (303) 688-4147 (303) 841-0142 Hunter/Jumper/Equitation www.pendragoneventing.com [email protected] Boarding/Lessons/Showing www.wellsbridgefarms.com (305) 775-9155/(305) 753-2481 COLORADO SAVOY STABLES [email protected] Hunter/Jumpers www.mirc-horses.com BUNKER STABLES Littleton, Colorado FLORIDA (720) 937-4554 Hunter/Jumper/Grand Prix [email protected] PENNINGTON FARMS, INC. La Salle, Colorado Ann Pennington, USEF “R” Judge www.savoystables.com ASHLAND FARMS (970) 978-9667 Ken & Emily Smith Hunters/Jumpers/Ponies [email protected] Training/Showing/Sales Fort Myers, FL 33966 www.bunker-stables.com SERENITY FARM SHOW 14710 Palm Beach Point Blvd. (239) 275-3276 Cell (239) 850-2085 STABLES Wellington, FL 33414 [email protected] CANDY OWEN Hunters, Jumpers, Equitation & Sales Ken (561) 818-8495 www.penningtonfarms.com Emily (561) 371-1510 Hunter/Jumper/Event Prospects Elizabeth, Colorado www.ashlandfarmsfl.com Longmont, Colorado www.serenityfarmshowstables.com (303) 910-1903 Cindy Cruciotti, Owner and Trainer GEORGIA candy@[email protected] Cell: (720) 373-2900 BILL SCHAUB www.owenquarterhorses.com Email: [email protected] Over the Hill Farm Kelli Clevenger, Associate Trainer Conveniently located 20 minutes REVELRY FARM Cell: (626) 824-5018 From Rollins College and UCF Dressage/Hunters/Jumpers DENVER EQUESTRIANS Email: [email protected] Hunter/Jumper/Equitation Alpharetta, GA Horseback Riding School and Stable Training and Sales (706) 531-4879 Littleton, Colorado B (407) 322-1912 or C (407) 474-2348 www.revelryfarm.com (720) 633-4829 STRANG RANCH Molly Sewell (321) 303-3515 www.denverequestrians.com EQUESTRIAN CENTER Melissa VanderVennet (407) 921-4055 Carbondale, Colorado [email protected] (970) 963-2319 LOUISIANA www.othfarm.com GIGI BRITTAIN DRESSAGE [email protected] Elizabeth, Colorado www.strangranch.com (561) 309-6088 FOX RIDGE FARM CARRIAGE HILL FARMS Hunter/Jumper Sport Horses [email protected] Hunters/Jumpers/Ponies/Equitation Folsom, Louisiana www.gigibrittaindressage.com SUMMIT EQUESTRIAN Delray Beach, FL Angelika Beutel (985) 570-3008 Jane Fennessy – (561) 451-7900 Firestone, Colorado [email protected] IRON HORSE FARMS Vinissa Blann – (561) 715-4435 (720) 206-7169 www.tjfarm.net Elizabeth, Colorado Tricia Loftus – (954) 650-8945 [email protected] (303) 803-8015 www.carriagehillfarms.com [email protected] www.ironhorsefarmsco.com THE COLORADO NORTH CAROLINA DELRAY EQUESTRIAN HORSE PARK JUST A LITTLE FARM Parker, Colorado CENTER LINCOLN RUSSELL Boulder, Colorado (303) 841-5550 Hunter/Jumpers/Ponies/Equitation/ Instructor-Trainer H/J Laurie Grayson/Certified Trainer [email protected] Dressage/Western Pleasure/ Equitation & Sales Hunter/Jumper/Equitation www.coloradohorsepark.com Training/Showing/Sales/Camps Loan Oak Farm - Revelry Farm (303) 579-3837 Delray Beach, FL Tryon, NC – Alpharetta, GA [email protected] Matt & Courtney Dunmire (828) 817-3710 TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCH (561) 495-4701 [email protected] Golden, Colorado www.delrayequestriancenter.com www.loneoakfarm.com LOST LAKE EQUESTRIAN (303) 278-3285 Franktown, Colorado [email protected] (303) 888-2805 [email protected] www.llec.net

118 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS SANTA BARBARA POLO CLUB BREEZY HILL SOUTH AUGUSTA PINES 8, 12, 20 Goal Seasons Quality Performance Horses Spring, Texas Club League Polo - Apr-Oct Aiken, SC Hunter/Jumpers Call Ariana, GM (805) 684-6683 (803) 648-9951 Martien van der Hoeven www.sbpolo.com www.breezyhill.com Sherre Sims (281) 516-2732 WILL ROGERS POLO CLUB www.augustpinesfarm.com BRIDLEWOOD FARM Felice Densa – General Manager John Abbott, Trainer April - September Aiken, SC ELMSTEAD FARM (310) 573-5000 (770) 309-2210 Cell Britt McCormick www.willrogerspolo.org www.bridlewoodfarm.com Hunters/Jumpers/Equitation Parker, Texas (972) 467-6008 CANADA FOXLAND EQUESTRIAN www.elmsteadfarm.net Dressage in Aiken, SC! Nick Betelli (707) 888-9070 CALGARY POLO CLUB Darren Taplin (707) 321-8370 Cam Clark – President foxlandequestrian.com WYOMING P.O. Box 17, Site 9, RR 2 Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 1A2 COLTS UNLIMITED May – Sept. OXER SQUARE FARM 0-20 Goal & Green Horse Polo Hunter /Jumper-Training & Sales Charlie and Hilary Carrel 7 full size fields. Outdoor arena. Landrum, SC (864) 630-1113 Sheridan, Wyoming Club Office – (403) 938-0182 [email protected] (307) 673-0505 [email protected] www.oxersquarefarm.com [email protected] www.coltsunlimited.com wwwcalgarypoloclub.com PARADISE FARM Instruction, Training, Boarding COLORADO Sales and Events POLO CLUBS Lellie Ward (803) 640-4918 paradisefarmaiken.com R&L FARMS CALIFORNIA POLO CLUB THE STABLE ON THE Elizabeth, Colorado WOODS CENTRAL COAST (303) 805-0448 Aiken, South Carolina POLO CLUB [email protected] (603) 785-0435 Junior/Collegiate/Adult Polo School www.rlpolofarms.com thestableonthewoods.com 2320 Clark Valley Road Los Osos, CA 93402 (805) 801-9410 NEW MEXICO TENNESSEE centralcoastpolo.com SILVER AND SADDLES HUNTERS COURT STABLE OC POLO CLUB 23401 Via Pajaro POLO CLUB Training, Sales and Showing Santa Fe, New Mexico Coto de Caza, CA 92679 “Teaching horses and riders (505) 424-9330 Phone: (714) 791-8369 to be their best…” [email protected] [email protected] David Q. Wright – Cell (615) 973-2713 www.ocpolo.com www.hunterscourt.com SOUTH CAROLINA STONY POINT FARM SAN DIEGO POLO CLUB Training, Showing, Breeding, (858) 481-9217 Fax (858) 481-2247 Mare/Foal Care, Retirements [email protected] AIKEN POLO CLUB College Grove, TN www.sandiegopolo.com (803) 643-3611 Mindy Coleman (615) 969-6836 www.aikenpoloclub.org www.stonypointfarm.com TEXAS

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FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 119 EQUESTRIAN SERVICES DIRECTORY ACCOMODATIONS DESIGN/FURNITURE EQUINE HYPERBARIC HITCHCOCK WOODS CENTER OF Paradise in Aiken, SC Aiken Horse Show BED & BARN FARMS IDLEWILD DESIGNS® SOUTH FLORIDA hitchcockwoods.org Hyperbaric Oxygen is an Lodging/Overnight Stabling Florida’s finest furniture, custom aikenhorseshow.org Forest City, NC/Tryon Area Tables, grand style designs for the Adjunctive Treatment to your Medical and Surgical Treatments (828) 248-4463 Most elegant equestrian properties TRIANGLE FARMS www.bedandbarnnc.com (561) 793-1970 1630 F Road, Loxahatchee, FL 33470 [email protected] (561) 319-2557 HORSE SHOWS equinehyperbariccenter.com H/J Rated ‘A’ and ‘C’ Shows Hunt Horse Complex, Raleigh, NC ARENA CONSTRUCTION LEE DUDLEY, MA,LPC www.trianglefarms.com EDUCATION Equine Partnership Program SHANE DOYLE FARMS, LLC Mental Health Services TRYON RIDING & Arena Construction and Repair AMERICAN HERITAGE Children and Adults HUNT CLUB Cell: (201) 572-9476 SCHOOL Elizabeth, Colorado Horse Shows/Tryon Area [email protected] College Preparatory with (303) 478-8734 (828) 863-0480 www.shanedoylefarmsllc.com Equestrian Program for [email protected] www.trhcevents.org PK3 - Grade 12 www.equinetherapycolorado.org 6200 Linton Blvd. ARTISTS Delray Beach, FL SPOTLIGHT EQUINE (561) 495-7272 Parker, Colorado HORSE www.ahschool.com (720) 331-8058 TRANSPORTATION JOYCE HALL-THE STUDIO www.spotlightequinetherapy. 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Hunter/Jumper judge turned dressage rider, John McGinty and his trusty steed Playboy returned to the show ring after a year’s absence under the guidance of Marcus Orlob. The results were the High Score FEI Adult Amateur at Saugerties! Go John! Pictured: Marcus Orlob runs John McGinty to the ring!

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 121 REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY ARIZONA FIRST COLORADO SUZY SWEITZER MARTHA W. JOLICOEUR, P.A. LAND OFFICE Horse Property Specialist Illustrated Properties, Wellington, FL TRAEGEN KNIGHT Jeff A. Post Re/Max Alliance Phone: (561) 797-8040 St. John’s, Arizona Central Colorado Parker, CO [email protected] (928) 524-3740 (719) 539-6682 Phone: (303) 888-6282 www.marthasproperties.com [email protected] [email protected] www.suzysweitzer.com www.headquarterswest.com www.FirstColorado.com MATT JOHNSON, REALTOR TOM MORSE Equestrian Specialist MARTHA POTTER-GOLDSTEIN Legacy Properties West Sotheby’s Illustrated Properties, Wellington COLORADO Broker Associate/Realtor International Realty (561) 795-3013 [email protected] The Kentwood Company Cherry Creek Durango, Colorado 81301 www.mattsells.com Mobile: (303) 918-9005 (970) 769-8989 DAVE TRUJILLO [email protected] [email protected] The Group, Inc. Real Estate ROBERT ROSS, P.A. luxurylivingdenver.com www.legacypropertieswestSIR.com Ft. Collins/Loveland, CO Equestrian Real Estate (970) 222-0340 Keller Williams Realty-Wellington [email protected] STEVE KING Phone: (561) 758-6185 www.davetrujillo.com United Country Timberline Realty FLORIDA Email: [email protected] Divide, Colorado (719) 661-7823 ANN-LOUISE COOK ED ROBINSON www.timberlinerealtyinc.com Equestrian Property Specialist Homes, Farms & Land GEORGIA RE Max Professionals Illustrated Properties, Wellington, FL Phone: (561) 301-4626 Cell: (303) 522-4811 DAN BANGS [email protected] [email protected] annlouisecook.com Keller Williams www.shopcoloradorealestate.com Atlanta Area (770) 365-4510 BROWNING REALTY, INT’L. www.danbangs.com Eike & Randy Browning “Like” us on Facebook Call (561) 791-2151, 358-2266 [email protected] COMMUNITY PARTNERS Visit our website at www.sidelinesnews.com www.palmbeachpolo-properties.com REALTY (678) 410-8793 – Sue Vetch [email protected] CHUCK GOLDSTEIN, P.A. Keller Williams Luxury Homes eIngate International (561) 714-1274 KENTUCKY [email protected] www.goforthegold.info ARNOLD KIRKPATRICK & COMPANY Central Kentucky’s Most Respected DAVID A. WELLES, REALTOR Farm Broker Equestrian Sotheby’s International (859) 576-8195 Equestrian Homes, Farms & Land www.kirkfarms.com (561) 313-9123 [email protected] OFFUTT REALTY, INC. Located 5 minutes from EQUESTRIAN PROPERTIES The Kentucky Horse Park Karen Connelly (859) 421-5222 Let the experts handle your www.offuttrealty.com real estate needs. (561) 227-1535 equestrianpropertiesinc.com MASSACHUSETTS EQUESTRIAN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY EQUINE HOMES Wellington, Florida Equestrian & Country Properties Office (561) 771-2626 (800) 859-2745 equestriansothebysrealty.com www.equinehomes.com

HOLLY ANN CHANEY GINETTE BROCKWAY Boca Executive Realty Farms & Estates, Boston Area Specializing in Equestrian Sales (978) 621-4370 (561) 719-0828 www.homesandhorses.com [email protected]

JOAN PLETCHER, REALTOR NEW YORK Considering Ocala? Estates, Farms & Training Centers SALLY SLATER- NY & CT (352) 347-1777 Douglas Elliman Real Estate Sidelines publisher Samantha Charles, left, enjoyed the www.joanpletcher.com Bedford to North Salem & Vic. Vermont Summer Festival horse show with her fiancé Jerry Horse property specialist! LISA MENARD, REALTOR (914) 584-0137 - Cell Spitler. Samantha and Jerry also caught up with Tracey Illustrated Properties, Wellington FL [email protected] Murray, center, who owns Oak Manor Saddlery in Aiken, (561) 329-1593 South Carolina. Tracey is also enjoying Vermont with her tack [email protected] trailer at the show.

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DAVID STINSON LINTON/BINGLE Meybohm Realtors Estates, Horse Farms, Cottages ASSOCIATE BROKERS The sixth annual Polo for the Planet, an event created by the JHREA - Christie’s Int’l Real Estate (803) 644-1721 - Aiken, SC Ladies Polo Auxiliary to showcase environmentally friendly www.dstinson.net Jackson Hole, Wyoming Carol Linton (307) 732-7518 goods and services and celebrating our Planet, was a huge Betsy Bingle (307) 732-7590 success. This year’s co-chairs were Britt Harless, jewelry DEIRDRE STOKER [email protected] designer of Bohem Unique Gems and founder of National VAILLENCOURT www.lintonbingle.com “This Is My Neighborhood” Go Solar Foundation, Joanne Taylor jewelry designer of World Class & Luxury Properties Joanne Taylor Jewelry and Judith Aronson Independent (803) 640-4591 U.S. and International Projects Director. Attendees enjoyed www.aikenscproperties.com samplings of local, organic and/or sustainable foods, alcohol, products, services and education in The “Go Solar” Pavilion. Contestants in the upcoming Miss Earth Dallas Pageant were on hand volunteering in many capacities including pouring the sparkling beverages. The event was fortunate to include many sponsors. Pictured: Wendy Paruolo and Britt Harless

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A girl can dream! This is my real dream barn — the Stable View barn in Aiken, South Carolina. Photo by Shelly Marshall Schmidt

By Jan Westmark barn is no big deal. My husband took one look at the board stuck to the bottom of my foot and the nail protruding out of the top of my I love a beautiful barn and, many years ago, I actually built my shoe and started to sit down. dream barn. Or my “not-so-dreamy” barn, as I’ve referred to it I quickly told him that I should be the one to sit down and he since then. should stay standing and pull the board off my foot. I told him to At the time, my then-husband and I were living in South Carolina pretend he was pulling off my tall boots. Perhaps he was woozy, and we had two horses. I showed him plans for a beautiful two- but he actually did it and only one of us screamed like a girl. You stall barn and we had long talks about the design. can guess who. It didn’t take us long before we headed to the local feed store Our barn building had come to a halt and we headed to the and purchased plywood, poles, two-by-fours and roofing material hospital, but not before stopping by the feed store to tell the feed — everything we needed to build the barn — according to my store owner about my accident. I’m still not sure why we did that, husband. It seemed shockingly simple and un-dream-like to me, but he claimed a nail through the foot was a minor incident and but the man at the feed store agreed that it was everything we proceeded to tell us about his many mishaps. would need. By then the thrill of my dream barn was starting to diminish While a girl can dream about her perfect barn, practicality won while the pain in my foot — and the incredible swelling — was out and I decided to go with my husband’s version of a not-so- starting to increase. We arrived at the hospital and became instant dreamy barn because winter was coming and I wanted my horses celebrities as we told the tale over and over again of pulling the to have a roof over their heads. We started building the barn and board off my foot like it was a pair of tall boots. it looked like it would be finished in one weekend — probably By the end of the weekend, I was a semi-happy horsewoman. because it wasn’t really a barn, but more of a lean-to with walls I had taken a fun-filled trip to the emergency room, made friends and a roof. with the medical community, received a tetanus shot, some pain Then we hit a snafu. Actually, it was more like I stepped on a pills and a nice pair of crutches, and I had compared war wounds snafu. Or a nail. After our millionth trip to the feed store for more with the man at the feed store. Plus, I knew my horses would be supplies, (where I was becoming fast friends with the man who snug and warm all winter. owned the feed store) I took off my paddock boots and put on a I’m not sure if it was the joy of knowing no permanent damage pair of tennis shoes. I was carrying supplies to the barn when I had been done to my foot and I would someday walk again, but walked around a corner and stepped on a board. That wouldn’t I remember arriving home from the hospital and looking out at have been such a problem except there was a nail sticking out the almost-finished barn and thinking it was the most beautiful of the board and the nail went right through the bottom of my foot building in the world. Looking back on it, I realize those were some and out the top of my tennis shoe. powerful pain pills — a girl can dream, but only pain pills would I quickly discovered horse girls are tough — non-horsey have made me think my dreams had come true. husbands not so tough, even when they act like building a dream 128 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

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