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8 Good Food Hunting SIDELINES COLUMNISTS Sophie St. Clair - Juniorside 18 Second Chances: Saving Stormy The Beauty of Equestrian Artists Susan Friedland-Smith - California Hoofbeats Lisa Hollister, Esq - Equine Law 20 Juniorside: Artist Lyn St.Clair 68 Cover Story: Ann Reilly - Sports Psychology 36 Retired Racehorse Project with Barbara Wright’s Passion Kathy Serio - Amateurisms SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR/ Nuno Santos 72 Student-Teacher Artists: EDITORIAL ASSISTANT 42 Amateurisms: The Artful Clapper Joan MacIntyre and Sarah Holmberg Christina Alex INTERNS 46 California Hoofbeats: 74 Artist Walt Peterson’s Inspiration Alex Moritz-Long, Kayla Jones, Riding in Hollywood 78 Artist Leland Neff: A Living Legend Taylor Renner ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER 60 Amateur Photo Contest Winners 82 Fine Art Photographer Melissa Burns [email protected] Susan K. Friedland 561-951-4225

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Photo courtesy of Barbara Wright 2 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 3 Letter From The Editor his issue of Sidelines is a work of art! It’s our annual art issue and one of my favorites because it’s filled with gorgeous art and photography from artists and photographersT all across the country. The walls in my house are filled with paintings and photos of horses, but within these pages I certainly see some artwork that would look great in my home — and I bet you will, too. I love the cover by Barbara Wright of Colorado, a talented artist who founded a horse sanctuary called Harmony Jan Westmark, Editor-In-Chief HorseWorks. Barbara donates all of the earnings from her art sales to her sanctuary and I think you’ll enjoy her story and her a kick out of her time in the pasture! artwork. But don’t stop there — we feature over a dozen artists Speaking of kick, I think you’ll definitely get one from Kerstie in this issue and if you love equestrian art, then get ready for the Allen’s “Passion For Polo” column this month as she takes us on ride of your life. an adventure to Hawaii. From rodeos to polo to surfing the big You may be familiar with artist Leland Neff, who gave up a waves, Kerstie has a zest for life that’s contagious and makes lucrative career as a top fashion photographer and now spends you want to saddle up and ride along. his days riding and painting on his farm in New York. If you Our “Juniorside” columnist, Sophie St.Clair, is from California, haven’t seen his work, then it’s high time you did because he’s but this month she brings us news from Montana. Lyn St.Clair, very gifted. But he isn’t alone. As you turn each page, you’ll find another very talented artist, is Sophie’s aunt, and I’m glad to one stunning drawing and photo after another — work by Louise say that makes her an extended part of the Sidelines family. Lyn Mellon, Walt Peterson, Louisa Davidson, Susan K. Friedland, lives in Livingston, Montana, on the edge of a national forest and Joan MacIntyre, Sarah Holmberg, Michael Henington, Marcy spends her days riding through the wilderness — and of course Criner, Gisela Pferdekaemper and more. As horse lovers, we’re she captures her surroundings and her horses in her work. blessed to have so many talented equestrian artists among us. Thanks, Sophie, for introducing us to your aunt. This issue also features the winner and runners-up in our I want to welcome another California girl to the Sidelines Sidelines Amateur Photo Contest. Our readers are a talented stable. Susan Friedland-Smith is a teacher, rider and writer bunch and we had many wonderful entries. I love the runner-up and she’ll be bringing us tales from out west in our “California photo on this page, taken by Paige Cerulli. This is Whisper, an Hoofbeats” column. Susan starts us off with a pretty amazing off-the-track Thoroughbred mare who’s doing her own version of California adventure — a trail ride high above Los Angeles. airs above the ground. She’s one high-flying horse who’s getting The trail ride gives riders a stellar view of L.A. and the iconic Paige Cerulli’s Hollywood sign. photo was a I quickly added the Hollywood trail ride at Sunset Ranch to my runner-up in bucket list. But that’s not all Sunset Ranch has to offer. Soccer the Sidelines star David Beckham recently did a photo shoot at the ranch Amateur and you can see that in our digital edition of Sidelines. If you’re Photo a subscriber, then you have access to our digital edition or you Contest. can head to the Sidelines website and subscribe. If seeing David Beckham on the ranch in all his rugged glory doesn’t persuade Photo by you to log on to our digital edition, then I’m not sure what will! Paige Cerulli How about our Hot Horsemen issue coming in December? That’s right, the hot horsemen will be back — make sure you see them in digital and print. It’s time to Catch the Sidelines Spirit and follow us Susan Friedland- everywhere — print, digital, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Smith rides high Instagram. Saddle up and ride along! It’s an adventure you don’t above Los Angeles. want to miss. Don’t miss her new column, “California Hoofbeats.”

Photo courtesy of Susan Jan Westmark Friedland-Smith Editor-In-Chief [email protected] 4 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Letter From The Editor his issue of Sidelines is a work of art! It’s our annual art issue and one of my favorites because it’s filled with gorgeous art and photography from artists and photographersT all across the country. The walls in my house are filled with paintings and photos of horses, but within these pages I certainly see some artwork that would look great in my home — and I bet you will, too. I love the cover by Barbara Wright of Colorado, a talented artist who founded a horse sanctuary called Harmony Jan Westmark, Editor-In-Chief HorseWorks. Barbara donates all of the earnings from her art sales to her sanctuary and I think you’ll enjoy her story and her a kick out of her time in the pasture! artwork. But don’t stop there — we feature over a dozen artists Speaking of kick, I think you’ll definitely get one from Kerstie in this issue and if you love equestrian art, then get ready for the Allen’s “Passion For Polo” column this month as she takes us on ride of your life. an adventure to Hawaii. From rodeos to polo to surfing the big You may be familiar with artist Leland Neff, who gave up a waves, Kerstie has a zest for life that’s contagious and makes lucrative career as a top fashion photographer and now spends you want to saddle up and ride along. his days riding and painting on his farm in New York. If you Our “Juniorside” columnist, Sophie St.Clair, is from California, haven’t seen his work, then it’s high time you did because he’s but this month she brings us news from Montana. Lyn St.Clair, very gifted. But he isn’t alone. As you turn each page, you’ll find another very talented artist, is Sophie’s aunt, and I’m glad to one stunning drawing and photo after another — work by Louise say that makes her an extended part of the Sidelines family. Lyn Mellon, Walt Peterson, Louisa Davidson, Susan K. Friedland, lives in Livingston, Montana, on the edge of a national forest and Joan MacIntyre, Sarah Holmberg, Michael Henington, Marcy spends her days riding through the wilderness — and of course Criner, Gisela Pferdekaemper and more. As horse lovers, we’re she captures her surroundings and her horses in her work. blessed to have so many talented equestrian artists among us. Thanks, Sophie, for introducing us to your aunt. This issue also features the winner and runners-up in our I want to welcome another California girl to the Sidelines Sidelines Amateur Photo Contest. Our readers are a talented stable. Susan Friedland-Smith is a teacher, rider and writer bunch and we had many wonderful entries. I love the runner-up and she’ll be bringing us tales from out west in our “California photo on this page, taken by Paige Cerulli. This is Whisper, an Hoofbeats” column. Susan starts us off with a pretty amazing off-the-track Thoroughbred mare who’s doing her own version of California adventure — a trail ride high above Los Angeles. airs above the ground. She’s one high-flying horse who’s getting The trail ride gives riders a stellar view of L.A. and the iconic Paige Cerulli’s Hollywood sign. photo was a I quickly added the Hollywood trail ride at Sunset Ranch to my runner-up in bucket list. But that’s not all Sunset Ranch has to offer. Soccer the Sidelines star David Beckham recently did a photo shoot at the ranch Amateur and you can see that in our digital edition of Sidelines. If you’re Photo a subscriber, then you have access to our digital edition or you Contest. can head to the Sidelines website and subscribe. If seeing David Beckham on the ranch in all his rugged glory doesn’t persuade Photo by you to log on to our digital edition, then I’m not sure what will! Paige Cerulli How about our Hot Horsemen issue coming in December? That’s right, the hot horsemen will be back — make sure you see them in digital and print. It’s time to Catch the Sidelines Spirit and follow us Susan Friedland- everywhere — print, digital, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Smith rides high Instagram. Saddle up and ride along! It’s an adventure you don’t above Los Angeles. want to miss. Don’t miss her new column, “California Hoofbeats.”

Photo courtesy of Susan Jan Westmark Friedland-Smith Editor-In-Chief [email protected] FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 5 6 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 7 eGood Food Hunting Howling Yummy Treats! By Kat Nielsen all-time favorite costume). This month’s featured recipes are less “recipe” and more ideas October is by far my favorite month of the year. The leaves to kick-start the food you should be crafting this season. The start to change, the weather breaks, and every afternoon is an Halloween Surprise Cookies will “trick” you into thinking they’re excuse to trail ride. Most of all though, October means Halloween just a large layered cookie, while the Autumn Pudding Cups are has officially arrived. While I love to start prepping in August, an easy and delicious “treat” for your guests. sadly many people around me just can’t find that same level of Have fun with your food and the chance to dress your horse up! enthusiasm. Is it just me? Even if your horse acts like every cat you tried to dress up when Some of my fondest memories in relation to Halloween require you were little, at least you’ll end up with some epic pictures and months of prep, but they’re centered around horses so I seem plenty of giggles. to get away with my enthusiasm more readily. It’s all about the To full plates and eating your tarte out. costume class! While it’s not something you can necessarily prepare for in terms of counting strides or working on transitions, 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 it is about counting stitches to make sure your costume doesn’t various companies while enjoying her evenings and weekends writing recipes and fall apart when your horse moves. And, it’s about working on the blogging all about her culinary experiences. Visit her blog at EatYourTarteOut.com transitions from horse and rider to fire truck and fire fighter (my or email her at [email protected].

Autumn Pudding Cups Ingredients: One package of chocolate instant pudding, 1 package of vanilla instant pudding (green colored if you can find it), 4 suckers, 1 cup of chocolate chips (milk or dark), and autumn leaf sprinkles.

Directions: Make each package of pudding as directed. Color the vanilla pudding so that it is the color of grass. Line out four clear glasses or mason jars. Place each flavor of pudding into a large Ziploc bag, snip the corner and pipe the pudding into cups starting with the chocolate first. You want the glasses to look like a cross section of your yard. Clean up any streaks on the side of the glass. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. In a double boiler or in your microwave, heat your chocolate until it’s melted. Line out wax paper on your counter. Pour your sprinkles into a bowl. Unwrap the suckers and dip into chocolate. Coat each with sprinkles and set on the wax paper to dry. Take remaining chocolate and place into a small ziplock bag. Snip the corner, and draw stick-like trees onto the wax paper. Sprinkle some leaf Autumn Pudding Cups are a whimsical way to sprinkles on what would be the bare branches of your tree. Allow to dry. celebrate the changing seasons. When you’re ready to serve, remove the covers from your pudding. Place a Photos by Kat Nielsen chocolate tree and dipped sucker into the pudding, propping on the side of the glass. Sprinkle some extra sprinkles and serve immediately.

Halloween Surprise Cookies Ingredients: One package of refrigerated sugar cookies, small tube of royal icing, small tube of black decorating icing and Halloween sprinkles.

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Roll out your cookie dough on a lightly floured surface and cut out your desired shapes. To make each Halloween Surprise Cookie, you will essentially need three cookies - a base, a center and a top. The base and top are the same, but to make the center piece, use a smaller cookie cutter or knife to cut out a place where you can eventually hide sprinkles, leaving at least a 1/4” edge on the cookie. Carefully place trios of cookies onto your cookie sheet and bake according to package directions. Allow to cool. Starting with a base (a whole cookie), pipe a small amount of royal icing along the edges and layer the center cookie on top, pressing down gently. Halloween Surprise Cookies are large cookies Fill your center cookie with sprinkles in the indentation. Place royal icing on that have sprinkles in the center when you bite in. top edges of center cookie and add the top cookie layer. Press down gently, Surprise! making sure all edges are sealed. Repeat with remaining cookies. Take your black decorating icing and decorate the tops of the cookies. Allow to dry completely before serving.

8 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 9 10 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 11 12 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 13 eNever Too Old The Extraordinary Adventures of Paddy Rossbach

By Jane Fucinaro

Paddy Rossbach, 76, of Salisbury, Connecticut, has done a little bit of everything in life. She learned to ski in her 20s, scuba dive in her 30s, began running marathons in her 40s and took up horseback riding in her 50s! Roller blading at 60, hang gliding at 65, then for her 75th birthday, Paddy purchased her second horse. From fly fishing for 21-pound salmon in arctic Russia to whitewater rafting down the Colorado River, Paddy continues to do it all. These may all seem like “normal” adventures, but there’s another part to this story. At 6 years old, Paddy lost her left leg to a Navy truck during World War II in England, where she grew up. Her parents allowed her to do everything and anything as if she didn’t lose it, and when she went to boarding school at 9, she became very independent. She trained as a nurse in England and eventually moved to the United States in 1966 to continue nursing at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Center and The Hospital for Special Surgery. Paddy co-founded a small non-profit corporation specializing in exercise and sports training for people with amputations, which led her to head up the national organization, The Amputee Coalition. During her time there, she helped start programs for the Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration, soldiers returning home from Afghanistan, as well as for the many civilian adults and children living with the loss of limbs. After eight years, she retired from it at age 70, but not before doing the high ropes course at the Amputee Coalition Youth Camp — which she says was horrifying, as she really doesn’t like heights! In May, Paddy, now 76, had a milestone occasion with her

Paddy Rossbach Photo by Pat Hendrick Century Club Ride when she competed her 24-year-old mare Cha Sienna. It was Paddy’s first show since having a stroke three years earlier that affected her right side and speech. Paddy says she was temporarily “left without a leg to stand on, so to speak.” After a lot of physical and occupational therapy, Paddy continued her therapy by doing the things she loved best — riding and art. She began walking on Sienna, which helped not only her coordination on her right side, but suddenly her speech improved too. “Sienna and I are like an old pair of slippers — we fit each other,” she said. Paddy says she took up dressage in her 50s because “it’s a discipline where you take small steps — set little goals and move on to the next goal.” And that’s just how she lives her life. “I always have something I’m trying to do, little goals to attain all the way up,” she said. To this day, The Amputee Coalition hosts the Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp, named after Paddy, who was instrumental in developing the program. Paddy’s next goal is riding her new, young horse in a dressage test and making a week-long return to arctic Russia to go fishing with her husband while living in a tent! “[My life] seems ordinary to me,” Paddy said, “but that’s just because I’m living it!” About the writer: Jane Fucinaro is the administrative assistant at The Dressage Foundation. Outside of her part-time job, she’s a full-time dressage instructor and trainer specializing in children’s riding lessons. She stays busy with her local GMO Paddy catching a 21-pounder in Tierra del Fuego. and 4-H dressage club. 14 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 15 e

EventingGreat Meadow Celebrates With WEG Prep Trial

Land Rover US Team: Phillip Dutton, Lynn Symansky, Buck Davidson, Sinead Halpin, Marilyn Little (alt), Kim Severson, Meghan O’Donoghue (alt), Hannah Sue Burnett (alt), Boyd Martin, David O’Connor (Chef d’Equipe).

Article and photos by Lauren R. Giannini World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy, France, August 22-September 7. The Prep Trial celebrated both the official Great Meadow hosted the World Equestrian Games return of eventing and the future of Great Meadow as a world- Preparatory Trial in July, 2014, providing a good practice run for class venue. U.S. And Canadian teams. Eleven U.S. combinations and three U.S. eventing Chef d’Equipe David O’Connor chose Great horses and two riders from Canada prepared for the Alltech FEI Meadow to showcase the U.S. team. The riders raved about

Trading Aces and Phillip Dutton. Phillip won the Prep Trials with Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM. A great partnership, Mighty Nice, his alternate horse owned by Bruce Duchossois, they were second in the Prep Trial and Buck was 3rd on the FEI who passed away recently. HSBC World Rider as of July 31. 16 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE their final outing to prepare for WEG, and the weekend was deemed a roaring success on every level. Unlike most horse trials, the Great Meadow Prep Trial wasn’t really about winning. The goal was to test the preparation of the horses and riders before they flew to Normandy and the world championships. The spectators enjoyed a very unique “up close and personal” view of the equestrian triathlon and some of the world’s best eventers. Great Meadow Foundation, in The Plains between Middleburg and Warrenton in the heart of Virginia’s horse country, has been the permanent home of the Virginia Gold Cup and International Gold Cup steeplechase races since 1985. The equestrian and outdoor activities facility doubled its land to nearly 400 acres earlier this year, thanks to the purchase of the adjacent Fleming Farm (see May 2014 Sidelines). With that acquisition, the WEG Prep Trial became reality in a matter of months. The new cross-country track and arena at Fleming wouldn’t be ready for another year, but Great Meadow had everything to showcase the small field of WEG contenders. Dressage and show jumping took place in the arena used for Twilight Polo and Jumpers, putting spectators extremely close to the action. Attendance was spectacular: more than 1,000 for dressage on Saturday morning and 5,000 for that evening’s show jumping, with a turnout of 2,500 to 3,000 for Sunday morning’s cross- country, staged on the Gold Cup course. The track, designed by David, himself a 2004 individual Olympic gold medalist, was enhanced by additional jumps built by Aaron Rust of Lexington, Kentucky. The future looks very “starry” and Great Meadow Foundation president Robert L. Banner said: “David O’Connor is seriously considering Great Meadow as the site for all future prep Shamwari 4 and Boyd Martin. The WEG Prep Trial’s electric trials, including the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 atmosphere and appreciative crowd didn’t faze the former Olympics.” Swedish Olympic team horse: first after dressage and show For more information, visit www.greatmeadow.org. jumping, one of seven double-clear rounds.

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Second Chances

Ariel Levin and Stormy Photo by Enrique Urdaneta

By Kayla Jones be for nothing. Her family was moving and so the barn wasn’t going to keep Stormy. He was going back to his original owner. Stormy had the odds stacked up against him. Anyone could tell Unfortunately, Ariel’s parents didn’t want to buy her a horse, so from his ragged hair, barbed-wired scars and underweight body Ariel spent days in Stormy’s stall — refusing to believe that the two that the dapple-grey Thoroughbred’s life had been difficult. The would be separated. She was determined that somehow Stormy tattooSaving under his lip branded him as an off-the-track racehorse, would move with them, and got on the phone with her father. and the few riders that had been on his back were thrown off and She explained what would happen to Stormy if they didn’t take disinterested in riding him again. him, and finally handed the phone to her trainer as a last attempt. The only girl that did care, Ariel Levin, wasn’t allowed to have “When they hung up, my trainer said, ‘Congratulations, you just a horse. got your first horse!’” To this day, Ariel says she’s still shocked that Ariel got hooked on riding at the age of 4 when her dad took her on a tourist trail ride while on vacation in West Virginia. As soon as they got back, her dad started looking upStormy places where she could take lessons, and she began riding at a school lesson barn in Orlando, Florida. That’s where she came across Stormy. “They put a girl on him to try him out, and he took off,” Ariel said. “The next time someone tried riding him, he took off and threw the girl into a tree. That continued to happen with anyone that tried to ride him. Meanwhile, I was trying to clean him up.” She worked with Stormy until she could groom him on crossties. That’s when her trainer finally allowed her to ride him. “I knew what he did with some of the other riders, but I wanted to take the chance and ride him to get to know him better,” Ariel said. “I rode him and jumped him and everyone watched in disbelief that this horse was acting like such an angel with me and was so evil with anyone else who got on his back.” But all of Ariel’s hard work was about to Stormy and Ariel — doing what they love to do! 18 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Ariel celebrates their 2nd Place win in the Child/Adult Classic at the ESP Summer Show in Wellington. her parents agreed to it, and that she has her own horse. Stormy and Ariel moved to Wellington, Florida, and after a rocky start of trying to find a trainer that was a good fit for the young horse and rider, they hit the show circuit. In 2013, Stormy’s first year showing, they competed at the Winter Equestrian Festival racking up ribbons and earning a Reserve Championship. The next season, they began competing in the Children’s Jumpers and worked their way up to second in the 1.15 M&S Classic. Ariel, 16, is looking forward to training for the NAL or M&S finals in Children’s Jumpers and loves the satisfaction that comes from hours of training and bonding with Stormy. She now trains with Russell Rodriguez out of Juan Ortiz Stables. As she looks back from where Stormy started to where he is now, she gives encouragement to anyone thinking about rescuing a horse, but warns that it will never be easy. “It takes hard work and dedication, and most importantly the passion to want to help and build a horse back up from its foundation. No question, there will be doubters, and the struggles will be hard to overcome at times,” she explained. Now that Stormy is confident, Ariel knows he’s the most competitive out of the two of them. Aboard a horse that would once barely keep riders in the saddle, Ariel smiles when she enters the show ring. “All I have to do is sit back and let him do what he loves to do.”

About the writer: Kayla Jones is a rising senior at Bangor University in Wales where she is studying creative and professional writing. When home in Asheville, North Carolina, she enjoys trail riding her horse Stroker and learning dressage. Photos courtesy of Ariel Levin, unless otherwise noted FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 19 e AnJuniorside - Art Equestrian Artist in the Family

Artist Lyn St.Clair riding across her Montana ranch.

By Sophie St.Clair

hen the annual art issue for Sidelines Magazine came up, I was thrilled to be given an assignment to Winterview an equine artist working in the field. I took this opportunity to highlight the amazing life and work of someone very special to me, my aunt, Lyn St.Clair. My aunt grew up on a farm in Nashville, Tennessee, the product of parents who were equally talented professional wildlife painters and artists. No surprise then that her farm life led to the enjoyment of horses and the thrill of galloping on her very own Shetland pony. Today she lives in Livingston, Montana, on the edge of a national forest and park where she has a collection of equine friends who explore the wilderness and all of its wildlife with her. It’s common for her to trail ride through the mountains of Montana and run into black bears, wolf packs, coyotes and other wild beasts. From her perch in the saddle, she’s a witness to the unfolding of their stories year after year. In the truest sense, she’s an equine and wildlife painter — not only because of her subject matter, but because she truly lives her life among the wild with her horses.

Tell us about you and your work. I’m a self-taught equine and wildlife artist who works in both oil and charcoal. I have made my living solely as a self-employed, full-time artist since I was 19 years old. Though I’ve explored pen and ink, watercolor, pastel and mixed media, my current main mediums are charcoal and oil. My inspiration comes from personal experience. I spend countless hours in the field observing my wildlife subjects and my inspiration for the equine work comes from horses I’ve known, owned, trained and/or loved. I believe in pushing the envelope with my work (and life). Rather “Touch the Sky” Charcoal Painting on Cradled Claybord, 36 x 24 20 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 21 “Hey Bay Bay” Oil on Gessoed Panel 18 x 18 than sticking with something that’s “safe,” I like to explore, How did you get into painting and drawing? experiment and push my own boundaries. It’s by constantly When I was about 11, I copied one of my mom’s dog portraits. Mom stretching our muscles (literally and figuratively) that we learn to set me up with pastels and other supplies and I would do be better at everything we do. “Success” and “failure” mean little; portraits “from life” of people’s dogs at the dog shows mom went they’re only stepping stones along the path. What is important is to. Sometimes, I would also do portraits of horses from life at the that you constantly try to become better at everything you do. local saddle club shows. I essentially went “pro” at age 11.

How did your childhood growing up with horses affect your What are some of your greatest accomplishments in art? art? My paintings have been in museum shows like the Leigh Yawkey Horses were always part of my life. I grew up riding Shetland Woodson Museum’s “Birds in Art” show in Wisconsin. My painting ponies and then got a Connemara when I was about 12. I read of a grizzly bear, “Shore Patrol,” won the John Clymer Memorial every book I could find about horses and from the beginning they Award for wildlife painting at the Clymer Museum Show in were my favorite subjects. Washington State. My paintings won Best Painting in Show three years in a row at the Ward Museum Show in Maryland. I was 22 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 23 “Twister” Oil on Gessoed Panel. 12 x 24 a friend’s Thoroughbred, then helping another friend train an Appendix mare. Next thing I knew, I had bought the Appendix mare to continue her training and added a green broke 16.3- hand PMU rescue Percheron/TB mare to my “herd.” When the Appendix mare started winning at hunter/jumper shows, I found her a perfect home with a young girl who wanted a show horse and bought an untrained 17-hand Warmblood gelding to train. Last summer, I moved to an old schoolhouse on the edge of a massive Montana ranch and, in addition to my art, my days are filled with horses. My two horses (both greys) jump, herd cattle, trail ride and are learning to do tricks. They bow; I’ve flown kites off both of them and taught them to gallop through the ponds on the ranch. In addition to my two, there are five ranch horses that “Handsome Is” Charcoal Painitng on Cradled Claybord, 18 x 36 I have to condition, train and ride. It’s a wonderful place to live for All photos courtesy of Lyn St.Clair a horse-loving painter!

What are your goals for the future in both your work and life? I have several projects in mind, painting-wise. One of those is to do a series of “plein air” paintings during my rides. I’ll pack an easel and paint in the saddlebags and head out to paint the horses and whatever landscape catches my eye. With the horses, I plan to continue training them new things and honing the skills they’ve learned and are learning. For instance, I’d love to teach them to drive, and someday have a sleigh for them to pull — bells and all! Like as with being an artist (and life in general), I consider my horses to be a work in progress. There’s always something new to teach them, or some skill to perfect.

“Run With It” Charcoal Painting on Gessoed, Cradled Panel, 30 What’s more important; content or technique? x 60 Soul. I think putting your heart and soul into a piece is more important than subject or technique. For me, all of my work is honored to have one of my paintings added to the permanent based on personal experience. I know the horses I paint and have collection of the Worrel Museum in Virginia. spent years observing some of the wildlife. To me, that means there’s a personal connection (and often, a good story) behind Tell me about your current life with horses. every painting. After a cancer diagnosis, I turned back to horses. I rediscovered a passion for jumping and training horses. My horses were a big How do you know when a work is finished? part of my recovery — mentally and physically. At the time of the That’s the toughest question every artist must face, and there’s diagnosis, I had an AQHA cutting horse that I had inherited from no easy answer. You just have to trust your gut a bit. For me, a my dad. As I was recovering from the cancer, I started jumping painting will “tell” me when it’s done. 24 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 25

Do you work certain hours each day or only when you’re inspired to work? I work whenever the muse cracks her whip! Usually I prefer to work in the morning, but if I get into a painting, I may work all night.

Do you have any tips or inspiring words for others? Work from life as much as possible and draw, draw, draw! Spend time watching your subjects and learning all you can about anatomy, conformation and movement. Learn all the rules — then know when to break them. Believe in yourself and your work, but be willing to listen to constructive criticism. Don’t copy other people’s art or photos! It’s okay to be inspired by someone else’s work and easy to want to paint like your heroes but each artist has something uniquely beautiful to bring to the world. Trust your own vision!

Of all the career choices, do you think yours was a good one? I can’t think of anything I’d rather do. Being an artist is not an easy life. It means a lot of hard work, determination and discipline, but the payoff is that I get to do something I’m passionate about.

Where can we find you? West Lives On Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming www.westliveson.com Blog: wandermuse.blogspot.com and on Facebook

About the writer: Sophie St.Clair is a high school sophomore from Southern California. She has an interest in the psychology of high performance athletes. She is also a Junior Ambassador for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles where she works to raise funds and awareness for the hospital. Sophie is working toward becoming a A young Sophie St.Clair and her aunt, Lyn, taking part in the professional show jumper but is taking it “one jump at a time.” Buffalo Bill Art Show in Cody Wyoming.

Office Space —Lyn’s paints are set up and she is ready to be inspired by her surroundings. 26 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 27 e

Horse Show Playing Her Cards Right: Jennifer Bliss and Poker Face By Laura Cardon can’t narrow down her favorite. Many of her most Being a professional recent career highlights rider was Jennifer Bliss’ have been achieved on dream as a young Poker Face, whom she equestrian. Horses were bought as a talented but in her blood; her father quirky 4-year-old. Jennifer trained racehorses and has been the only rider to her mother had regularly compete the gelding and, competed in the hunter after five years of hard and jumper divisions. She work, she is thrilled to enjoyed a successful junior see how her efforts have career with achievements started to pay off. including USEF Pony Finals “This is the first year that I championships, national showed at the Devon Horse championships in the pony Show as a professional, and junior hunter divisions, and Poker Face got a and top 15 placings in all 90 in the stake class,” the major equitation finals. said Jennifer. “That was After aging out of the junior a really special moment divisions, Jennifer turned for me. He has afforded professional and has been me the opportunity to be climbing the ranks ever competitive at the top horse since. shows, like I had been as a Jennifer, now 29, junior. I feel like I’m starting has been picking up to reach that point as a momentum over the past professional as well, which year. She finished in is really exciting.” the top four of the World Jennifer acknowledged Championship Hunter that turning professional Rider (WCHR) Developing meant starting at the Professionals Challenge bottom of the pecking last fall at the Capital order, regardless of her Challenge Horse Show in wins as a junior. In Poker Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Face, she has found a solid after topping the Northeast partner she can always Regional standings for the count on. Developing Professionals Division. Working Her Way Up She opened 2014 “You have to work your by earning the WCHR way up, and it’s hard Developing Professional Jennifer Bliss and Poker Face, affectionately known as Pokey in the barn. getting those top horses High Score at the FTI Photo by Lexey Hall and competing against Consulting Winter those top riders,” Jennifer Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, and, as of August, sat at explained. “I’ve been chipping away at it for a number of years the top of the WCHR Developing Professional National rankings. now, and I feel like I finally have a group of horses, particularly with Poker Face, that can really be competitive on that level.” A Chestnut Gelding In addition to Poker Face, Jennifer has two young horses in While Jennifer’s hard work and dedication have played a large the barn that she’s bringing up through the ranks — Sugarman, role in her recent success, it wouldn’t have been possible without a 7-year-old gelding, and Cooperstown, a gelding just turning 5. a certain chestnut gelding. Poker Face, named by Bliss for his Poker Face is a clear testament to Jennifer’s aptitude for bringing unique facial markings, is coming into his own as a 9 year-old along green horses, and it’s no accident that she’s brought two after nearly five years under Jennifer’s tutelage. In addition to more into the barn. their WCHR success, Poker Face has brought home nine division “I’ve always really enjoyed working on the green ones,” Jennifer tricolors for Jennifer this year alone as well as top 10 hunter derby smiled. “I get so much fulfillment and joy out of seeing them come placings against some of the country’s best riders and horses. along and develop. As a kid, I always had green ponies and Even with plenty of memorable finishes to pick from, Jennifer brought them along. Now, as a professional, I still love the young

28 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 29 Cooperstown and Sugarman.

Vermont Summer Festival Her final preparations for the Derby Championships took place at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont, where she took home first and third places in the $5,000 NEHJA National Hunter Derby with Poker Face and Sugarman, respectively, in addition to championship titles with all three of her horses during the hotly contested WCHR week. During the sixth and final week of the Vermont Summer Festival, Jennifer and Sugarman topped the $15,000 NEHJA Derby, presented by Land Rover, sending them off to Kentucky on a high note. Although national hunter derbies have courses set at a lower height than their international counterparts, Jennifer still felt that the Vermont Summer Festival was the perfect launching pad for her Jennifer and Poker Face capped off the 2014 Vermont Summer Festival by winning the trip to Lexington thanks to creative derby $15,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby, presented by Land Rover Experience. courses and top competition. Photo by David Mullinix Photography “For a horse like Poker Face, because he’s so careful and tries so hard, it’s ones.” actually beneficial for us to jump a little bit smaller jumps so he’s Scouting for quality young hunters is a full-time job in itself, feeling super confident,” Jennifer explained. “Vermont is such a but Jennifer happily devotes much of her time to searching for fun show. Billy Glass and the Ammermans do such a good job of her next hunter star. Fellow trainer Jimmy Toon has been an running it. The rings and jumps are lovely, the setting is beautiful, invaluable source for her, not only for new horses, but also as a and geographically, it’s not too far from us.” professional mentor. The drive from South Salem, New York, where Jennifer’s Harris “Poker Face actually came from Jimmy,” said Jennifer. “Poker Hill Farm is based, to East Dorset is considerably shorter than Face started a nice working relationship between us, which has her trip to Kentucky, but Jennifer is eager to see where this next been fun. Jimmy has been really generous with his time and his challenge takes her. After spending the last year laser-focused knowledge. As an older professional, he’s really been a mentor on her own career, she has even opened herself up to the idea of figure to me, which has been incredibly valuable.” taking on a few clients to bring to the top with her. Regardless of what the future holds for Jennifer, it’s clear that Loving The Hunters she doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon. While she’s enjoyed great success on the derby field with Poker Face, Jennifer acquired him when derbies were still in their infancy. As the division has gained in popularity and prestige, many riders find themselves circling back to their hunter roots, but Jennifer never left hers behind. “I’ve always loved the hunters,” Jennifer recalled. “When I was a junior, I did a ton of catch riding, and that was always on junior hunters and ponies. I just always loved the finesse of the hunters. With the derbies now, you have a bit of a hybrid between the hunters and jumpers; you have the increased challenge of the bigger jumps and more technical tracks. You have to be smooth, but also have a real partnership with your horse.” In yet another 2014 milestone, Jennifer headed to the USHJA International Hunter Derby Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, for the first time with Poker Face, where she also took on the USHJA Pre-Green Jennifer and Sugarman contest the $5,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby at the Vermont Summer Incentive Program Championships with Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. Photo by David Mullinix Photography 30 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 31 eIngate

Jennifer Bliss of South Salem, New York, and Poker Face enjoyed a top ten finish at the USHJA International Hunter Derby Championships during their first trip to Lexington, Kentucky. Bliss and Poker Face finished eighth overall and third in the Tier B standings. The up-and-coming pair are featured in this month’s issue of Sidelines in “Playing Her Cards Right: Jennifer Bliss and Poker Face” — make sure you read her story!

Way to do good! Committed to the community, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa will host their annual “Artists for Others” event on Thursday, March 26, 2015. The 2015 benefit event will raise funds for the non-profit organizations Children’s Home Society of Florida, Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County and Holy Ground Shelter for Homeless, Inc.

The USET Foundation reception, held in Middleburg, Virginia, in July gathered eventing’s titans, including Trish Gilbert (left) and Jacqueline Mars (right), who were honored as a Gold Medal Club member for 25 years of generous support as a breeder and owner of horses for Karen and David O’Connor, Lauren Kieffer and Hannah Sue Burnett (WEG-team alternate with Harbour Pilot). Photo by Lauren R Giannini

Las Vegas Events, Inc., producer of the 2015 FEI Jumping Euro Dog Designs sadly lost their beloved Doberman, and Dressage World Cup Finals, is establishing the John Quirk Easter, who was the main model for the Euro Dog Designs Cup to be presented to the winner of the $75,000 Grand Prix of website. The superstar Dobie, who was diagnosed with Las Vegas at the event, next April 15-19. The John Quirk Cup lymphoma in the spleen at the age of six, was born in is being established in memory of John Quirk, a west coast England and traveled the world with owner Katja Henriksen. show jumping horse owner, breeder and magazine publisher Sidelines Magazine sends condolences to Euro Dog who played a leading role in bringing the FEI World Cup Jumping Designs on the loss of their sweet Easter. Final to Las Vegas in 2000. John believed that hosting the World Cup Final in the “Entertainment Capital of the World” would help promote the equestrian sport like never before and that first Final in Las Vegas was such an overwhelming success that the FEI returned it there in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, adding the dressage Final in 2005 for unprecedented dual Finals that is now a regular occurrence in the sport.

Kudos to the Show Jumping Hall of Fame on the new additions to its website! Go to www. ShowJumpingHallofFame. net to hear some great audios from legends of the sport like Frank Chapot, Honey Craven, Joe Fargis, Karen Golding, Continued on page 34 32 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 33 Rodney Jenkins, Kathy Kusner, Michael Matz, George Morris, Melanie Smith Taylor, Victor Hugo-Vidal and Jimmy Williams. Some are formal and some less formal, but all of them are worth a listen!

Somehow in between winning championships and classics at major horse shows, EquiFit president Alexandra Cherubini manages to find time to run her business. She just unveiled two cool new additions to EquiFit’s product line — the ImpacTeq™ Half Pad and a new Ear Bonnet™. As with all EquiFit products, they are “Made in the USA” and both look like they’re worth trying.

The Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC), presented by VTO Saddlery, is the annual national Welcome back Daniela Stransky! Daniela returned championships for every level of the Olympic equestrian sport Stateside from a successful debut in Spruce Meadows, of eventing from Beginner Novice to Advanced. The 2014 where Calgary TV news crews came out to talk to her and AEC will be held in Tyler, Texas, from September 25-28 at fellow Step by Step Foundation supporters including the Texas Rose Horse Park. The event will feature a trade twins Jackson and Spencer Brittan. Upon arriving at fair with apparel, tack, food, fun and more! Come on out and the Kentucky Horse Park, not only did the 18 year old enjoy a day in the country watching some of the best horses meet her new (and first) stallion, Anivero Z, but also show in the country compete, from Olympians to cute young riders. jumping icon Joe Fargis, with whom she trained! The AEC has it all! Continued on pages 103, 105, 107

34 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 35 eRetired Racehorse Project Off-the-Track Trainer Transforms Thoroughbreds

Nuno schooling Now And Then, his mount for this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover competition. The gentle giant sporting Nuno’s hat.

By Dani Moritz well-bred Thoroughbred from Darley named Now And Then, a 16.3-hand gelding by Tiznow and out of Holiday Runner by When Nuno Santos takes in an off-the-track Thoroughbred to Meadowlake. With only four starts, Now And Then didn’t make start a new career, he knows how it feels because Nuno has made the best racehorse, but he’s on his way to making an impressive the transition himself. dressage horse. After moving from Portugal to the United States in 1996 to work Nuno describes Now And Then as a gentle giant. “He’s a at the racetrack in California, Nuno temporarily shifted gears from very easygoing horse and he’s a big horse. He’s got a good his roots in classical dressage and jumping to galloping feisty temperament. I can already put my young girls on him to walk and Thoroughbreds — including 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi trot. He’s got a very good mind.” Pegasus and two Breeder’s Cup winners, Ghostzapper and Azeri. In his quest to showcase Thoroughbred talent, Nuno is also Eventually, Nuno went on to work for Bobby Frankel until Bobby busy working with Ken’s Kitten, by leading sire Kitten’s Joy. Ken’s died in 2009. When describing working with the racing legend, Kitten is currently competing at Third Level and, according to Nuno says, “It was unbelievable. He wasn’t a very social person, Nuno, he’s already beating some of the Warmbloods. but he was the kind of person who was born to train horses and It’s no secret that Thoroughbreds have a special place in love his dogs. That’s why he was the best.” Nuno’s heart, so he’s looking forward to returning to the America’s Finding himself without someone to work for after Bobby’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred Contest. “I’m thrilled that they put this death, Nuno decided to revisit his former pursuits of jumping and makeover together because it’s great not only for horses, but for dressage with Santos Sport Horses, based in Maryland. Today, people to see that the Thoroughbred can do it all,” he said. he utilizes his passion and experiences to give Thoroughbreds a Nuno adds that what he loves most about the breed is the second chance. energy they put into their work. While he realizes they don’t have That’s why it was the perfect opportunity for Nuno to participate the naturally supple build that Warmbloods do, he knows that in the Retired Racehorse Project’s 2013 America’s Most Wanted with a little time and patience, Thoroughbreds can perform just as Thoroughbred Contest — and return in 2014. great — maybe even greater. “When they asked me to come and do it again, I said yes right For more information about Nuno and the 2014 America’s Most away because it’s a great cause and they do a great job,” Nuno Wanted Thoroughbred Contest, visit said enthusiastically. www.retiredracehorseproject.org. Last year, Nuno acquired Thane from Darley USA (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s global Thoroughbred Photos Courtesy of Santos Sport Horses breeding operation) for the contest and this year he has another 36 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 37 38 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 39 eOff Centerline Congratulations are in order for new parents Chester and Elizabeth Weber, proud parent of Douglas Oskar Weber. Along with being the number one four-in-hand driver in the world, papa Chester now seeks the title of number one dad. Congratulations!

The Sportsmanship Award goes to Caroline Roffman, who has been an excellent sport about being removed from contention for the Alltech World Equestrian Games in Normandy. The USEF released a press release naming the team and clarifying: “It was felt that with just six months of competing at the Grand Prix level it was too soon to ask the talented combination of Caroline Roffman and her 11-year- Way to go! Pictured here is trainer Mary Laurtisen (left) and old Hanoverian mare, Her Highness O, to contend with the young rider Regan Salm enjoying top scores at the HITS on World Championship atmosphere of the 2014 Alltech FEI the Hudson Dressage CDI before Regan heads to college in World Equestrian Games.” While Caroline is disappointed, the fall. she continues to support her team and dreams of riding for the United States at a future date. Now, that’s a gold medal attitude!

Carol Cohen is globe trotting to Denmark with her daughter Rebecca to visit horses they haven’t seen in a while, like Move over Dale Jr. and Jeff Gordon! Dressage’s Denielle her stallion Comeback II, now 23 years old, and Rebecca’s Gallagher-LeGriffon is logoed up like NASCAR’s finest former dressage pony Tai Calido. FYI: Comback is the daddy and looks better doing it! Denielle sports her tribute to her of Tina Konyot’s 2014 WEG horse, Calecto V. sponsors and looking great! 40 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 41 e AmateurismsThe Artful Clapper

By Kathy Serio low…” Trainer: “I haven’t been home, haven’t been to sleep, and I e employ many “artful terms” every day in the horse changed in my friend’s car. I’m definitely still tipsy. I only saw the world. We have the “art of riding,” the “art of finding a last three jumps on course. Was she good?” Wdistance” and the “art of the critique.” This last one is Me (laughing): “Figured. No, she wasn’t good. But you are bril- something not every trainer has grasped, and each has their own liant with the, “You would have won it if you hadn’t fallen off! He technique. In sales, I’m evaluated for performance, etc., and some never got in the ring this morning huh?” have utilized the “sandwich technique” — an “artful” way of giving Trainer: “Negative!” constructive criticism. Every trainer should heed this advice: begin with a positive, add a negative, followed by a positive. This Before Married Life: Trainer Coaching Utilizing a “KISS” approach keeps everyone feeling good, and is truly an artful (and Technique (Keep it Simple Stupid) tasteful!) way of critiquing someone’s skills. Catch riding the wonderful horse Classic Control (Bentley) for Listening to the trainer’s strategy when their client is going into Tommy Serio’s client a few years ago, the horse proceeded to the ring and the trainer’s feedback when the client is exiting the miss a lead change (for the second time) in the warm-up. So, I ring can be fascinating, running the gamut from funny to helpful pulled him up and kick him to correct him. to brutal. I’ve also seen client reaction vary from tears to laughter. The Brief: Tommy: “Nooooo … don’t wake the sleeping giant. Ignore him!” Me: “What sleeping giant? What does that mean?” Tommy: “Do what I say (hmmm … that line doesn’t work any- more). Just do one lead change, you’ll be fine” Me (on deck): “Anything special I need to know about him?” Tommy: “I think he’s mentally challenged. Trot by jump one and let him look at it so he remembers it isn’t scary to jump and don’t leave him to his own devices.” Me: “Well fantastic” (Trotting into the arena thinking, “mentally challenged? How? Does he have a learning disability? Does he have Tourette’s syndrome? Schizophrenia? Paranoia?)

The Debrief: Tommy: “Great trip, beautiful rhythm. You couldn’t have ridden any better.” Me: “Tape recorder, please. I want you to repeat that, louder. An artful critique with Tommy Serio taking place in the golf cart. Mentally challenged? Excuse me?” Humphrey seems to be giving his opinion on the debriefing! Tommy: “He’s a big Baby Huey; you need to be there all the time for him. Protect him. Think for him. Don’t let him do anything by The Young, Overeager Trainer: Artfully Trying to Come Up himself. He thinks he can do a lead change by himself, but he With Something Positive: Picture this: an equitation class where the teenage rider missed at the last jump, and the second miss on course, the horse stopped and she fell off. You may have numerous ideas on how you’d handle this situation, but this is how one trainer handled it.

The Debrief: Trainer: “You would have so won that class if he wouldn’t have stopped and you hadn’t fallen off. It was that good!” Me (thinking): It wasn’t that good. He didn’t see the trip… Sassy Teen: “Did you even, like, watch that trip? He was, like, so horrible the whole trip! It was like he had never stepped foot in the ring this morning!” Me (thinking): He never had stepped foot in the ring this morn- ing…. Trainer: No, you rode great. Trust me!” Rider sulks away, kicking dirt on the ground. Since I knew the trainer well, and he looked rough, I couldn’t resist and said: Kathy’s artful dogs, Humphrey and Harlow, showing off Lisa Me: “You just rolled in from the club, huh? You’re eyes are yel- Cueman photos.

42 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 43 Trainer: Warning! This will never happen. But, here it goes!

Tommy: “Ah, sweetheart, I thought you rode that really well and he made some great jumps.”

POSITIVE “Perhaps next time Chapcrap will cooperate and not make such a big deal and be less obvious while staring at the group of children in matching neon shirts, shouting and skipping up to the Grand Hunter ring during your trips.”

NEGATIVE “It all worked out in the end, as the busload of children left after you gave them the evil eye going around the corner of the arena in your second trip, and then they started crying and ran away, shuffling up the sidewalk!”

POSITIVE The lesson: the art of the delivery is tangent to the art of the critique, which is based upon the art of the ride. Trainers and significant others, remember: It boils down to simply the art of clapping. So, just clap and everyone’s happy!! Bentley and Kathy: Bentley shows his beautiful art form as he jumps. About the writer: Kathy Serio is an amateur rider based in Wellington, Florida, Photo by Randi Muster where she works full time in the equine pharmaceutical industry. In 2012 she married her trainer of 12 years, Tommy Serio, who often calls her “Lucy,” for “Lucille Ball.” Being trained by her husband brings a whole new dimension to riding as an won’t remember the whole thing sometimes. He matured slow, amateur. Kathy spends her spare time riding and laughing with her 2- and 4-legged he eats slow, he walks slow, he canters slow, and he thinks slow. gang. As Charlie Chaplin said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” He is slow. You know your next course?” Photos courtesy of Kathy Serio, unless noted otherwise Me: “Yep.” Tommy: “Would you care to share it with me any time today?” That was probably one of the most artistic debriefs I’d ever heard, and in about two minutes, I understood the horse. Bentley ended up WEF Circuit Champion, doing it in his own artful way, to the beat of his own very slow drum.

Post-Married-Life Debriefing: Keeping it Even Simpler Stu- pider (KIESS): The Brief: Tommy: “You know your course?” Me: “Yep.” Tommy: “You want to share it with me?” Me: “Nope.” (laughing)

The Debrief: Tommy: “You know what to fix?” Me: “Yup.” Tommy: “You want to share it with me?” Me: “You! Your c-l-a-p-p-i-n-g deficiency! Tommy: “Honey, I did clap! (turning to Garet standing next to him) Garet! Help! I did clap, help!” (Garet pleads the fifth and walks away, laughing.) Me: “I don’t know, honey, all we heard was Garet’s clap! Tommy: “Who is we?” Me: “Chapeau and I, hello??” Tommy: “Well, tell Chapcrap to do something clappable and I’ll clap!”

Trainer Larry Glefke hears this dialogue and chimes in: Larry: “Clap Tommy, just clap! Clap like you have never clapped before; like your life depends on it, because it does! Make your home life easier and just clap! Why do you think I clap!? Man, Serio, just clap!

The Ideal Artful Sandwich Technique From Husband/ Artsy Humphrey with Patricia Power’s Grey Horse Oil painting. 44 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 45 eCalifornia Hoofbeats

Horses, Heights and Hollywood: A Sunday Ride Above Los Angeles

There’s a horse arena underneath the Hollywood sign?! Who knew?

By Susan Friedland-Smith

Nestled in a desert canyon at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains lies Sunset Ranch, an equestrian center as iconic as the Hollywood sign perching atop the golden hills nearby. The ranch has been around since Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo were making movies in the 1920s, and its main red barn exudes a cowboy exterior: handsome in spite of being a little worn by the elements. An old porcelain bathtub serves as a water trough, while cactus and scrub brush cling to the dry slopes framing the ranch. It’s hard to conceive there are tourists just several bustling blocks away, snapping photos of stars in the sidewalk and visiting a wax museum.

West Meets Old West My husband and I decided to take a Sunset Ranch afternoon trail ride to celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary. We opted for the two-hour route, which boasts a lookout point featuring panoramic views of Los Angeles and the surrounding valleys. Two years earlier, I took the sunset dinner ride, which combined five hours in the saddle with a jaunt past the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. We even dismounted at a Mexican restaurant and dined while our horses were tied to a hitching post. I learned that day that five hours in the saddle at a walk are five long hours, even with the sparkling lights of Tinseltown smiling up at me from the valley below. To get to the ranch, we drove to Hollywood and turned onto Beachwood, a gradually ascending residential street flanked by apartments that gave way to stately properties closer to the foothills. I mused that the apartments housed aspiring actors and Living on the edge in Los Angeles! Notice the neck reining the grand homes with impeccable landscaping near the street’s attempts to steer my mount away from the drop-off are not end belonged to the stars who’ve become household names. At working. 46 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 47 Taking our anniversary celebration to the next level, we posed on a plateau with the iconic Hollywood sign behind us. the end of the street, a guard stood sentinel. We told him we were there for the trail ride, and he waved us through to what seemed The view of Los Angeles from the back of a horse. On a clear a portal to the Old West. day you can see … almost forever! Several shiny horses in varying hues milled about in the main corral. Some sported Western saddles and were tied up along and the Hollywood sign, to the downtown L.A. skyline. We also a fence, awaiting their riders (Sunset Ranch accepts walk-ins). saw the Los Angeles Zoo, Autry Museum, Greek Theatre, and After signing the waiver paperwork and listening to a five-minute the runways of Bob Hope Airport. On a clear day they say you spiel on how to ride, we were given a pair of sturdy Paints. I rode can see the Pacific Ocean from atop the plateau where our group a palomino with a blond mane that would be the envy of many a of six riders paused to drink in the view. Catalina Island is on the budding starlet, and my husband rode a chestnut who pinned his horizon, too. There’s no other vista point like this in Los Angeles. ears if he sensed the other horses encroaching on his space. The Riding Sites and Celebrity Sightings For someone already comfortable in the saddle, the trail is In addition to our guide, Joanie, and a boarder who rode straightforward and not a significant challenge — unless, like me, his own horse along with us, there were three other trail riders you have a fear of heights. Even though the mountain path is more beside ourselves. Joanie was friendly and the real deal in cowboy like a wide dirt road, the horses prefer to walk at the very edge, hat, snap shirt, and bandana; she grew up on a cattle ranch in where path joins precipice. Our guide claimed that the horses Colorado. hug the edge so they have a better view of potential predators. My husband and I chatted Whatever the reason, I ruled with her for almost the whole out the future possibility of two hours. He asked what wild “There’s even a rumor Jack riding the Grand Canyon trail animals she encounters on the on mules like the Brady Bunch trail, whereas I asked about Black took riding lessons at did on vacation circa 1975. celebrity sightings. My husband and I had We learned deer and coyotes Sunset Ranch when he lived in a wonderful anniversary, make frequent appearances celebrated old-school on the trail, occasionally the neighborhood.” Hollywood style, and it’s a rattlesnakes and once they memory we won’t soon forget. spotted actor Vince Vaughn — he was on a hike. She added that Next time you’re looking for a unique California diversion, skip the Victoria and David Beckham hosted a birthday party trail ride for beach and ride into the sunset at Sunset Ranch. one of their children and David was a friendly guy. Recommendations for the Sunset Trail: Peruse the Sunset In 2013, Esquire magazine did a photo shoot of the soccer star Ranch website ride options and email ahead of time to reserve at the ranch, and Glamour used the barn for a photo shoot with your spot; don’t try using GPS to find Sunset Ranch as you will Zooey Deschanel. There’s even a rumor Jack Black took riding get turned around but instead use the website’s directions; wear lessons at Sunset Ranch when he lived in the neighborhood. sunscreen; they won’t let you take a water bottle on the trail but A different kind of celebrity once spotted on the trail was P-22, you can take a Camelbak; wear your own riding helmet to avoid a the mountain lion made famous with his impressive cover shot loaner helmet of unknown age and origin; be prepared to tip your on the December 2013 issue of National Geographic. The big guide; use the hashtag #SunsetRanch on Instagram and Twitter cat’s picture was snapped by a remote infrared camera as he to see and share photos from the trail. For more information, visit strode past the Hollywood sign at night. The famous mountain lion www.sunsetranchhollywood.com. apparently just walked past the group of trail riders (giving them a thrill, I’m sure). About the writer: Susan Friedland-Smith, a California history teacher living in North Tustin, has been horse-crazy since girlhood. Susan’s love-of-her-life was a Sunset Ranch frequently receives calls from the nearby movie tall, dark, and handsome Kentucky Thoroughbred who was her show partner and studios requesting a certain color of horse for filming and some faithful companion for 16 years through the ups and downs of dating as she searched of the ranch staff are also actors who get recruited for film or for “the one.” Susan finally found her man, married, and months later lost her horse to television scenes involving horses. colic. Now after a three-year horse hiatus, with husband-turned-budding equestrian in tow, she’s again hunting for “the one”: equine version. Join the adventure by The appeal of this trail ride is the chance to see world- following her blog Saddle Seeks Horse at www.susanfriedlandsmith.com and on renowned landmarks such as the Griffith Observatory (famous Twitter@susanwordlover from movies like The Terminator and Rebel Without a Cause) Photos courtesy of Susan Friedland-Smith

48 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 49 eDressage Spotted at Dressage in the Rockies: An “Accidental” Appaloosa Mary Adelaide Brakenridge

Spectators at Dressage in the Rockies were seeing spots as a horse of a different color made a big impression. Lakota Lace, an 11-year-old Appaloosa/ Percheron/Quarter Horse gelding, racked up top results in the Intermediaire I during the show at the Colorado Horse Park in August. It was the first time for Lakota Lace at that level, and he made it look easy. He won the FEI High Percentage Championship on the first day of the show with a score of 68.816 percent, and he came back for the Reserve Championship the next day with 67.895 percent. Trainer Shannon Dahmer competed him for his owner, Janet Wingate of Denver, Colorado. Lakota Lace’s path to the FEI levels is as unusual as his spots. His sire got loose and impregnated his dam, who then was sold to a new owner who didn’t know the mare was carrying a foal. The result of that mishap was better than anything that could have been planned by his connections, who are grateful to have stumbled upon this one-of-a-kind dressage horse. Lakota Lace came along at just the right time for his owner, Janet, who saw an ad for him while searching for an Appaloosa to follow in the footsteps of one she had owned and loved. He was 3 years old at the time. “I am partial to Appaloosas because I had a really nice one,” Janet explained. “So I was trying to replace him, and I never thought I could, because he was really special. But I did! He was an accident, and look what happened.” Just under two years ago, Janet put Lakota Lace in training with Shannon, who is based out of Stellar Stables in Parker, Colorado. Since then, he has blossomed into a strong competitor at the small tour level, and Shannon has her eyes on an eventual move up to Grand Prix. Lakota Lace and trainer Shannon Dahmer show off their style — and Lakota Lace has proven to be a quick study. Only Lakota’s spots — at the Colorado Horse Park’s Dressage in the Rockies a year ago, he was competing at First Level with show. Photo by Mary Adelaide Brakenridge/Phelps Media Group Janet and had not started flying changes yet. Last September, while Janet was out of town, Shannon decided to play pair earned qualifying scores at that level for the Great American/ around with introducing changes. USDF Region 5 Dressage Championships, also at the Colorado “I went on vacation, and Shannon called me and said, ‘We’re Horse Park. doing four-tempis!’” Janet recalled. “I said, ‘I don’t believe it!’” Shannon said she always enjoys showing at the horse park. Janet returned to see that Lakota Lace had mastered his “We really, really like the footing,” she commented. “The stalls are four-tempis, and now he has added the rest of the small tour nice, not like the small temporary stalls you get at some places, movements to his rapidly expanding repertoire. and they have turnouts. They just keep improving it. I think it’s the “He’s a really quick learner — and he thinks very highly of best facility to show at, and it keeps getting better and better.” himself,” Shannon laughed. “He’s really good at collection, which Wherever he goes, Lakota Lace earns new fans who are comes easily for him. He loves to work and always comes out enchanted by both his spots and his talent. His intelligence and ready to go. And he’s super comfortable and easy to ride.” levelheadedness have helped him excel in the dressage arena, After successful outings at Prix St. Georges earlier this year and they have also made him a suitable mount for his owner, who in California and at the Colorado Horse Park’s High Prairie appreciates his great temperament. Dressage I and II, Shannon chose to give Intermediaire I a try at “He has a good mind,” Janet said. “You can go a long way with Dressage in the Rockies, which is managed by Glenda McElroy a good mind. I’m really lucky to have found him, and Shannon has of Cornerstone Event Management. The decision paid off, as the done a spectacular job with him.” 50 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 51 ePassion For Polo Kerstie on the Oahu coastline. Photo by Kimo Huddleston Polo, Rodeo and Surfing Adventures in Hawaii By Kerstie Allen

Aloha! Hawaii has turned out to be an equestrian dream. The amount and variety of different riding opportunities is immense. I have to admit that I had very little in the way of expectations regarding riding and playing polo here, but was I ever wrong! It’s almost hard to believe that you can go from riding in a rodeo or practicing in a hunter/ jumper ring to playing polo and then take an amazing trail ride along a sandy beach or up the side of a volcano! I was fortunate

enough to have the kind folks at Hawaii Polo Life coordinate a lot of activities for me so I wouldn’t miss a thing. I started my tour at the 59th annual Makawao rodeo on Maui. It was a four-day extravaganza where all the cowboys and cowgirls from the islands gathered on Fourth of July weekend to let loose and have fun. It was great that so many polo players crossed over and were doing rodeo on their polo ponies. I enjoyed competing in the team roping on my horse with no mane. It was a great lesson for everyone to not be afraid to cross- event your horse if you ever get the chance. All in all, it will only make you a better horseman in the end. There was even the old fashioned Paniolo Fourth of July parade featuring lots and lots of horses, old cars and marching bands and, did I mention, more horses. The children even got their own stick-horse race down the main street to kick off the parade. This is truly an experience for any horse lover to never miss. While in Hawaii, I got the chance to meet and ride on the beach with big wave surfer Marlon Lewis, who also has a passion for surfing and polo. He was on the island with a group of people who I met on Maui at the rodeo and came to support polo. I’m not sure if you’ve ever seen what a big wave surfer does, but it’s insane. It’s like surfing down a high-rise building that’s moving and coming at you at the same time — truly not for the faint of heart. I was on the beach doing a photo shoot and, after his surf session, he paddled out of the ocean and came over to us and he traded his surfboard for my horse. It was really cool to be around such a courageous athlete who gets the same adrenalin rush playing polo as riding those big waves. Back on Oahu at the Hawaii Polo Club, for the first time in more than 25 years, Chris Dawson’s all-Hawaiian team won the High Goal tournament. After the game, we took a long ride with the Hawaii Polo Oceanfront Trail Ride company. It was a breathtaking Kerstie taking part in the 59th annual Makawao rodeo on Maui. and scenic ride along the length of the polo field and then a ride Photo by CJ Dewolf Photography 52 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 53 off and down the coastline. I even got to ride with some first-time horseback folks who were blown away by not only the scenery, but how easy and enjoyable it was to tour a part of Hawaii on horseback. My friend Siri Masterson (no, not the lady on your iPhone that politely gives information at your request, but a fellow polo player from the Hawaii Polo Club) and I got the chance to teach a group of beginners and young children in an instructional match. It was so much fun to be able to pass along the knowledge I’ve gained to the new generation of players. They even got to have a special treat having Hawaiian polo legend Herman-Louis DeCoite throw in the ball and be our umpire. I hope it was the beginning of a lifelong passion for horses and polo for all involved. For now, Santa Barbara, California, is calling me for the high-goal season. If you ever have the chance to visit Hawaii, don’t miss the amazing horseback riding opportunities the island has to offer. Aloha!

About the writer: Kerstie Allen is a native of Melbourne, Australia. Her passion for horses has taken her on a worldwide adventure exploring and mastering nearly every discipline in the equestrian world and opening doors of opportunity for women everywhere. Follow Kerstie on Twitter at @kerstiea; on Instagram at allenkerstie; and A beautiful Hawaiian sunset Photo courtesy of Kerstie Allen on Facebook at Kerstie Allen.

Marion Lewis, big wave surfer from Hawaii and polo player Photo by Coral DeCoite 54 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 55 56 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 57 e

Asides

Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweler, Piaget, returned to the Equuleus Polo Club for the third consecutive year as the presenting sponsor of the Piaget Hamptons Cup held in Watermill, New York. The event was co-hosted by polo Wyatt Harlow, the youngest member of the 12 players superstar Nacho Figueras and polo enthusiasts Joe and named to Team USPA in 2014, has worked hard on his Diana DiMenna, for an exhibition match benefiting Robin polo skills and horsemanship and it shows. He was the Hood, one of New York City’s most respected charitable number one pick for the All-Star team last March when he organizations. again played for Natania (Warrenton, Virginia) and they The two teams competing were Team Credit Suisse, earned their second consecutive National Interscholastic featuring Stefano Natella, Alainn Bailey, Magoo Laprida, Polo championship. The Polo Training Foundation named Francisco Ayala and Tommy Franco and Team St. Regis Wyatt the 2014 Interscholastic Male Player of the Year. Right Hotels & Resorts featuring captain Joe DiMenna, Nacho before the press run for this issue, Sidelines learned that Figueras, Mariano Gonzalez and Martin Pepe. The St. Regis Wyatt made the finals of the National Youth Tournament (on team kept a continuous lead throughout the match, ultimately grass), held Labor Day Weekend at San Diego Polo Club in winning the Piaget Hamptons Cup title 9 to 6. California, and that he would also play in the Family House President of Piaget North America Larry Boland presented Charity Match on Sept. 6 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Most Valuable Player award to Stefano Natella, who scored from November 19-30, Wyatt will travel to Manipour, India three points in the first half. Magoo Laprida’s horse, Fatiga, to play for Team USPA vs. INDIA. He spent the summer in won Best Playing Pony. The event was enjoyed by Hamptons’ Virginia, playing 8 to 10 goal polo. To accommodate the trips, best and helped raise over $550,000 for Robin Hood. he will take courses at a local community college until second Pictured from the left, Nacho Figueras, Mariano Gonzalez, semester when he will attend the University of Miami and Anthony Ingham, Joe DiMenna, Larry Boland and Martin Pepa. continue playing polo. Go, Wyatt! Photo courtesy of Piaget Photo by Lauren R. Giannini

58 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 59 eContest Picture This: Sidelines Amateur Photo Contest Winners

Contest Winner Lori Kemp of Bakersfield, California

Lori’s submission demonstrates creativity and skill in composition and color. A favorite among judges, this entry is very deserving of first place, which includes a print of Sidelines’ cover image, “Dreamer,” by featured artist Barbara Wright.

honorable mention Kelcey Roberts of Wellington, Florida

honorable mention Amanda Jensen of Urbana, Illinios

60 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 61 honorable mention Amanda Coehoorn of Highland, Illinois

honorable mention Kimberly Lennon-Freire of Woodstock, Georgia

honorable mention honorable mention Darci Brown Kristi Cooper of Versailles, Kentucky of Powell, Ohio

62 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 63 honorable mention Eliza Beckwith of Brooklyn, New York

honorable mention Mallory Bryant of Sterling, Virginia

honorable mention Emily Cederlund of Union, Illinois honorable mention John Marcum of Lexington, Kentucky

honorable mention Morgan Arrick of Augusta, Michigan

64 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Needy Nags Chasing Gold is a 16.2 hand, 5 year old old gelding who ran 25 times in search of gold. He did fairly well, placing third or better in 10 of his 25 starts. He is not done yet though! He is a big-bodied Quarter Horse type with huge haunches. He is very well mannered to handle and stands well for the farrier. Under saddle, he usually carries his head fairly low and level. Gold moves forward nicely off your leg and naturally reaches on to the bit. His canter is a bit awkward, but he is learning to push from behind rather than flatten out. He has just started to walk and trot over poles. He is good natured and would happily work at the trot all day for his rider. He is suitable for intermediate and advanced riders. He will be suitable for dressage and low level jumping in all disciplines. To adopt Chasing Gold, or for more information, visit www.horseadoption.com. Gold is currently located in Lexington, Kentucky.

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66 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 67 e TurningCover Story Art Into Life

“Imperator” – acrylic on gallery wrap canvas – 3 x 3 By Taylor Renner were temporarily put on hold when she earned her bachelor of science degree in business administration at Cal State L.A. She t’s not often someone can transform their passions into their went on to pursue various careers in international business, livelihood — even more rare is the selflessness to utilize including international sales and marketing for San Francisco Ithose passions to give back to someone else. But this is area toy companies, before returning to her passion for art — exactly what Colorado artist Barbara Wright has accomplished. eventually becoming an artist, illustrator and art gallery director. Barbara’s artistic career began as a child, drawing the Disney Her second passion didn’t begin as a child, however. Barbara princesses she had grown to admire. However, her artistic pursuits became involved with the equine community 15 years ago. Her 68 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Barbara Wright and Vic

“Gives Praise” — acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, 3 x 3 — from the “13 Original Clan Mothers” series of Native American matriarchs, based on the book by Jamie Sams.

“Furioso” – acrylic on gallery wrap canvas – 2.5 x 4 introduction was as a rescue volunteer in Colorado Springs, as Barbara’s main subject in many large-format acrylic paintings Colorado, during the peak of the PMU (Pregnant Mares’ Urine) in “A Horse In Art,” a series of 22 paintings in which Vic pays farm controversy. homage to a number of his favorite artists and their well-known Barbara instantly fell in love with horses and acquired two works that have also inspired Barbara throughout the years. This locally that needed homes. She then adopted a PMU foal and, exhibit, which debuted in 2010, is available as a complete show shortly after that, went to an auction to buy more foals but adopted to any interested venues and can be viewed online on YouTube. a former Arabian halter champion named Victoor (Vic) instead. Barbara also accepts commissions for equine portraits and After rescuing multiple horses, Barbara began her own rescue paints other current or former Harmony HorseWorks sanctuary operation in 2002 called Harmony HorseWorks, a 501(c)(3) residents of all breeds. While mostly finding inspiration for her nonprofit in Conifer, Colorado. She later shifted in 2010 from paintings in her equine friends at Harmony HorseWorks, Barbara rescuing to providing a sanctuary (and permanent home) for a was also inspired to paint a series of portraits of Native American herd that she uses in several therapy and riding programs offered women based on the book “The 13 Original Clan Mothers” by at Harmony HorseWorks. Native American spiritual teacher Jamie Sams. She had no idea how much her new equine sanctuary would In order to keep up with the needs of the sanctuary and its herd, impact her art. “When I started the horse rescue, I realized I had Barbara donates all of the earnings from her art sales to Harmony all of these wonderful models in my backyard. I studied them HorseWorks. In addition, the volunteers help run the sanctuary, every day and it became clear that they were the perfect example which is fueled by donations from the compassionate public. of straight lines and curves. As an artist, you tend to paint what’s Among her accomplishments as an artist, Barbara is credited as in front of you and that’s what I did,” recalls Barbara. the inventor of Equine Stress Control Therapy (ESCT), a method of Barbara is a self-taught equine artist in the realistic tradition de-spooking horses using bilateral brain integration with bilateral who aims to portray the horse as it is physically conformed as well body tapping with the hand or a vibrating bilateral pulser. She also as capture the personality and breed traits that help make each teaches Equestrian Performance Coaching (EPC) based on the individual horse unique. “I try to get the personality in the painting PEAT (Primordial Energy Activation and Transcendence) energy so it’s not just a generic Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred because psychology, modified for the horse/human riding relationship. they do have such distinct personalities,” said Barbara. This coaching technique helps bring fearful riders back to feeling Vic, the “spokeshorse” for Harmony HorseWorks, is featured confident and comfortable around horses. FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 69 “Fly Sheet Boogie Woogie (Homage to Piet Mondrian)” – acrylic on gallery wrap canvas – 4 x 4

“El Pintado” – acrylic on gallery wrap canvas – 3 x 3

“Save the Horse (Homage to Pablo Picasso)” – acrylic on gallery wrap canvas – 4 x 6

Combining the two processes of ESCT (therapy for the horse) a horse from slaughter, neglect and abuse. and EPC (therapy for the human), Barbara helps create a sound Barbara’s success in turning two of her biggest passions into and trusting riding partnership between horse and human. Just one very rewarding lifestyle is something to admire and strive for. like her art, all proceeds from sales of books, tapes, clinics, demos As the old saying goes, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work and seminars about ESCT are donated back to the horses at a day in your life.” Harmony HorseWorks sanctuary. For more information, visit www.harmonyhorseworks.com. Ever since she was a little girl, Barbara has had a passion for About the writer: Taylor Renner is a college senior at the University of Georgia art, but it wasn’t until she was older that she realized her second majoring in agricultural communications with a minor in animal science. She’s ridden passion of rehabilitating rescue horses and providing them with a and shown in the hunter/jumper and equitation discipline for 11 years and is an avid second chance at life when no one else would. In purchasing one photographer and writing enthusiast. She hopes to combine her love of horses and of Barbara’s paintings, buyers are supporting the cause of saving journalism into a lifelong career within the equine publishing industry. All photos courtesy of Barbara Wright 70 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 71 e

Student-TeacherArt Artistic Duo Thrives By Dani Moritz-Long

hen two artists come together with two different styles and mediums, the result is sheer brilliance — as is Wthe case with Tryon, North Carolina, artists Joan MacIntyre and Sarah Holmberg. This student-teacher duo is responsible for some of Tryon’s finest art, including Sarah’s whimsical sculptures and Joan’s beautiful oil paintings, both depicting various equestrian scenes. The two met through their passion for horses. Sarah was in awe of Joan and eventually asked her now-teacher for help with painting her paper mache horses. That lesson evolved into a friendship and mentorship in which the two have inspired each other. “After a while, she encouraged me to try oil painting, which I did and I love it,” Sarah said. She added, “We’ve learned from the differences in our mediums. Sculpting is three-dimensional, while painting is two-dimensional. Both have their challenges.” Joan’s oil painting, “Going Home” Photos courtesy of Janet Cummings Joan’s resume boasts more than 40 years of professional “Horses are my passion,” she said. “The majority of my artwork. A native of New York, she attended the Tyler School of paintings are of horses. When I got into Thoroughbreds in the Art at Temple University and she studied portraiture under Jossey 1960s, I painted many famous ones: three derby winners, celebrity Bilan of Scottsdale, Arizona. As a young artist, she sold her first owners, seven for George Getty III and his wife, Jacqueline. It painting at age 13. was a privilege going to his office where he displayed several She combines her talent with her love of horses to produce paintings that belonged to his father of his oil tankers. I painted for stunning images inspired by the equestrian world, particularly numerous jockeys and movie stars. I love racing and had small racing and foxhunting. successes with some of my own.” Sarah, on the other hand, draws much of her inspiration from Phyllis Eifert’s sculptures, having studied with her for five years. Sarah also draws inspiration from her own experiences in hunters, equitation and foxhunting. She began creating her paper mache sculptures 10 years ago, with the encouragement of her mentor, Phyllis. To create them, Sarah uses wire, newspaper clippings from the Tryon Daily Bulletin, Elmer’s glue, water and her fingers. “After the sculpting is done, I paint it with acrylic in a high gloss,” she said. “I also have to make or build other items I incorporate such as jumps, hounds, clothing, accessories, whips, etc.” Much like her teacher, Joan, Sarah favors depictions of field hunters and racehorses, although she also enjoys depicting elegant show hunters. Joan’s oil painting, “The Last Fence” Together, these artists produce quality artwork celebrated by fellow equestrian enthusiasts around the world. While they exhibit very different styles, this duo is the perfect pair.

One of Sarah’s sculptures, which illustrates the use of various Sarah’s oil painting, “Mare and Foal” props such as the whip, jump and terrain. 72 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 73 e ArtA Rare Case of Speech Loss Inspires Walt Peterson to Paint

By Carrie Wirth “Flat Out Flyin”

alt Peterson turned lemons into lemonade by dealing blessing: Walt came to the with an unusual affliction that robbed him of the ability realization that what he could Wto speak. do without his voice was paint. Walt’s artistic talent was evident at an early age. Since childhood, Back in the studio, Walt sought he was capable of capturing the likeness of his subjects in fine to perfect his craft and spent detail. “In life you have detail and you have subtleties,” Walt said. countless hours painting. “When you’re able to put it together and make your art look life- Within two years, he became like, that’s what I love.” a successful portrait artist Walt pursued fine art and graphic design at Florida State and had commissions booked University before working as a graphic designer. many months in advance. After Things were going fine until out of nowhere in 1991, Walt he had established himself became unable to speak. He went to a number of physicians over solidly with a viable career as Walt Peterson the course of many months. Finally, the experts at the Vanderbilt an artist, Walt’s voice gradually University Medical Center Voice Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee, and miraculously returned. unraveled the mystery. Walt was afflicted with a rare disorder In October 2014, Walt had the opportunity to create a painting for known as spastic dysphonia and there was no cure. the International Polo Club Palm Beach’s annual poster contest. It became challenging for Walt to lead projects at work and His painting was well received and caught the attention of the polo he realized that he was going to have to change course in his community. Several equestrians commissioned Walt for portraits. career. Later, he’d regard this pivotal moment in his life as a Walt became enamored with painting horses and was inspired 74 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 75 “Completely Composed” Photos courtesy of Walt Peterson to do more. He added equestrian works to his repertoire along with Bruce’s painting, I received an unexpected call. I learned that his portrait commissions. “Horses are so beautiful and majestic,” Bruce had passed away.” Walt said. “Honestly, if I never painted anything but horses again, Walt mourned the loss of his client and new friend for several I’d be happy with that, but I can’t forget my portraiture — after all, days. Then, he resumed work to honor Bruce’s spirit as one of the that’s where I developed my skills.” industry’s greatest horsemen. The late Bruce Duchossois met Walt and was impressed by “It’s bittersweet,” said Walt. “I’m deeply honored to have painted a portrait that Walt painted of Tom Matthews and the hunter such an icon of the industry, but also so sad to see him go. I hope Firestone. “He said, ‘I don’t know when I’ve ever been so moved he’s smiling down upon this painting of him and his lovely horse.” by a work of art!’” Walt shared. “He turned to me and said, ‘We After seeing a photo of the painting, Richard Duchossois, need to do this. I will be in touch.’” Bruce’s father, requested that it be shipped to his home. It now This began Walt’s brief relationship with Bruce Duchossois. hangs in their family room. Bruce would commission Walt to paint him jumping one of his “What a privilege and honor that is for me,” Walt said. very favorite hunters named Hello Kitty. Plans are underway for a one-man show of Walt’s equestrian “I remained in close communication with Bruce, updating him art in Wellington, Florida, in the early part of 2016. To learn more on the progress of the painting,” Walt said. “Several weeks into about Walt, visit waltpetersonfineart.com. 76 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Mutt of the Month What isn’t there to love about Major? Barely 8 months old, he has the maturity and ability to focus and learn like a dog twice his age. Major is fun loving, affectionate and virtually “bomb proof” in any situation. He does well with children, crowds, other dogs and is able to focus on his handler no matter what else is going on around him. Major has a perfect auto sit, down, settle, and knows a few cute tricks such as “Are you sleepy?” He also walks well on a loose leash. Truly one of the special ones! To adopt Major or for more information, visit spca-albrecht.org. Major is at the Aiken SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, in Aiken, South Carolina. Call 803- 648-6863.

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 77 e LelandArt Neff: A Living Legend

“Rachel Alexandra” 18 x 24 oil on board. Collection of Paul and Susan Roy

By Don Rosendale painting for six figures. The wise counsel of my Sotheby’s friend led to me to Breakabeen, his summer, I finally surrendered to the reality that I’m not New York, and the farm of artist Leland Neff. I wanted to learn why going to win Powerball and be able to buy a Stubbs or one of the country’s top fashion photographers had forsaken a TMunnings racehorse painting. six figure practice and Dom Perignon lifestyle in the Hamptons But I still needed to replace the primitive oil over my fireplace to breed and paint horses in a remote place where the nearest that I rescued from an Irish pub 20 years ago. A telephone call watering hole is a bar selling $1 beers. to a friend at Sotheby’s elicited the observation that “the best Leland is the son of a Navy fighter pilot, and moved frequently equestrian artist since Sir Alfred Munnings is Leland Neff, and his during his childhood. He was born in Virginia and then moved to work is affordable.” Texas, where at the age of 3 he saw a mare with a white foal and Affordable is a relative term; the last George Stubbs 18th was instantly hooked. He learned to ride by being propped up on century racehorse painting sold at auction for $22 million. You a barrel racing horse, and for the next two years rode in Texas can occasionally pick up a Sir Alfred Munnings 20th century horse rodeos. 78 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE “Argentine Polo Brothers” Leland Neff 24 x 36 oil on canvas Photo by Rebecca Baldridge

“It was an experienced horse,” he recalls, “and it taught me how He rented a farmhouse and barn in exchange for designing a line to ride.” The next family stop was New England, where Leland of wallpapers, and made a living doing commissioned paintings of competed against adults in Western pleasure classes because horses and riders, just as Stubbs and Munnings before him. there weren’t any divisions for kids. He regularly earned ribbons When he wasn’t in the Hamptons, he was at the Saratoga and trophies, and says to this day, “There isn’t a horse I can’t just racetrack painting jockeys and racehorses. Notable among his jump on and ride.” racehorse paintings is an iconic likeness of Rachel Alexandra, the His artistic talents began early, with his first art show when he filly who won the 2009 Preakness. was 6 in his mother’s hometown of Conesus, New York. By the In traveling to Saratoga, he found and fell in love with the farm age of 13, his landscape paintings were hanging in California where he lives today. “It hadn’t sold,” he said, “because of the way galleries. it was divided.” Leland purchased the 150-acre farm, where he He graduated magna cum laude from New York’s Pratt Institute paints, teaches painting classes, raises organic vegetables and and the college honored him with a one-man show. “Most chickens and splits his own firewood. artists don’t bother with a college education, but I thought it was He also has a goal of breeding horses, based on Jigi, short for important,” he said. Irish Jig, a 17-hand-plus Irish sport horse. She’s half Thoroughbred, From there, he went to New York City to earn a living as a fashion and he plans to breed her to Thoroughbred stallions. illustrator. “The same agent who represented me as an illustrator He got Jigi while visiting a cousin in Maryland who breeds also represented famous photographers, like Skrebenski who Arabians. shot Estee Lauder ads, and when I found out that photographers The cousin bought Jigi so her husband would have a horse to got paid ten times as much, I learned how to use a camera.” ride, but the spouse and Jigi didn’t get along, and Leland was He shot high fashion ads for New York City department stores happy to take the mare. like Bergdorf Goodman, Burberry, Bloomingdale’s and Barney’s, “When we got home, I pointed her at a four-foot fence, and she and fashion spreads for Estee Lauder, Clairol and Revlon. It was just popped over it,” he said. “I figured she’d had some jumper a life that kept him on jet planes from New York to Paris and Milan, training, but when I contacted the people who’d trained her, I and away from horses. found she had no jumping training at all. She was just a natural.” On a fateful day, a bike ride took him to the Hampton Classic Aside from Jigi, there are six other horses on the farm, three of where he experienced an epiphany, thinking: This is where I belong. them pony stallions. One of the pony stallions, Fortissimo, is the FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 79 “Molly Ashe at the Hampton Classic” 30 x 40 oil on canvas

“Gaucho III” 40 x 60 oil on canvas “Charlotte Weber’s Belmont Stakes” 18 x 24 oil on board Collection of Janna Rumbough Collection of Charlotte Weber/ Live Oak Stud sire of the newest addition to the Neff stable, a now-6-month-old as $20,000. The portrait of one of my Millbrook neighbors with filly he calls Girlfriend. Leland talks about natural foaling the way her favorite event horse is reputed locally to have cost $11,500, some people talk about natural childbirth. Leland helped deliver though Leland wouldn’t comment. Girlfriend and, because the New York weather in March was 15 Perfectly reasonable prices, compared to Stubbs and Munnings. degrees below zero, he slept with her in the barn her first three To learn more about Leland, visitwww.lelandneff.com or www. nights under comforters he took from his bed. Now, Girlfriend lelandneffphoto.com comes to him in the field like a puppy dog looking for treats. As for what Sotheby’s source called reasonable, Leland is About the writer: Don Rosendale lives in an 18th Century farmhouse in the Millbrook hunt country with Herring hunt prints but no Stubbs or Munnings, but says somewhat hesitant to talk about his prices, only saying they start the view from his windows of horses grazing in their paddocks is almost as good. at $3,500 for small water colors, and his large-scale commissioned All photos by Leland Neff, unless noted otherwise paintings, like the one of Rachel Alexandra, can cost as much 80 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 81 e

Art Susan K. Friedland: Horses Are Her Muse

Jazz Crying in the Rain

By Lauren R. Giannini

usan K. Friedland is an award-winning fine art photographer whose eclectic subjects include Americana, wildlife, abstract, landscape, Snautical and horses. Her photos are in Ralph Lauren’s collection, Steven Spielberg has some of Susan’s equine photos, and Elton John owns a Friedland-created shadowbox. It isn’t only celebrities who love Susan’s work. From January through April 2014, a special exhibit at the Booth Western Art Museum (in association with the Smithsonian Institute) in Cartersville, Georgia, honored Susan’s fine art photography. Her work has been featured in exhibitions, museums and publications, including Cowboys & Indians magazine and two shows at Neiman Marcus in Atlanta. “It isn’t the equipment you use, it’s the artist’s eye behind the camera — that’s where the creativity is,” said Susan, who snapped her first photo in 1979, then took graduate courses at the University of Georgia and at the Massachusetts and Atlanta Colleges of Art. For 10 years, in Augusta, Atlanta and Boston, she taught photography, including film developing and printing. She does not digitally enhance or apply special effects to her work. “I try to let my eye be my editor.” Susan discovered her passion for equines as a toddler when her father put her on a pony. She grew up in Savannah, Georgia, took riding lessons for a couple of years and competed in some barn shows. She rode for pleasure. On her honeymoon 35 years ago, she was thrown from a horse and suffered Susan and Lyric 82 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE Susan and Lyric FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 83 fractures of her pelvis, jaw and wrist, and nearly lost an eye. “I came back from that and bought my first horse four years ago — a much older Thoroughbred off the track,” said Susan. “Leon became my friend and taught me so much and helped me overcome my fear.” Health issues prompted the gallant OTTB’s retirement. She now partners with Lyric, an Oldenburg-Thoroughbred cross hunter. In July, they competed in Susan’s first crossrail class, earning the championship. Currently, Susan is working toward her “ambitious goal” of competing in the Mini-Hunter division: she works out at the gym and takes lessons on Lyric with the 8- to 10-year olds at Segars Stables in Canton, Georgia. Susan is available for commissions and enjoys traveling on location. “I have such a deep love of horses and children and people who love horses,” she said. “For 26 years I’ve been photographing my children, Sam, David and Mariah, and my husband, Lance, is my photo assistant. My family and my horses are my role models, inspirations and my artistic muses.” For more information, visit www.SusanKFriedland.com All photos courtesy of Susan K. Friedland

Blonde American Bucking Bronco

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MischievousArt Eyes Inspired Louise Mellon’s “Orb Will Fly for Roses”

“Orb Will Fly for Roses” All photos courtesy of Louise Mellon By Catherine Zachariadis and Lauren Buettner Orb flew under the radar at the back of the 19-horse pack under jockey Joel Rosario. Third to last coming into the backstretch and n 2013, Orb inspired fans across the country by taking flight hanging behind until the homestretch, Orb rallied at the eighth to win the mile and a quarter-long Kentucky Derby. For both pole, bounding with a huge stride up the center of the track. IHall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and owners Ande and He flew past Golden Soul and won by 2 1/2 lengths in a time of Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps, it was their first time in the winner’s 2:02.89! circle in the Run for the Roses. Orb took flight that day and, according to artist Louise Mellon, 86 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 87 A collection “Independence Day” of Louise’s racing inspired paintings.

“Timing is Everything” “Holly Toledo!” he will fly for roses too. concepts, along with humor, a hallmark of her impressionist work. Louise was commissioned to portray Orb by Howard Slatkin, a She produces pieces that portray each animal’s soul in a way that family friend of Ande and Dinny. The portrait was intended as a shows her joy for art while also bringing joy to the owners. surprise gift for the one-year anniversary of Orb’s 2013 victory. “Orb’s owners, Dinny and Ande, were over the moon with the “It is a great pleasure to commission Louise to create a picture,” gift from their friend,” said Louise. “They commented that I had said Howard. “She makes it so easy, and it’s fascinating to see the captured the horse’s personality perfectly! “Orb Will Fly for Roses” way she works, requesting pictures that convey the personality of was really fun to paint, and I’m delighted and honored to have the animal. Her interest is in capturing what is unique and personal been chosen to be the artist!” to that animal, and she achieves her aim brilliantly!” Howard had bountiful praise for Louise’s artistic philosophy, Armed with only a few photos of Orb in action, Louise placed process and final painting. her bets on what she thought Orb’s personality might be like. The “There’s no better gift in the world than commissioning Louise bright and whimsical painting is a fun portrayal of the famous to do a portrait of a horse or pet,” said Howard. “She brings to Thoroughbred. her work not only a lifelong love of animals, but also her deep “I studied the photos we had to get an idea of him, then let my knowledge of the unique personality of each animal, which she vision propose his imagined exuberance,” said Louise. “Seeing a brilliantly and sensitively captures in each picture. With her great bit of mischief in his eyes, I portrayed him leaping joyfully off extraordinary exposure to art and her great talent, she somehow the ground, just having overturned a stable bucket of red roses, creates pictures that are unique and unlike any others — genius, and showing off by waving a few in his teeth.” I suppose. A rare and original talent.” Louise has an incredible sense that allows her to capture the For more information, visit louisemellon.com. life of the subjects in her paintings. She uses creative colors and 88 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 89 e

LouisaArt Davidson Sees the Light “To paint and capture light is to never be bored. Light creates not only form, but life beyond form.” — Louisa Davidson By Katie Navarra in Millbrook, New York, and earned degrees in drawing, painting and or Aiken, South Carolina-based film. Eager to further hone her skills, artist Louisa Davidson, light is she continued her studies in Europe Farguably more important than and through studying acclaimed finding an ideal subject to feature, artists. selecting the right brush to paint with She spent 20 years apprenticing or choosing a lens to shoot with. “I with the great Crow Indian painter love to explore the sensation that Earl Biss. “He knew the chemistry of light stimulates in the organs of sight,” paint and how to make oil painting she said. “To paint light is endlessly translucent and opalescent,” she fascinating.” reminisced. “He taught me to make The internationally collected artist magic with it. It’s something that grew up between Long Island, New can’t be done with acrylic paint.” York, and Vermont in a family that She has also studied with wasn’t complete without horses. “My celebrated artists Peter Howell, Jean parents were professional horsemen; Bowman, Heather St. Clair Davis it’s simply a part of my DNA,” she said. and more recently Boothe Malone. “I was ensconced in horses and animals “I have been blessed to work with from the time I was young.” brilliant artists,” she said. Convinced animals are easier to In 2007, Louisa became a full-time interact with than people, horses and digital photographer with her work dogs have always claimed center stage landing her countless magazine in all forms of her artwork. “I think I cover photographs and securing her relate better to animals than most of the Photographer and artist Louisa Davidson position as an official photographer human species,” she laughed. for some of the largest horse shows She can hardly remember a time when she wasn’t drawing or and competitions around the world. She has covered the PBR painting. Her natural talents earned her commissions before she (Professional Bull Rider) Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as graduated from school. “I was designing horse show and event the last three FEI World Cups, The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day programs before I was in my teens,” she said. Event, The Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, and Though her talents were obvious, it was a high school art Cheyenne Frontier Days. teacher that encouraged her to pursue a career as an artist. “[That “I love capturing what’s alive and moving,” she said. “I have teacher] turned the light a great love of shooting on and opened doors for the raw athleticism of me,” she said. rodeo.” Winning the Top High The artist admits that School Art Award in the access is a huge part North Shore Community of success. “If you can’t Arts Center solidified get to good vantage Louisa’s decision to spots, you might as well attend art school. The leave the camera at highly competitive home,” she said. contest included entries While she’s in high from the tri-state area, demand as an event, which included New equine, canine and York, New Jersey and wedding photographer, Connecticut. “I won that the artist still finds time to award back in 1969 and sculpt and paint. “I hope it still blows me away,” to start up sculpting she said. “That award with plastaline,” she got me into a top art said. Plastaline clay, school.” unlike other clay, never She went on to dries out, but remains attend Bennett College Ann Wolf of The Arapahoe Hunt with Breezy, 24x18 oil on canvas firm enough to go to 90 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 91 the foundry. “I build off a skeleton and add clay in expressionist clumps that bring energy and soul to the piece,” she said. When working on a painting, Louisa has found that less is more. “Forget all the details, be bold and get the values down quickly. [As a painter], you are able to capture a statement of light even better than in photographs,” she said. Her paintings have been exhibited in the racing museums in Saratoga and Aiken and in magazines among other public and private galleries. Regardless of the form, her artwork is brought to life and her talents have been honored with several awards. In 2008, she won an award through the Equine Ideal spring photo contest. That same year, a photo she took of Marcello Cruz was chosen for the 2008 Snowmass Rodeo poster and program cover. A few years later, she shot all of the photography for the cover and insert for Bobby Mason’s CD “Finding My Way Home,” which was released in November 2011. “I credit all the horses and dogs I’ve worked with,” she said. “They’ve taught me volumes and always will.” When Louisa isn’t in her studio working on a commission or at an event shooting photography, she can be found foxhunting aboard the Colorado dude ranch horse she brought with her to Aiken. “He’s young, sound, uncomplicated and sweet,” she said. “He thinks hunting is the cat’s meow.” Her demanding schedule keeps her busy, but not too busy for a daily ride. “I don’t have to ride every day, but it gets me up early in the mornings and greatly enhances my life,” she concluded. To contact the artist or to arrange a commission, visit www. louisadavidson.com or call 970-274-0658. 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 with. All photos courtesy of Louisa Davidson

Ace and her Magpie — photograph

Photograph of the great Sapphire and McClain Ward in World Cup action at Las Vegas. “Barley” courtesy of Deirdre and Michel Vallencourt, oil on board 92 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 93 e MichaelArt Henington’s Passion for Creativity

Michael Henington with one of his horse sculptures. A pig, one of his best sellers, sits nearby. Photos courtesy of Michael Henington

By Lauren R. Giannini

ichael Henington discovered his passion for creating sculptures in 1990 while managing a large gallery in MSanta Fe, New Mexico. “I became interested and I taught myself,” said Michael, whose own unique style evolved from the influences of contemporary artists such as sculptor Star Liana York, sculptor and painter Buck McCain, and the Apache sculptor, painter and teacher Alan Houser. “I sculpt mainly animals and a few people — one of my favorites is a pride of mountain lions that are life-sized,” Michael said. “My biggest sellers over the years have been pigs. They have been collected by a lot of celebrities — Randy Travis, Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, and Steve Cropper of the Blues Brothers who wrote “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” with Otis Redding .” Celebrities and many other visitors to Santa Fe find their way to Henington Fine Art Gallery, located on historic Canyon Road, one of the nation’s best-known streets for fine art with 130 galleries. “I get two days a week to work on my sculptures if I’m lucky,” said Michael. “With 57 artists, we stay busy.” Henington Fine Art Gallery’s stable of top painters and sculptors includes Harold T. (“H”) Holden, whose sculptures often run larger than life, with 20 monuments created in as many years. “I’ve represented Harold Holden for 25 years — he’s quite fabulous,” said Michael. “He’s in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, a member of Cowboy Artists of America, and in November he’s being inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Michael Henington 94 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 95 He did the 2X life sculpture of a Quarter Horse called “World Champion” that’s in front of the arena in Oklahoma City.” Michael’s enthusiasm for horses harks back to growing up in a farm and ranch community in southern New Mexico. His family raised Quarter Horses, and rodeo was a big part of ranch life until he went to college. In the early 1980s he played polo for four years at San Patricio Polo Club, but a horse fell on him and ruined his rotator cuff for playing and roping. “I can still cut and chase coyotes,” said Michael, who spends as much time in the saddle as possible riding in the High Country. Michael’s wife, Kendra Henington, an accomplished rider and former barrel racer, is a member of Sotheby’s International Real Estate team. They have four horses, including a Quarter Horse stud, Forever A Playboy (by QH Hall of Fame stallion Freckles Playboy). “Hefner” is great on trails and a gentleman around mares. Michael’s two adult daughters are A Michael Henington sculpture very involved with horses. Melissa and her husband, a former world champion saddle bronc rider, manage got in the way. a big ranch in Texas where they’re raising their two children. “From the time I was a boy, I remember looking at Western Melinda, who showed the World Champion Working Cow Horse in Horseman magazine and I really liked reading about art and a class of 80 at the Quarter Horse World Show, and her husband, the culture,” recalled Michael. “When I was managing that large a professional reining and roping trainer, have two children and gallery, I found that just working so closely with the artists inspired make their home in Arizona. me and that’s how I got started. Passion is number one — if you Michael’s advice to anyone with a hankering to paint or sculpt have passion for creativity, if you love to create, just do it and see reflects how he found himself as an artist. He didn’t grow up where it takes you.” wanting to be an artist; he grew up being a young cowboy, then Visit www.heningtonfineart.com for more information. realized he wanted to play polo and did exactly that until an injury

Michael with his big cats.

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LargerArt Than Life: Gisela Pferdekaemper Brings Whimsical Sculptures to Life

By Dani Moritz

hen Gisela Pferdekaemper’s friend ordered a life- sized fiberglass horse about a year and a half ago, WGisela was tasked with painting it. Something clicked Gisela paints a polo scene on a fiberglass horse. with that first horse, because since then she has added five life- sized painted fiberglass horses to her collection. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving biodiversity, While the collection may be a bit out of the ordinary, it fits in when they held their first local fundraiser at the International Polo perfectly with German-born Gisela’s humorously whimsical style, Club. which boasts the lavish fiberglass sculptures, fat-bottomed mares isela quickly built a relationship with members of the foundation and other unique products like African ceramic cookware, called and spearheaded art projects to generate donations. From that tagines, used to slowly cook meats and vegetables to perfection. partnership, the idea was born to create a wildlife art show, which Life-sized sculptures certainly aren’t Gisela’s only out-of-the- was founded more than 10 years ago. box creations. “The idea was to invite artists from around the country to come The sculptures, which exhibit various scenes such as polo, and create works inspired by wildlife,” she said. “The show is the Florida tropical environment and wild horses, are quite the called ‘Wild Things’ (naturally) and participating artists donate process to create. After being imported from Mexico, Gisela must 25 percent of show sales to the RSCF in support of their wildlife sand down the pieces, clean them with acetone and prime them conservation.” before she can begin painting any designs. The show is held at Gisela’s home in her ceramics studio, “The greatest challenge is to find and mix the right colors,” she which was converted from a barn on her property. The show is said. “The paint is oil-based marine paint.” held annually in February and continues to grow. The event will You can find Gisela’s work across the country, including West celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2015. Palm Beach’s airport and city halls and horse shows in Florida “We’re looking forward to even more great art and artists to join and New York. However, Gisela’s favorite place to showcase her us,” Gisela said. “It’s a great opportunity to support local art and work is at her home as artists, while also supporting a local non-profit organization doing part of the Wild Things art great work.” exhibit to benefit the Rare Be sure to visit Gisela’s website at www.artbygisela.com to get Species Conservatory a closer look at her whimsical artwork that is sure to make you Foundation (RSCF). smile! Gisela began working with the foundation, which All photos courtesy of Gisela Pferdekaemper

These fat-bottomed paintings, which resemble pregnant mares, helped Gisela make a name for herself in the world of equestrian art.

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UB40 Olivi x Michelangelo IKOON 2001 16.2 hand chestnut KWPN stallion Libero H x Nimmerdor 16.2 ½ IMOTHEP Winner Get of Sire Dressage at Devon, 2010 KWPN approved, CSHA Gold, CWHBA Indoctro x Calvados x Dominard, 16.3H Sire of: Apache—KWPN Approved Stallion, Successful Nation’s Cup Team Member Elite BWP, KWPN Crown Erkend,RPSI 5 2010 KWPN-NA Top Five award winners, Sire of 2011 World Cup Finals competitor Sire of 3 Champion foals and El Paso ISF, Champion Young Horse High selling sire of 2012 & 2013 Successful Grand Prix Jumper Dressage at Devon CSHA - Alberta Select Sale 2012 KWPN GP Sports Award Recipient Prix St. Georges winner Fee: $1750, LFG, Fresh, Frozen Fee: $1600, LFG, Frozen www.IronSpringFarm.com www.creeksidefarm.ca www.hyperionstud.com 610-383-4717 Standing several Elite and Approved stallions

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VIVA VOLTAIRE WESTPORTE Our Farm’s Best Kept Secret CABARDINO Hanoverian by Wolkentanz out of St. Pr. Farah Sire of many A Circuit Hunter/ Zone Champions Spectacular Hunter / Jumper Champion by Fabriano. Approved with the Oldenburg Several international dressage horses, Sire of 2012 Sallie B. Wheeler National N. A., CSHA, RPSI, CWHBA and nominated AHS approved son; Hunter Breeding Champion and IHF. The sire of multiple line winners, older Top Performance Pedigree with Voltaire, 2012 Lieutenant Governor’s Cup Winner foals now winning champion or reserve in the Grannus, Argentinus; wonderful temperament. Passes on his extraordinary jumping technique hunter ring every time out. W. Charlot Farms – 519-271-5322 W. Charlot Farms – 519-271-5322 For more info contact: www.charlotfarm.com www.charlotfarm.com www.countrylanewarmbloods.com 2004-2012 USEF Leading Breeder 2004-2012 USEF Leading Breeder or call 604-880-8687

Qredit Hilltop (Quaterback-Dream of Glory-Rubinstein) CONTIFAX 2008 Oldenburg Stallion, 16.2H. Stud Fee: $1650 Contender x Ritual 16.2 OBOURG Richebourg x Oberon du Moulin x Joyau, 16.2H Approved AHS, ISR/Old, GOV 2000 Dark bay Holstein. Combines two (Elite BWP) Res. Champ of 2012 USEF National Finals of the world’s best performance lines. Successful Grand Prix Jumper Champion of 70-day Stallion Test. Approved Oldenburg, Westphalia, Offspring winning at the Grand Prix level Exceptional movement with swing & elasticity Rhineland, CSHA, CWHBA Sire of 2013 Champion Mare in Belgium Hilltop Farm, Inc. International World Cup competitor Fee:$1800, LFG, Fresh (410) 658-9898 or [email protected] Offspring competing at Grand Prix level www.hyperionstud.com www.hilltopfarminc.com Fee: $1750, LFG, Fresh www.creeksidefarm.ca Standing several Approved and Elite Stallions eIngate A high five goes to Team UltrOZ for helping the U.S. to three spectacular Nations Cup wins at top international shows in Europe in August. With their horses benefiting from use of the UltrOZ Elite low intensity therapeutic ultrasound system, McLain Ward on Rothchild and Margie Engle on Royce helped the U.S. clinch the FEI Nations Cup at Hickstead in England. The next day, Quentin Judge was a key part of the winning U.S. Nations Cup Team in Gijon, Spain, on HH Copin Van De Broy, while Charlie Jayne and Chill RZ put in one of only four double-clear rounds to help the U.S. clinch the Nations Cup in Dublin, Ireland, just five days later. Quentin added an individual win at Gijon for icing on the cake! Way to go!! Pictured: Team UltrOZ riders McLain Ward and Margie Engle (both on right) celebrate with their teammates and Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland after winning the Nations’ Cup at CSIO Hickstead Photo by Jon Stroud/FEI

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Bonnie Jenkins (executive director of the USET Foundation) with attending Gold Medal Club Anniversary Award Recipients: (left to right) Carolyn & Paul Rizza, Jacqueline B. Mars, Gregory Gingery, Karen Stives, Cheryl & Stagg Newman, Chrystine and George Tauber, and the reception’s emcee Philip Richter (USET Foundation treasurer). Photo by Lauren R Giannini

WEG-bound: United States Three-day team members Lynn Symansky (left) and Sinead Halpin at the USET Foundation Reception that also honored Karen Stives and the official launch of her $1-million Dollar Karen E. Stives Endowment Fund for High Performance Eventing, the evening before the Great Meadow WEG Prep Trial. Photo by Lauren R Giannini

FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 107 REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY ARIZONA CHUCK GOLDSTEIN, P.A. KENTUCKY DEIRDRE STOKER Keller Williams Luxury Homes International VAILLENCOURT (561) 714-1274 TRAEGEN KNIGHT ARNOLD KIRKPATRICK “This Is My Neighborhood” St. John’s, Arizona [email protected] World Class & Luxury Properties (928) 524-3740 www.goforthegold.info & COMPANY (803) 640-4591 Central Kentucky’s Most Respected [email protected] www.aikenscproperties.com Farm Broker www.headquarterswest.com DAVID A. WELLES, REALTOR (859) 576-8195 Equestrian Sotheby’s International www.kirkfarms.com KARL MCMILLAN Equestrian Homes, Farms & Land REMAX Tattersall Group, LLC COLORADO (561) 313-9123 Full Service Commercial/Residential [email protected] MASSACHUSETTS 133 Laurens Street, N.W. DAVE TRUJILLO Aiken, SC 29801 The Group, Inc. Real Estate (843) 693-6115 Ft. Collins/Loveland, CO EQUESTRIAN PROPERTIES EQUINE HOMES [email protected] Karen Connelly Equestrian & Country Properties (970) 222-0340 Let the experts handle your (800) 859-2745 [email protected] real estate needs. www.equinehomes.com KATHY ROGOFF www.davetrujillo.com (561) 227-1535 Allen Tate Realtors equestrianpropertiesinc.com Greenville, SC & surrounding area ED ROBINSON NEW YORK (864) 420-4617 Equestrian Property Specialist HOLLY ANN CHANEY [email protected] RE Max Professionals Boca Executive Realty Cell: (303) 522-4811 Specializing in Equestrian Sales SALLY SLATER- NY & CT Douglas Elliman Real Estate MADELON WALLACE [email protected] (561) 719-0828 Walker, Wallace & Emerson Realty www.shopcoloradorealestate.com Bedford to North Salem & Vic. [email protected] (864) 316-3484 Horse property specialist! carolinahorsefarmsandmore.com (914) 584-0137 - Cell FIRST COLORADO JOAN PLETCHER, REALTOR [email protected] LAND OFFICE Considering Ocala? TRACEY K. TURNER, Estates, Farms & Training Centers Jeff A. Post REALTOR Central Colorado (352) 347-1777 TERI POWERS, CRS, GRI Meybohm Vice President www.joanpletcher.com Keller Williams Realty (719) 539-6682 Aiken, SC [email protected] Equestrian Property Specialist (803) 215-4734 www.FirstColorado.com LISA MENARD, REALTOR Serving Orange County New York (845) 258-8312 [email protected] www.southernhorsefarms.com Illustrated Properties, Wellington FL www.farmsrus.net MARTHA POTTER- (561) 329-1593 [email protected] GOLDSTEIN VIRGINIA Broker Associate/Realtor NORTH CAROLINA The Kentwood Company Cherry Creek MARTHA W. JOLICOEUR, P.A.

Mobile: (303) 918-9005 Illustrated Properties, Wellington, FL BUNNY FRENCH Realtor Associate [email protected] Phone: (561) 797-8040 BROWN, LILLIE Loring Woodriff Real luxurylivingdenver.com [email protected] Town & Country Realtors www.marthasproperties.com Horse Farms Specialist Estate Associates Tryon, NC (434) 996-1029 SUZY SWEITZER (864) 978-9465 [email protected] Horse Property Specialist MATT JOHNSON, REALTOR tryonhorsefarms.com Re/Max Alliance Equestrian Specialist Parker, CO Illustrated Properties, Wellington WYOMING Phone: (303) 888-6282 (561) 795-3013 [email protected] MICKEY HAMBRIGHT Walker-Wallace & Emerson Realty www.suzysweitzer.com www.mattsells.com Experienced Broker of LINTON/BINGLE Equine properties in NC & SC TOM MORSE ROBERT ROSS, P.A. Tryon and Landrum areas ASSOCIATE BROKERS JHREA - Christie’s Int’l Real Estate Legacy Properties West Sotheby’s Equestrian Real Estate “The New Wellington” Jackson Hole, Wyoming International Realty Keller Williams Realty-Wellington (828) 817-1796 Durango, Colorado 81301 Phone: (561) 758-6185 hambrightproperties.com Carol Linton (307) 732-7518 Betsy Bingle (307) 732-7590 (970) 769-8989 Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.lintonbingle.com www.legacypropertieswestSIR.com PORTOFINO Premier Equestrian Community GEORGIA Perfect place to call home raleigh/clayton-portofinonc.com WILL SPEER FLORIDA Century 21 Cornerstone Realty DAN BANGS Saratoga, Wyoming Keller Williams (307) 326-5760 ANN-LOUISE COOK Atlanta Area SOUTH CAROLINA [email protected] Homes, Farms & Land (770) 365-4510 www.century21cornerstone.com Illustrated Properties, Wellington, FL www.danbangs.com Phone: (561) 301-4626 CAROLINA REAL ESTATE COMPANY [email protected] COMMUNITY PARTNERS annlouisecook.com (803) 648-8660 or (800) 880-0108 REALTY www.carolinahorseproperties.com (678) 410-8793 – Sue Vetch BROWNING REALTY, INT’L. [email protected] Eike & Randy Browning DAVID STINSON Call (561) 791-2151, 358-2266 Meybohm Realtors [email protected] Estates, Horse Farms, Cottages www.palmbeachpolo-properties.com (803) 644-1721 - Aiken, SC www.dstinson.net

108 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE TACK & FEED STORES DIRECTORY ARKANSAS VETLINK OF PARKER KANSAS PARADISE FARM & TACK Parker, CO Mooresville, NC (303) 840--0383 (704) 664-6773 EVERYTHING HORSE [email protected] CM TACK www.paradisefarmandtack.com AND HOUND www.vetlinkofparker.com Riding Apparel & Saddlery Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703 Shawnee, Kansas Toll Free (855) 856-6999 (913) 631-4677 OKLAHOMA [email protected] FLORIDA [email protected] www.everythinghorseandhound.com www.cmtack.com THE HORSE OF CALIFORNIA C. M. HADFIELD’S SADDLERY COURSE, INC. Specializing in English Bridlework KENTUCKY 506 W. Will Rogers Blvd. MARY’S TACK & FEED and Clothing - Mon - Fri 9 - 5 Claremore, OK 74017 300 Business Park Way, Suite B-100 (918) 341-6293 or (888) 49-horse Del Mar (858) 755-2015 THE TACK SHOP San Juan Capistrano (949) 248-8415 Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 www.thehorseofcourse.com [email protected] (800) 854-RIDE (561) 793-2947 OF LEXINGTON www.marystack.com [email protected] Lexington, Kentucky www.hadfieldssaddlery.com (859) 368-0810 PENNSYLVANIA [email protected] www.thetackshopoflexington.com CANADA FOXWOOD SADDLERY DO TROT IN TACK Pinellas Park, Florida Jamison, Pennsylvania (727) 546-8479 RUNNING FOX EQUESTRIAN 215-343-2822 [email protected] LOUISIANA [email protected] PRODUCTS, INC. www.foxwoodsaddlery.com www.dotrotin.com 19815 Airport Road BRIDLES AND BRITCHES Caledon, Ontario, L7K A01 SILVER SPUR Folsom, Louisiana Luc Childeric Saddles - Hunter/Jumper (985) 796-0780 & Dressage, Dy’on bridlework - finest EQUESTRIAN, INC. SOUTH CAROLINA [email protected] Sedgewick leather, Wildkart stirrup irons New & Used Equestrian Supplies, Tack, Clothing, Bits, & Repair. www.bridlesandbritches.com Toll Free: 1 (888) 387-8225 AIKEN SADDLERY www.runningfox.com “Your One Stop Discount Shop 160 Business Park Way, Suite 2 Aiken, SC Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 NEBRASKA (803) 649-6583 (561) 798-6651 www.aikensaddlery.biz COLORADO REGG & WALLY’S TACK THE TACKERIA 1080 North 204th Avenue TEXAS FOXCREEK 13501 South Shore Blvd., Elkhorn, Nebraska Mobile Equine Outfitters Suite 107 (402) 332-0666 Boulder, Colorado Wellington, FL 33414 www.reggwally.com FORT BEND SADDLERY (303) 413-0179 (561) 793-2012 English Tack & Saddle Repair www.foxcreektack.com (800) 882-7656 Bobby Wales [email protected] Conroe, Texas THE GREY TAIL www.tackeria.com NEW JERSEY (281) 755-6172 Benefitting the Baco Fund Table Mountain Ranch COACH STOP SADDLERY THE EVENTING SHOP Golden, Colorado ILLINOIS Bedminster, NJ 07921 (303) 570-4402 Spanish Oak Tack (908) 234-2640 Texas [email protected] [email protected] ANN HUBBARD TACK (254) 675-4553 Lake Bluff, Illinois www.coachstopsaddlery.com [email protected] THE TACK SHACK (847) 234-7080 Littleton, Colorado [email protected] (303) 794-6741 HEMLOCK HILL FARM THE LEAD CHANGE www.annhubbardtack.com [email protected] Colts Neck, New Jersey “Gently Used Tack & Apparel” www.tackshackonline.com (732) 842-5270 Katy, Texas [email protected] (713) 417-6979 www.hemlockhillfarmnj.com [email protected] www.theleadchangetx.com TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD: The cost is $40 for the NEW MEXICO THE TACK SHOP OF AUSTIN first 15 words and $1 for each additional word per issue. Austin, Texas $20.00 for each photo. Name, address, phone number, (512) 345-9966 BARN DOGS [email protected] how many issues to run ad and payment (check or credit Santa Fe, New Mexico www.tackshopofaustin.com (505) 466-1059 card number & expiration date) must be included with [email protected] typed or handwritten ad. Mail to Sidelines, Inc., 11924 UTAH Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 22 #376, Wellington, FL 33414, NORTH CAROLINA Email to [email protected] Credit card HORSE CRAZY TACK Equestrian Supplies number, full name and signature must accompany any JAYNE’S VILLAGE TACK Draper, Utah ad taken by mail or phone 561-798-4828. ALL ADS ARE STORE (801) 545-0254 Davidson, NC 28036 [email protected] PRE-PAID. Advertising deadline is 12:00 pm Wednesday, (704) 895-4240 17 days before publication. Not responsible for mistakes www.jaynesvillagetack.com due to illegible handwriting. Phone 561-798-4828. No real estate photos.

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2014 STALLS FOR RENT FULL BOARD AND TRAINING CENTER: Centrally located in Pinellas County. Walking distance to 2014 CREATE FINANCIAL FREEDOM. Be your own WELLINGTON, PALM BEACH POINT: Private 12 equestrian parks, show grounds. Beaches within Boss. Part-time/Full-time. Work from home. www. stall barn Dry or full Board. Seasonal or year around. minutes. Showing, Training, Lessons, Sales, Therapy nsinsider.com For more info. contact Joyce jjones@ Large jump ring, hack to WEF. 12 x12 matted Center on site. 727-423-7812 myacc.net or 954-796-1809 stalls, purified water. Call or text for rates. [email protected] 561-762-5741 [email protected] STALLMATCH ~ “LET ME DO THE GROUNDWORK WELLNESS AND TRAINING A/C AND POOL HEATING FOR YOU!” Providing personalized service and local CENTER expertise to match and secure your stabling needs A/C AND POOL HEATING SERVICE, with any available farm in the Wellington, FL and AMBER GLEN WELLNESS AND TRAINING MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT. 29 years the surrounding areas. (Seasonal or year-round). CENTER: Offering Aquapacer, Theraplates, Cold experience. N.A.T.E. certified Journeyman. Highly Contact Marcia Lichtenwalner: (561) 707-7673 Salt Water, Conditioning and Rehab. Full service skilled, reliable and professional service. BEST Website: stallmatch.com email: [email protected] training and boarding facility. Home of Patti Fiedler RATES. Locally serving Wellington and surrounding Training Center. 727-423-7812 www.pattifiedler.com area Call Marc today to schedule a FREE WHITE FENCES: 10 stalls in screened barn avail... CONSULTATION! 561-801-0168 You tried others, mirrored dress. arena, 5 acre riding field , grassy turn now GET THE BEST outs...Tel..561 793 5192...email: [email protected] BOOKKEEPING SERVICES - Offering full AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION WELLINGTON; STALLS FOR RENT. GREAT ASSURED BOOKKEEPING SERVICES TURNOUT, large ring and grass field, tack room, charge bookkeeping and accounting. We can come wash stall and laundry. RV hook up. Hack to Show to you, no matter how small your business. Family grounds 561-704-3726 owned and operated with confidentiality, integrity, accuracy & timeliness as our mission. Combining 30+ LOXAHATCHEE SEASONAL STALLS: 10 acre years experience to serve your business. facility. Regulation dressage arena. 8 miles to WEF. 561-839-0482 Grooms quarters available, $400.to$500 per month, 4 month minimum 561-716-5552 BREEDING SERVICES WELLINGTON SEASONAL RENTAL 5 STALLS & STUDIO APT: $36,000. for 3 month season Hack to EQUINE CLONING SERVICES - Make a genetic WEF Large arena Will rent stalls W/O apt copy of your horse of a lifetime, or a stallion from a WELLINGTON TOWNCAR & CAB 561-307-4878 gelding, or store tissue for future use. 561-333-0181 www.replicafarm.com, 908-310-2125 Family owned and operated for 19 years. 8 STALLS FOR RENT IN AIKEN SC: 2 large Safe transportation for you and your family. Local or paddocks, 12x12 matted with water to each stall, long distance. washer, dryer, wash rack, perimeter track, some CLINICS www.wellingtontowncar.com jumps, security gate, owner on premises, night check ON TIME—EVERYTIME!! available. 7 miles from Hitchock Woods off 302. HOLLY HUGO-VIDAL Scheduling Clinics and Call 803-678-9806 Training. USEF “R” judge, author of Build Confidence Over Fences Trainer of numerous AA show riders ANIMAL PORTRAITS Web site: hollyhugo-vidal.com BARN AND HOUSE RENTALS Email [email protected] EXQUISITE, COLORFUL, PASTEL PROTRAITS: Mobile 828 674 7983 For your beloved pets. Horses, Dogs and Cats 24 STALL BARN WITH LIVING QUARTERS, PERSONALIZED KIDS ART to hang or place on WELLINGTON: 2 Tack Rooms/Office (12’ x 24’ each), furniture.. 412-931-6036 [email protected] Grass Field, 250’ x 300’, 8 paddocks, Sand Ring, 150 ‘ x 240’, , Wash rack, Laundry room, 1100 SQ. FT. EMPLOYMENT HOUSE Short hack to WEF grounds. Call (954) 448- “MARKETING INTERNS NEEDED AT SIDELINES 1044 BARN BUILDERS MAGAZINE. Add a job to your resume or college application and never leave the horse show! We are GROFFDALE BARNS, STRASBURG, PA:. Will build LOVELY BARN APARTMENT IN MIDDLE OF POLO looking for outgoing, motivated individuals to assist and custom design any Horse, Cattle or Sheep barn to COUNTRY IN AIKEN, SC.: 2 Bd, 1Bth. with distribution at major horse shows throughout the your specifications with old fashioned quality AMISH Granite counters, high ceilings in beautiful barn. Room US (and Canada). If you plan on being at an A or AA CRAFTSMEN. Also Restoration of any type of barn for pets/horses if needed. Available now through end show, and can help get magazines from the show or building in the United States. Call Moses for Free of January $800/mo, and again from April though office to the show grounds, let us know. We will send phone consultation 717-687-8350 email January. Call for quote on horses you a Sidelines T-Shirt or sweatshirt and post your [email protected]. www.groffdalebarns.com 803 257-7407 [email protected] photo on the Sidelines Facebook page. Please email [email protected] or call 561-951-4225 BOARDING AND TURNOUT BARN RENTAL PROFESSIONAL FEI GROOM FOR PRIVATE STABLE: We are looking for an experienced NOW FOR 2014 SEASON RETIREMENT PENTHOUSE FOR YOUR HORSE. professional who has groomed at the FEI level. The 14 STALL W/APT: Sand ring 5 min from WEF Saddle 2 stalls available, 12 x 12 in an insulated barn with applicant has to be a competition groom with Trail infrared heating in the winter and commercial fans experience in the care of high performance 6 STALL W/APT: Sand ring 10 min from WEF Saddle in the summer. Automatic waterer and 7 lighted, horses. The person must have a love and passion for Trail fenced acres of clay based pasture, so no sand horses. Applicant must be dedicated, hard working 10 STALL W/APT: Sand ring 5 min from WEF Saddle colic worries; designed to keep horses in their most and exhibit great attention to detail. Duties include Trail familiar and natural setting. Stalls (with plastic all aspects of horse care: grooming (clipping/braiding 12 STALL W/GUEST HOUSE: 15 from WEF Palm strips that can slide open and closed to prevent etc), cleaning, turnout, tacking up, stable work, horse Beach Point weather in stall) open into pasture and will be with a management, competition preparation etc. The 4 STALL BARN in Paddock Park Available seasonally spoiled gelding. Owners on premises all the time to person must be proactive, communicate well and or annually personally care for your retiree. 30 minutes outside have an upbeat personality. The applicant must be Holly Chaney, Boca Executive 561-719-0828 of Aiken, SC. Full board of $400.00 a month, not able to drive a truck and trailer. The position involves [email protected] including extra supplements, trimming or vet. No stallions or cribbers please. References upon a 6-day work week. Time divided between Aiken, SC request. Nice horses may apply at and Virginia. Housing will be provided. 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LET YOUR EXPERIENCE PAY YOU BACK PONIES FOR SALE fireplace, and more. Nearby activities include golf, Opportunities to earn up to $100k/year plus working hiking, biking, and local art galleries, to name a few. with the best in the industry. Are you a dedicated 7-YEAR-OLD WELSH-TRAKEHNER PONY Contact Eddie Colley, 828-776-3834, Keller Williams horseman with sales experience and potential? Are GELDING BY SCHOPONI: (by Schoenfeld, AHSA Professionals you looking to parlay years of experience in the saddle Hunter Sire of the Year). Going well under saddle in into putting other people in saddles? Would you like dressage and free jumps the best. Dam’s sire was BUNNELL,DAYTONA NORTH FLAGLER COUNTY. to make a living in the industry that you love? Now, Grand Prix jumper. Ready for showing in the spring. FL. 15 minutes from 1-95 1 hour to Ocala. I acre County Saddlery, the world’s premier saddle makers Super fancy, looks and moves like a small warmblood. wooded lot REDUCED 561-798-4828 is looking to convert your years of experience and Grey, 14.1 hands. Asking $14,000. 260-468-2392 [email protected] love of horses into a high-paying, high-value position. Multiple Territories Available! Send your resume to: [email protected] No phone calls please PHOTOGRAPHY & MEDIA EXQUISITE 6 ACRE EQUESTRIAN ESTATE: SERVICES SADDLE TRAIL. Call for details and Private Showing. AGENT/DRIVER FOR WELLINGTON, FL . Based Holly Chaney 561-719-0828 or 561-795-2900 Horse Transportation MACMILLAN PHOTOGRAPHY & MEDIA [email protected] Operation CDL Required Call: (954) 448-1044 SERVICES, Let us do your sale horse photos and/or videos or family and horse/pet portraits. Will do on-farm visits for half or whole day. $275 for half-day RENTALS FARRIER SUPPLY photography or $500 for whole-day photography, plus travel expenses if beyond 100 mile radius from our DOWN TOWN AIKEN COTTAGE: Quiet street with FARRIER SUPPLY HOUSE: $10 Shipping US home. Add $50 for half-day videos or $100 for full-day other equestrian neighbors Open floor plan, gas wide, Shipping International. Free tips with VETTEC videos. You get all photos/video from the on-farm fireplace, granite counters. Furnished or unfurnished products, Reward program for money off. Grant sessions. Book now -our 2014 calendar is filling up. 2 Bd 1 Bth, Fenced yard for pets $1,500/mo (w/ Moon Hands On Clinic Oct 29/30. We carry Contact Kim MacMillan, Huntington, IN, utilities) Seasonal $850/mo (w/o utilities) Annual Engage Supplement [email protected] or 260-468-2392 or [email protected] . Email [email protected] or farriersupplyhouse.com call 803 257-7407 REAL ESTATE GOURMET COFFEE LOVELY BARN APARTMENT IN MIDDLE OF POLO COUNTRY IN AIKEN, SC 2 Bd, 1Bth. Granite WELLINGTON – EQUINE HOMES –ANGIE counters, high ceilings in beautiful barn Room for WELTZIEN: Buying or selling an equestrian property, pets/horses if needed Available now through end townhome, house or condo in the Wellington area; of January $800/mo, and again from April though Contact Equine Homes Real Estate, LLC. (800) 859- January call for quote on horses 803 257-7407 2745 ext.724, 561-644-4294 Email [email protected] [email protected], www.equinehomes.com ONE BEDROOM APT. FOR YEARLY RENTAL in 697 FREEMANS WAY, BREWSTER, MA. Wellington estate equestrian area. $1000.00/month. $1,950,000. Unique, 15.7 acre property Private driveway. Available mid September. Contact abutting Nickerson State Park. Includes [email protected] seasonal cabins, dining hall, two large paddocks, a barn and acres of trails. Contact Nancy Griffin 508.726.7914 [email protected] TRANSPORTATION

CINDY POLK & DAVID O’FLAHERTY. REALTORS SHIP WITH CONFIDENCE- CUSTOM AIR-RIDE - 703-966-9480: Specializing in horse farms and VANS – ICC, AND DOT licensed. Transportation 100% KONA COFFEE WORLDS FINEST GOURMET country homes. *Land * Huntboxes * Hobby Farms Dependable coast-to-coast service since 1959! COFFEE * Polo Clubs * Fine Estates * Professional Equestrian NATION-WIDE HORSE TRANSPORTATION, INC. Grown and roasted on our family operated high Facilities* WASHINGTON FINE PROPERTIES 204 Colorado Springs, CO 80931 719-392-1888, Fax: elevation estate in Hawaii East Washington St. Middleburg, Va. 20117 719-392-1891 www.nwht.net 1-800-451-7696 HUGE DIRECT SAVINGS!! www.horsefarmsandcountryhomes.com www.lehualani-konacoffee.com SHIP YOUR HORSE BY AIR WITH CONFIDENCE: Will Friesen 808-328-2045 VIRGIN ISLAND, FOR SALE BY OWNER; Recently ALEX NICHOLAS AGENCY. “OLDEST. FULLY renovated 2-bdrm house w 1-bdrm downstairs rental; LICENSED & INSURED SHIPPING COMPANY IN HORSES FOR SALE Pool, mature landscape. View of Crown Bay; easy THE USA.” I.A.T.A. member and in-house custom route to downtown. James Derr 340-244-2566 house brokerage. Call our competitor first, then call DAVID HOPPERINC: Amenia, New York 12501. us. You will not regret it. Daily international flights… Outstanding selection of sport horses-from unbroken SOUTH CAROLINA; CAROLINA REAL ESTATE, 516-678-9100, [email protected] www.anaht.com to competition ready. Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage, Courtney Conger Lg 3-bdrm/3 ba house w. pool, Equitation. All prices, ranges. David Hopper. Cell: 914- dining room, family room & fireplace, breakfast nook. FARMINGTON GREEN HORSE 474-7175. Barn: 845-373-8897. 32 fenced acres of Bermuda grass, Lg turnout. 13- TRANSPORTATION:- (561) 791-9686; Cell No. (954) www.davidhopperinc.com acre exercise field w. dressage arena, WEG footing, 448-1044 D. O. T. Authorized and Fully Insured Air 16-stall barn; connected covered arena. Aiken Ride Equipped, Local and Long Distance. SPORT HORSE PROSPECTS FOR SALE:. Two County.803-648-8660 geldings - four-year-old black gelding and three-year- old red bay, both by Malachi, $10,500 each. Three- WELLINGTON – WE CAN SELL OR RENT YOUR VANS & TRAILERS year-old red bay filly by Malachi, $9,500. Yearling PROPERTY! – Houses, Townhomes, Condos, filly by Magritte, $9,000. All ATA registered. Super Equestrian properties For Sale & Seasonal Rentals dressage trainer nearby who can start them for you. available. Call today: Joan R Marino Broker Also several top-quality Trakehner broodmares for Associate, Lic. in FL (561-793-2122) & Mark Swanson on-farm breeding lease, two repro vet clinics nearby, – Broker Associate, Lic. in FL & MA (561-596-6020) reasonable lease rates - choose the stallion, we do Bodis Realty, Inc the work. Loon Creek Enterprises, 260-468-2392, ESCAPE THE HEAT IN BEAUTIFY BLACK [email protected] MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA. Stunning private gated mountaintop retreat with long range views of NURSERY WALL ART Pisgah National Preserve. Luxury arts and crafts style home beautifully crafted in 2013 in the peaceful FRANK DIBELLA DELUXE HORSE VANS – We offer COPIES OF ORIGINAL CUTEST KIDS AND arts and crafts community of Black Mountain, a wide selection of new/used horse vans and trailers. THEIR PETS: PERSONALIZED See the art for wall North Carolina, just 20 miles east of Asheville. Dealership for 4-Star and Hawk horse trailers.(PA). hanging or table top with frames at: etsy.com Go to 5-bedroom, 3.5 bath with alarm system, built-ins, 610-495-2270 www.frankdibella.com Carolannie Art cathedral ceilings, central vacuum, white oak floors, FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014 111 eThe Bottom Line Horses as Part of Our Soul

The gelding Onyx shows his personality through many colors.

By Jan Westmark Then, Marcy headed to college and left the horse world behind for 15 years. “In 2006, when I had a very well-paying but soul- Equestrian artist Marcy Criner gave up a well-paying job to paint sucking job, I drove by a pasture of horses and was compelled to horse portraits, and the horse owners who own her paintings are stop, get out of my car and join the herd. I sat for hours with them glad she did. The portraits of beloved equines are more then just crying and laughing. I knew I needed to return to horses.” paintings — on Marcy’s website, each work of art includes a short The next day Marcy signed up for riding lessons and that one story from the owner about their horse. move led to her leaving her job. “My job was killing me so I decided “Horses hold a sacred space for us when we most need it,” to change direction and embrace the artist within.” Marcy said. “I decided I wanted to share the stories behind the Marcy’s paintings can be found on her website, “Horses of Us,” horses. I see my art as the horse’s expression and the story as and if you click on the paintings you can read the owner’s story. the horse lover’s voice.” Marcy’s goal is to have 1,000 horse paintings on her site. “The Marcy, who lives in Aiken, South Carolina, is a self-taught artist name Horses of Us came from the feeling that all horse lovers who spent her childhood with horses. “Growing up they were my experience,” Marcy said, “ — that deep knowing that horses aren’t confidants, dance partners (sometimes called riding) and spiritual just something you do, but are a part of your soul.” gurus,” she said. “I spent all of my childhood moving up the levels For more information, visit www.horsesofus.com. in Pony Club, showing, and learning everything I could about All photos courtesy of Marcy Criner horses.” Two mares, Aspen Senator was a and Nootka, express true teacher to his their togetherness. partner Sarah.

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