Who's Going to Rolex? - Sidelines Magazine

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What’s Happenin’30 Ingate86 Off Centerline100 Asides

The Social Scene72 Strut! Fashion Show Benefits JustWorld International102 Brazil’s Paulo Santana Wins

Horse Show36 Devon Horse Show and Country Fair38 Horse Show Roundup 40 Harley Brown’s Got all the Right Moves42 Will Simpson and Nicole Shahinian-Simpson44 My Line46 Venezuela’s Andres Rodriguez

Dressage76 Five Questions for Nadine Buberl78 Masters of the Art: World Dressage Masters82 Giving Kids a Leg Up in Learning84 A Chat with Rachel Chowanec

Eventing10 Five Questions for Derek di Grazia14 Team SmartPak at Rolex16 Marilyn Little-Meredith Lives What She Learned20 Rolex Showcases Rising Stars24 Jan Byyny: Making a Comeback26 Behind the Ears with Peter and Henny

Sidelines JR54 Pony Kids58 A Few Minutes with Natalya Jarczyk62 On Course with Brynn Elliott64 Juniorside

Foxhunting 50 A Few Questions for Bridlespur Hunt’s Rolex Outriders

Features70 Second Chances: Dart and Kaleigh

Polo94 Five Questions for Trevor Allen96 Polo Kids 98 Cowtown Wins the Silver in Interscholastics104 Polo on the Beach

On The CoverPhillip Dutton is always a “fierce” competitor Photo by Lauren RA. Giannini

Directories88 Stallions105 Polo Clubs Across America105 Education106 Farms, Barns, Trainers 107 Real Estate107 Tack and Feed108 Equestrian Services109 Classified

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4 Letter from the Editor

6 Letters to the Editor

74 Side Shots

92 Equine Law

112 Needy Nags


given our website a new life of its own. We’ve been especially thrilled to welcome Dr. Alex Emerson as our newest blogger, his “Injecting Perspective” blog has quickly skyrocketed to popularity since its debut in March.

Before she said goodbye, Erin visited with star couple Will and Nicole Simpson, and Harley Brown, who is one of the West Coast’s leading grand prix riders.

We couldn’t do without Jan Westmark’s way with junior riders, and this month she found several promising teens to showcase. Brynn Elliott from Atlanta, knows how to set goals and reach them, and Natalya Jarczyk, winner of this year’s Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Classic at HITS Ocala is a bubbly 9th grader who definitely knows her way around the show ring.

Rachel Chowanec is a junior dressage rider who also caught our attention, and Jan found this hard working Lendon Gray protégé to be a rising star. Learn to spell her name: she’s going to be in the ribbons for some time to come.

Danika Rice caught up with Trevor Allen and Nic Roldan in two insightful interviews with these young guns of polo.

There is lots more of course. One of the things that makes me proudest of Sidelines is the sheer number of stories we get

in every issue. Most other publications will have four to six stories per issue, and the department columns. Not us! We pack the stories in so there are interesting people to read about who jump, play polo, event, ride dressage and give horses a second chance.

So once again, grab the cat and a cup of coffee, sit down and take a breather, and enjoy this issue of Sidelines.

Till next month,Cornelia Henderson

Letter from the EditorAt press time, we still don’t know for sure who is – and isn’t

– going to Rolex. What we do know is that our intrepid and ever-dedicated star writer/photographer Lauren Giannini will be there again, trying to do and see it all, and then write about her experiences. Lauren is pretty much an old hand at Rolex, and we rely on her for the vast majority of our eventing stories, so when for our May issue rolled around, deadlines meant she was going to have to wing it when it came time for the preview.

As always, she stepped up to the plate, not only with our fun, gutsy cover shot, but also several delightful stories. My favorite is of course “Behind the Ears” what’s there not to love about a guy with the camera on his helmet and an amazing horse between his knees? Lauren also visited with Jan Byyny, whose remarkable recovery from a stroke continues, and she takes a look at who just might be in the starting box at America’s biggest and only five star event I know, whatever your main discipline, you’ll enjoy her insights.

This issue marks the end of Erin Gilmore’s all too brief stint as Sidelines’ contributing editor. She’s not leaving us, but is leaving our pages, taking over as our social networking and website guru (guruette?) and I know you will all continue to enjoy her blog “On the Line” as well as our other stable of bloggers, which have

Contributing PhotographersRobbi Meisel - www.flashpointphotography.comJordan Koepke - www.jordankoepke.comElisabeth Harpham - www.equidigital.comLaura Cotterman - www.learntotakephotos.comAnnelise Reinhart - springtreephotography.comSelena Frederick - www.chevalphotos.comAlan Fabricant www.alfabphoto.comJack Mancini www.manciniphotos.comSharon Packer www.sharonpacker.comKym Ketcham http://kymketcham.zenfolio.com/


Letters to the EditorMore Feedback on For the Love of Horses

To the Editor:I was quite surprised to see the tone of the letter from Laura Aust-

Olkin regarding slaughterhouses. Not in her backyard? How big is her backyard?

How does she think this works? Does she think the horses are lovingly loaded onto trailers with dividers, hay and water for each horse for that comfortable ride to another country? Get real. Does she really think it is better to take a horse from its home, its friends, its comfort zone, throw it in a big yard to fend for itself, get stuffed onto a truck with many others barely able to move, slowly starving but even faster dehydrating to death, some screaming in pain, some not able to make the trip in its entirety. This is her happy solution?

Wherever I lived, I made it my business to determine how horses were handled locally when they passed. When I lived in Texas, the Tiger Preserve was happy to take the donation. The horses were professionally handled, owners knew that the horses were recycled, and another animal lived because of it and we did not take up more precious earth with a burial. I could live with that.

When I lived in L.A., the horses were recycled to the hounds. Now I live in Aiken and cannot find this type of answer, so I keep several backhoe operators numbers on my fridge and my horses will hopefully pass here happily at the farm. My horses are among the lucky ones.

I agree with her that if a person doesn’t have a small amount of money for an emergency, they should probably not own a horse. Financial circumstances have changed greatly in the last 10 years and I know many people who forego life’s luxuries in order to keep their horses with them, including me. When a close friends husband was diagnosed with ALS and they could no longer keep their horses, we stretched the budget and took them in until the right loving home was found. We paid for transport, shots, feet trimmed, worming, teeth floated, etc….I DID do something about it in my backyard.

It is not really for us to say whether they should have horses or not. (Don’t get me started on why people have kids and can’t afford them!) It is my opinion that if we have national centers, with oversight, with involvement from the horse industry, then horses could have a safe place to go for their final destination. This is not a happy ending but it is far better than what I have seen and heard about. Should we let domesticated horses loose to fend and graze for themselves? People have. Should people sneak up to a trailer and tie their horse to it, hoping the trailer owner will take the horse home? Some have. Should they just let it starve at home? Some have.

I applaud Sidelines for covering these issues. It is not pleasant to write about and certainly is not pleasant to read about. The articles make us better informed which will make us better organized as a group to have a better effect on what happens to these great animals. Thank you Sidelines.

Kathie RobertsAiken, SCOwner of Cathouse, Coupe, Ferrari, Leon, Pops, Grandma,

Scarlett and Cosmo. Part of my family!

To the Editor:I just read your editor’s note

to Laura Aust-Olkin’s letter re: “For the Love of Horses”. Good job!! I swear - I wish there were a moratorium placed on breeding for ten years. And I like those words - we are PRO HORSE, not pro-slaughter, much like the words slung about regarding abortion . . . “pro-life” vs “pro-choice.”

Ann KiserJackson, SC

To the Editor:

Bravo to you! Your reply to Ms Aust-Olkin was so right on. I’m proud of you my friend!

Judy BushLisbon, OH

To the Editor:

Loved your response to the person who wrote regarding horse slaughter. We really need to educate more people instead of playing ostrich!

Mary StrasserPinehurst, NC


E V E N T I N G

Derek di Grazia says of his Rolex cross-country design, “I don’t think about making the course into a theme park. It’s more about getting the jumps right.”

Photo by Michelle Dunn

Five Questions for Derek di GraziaBy Lauren R. giannini

Derek di Grazia and his wife Bea (neé Perkins) di Grazia have been around eventing for a long time. They met when they worked for Jimmy Wofford and their combined training experience spans nearly 70 years. Now based at their Stillwater Farm in Carmel, CA, the di Grazias train, conduct clinics and also bring along young horses to sell. They wear many hats. Both Derek and Bea continue to show their young stock, but one facet in particular of their equestrian three-day enterprises has really taken hold.

Derek is an FEI International level course designer and a USEF National course advisor. He was Assistant Course Designer for both Rolex and the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. His handiwork for more than 15 years is well known by two- and three-star riders at Fair Hill International CCI***, Bromont CCI***, Stuart Horse Trials and Twin Rivers Horse Trials, to name just a few.

Two years ago, Janie Atkinson, the energy behind the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, asked Derek to help Mike Etherington-Smith, slated to retire in 2010 after Rolex and the World Games. From there it was just a hop, skip and a jump to taking over the cross-country course design for the Rolex CCI****.

Sidelines: When did you realize that course design suited you?Ddg: I don’t know if there was a flash, but at the 1986 World Championships, [AUS] I was officially helping out at events, both in California where I grew up, and also where I was living on the East Coast. Bea’s family owned Huntington Farm (VT), which held horse trials in the summer so we always would be helping out with the courses. I was sort of involved all along. At one point, Stephen Hales, manager at Wild Horse Valley Ranch, asked me to come out and design the preliminary course for their horse trials and it just went on from there.

Sidelines: How do you view the change from classic long format to short? Did you leap through any learning curves to accommodate new XC design?Ddg: I was part of the long format for quite a while and you get used to doing something from a rider’s perspective. Organizers definitely save money and time, as they are not flagging Roads & Tracks or putting together a Steeplechase phase.

As for the course, there was a bit of a learning curve for the first couple of years seeing how the horses were going to respond to doing a longer course without having the other phases first. Riders also found that their horses needed to be just as fit although maybe in a slightly different way. Now I think we’re in a better place because the riders are preparing their horses correctly and understanding more about riding the longer courses in this format.

Course designers have changed in that the intensity level on courses has lessened as opposed to a few years ago where we had many efforts in a short amount of distance. Design has evolved and will continue to as we continue to make changes for a safer sport. It’s better.

Sidelines: How do two eventers with strong competitive streaks manage to keep the peace in the long pull?

Ddg: It’s just been one of those relationships – we’ve been the best of friends over the years. We work together every day. We’ve been together for so long that we know what each is thinking about. We help each other and cover for each other in our coaching. It just works.

Sidelines: What advice do you have for students who aspire to the upper levels?Ddg: It’s interesting with students. Some come by it naturally; others have to learn by much repetition. The more times you go around a course, the more you learn, but in this day and age, you’re lucky if you have more than one horse. If you have five or six horses, by your second or third time around the cross-country, you get so you don’t have to think about it as you have already reacted. Ride as many horses as you can.

Sidelines: What about your first solo design for the Rolex cross-country? Are you artistic by nature in terms of the design?Ddg: The first thing is to have a track that flows well. Then I work on jump placement and the shape of the jumps. I like working with terrain to see how it is going to work best for me within the course. I enjoy working with space and knowing how things should fit into it. I don’t think about making the course into a theme park. It’s more about getting the jumps right.


keep their horses in top form. Some of the products powering their performance include SmartDigest Ultra, SmartFlex Repair, SmartMuscle Mass, and SmartCombo Ultra. SmartPak is more than just supplements: they are also the Official Tack and Equipment Supplier of the USEF and feature a wide selection of tack, rider apparel and horse products. Kim favors the SmartPak Long Sleeve Dry Wicking Shirt for riding cross country. Allison and Boyd ride their horses in the Harwich Event bridle by SmartPak.

To learn more about the products these top event riders feed their horses and to check out everything else SmartPak has to offer, please visit the SmartPak booth while you’re at Rolex or visit SmartPak.com for their full selection.

You can find SmartPak on Facebook at Facebook.com/SmartPakEquine and get all the updates on Kim, Boyd, Amy and Allison’s Rolex adventures.

Team SmartPak at RolexTeam SmartPak event riders are slated to compete at

the upcoming Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Allison Springer and Boyd Martin will lead the SmartPak sponsored course walk on Thursday or Friday. Kim Severson and Amy Tryon are scheduled for autograph sessions at the SmartPak booth during the weekend. For specific dates and times, please check for media alerts: http://www.smartpakequine.com/coursewalk/ or www.rk3de.org/

Meeting these riders up close and in person is possible, thanks to SmartPak’s long standing support of the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. The cross-country course walk presents a great opportunity to see what the course looks like while hearing from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, how the riders will plan their strategy to get that all-important double clear round on Saturday.

These riders feed SmartSupplements in SmartPaks to

E V E N T I N G

Kim Severson smiles as Tipperary Liadhnan navigates Head of the Lake en route to a double clear cross-country last year at Rolex

Allison Springer launched Arthur’s four-star career at Rolex in 2008 with a clear cross country and great presentations to the ground jury who awarded the duo the Zeppa International Trophy for Best Turned Out (shown). They reprised their BTO win in 2009 and finished 14th

Rolex 2009: Amy Tryon piloted Leyland to his four-star debut, finishing 13th overall, fifth in the US results. Last year, they withdrew before cross-country, but they’re looking for another crack at Rolex

Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos finished fourth last year at Rolex with doubles clears on cross-country (shown) and show jumping. Then they scored two more double clears at the Alltech World Equestrian Games to harvest 10th place and help the US team to fourth place. As of press time, Boyd had one Rolex entry, Last Monarch, owned by Chuck and Holly Hudspeth

Photos by Lauren R. Giannini


E V E N T I N G

Marilyn Little-Meredith Lives What She LearnedBy Lauren R. giannini

That old saying “children live what they learn” certainly applies to Marilyn Little-Meredith. Now 29, she grew up in Maryland’s horse country just northwest of Washington, DC and followed in her horsemen-parents’ footsteps. In the late 70s Lynn and Ray began to import horses from Europe, introducing the idea of a sporthorse type as they formed syndicates for breeding and developing Grand Prix horses. Lynn showed jumpers, competing on the US Equestrian Team, which enhanced their value in terms of the family business of selling quality horses.

Both Marilyn and her sister Ashlyn were encouraged to try other sports, but horses won out in the long haul. Bringing along a prospect that might be bought just as you were getting somewhere was character-building and educational. Marilyn loves to compete, and she has taken the whole notion of cross-training to new levels. After securing the continued support of Udonna’s owners, Marilyn set her sights on achieving the upper levels of three-day eventing.

“My husband Ben and I were watching the World Equestrian Games on FEI TV – I’ve seen eventing, spent years at Rolex and I know what it is, but for the first time while watching the cross-country I realized that I would love to do that and I think I have a horse who would love to do that too,” recalls Marilyn. “So I looked at it in a very different way.”

A week and a half later, Marilyn was riding her jumper Udonna in the open training division at the Maryland Horse Trials. In 2010 they did three more open training divisions, finishing every time on their dressage score. When they moved up to preliminary in January, they again finished on their dressage score and won their fourth time out at Rocking Horse Winter II in Florida.

“I’ve taught a lot of eventers, helping them with their show jumping, so I’m aware of the kind of horse it takes,” states Marilyn. “Obviously, they have to be brave to a fault, huge heart, a lot of stamina, big step, run like a Thoroughbred. Udonna has all of that, but she also moves beautifully and

she’s highly programmable. As a horse to train, she’s a machine – you get out exactly what you put in which is a beautiful thing with a horse when you’re cross-training or adding another feature into their training, for them to be able to pick up and accept the training and retain what you try to teach them. She has that all day long.”

The biggest hurdle, Marilyn admits, has been the dressage. They have the mileage in show jumping. The game plan involved exposing Udonna to the various questions found on the cross-country and working on the dressage.

Marilyn and Udonna moved up to Intermediate Horse at Pine Top Spring Advanced Horse Trials (GA) where they finished ninth on their dressage score. On March 10 their last outing, before this issue went to press harvested, third place: 15 started, nine finished and they added only time penalties to their dressage score in the Open Intermediate at Red Hills in Florida.

Marilyn’s background in show jumping, her understanding of

Marilyn and Udonna ran their first Intermediate horse trial at Pine Top in February, dropping into the water: they placed ninth with no jumping faults. In 2010 Marilyn and Blue Curacao won the $175,000 Derby and the 5-star Grand Prix in Calgary to harvest the North American Championship Photo by Mark Lerner

Marilyn and her cat “The Dope” rode everywhere together on Smokey Continued on page 18


Udonna with that nonpareil temperament, athleticism and overall willingness to run and jump, account for their relatively meteoric rise through the ranks.

“We all aspire to the same thing: good riding is good riding – it’s not two different sports,” says Marilyn. “There are so many features that I use in show jumping that I use all the time in the cross-country. There are things I’m learning on the cross-country that I think will be great to bring into the jumper ring. There are a lot of shared technical aspects that really translate very well. When I teach someone, it’s not just a show jumping lesson per se, it’s a jumping lesson.”

Marilyn serves as living proof that you’re only as good as your basics. She has put in the time and done her homework: the steady improvement in their dressage scores speaks volumes, and there’s no denying that their jumping, whether on the cross-country or over the painted rails, has been fault-free and very impressive.

Marilyn’s video “Team Udonna” on YouTube showcases Udonna in the jumper ring and on the cross-country at her very first horse trials last autumn. At the end, it declares: “From first start to Fair Hill in one year.” For anyone else, that might be too big a goal, but Marilyn has been putting her ambitions to work long before that fateful day in front of FEI TV. If horse and rider continue to “hunt” their way around the courses, Fair Hill International’s three- and two-star autumn championships in mid-October look possible.

“That video was made for getting the owners of Udonna excited,

because they know nothing about eventing,” explains Marilyn. “When I was sick one day, stuck in the house, I put the video together. I just happen to know about Fair Hill and I put it in. It’s like parents saying their child’s going to be President. People made a lot of it, but it’s starting to look as if it might work out. It’s a fun thing to think about, but the horses always come first. If that mare isn’t right for Fair Hill, we won’t go. Udonna will do her first two-star at Poplar Place (GA, March 25-27) and she’s creeping up on the goal, so I think that Fair Hill is do-able. We’ll see.”

Marilyn spent her formative years foxhunting with Maryland’s Howard County-Iron Bridge Hounds, where she is still a member. She belonged to Frederick Pony Club where she evented. She raced ponies across fields. Her parents were into letting her learn by doing.

“If you survived galloping across that field and jumped the wall and hung on, great, but if you fell off, you’d better figure out how to do it better next time,” Marilyn says, laughing. “What a great way to learn! Most riders don’t have access to that sort of freedom and upbringing. I was fortunate and it pretty much made me the rider I am now. I just love hunting. Anytime I’m offered an invitation or have a horse that could do it – if I have the time, I go. I just wish I could do more of it.”

Her parents get the bottom line, however, because her mother Lynn says it best: “Marilyn produces winners and they’re happy horses – they go in and win for others. She can pat herself on the back for bringing along horses that like you and want to jump for you.”

Nothing like a little chip off the old block.

Marilyn, six, with pony Snowy Day, competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Palm Beach in the Small Pony Hunters

Marilyn at age 10 with Rendezvous, flying over 3’11” in the children’s jumpers at the Winter Equestrian Festival, Palm Beach. Children really do live what they learn


E V E N T I N G

Rolex Showcases Rising StarsPhotos By Lauren R. giannini

Four-star international eventing takes center stage at Rolex CCI****, presented by Bridgestone, April 28-May 1. One major innovation adding to the excitement allows spectators to watch the cross-country from their own reserved tailgate parking spaces located at strategic sites on the course. Joining the all-star roster of Rolex sponsors, Ariat’s “official apparel and footwear” includes a collector’s event jacket in navy and “Rolex” green within their line of specially designed merchandise.

In addition to Rolex, spectators can catch the action of the Kentucky Reining Cup, which will stage the western hemisphere’s only FEI five-star Concours de Reining International in 2011 and the first-ever World Championship in Freestyle Reining with $25,000 in prize money.

As the premier and only CCI**** in North America, Rolex earned yet another well-deserved accolade from the Kentucky Tourism Council as one of the Top Ten Events of Spring. Spectators can shop until they drop at the International Sponsor Village and Trade Fair with more which than 150 booths and a variety of demonstrations. There will be numerous opportunities to meet top riders for signings and SmartPak again offers its course walk with two well-known international event riders.

With one week left until the closing date of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, entries remained on the light side with declarations from 16 American riders. Equine athletes who competed in the Alltech World Equestrian Games are enjoying a relatively easy spring, but you’ll witness the four-star debut of several up-and-coming talents, human and equine. Ten entries from Great Britain included 2010 WEG team gold medalists: two for Mary King and four for William Fox-Pitt. Five horses from Canada and

two from New Zealand brought the total to 33 entries (as of 23 March). Many familiar names had yet to declare, no doubt wanting to see how their Advanced horses fared at two important horse trials, Poplar Place Farm (GA) and Southern Pines (NC), the weekend before the closing date.

Be sure to check out the Featured Riders’ blogs on the Rolex site: Phillip Dutton, Frankie Thieriot, and Debbie Rosen for the home team, Mark Todd and Joe Meyer for New Zealand.

Photos by Lauren R. Giannini, except where noted otherwise

Boyd Martin (PA) piloted Remington XXV (shown here) to 12th place last year at Rolex. His other entry is Last Monarch. At WEG he harvested 10th place with Neville Bardos who finished fourth last year at Rolex. Boyd was third overall in US Eventing standings for 2010, and it’s no secret that he would love that trophy watch.

Sidelines cover duo (May 2010) Debbie Rosen (CA) and The Alchemyst are among the Rolex Featured Riders. They’re hoping for another spin around Rolex.

Continued on page 22


Karen O’Connor (VA) will do the honors with Quintus 54 in his four-star debut. The duo finished 8th last October at Fair Hill International CCI***.

Photo by Elisabeth Harpham

Rebecca Howard (CAN) and Riddle Master show-jump at the Alltech World Equestrian Games where they finished 23rd individually after a clear cross country and 1.20 time penalties. Rebecca, equestrian director of the The Fork Stables (NC) since 2006, is a founding member of PRO whose goal is improved competition standards, safety promotion, and attracting new fans, sponsors and participants to the sport of eventing..

Mark Todd came out of retirement in 2008 and represented New Zealand at the Alltech WEG with Grass Valley, shown here en route to 11th place. The legendary Kiwi is far from finished and hopes to participate in the 2012 London Olympics. Mark’s new ride is Major Milestone.

Phillip Dutton and The Foreman (shown here) finished sixth at 2010 Rolex, with Phillip and Woodburn claiming second. His WEG mount Connaught retired from the upper levels. Phillip has hopes for the promising younger talents, including his new four-star ride, Fernhill Eagle.

Photo by Brittany Hannah


Jan Byyny: Making a ComebackBy Lauren R. giannini

On the last day of February 2010, upper level event

rider Jan Byyny suffered critical injuries after a fall on the cross-country at Pine Top Horse Trials in Georgia. A badly fractured arm required surgery and lots of hardware, but the crash also knocked Jan unconscious and resulted in multiple serious contusions, including what’s known as a dissected carotid artery. The damaged artery caused a stroke, affecting the language center of her brain. Jan had to learn to talk all over again and continues relentless therapy to regain full use of her hands.

“I’m lucky – I’ve had great support,” says Jan. “My family, my boyfriend, my friends and all the girls at the barn. I wanted to be able to make a living at what I love, but I didn’t know to what capacity I could come back. I’m slowly coming back and I take it one day at a time. My arm is pretty good, but I don’t have the best feeling in it as far as my reins are concerned. The doctors didn’t think I would come back. I think that because I’ve ridden all my life my body still knows what it’s supposed to do.”

Although Jan admits that there are many issues connected with a stroke that you don’t ever want to experience, she keeps a good attitude and compares her regimen of physical therapy to learning how to ride.

“If you don’t do it for a while, you go back to where you were,” says Jan. “If you want to come back badly enough, you do it every day. I just went to a new therapist and she was making me push pennies up a table and pull them back with my fingers. It’s frustrating, getting my fingers to work, but I want to come back all the way.”

Setting goalsJan’s future goals depend on the extent of her recovery

from that trauma-induced stroke. As soon as the doctors gave her the nod, however, she was back in the saddle.

“All the time I was healing from my artery, I was walking on Max, who belonged to my friend Chip Chester, with my mom leading me like a little kid,” recalls Jan. “When I got the doctors’ okay to ride, I went to one of the girls and said, ‘I’m going to ride and I’ll get in trouble if I don’t have you out here, but I want to do this on my own.’ She was, like, ‘ohhh-kay…’ I had this bad right hand and my balance was

off, but I picked up the trot on Max and we trotted both ways – he’s like a couch to sit on – and then we cantered both ways. Actually, the doctors said that I could walk by myself, but I had to get past being nervous and insecure and I figured I had nothing to lose.”

Jan continued to work on her confidence and balance by riding Max for about a month. Then she started riding her two-star horse, Why Not, taking her time to get used to him, doing a lot of flat work. Her first jumping efforts in mid-summer reflected her state of mind.

Leaps of Faith “My boyfriend Tom came to help me, and I kept telling him, ‘put

it down more’ and he’d say, ‘but it doesn’t go down any more’ and I’d say I’m too scared, but I did it,” says Jan. “I don’t know what my plans are because I don’t know if I can come back – one day at a time. Even though I would love to try for the 2012 Olympics, I don’t want to put that pressure on myself just now. I haven’t gone Intermediate yet. I can teach and train the horses. I’m riding everything on the farm and I can sell horses. If I don’t go any further than this, I can live with that, but I want more than that. I have the desire. I said to the doctor, ‘I’m not stupid – if I don’t feel right, I won’t do it.’ ”

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Jan Byyny made her competitive comeback in February 2011: shown here completing her first preliminary horse trial since the devastating accident (one year earlier at the same venue) aboard Why Not, her two-star horse, at Pine Top Winter II Horse Trials. One week later they won their Open Prelim division at Paradise Farm

Photo by Elisabeth W. Harpham


Jan rides with Katie Prudent for show jumping, gets lessons from Phillip Dutton, who has been competing several of her horses, and David O’Connor stepped in to start Surefire’s young horses, working with them in hand.

In February this year, Jan started competing again. She worked her way through some issues going novice aboard Surefire’s Twice A Star. She returned to Pine Top Winter II Horse Trials, less than one year after her life-altering fall, to complete open preliminary with Why Not. The duo added only one rail in show jumping and 17.2 time penalties to their clear cross country to finish 11th in a very competitive field of 26.

One Day At A Time“You can’t ever take anything

for granted and a lot of times we do,” says Jan. “Life is hard – you have to take the choice that’s wise, but also you have to enjoy the process. Everything about life is a process. They say half the fun is getting there: sometimes I don’t think so, but it’s true.”

Jan will be coaching one of her protégées at Rolex, no doubt champing at the bit to get out there herself. Why Not will aim for Fair Hill in the fall. She continues to work on her hands and speech: she’ll tell you flat out that communicating with a speech deficit is simply not good enough. The same spirit and drive that characterizes her as a top-ranked international competitor help her to kick on.

Jan reflected on some of the personal lessons harvested during this challenging year: “I found out who my friends really are. Katie and Phillip have had a hard job. If they think I’m not up to something, they have to tell me. It’s important to know what to say when. My poor mom…”

She takes a deep breath. Some would say that she’s a walking miracle.

“I’m lucky,” says Jan. “It really does take a village. You can’t do it all by yourself – and I want it all. I just have to take it one day at a time.”

Profile in Courage pretty much describes Jan Byyny’s relentless battle to regain her form as an international competitor. Shown here, making Syd Kent’s four-star debut at Rolex in 2009 where they finished 22nd

Photo by Lauren R. Giannini


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“Behind The Ears” with Peter and HennyBy Lauren R. giannini

Peter Atkins (AUS) offers a unique schtick when it comes to three-day eventing. With a small video camera mounted on his helmet, he rides cross-country, filming every jump and every galloping stride from start box to finish. His superb horsemanship and the wonders of digital technology result in an absolutely fabulous view.

“People love seeing what we see,” says Peter. “I have had hundreds of comments saying how amazing and even how emotional it is to go along for the ride. That’s a really cool feeling, especially when I hear from someone who can no longer ride for some reason. The Australian Federation used the video at Equitana in Australia last year. They projected the image onto a big screen and used a mechanical galloping horse that jockeys use to get fit. It was meant for kids, but apparently there was quite a line-up of all ages wanting to ride Henny around the WEG cross-country.”

In addition to the Alltech World Equestrian Games cross-country, you can ride the 2010 Rolex four-star cross-

country and a few other horse trials, as well as a lesson and a woodsy galloping trail in Vermont. It’s an amazing experience, whether you ride or have yet to sit on a horse.

“It’s not a wild ride the way some people seem to think,” says Peter. “If you watch the side views that are on YouTube, I think you must agree that I’m pretty sedate and steady.”

Steady definitely describes Henry Jota Hampton, aka Henny as in Run, Henny, Run – the cheer heard from spectators lining galloping lanes. The athletic Selle Francais from Argentina who supposedly did hunter shows was “brain-fried” when he came into Peter’s keeping. Truth to tell, Henry didn’t know much of anything, but he sure loved going cross-country and proved the merit of Peter’s skill with horses.

“To me, eventing is the ultimate in horse training: three very different phases out of one horse and throw into that mix the fitness required to gallop for 12 minutes and jump 40 huge jumps,” says Peter. “I always try to go out just to train my horses, to teach them to be better than they were the time before. If we come home with a ribbon, that’s a bonus. To me, winning is when my horse tries hard and does the best job he can and has fun doing it.”

Peter thinks that if horse and rider aren’t having fun, then that sport is not the right game for them to play. He also believes that riding should be a stress release for amateurs, not stress creating, and adds, “As professionals, we make our living doing this, but I feel I always get better results when I am enjoying myself than when I am stressed out. My goal was to make competing fun for Henry and get him to relax and enjoy his work.”

Henry’s dressage isn’t his strong suit and tension definitely impacts on his scores. He’s very sensitive to environment even if spectators try to be quiet during the test. At Rolex 2010 his dressage put him at 50th, but his final result improved to 23rd on the strength of jumping clear cross-country with a few time penalties and one rail in show jumping. Not bad for Henry’s first

Run, Henny, Run! On the cross-country at 2010 Rolex: note the helmet cam just behind Peter’s right ear

No video camera on this “helmet”: Peter Atkins won the Dubarry Style Award at the 2010 Rolex 3-Day Event for his turnout at the veterinary inspections. Henry looks pretty dapper, too

Photos by Lauren R. Giannini


four-star, and it put them in the reserve slot for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

“I was very excited to get the chance to be there and to train with the Australian squad and I was especially looking forward to working with Harry Boldt [former German grand prix dressage champion who emigrated to Australia],” says Peter. “When I got the call that Megan Jones’ horse was sick, it was kind of ‘oh poop, now we have to get serious!’ The thing that took a lot of stress off of me at both Rolex and WEG was Amanda Edson, who had volunteered to groom for me. She took amazing care of Henry and turned him out immaculately.”

Helmet-cam and all, Peter and Henry finished 24th individually at WEG, second highest of the Australians. Peter and Henry ran clear on cross-country with a few time penalties and nailed a double clear show jumping round. Stuart Tinney and Vettori went home with the rosette for eighth, Christopher Burton was 48th, but the Australians didn’t finish as a team.

However, a few things are up in the air for Henry and Peter. Colic surgery set them back, both financially and training-wise. Plus there are a few other vital details needing to be worked out.

Finances are a major factor influencing the future of this duo. Peter came up with the helmet-cam video idea as a fundraiser. Eventing gets hysterically expensive the higher up you go, and Peter hopes to represent Australia at the 2012 London Olympics. When people got hold of the video on the Internet, it became an overnight sensation, for free.

Peter needs to finance his eventing dream. You can become part of the Run Henny Run Team for only $25 and receive a great DVD of Henny at the 2010 Rolex 3-Day event with footage of the four-star cross-country, cross-country course explanation and show jumping.

“My whole riding philosophy is to figure out how to make it easy for the horse to do what I want it to do, then the horse will make my life really easy,” says Peter, summing up his training philosophy. “The next step is to figure out how to make the horse think it is their idea to do what you want it to do.”

This is what persuades Henny to run and why, behind the ears. Peter is a consummate horseman.

Henny becomes Henry again for the show jumping with Peter, whose skillful training helped this horse to attain the four-star level at Rolex and finish second-best among the Australians at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games


I N G A T E

Catching up: Mary Ross really outdid herself at the Challenge of the Americas! Drag queens were part of the show and they “rocked the house!” And, might we add, lifted a few eyebrows!

Jennifer Alfano and the SBS crew always keep coming up with winners. They have dominated the hunter divisions at HITS Ocala. This is becoming a tradition for the Buffalo-based trainer.

Congratulations to Reed Kessler, Charlotte Jacobs, David Arcand, Cayla Richards and Jessica Springsteen, who were on their way to Europe in late March to represent the US in the EY Cup in Lepzieg, Germany.

Congratulations also to Charlie Jacobs who was named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for February. Charlie competes in the East Conference Amateur-Owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Leap of Joy.

What was that we heard about a very prominent horse show photographer who didn’t pay her vender fee at one of these big winter circuits and was barred from the show grounds – lock, stock and barrel? Now that was a serious oopsie if ever there was one!


Georgina Bloomberg is one busy gal, and her latest project is a series of teen novels set within the equestrian world she knows so well. The first in the series, The A Circuit (Bloomsbury, original paperback, $9.99), co-written with Cathy Hapka, lands on shelves May 24, 2011; the second novel is scheduled to be released in March 2012.


An interesting bit of trivia from Tim Dutta, whose company has been the go-to global transportation company of the world’s elite equestrians. “Our career highlight was the World Equestrian games in Kentucky,” said Tim. “It was the largest airlift of horses ever. We moved a total of 548 horses from 53 different countries from seven of the World Equestrian Games disciplines.” Wow, now that is some feat!

Bob Drennan tells us he was spotted reading Sidelines between sets at the tennis match while Nadal and Federer slugged it out. We guess you can take the horseman away from the barn for a while, but not for long.

We hear that geoff Teall has gotten out of the client-based training business and is busy on the road with his teaching and judging.

Internationally-renowned artist Josée Nadeau painted world-class jumper, Pablo Barrios, live in front of an audience at The Gallery at The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in March, an event that capped off her exhibition.

Horse Show News: Flintfields Horse Park, home of the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival, has plans well

underway for the new footing that is being installed this spring in the main competition arenas and warm ups.

Sidelines loves promoting recycling OTTBs, and we congratulate After the Finish Line and their partnership in the Thoroughbred Celebration Horse Shows in Virginia, promoting off the track

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Shannon Hardiman celebrated her 16th birthday by hunting the hounds with her father, Joseph Hardiman, huntsman for Whiskey Road Foxhounds in Aiken, SC

Photo by Cat Davey


Thoroughbreds as hunters, jumpers and pleasure mounts. Their show dates are June 10-12 and November 18-20. The Del Sol Classic Horse Shows in Del Mar, California is also teaming up with After the Finish Line their show dates are Aug. 17-18 and Oct. 1-2.

Bumps and Bruises: Get well wishes for Debbie Stephens, who took a fall in the schooling area at WEF in March and broke her hip.

Passing: Dina Happy succumbed to lung cancer in March. She was an important part of the NW hunter jumper scene.

Dr. Lewis McCurdy fell from his horse when it missed a turn while out with Belle Meade Hunt. He was a veterinarian from Huntsville, Alabama who was visiting the area with several other members of the Full Cry Hunt in Tuscumbia, AL. Dr. McCurdy was a large-animal veterinarian with a passion for polo and fox hunting who was well loved by family and friends

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Roy Burek of Charles Owen with Nicole, Ty, Sophie, and Will Simpson celebrating the 100th anniversary of Charles Owens. Roy Burek, grandson of the founder, says that the company has many amazing projects in the pipeline including a new look and company logo to mark their centennial.

Photo by Anne Gittins Photography


H O R S E S H O W

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair is a Treat for Everyone

Jen Alfano is one of many top hunter trainers who flock to Devon each year

Four in hands are always a crowd favorite at the Devon Horse ShowAll photos courtesy Devon Horse Show and Country Fair

The 115th Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, May 26 through June 5, has many improvements, including all new state-of-the-art footing in the Gold Ring to complement the footing installed in the Dixon Oval last year, which drew many compliments.

The show opens with the traditional Junior Weekend, featuring equitation classes on Thursday, with ponies and junior hunter and jumper classes contested Friday and Saturday.

The Pony Hunt Teams, in which the teams of three ride in elaborate costumes while presenting “gifts” to the judges, held as the last class Saturday afternoon in the Gold Ring, is a wonderful spectacle.

The Junior Jumper Classic highlights the Saturday evening schedule in the Dixon Oval, followed by the popular Horse Hunt Teams, Parent and Child and Family classes.

The Carriage Pleasure Drive opens the adult week of showing, with the carriages arriving from the pre-judging at St. David’s Church into the Dixon Oval at 2 p.m. Sunday, followed by Pony Jumpers in the afternoon and evening.

First and Second Year Green, Regular Working, Green Conformation and Conformation classes are held Monday through Wednesday, with Adult Jumpers and Coaching featured on Monday evening.

Young Jumpers compete Tuesday and Wednesday, while the first Open Jumper class is held Tuesday evening.

Thursday is devoted to Breeding classes, with the $100,000 Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon at 8 p.m. Thursday evening.

Amateur Owner Hunters and Jumpers and Local Hunters compete Friday and Saturday.

Coaching classes are evenings Monday through Friday, while Saddlebreds, roadsters, hackney and harness ponies and Friesians compete Wednesday through Saturday evening.

The $50,000 Open Jumper Sakes is the final class Saturday evening, followed by the presentation of the leading Open Jumper Rider and Champion Open Jumper awards.

Competition in the jumper section is always exciting and should be extra special this year, as both Laura Chapot and McLain Ward, who have traded the Leading Rider title back and forth, will both compete at Devon this year, along with many other top international competitors and Olympic veterans.

The final Sunday is devoted to the $25,000 International Hunter Derby, beginning with round one at 10 a.m.

From the starting field, the top 12 horses will compete again in round two over a handy hunter type course.

Tickets will be available over the phone, 610-688-2554, or on the Internet, www.devonhorseshow.org, beginning April 13.

General admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under and seniors 65 and over.

Reserved grandstand tickets are available ranging from $12 to $50 depending on the performance.


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R O U N D U P

During WEF Week 9, Rodrigo Pessoa notched a big win with Let’s Fly on March 12 during the $231,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix CSI 4*

Photo by Kym Ketcham

Lauren Hough beams after her win in the $150,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty CSIO 4* Grand Prix aboard Quick Study on March 6th during the Winter Equestrian Festival


The victorious Team USA celebrates after their Nations Cup win in Wellington, Florida. From left to right; Chef d’Equipe George Morris, Beezie Madden, Margie Goldstein-Engle, Mario Deslauriers and McLain Ward


Winners All!


Lucy Davis became the talk of the winter HITS Thermal Desert circuit when she won four major grand prix titles, including the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix of the Desert on March 13th. Here she is winning the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix with Nemo on March 5th

Photo by Cheval Photos

McLain Ward and Sapphire were in fine style on the night of March 4th, when they led Team USA to its first Nations Cup win on home turf in three years Photo by Kym Ketcham

The HITS Indoor was the place to be for California riders this winter, and Rich Fellers had another great circuit with his two top horses, Flexible and McGuiness. During Desert Circuit IV, Rich and Flexible won the $31,000 HITS Welcome Classic (above) and placed 2nd in the $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix CSI-W

Photo by Cheval Photos

Richard Spooner outlasted 32 other pairs and jumped five heats to win the $78,000 Vita Flex Match Race with Lady Like on March 18th


Nick Skelton and Big Star won the $78,000 Pennfield Feeds CSI 2* Grand Prix on March 20th on the derby field at The Stadium in Wellington, Florida Photo by Kym Ketcham


H O R S E S H O W

Harley Brown’s Got All the Right MovesBy Erin gilmore

It doesn’t take a stretch of the mind to discover why Australian native Harley Brown settled along the coast of Central California eight years ago. Any rider would kill for a thriving business, access to both ends of the state, and an ocean view, to boot.

But when Harley moved to San Luis Obispo, CA from his native Melbourne, it was simply because of a friendly connection in the middle-California, college town. Little did he know that he’d raise a family there, fill a barn, and become one of the West Coast’s top grand prix riders.

In Australia, Harley’s family had always been in the business of horses. His grandfather played polo, and his parents foxhunted with young Harley following along on his pony. Harley first learned to jump on his grandfather’s polo ponies, and began competing in grand prix classes while still a teenager. He could have remained in Australia and enjoyed a successful career there, but Harley felt the pull of the horse industry in the United States, where business was bigger and possibly better.

The Trip That Never EndedHis initial stateside move was meant to be temporary,

only staying long enough to move a few sales horses. But as he fell into the California routine, Harley stayed a bit longer, and a bit longer still.

Harley’s then-fiancé Olivia (the two were married last fall) joined him after the first six months, and together, they opened a training business. Daughter Zoe came along in 2005, and the small family settled among the rolling hills and growing wine country that the region is famous for. With the nearby surplus of college-age riders, Harley Brown Equestrian quickly grew. The acquisition of Cassiato followed in 2006, and with a steady partner in the grand prix classes, Harley’s career has rapidly expanded.

“We bought Cassiato as a 7-year-old,” says Harley. “He was a failed dressage horse, but he went very quickly up the grades in jumpers. He’s a wonderful horse, big and scopey and talented.”

Harley prefers to bring his own mounts up from green horses, and to date, Cassiato has been the biggest evidence of his talent in nurturing up and comers. Since 2008, Harley and Cassiato (13 year old Holsteiner gelding by Concerto II), have been a consistent presence at the top of West Coast grand prix standings. They won the title Grand Prix at the Sacramento International in 2008 and 2010, and represented Australia at the 2009 Rolex World Cup Finals.

A Welcome SurpriseAfter a top five finish in the $50,000 Strongid Grand Prix

CSI-W at this year’s HITS Desert Circuit II in Thermal, Harley was feeling optimistic about a strong winter circuit

with Cassiato.And then, he got the call that turned his whole winter around – in

the best possible way. Harley knew that the Australian Equestrian Federation keeps a close eye on its high performing riders around the world, but he didn’t expect to hear from the Aussie show jumping team selectors in mid February, asking if he would be inclined to travel to Wellington, Florida as a member of the Australian team at the $75,000 Nations Cup CSIO4* on March 4th.

Although Harley had already acquired almost enough World Cup points to qualify for the WC Final in April, the decision to fly Cassiato to Florida at the last minute to ride in the Nations Cup was an easy one.

“We came straight from Thermal,” explains Harley. “By missing the last few grand prixs at Thermal, I knew I’d be giving up on qualifying for the World Cup Final, but we were able to get a flight to Florida right away, and riding in the Nations Cup was one of the best experiences of my riding career.”

In front of thousands of spectators at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the Aussie team of Harley and Cassiato, James Patterson Robinson on Niack de L’Abbaye, Thaisa Erwin on Waddison, and Damien Guthrie on Gilmore, finished in a very respectable tie for third place.

“Peter Cook flew in from Australia to serve as our chef, and the team was such a great group of people,” adds Harley. “Everyone has a great time and it worked out really well.”

Before Harley returned home to California, he finished a respectable 13th in the difficult $150,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix two days after the Nations Cup. Cassiato and Harley are now gearing up for the California summer circuits, and with Australian show jumpers already qualified for the 2012 Olympics, Harley is optimistically looking towards a chance to represent his home country in London next year. Cassiato is in his prime, Harley has a couple of exciting young horses in his barn, and Olivia is expecting again. All in all, this Australian made the right move when he decided to call the United States home.

Harley celebrates Australia’s third place finish in March’s Nations Cup with daughter Zoe and wife Olivia Photo by Mark Astrom


H O R S E S H O W

Story and photo by Erin gilmore

To find out if the Simpson family is grounded, just ask Will where he keeps his Olympic medal.

He has to think for a minute before admitting that it’s somewhere amongst the family collection of awards hanging from his bedpost. That the medal is a symbol of the most significant win of his career to date doesn’t give it special distinction among other trinkets. A victory is a victory, and in the Simpson family, awards are appreciated, not fawned over.

Between the two of them, Will Simpson and Nicole Shahinian-Simpson have represented the United States Equestrian Team more times than they can count. They’ve contested Nations Cup, Super League, World Cup, World Equestrian Games and of course, the Olympic games. But the couple agrees that their biggest accomplishment are their two children; Sophie and Ty. Grand Prix show jumping is only all consuming if you make it that way, they believe. And while the family splits their year between Southern California and Wellington, Florida, both parents work hard to “keep it real” for their kids.

“We go home together as a family at the end of the day,” says Nicki. “We either cook dinner or go out to eat or BBQ. Our kids are really part of our time, full time.”

In Their FootstepsWill and Nickki are two of the more accomplished

international grand prix riders that the United States has in its arsenal; his biggest moment was winning the aforementioned medal in 2008, hers was topping the 2010 WEG Trials last winter.

He’s originally from Illinois, while she hails from New Jersey, and the two riders had distinctly different childhoods. Nicki grew up in a barn, with trainers for parents. A pro catch rider by the time she turned 13, she went on to win both the Medal and Maclay Finals in 1992, and knew early on that with horses in her blood, she’d become a trainer, too.

Will, on the other hand, didn’t swing a leg over a horse until the age of 11. “My parents were very much hands on and they exposed my brother, my two sisters and I to everything,” he explains. “I pole vaulted, we all could ride a unicycle; we did everything. Horses were just another thing we were exposed to. But horses were what stuck with me.”

The children are a fairly accurate representation of their parents; Sophie has always had an intense passion for horses, and at the age of 13 is already a talented young rider and an integral part of the Simpson family business. Nine-year-old Ty is a big fan of the sport, and is always in the stands to cheer his parents on when they go in the big classes. A Simpson father-son tradition became famous after the Hong Kong Olympics, Will’s trademark tip of the hat was originally begun to acknowledge Ty when he was

in the stands. After Will clinched the US Olympic victory in Hong Kong, he tipped his hat to every corner of the stands that were bursting with thousands of spectators. Will couldn’t see Ty, but he wanted to make sure that he knew his dad was thinking of him at that moment.

Appreciating the RideIf it’s a given that family comes first, horses are a very close

second. Nicki’s formal background supports Will’s intuitive relationship with each horse in their program, and both riders are also talented coaches who passionately dedicate themselves to growing the sport.

“My most comfortable place in life is on a horse,” says Nicki. “Because I was able to ride so many different types of horses and had to figure it out, I can quickly adjust to a horse. Will always comments on my discipline of riding and skill. But he can get inside a horse’s head and really has a very civilized, horseman’s approach to each one. He works with the horses on the ground, and that has strengthened us.”

“There’s so much we’re learning about how a horse operates,” Will explains. “Basically, with just a little bit of communication, we can get them so that they are trying to work things out and they’re on our side. They’re really trying to follow our lead.

“It’s such an incredible privilege to be on these creatures,” adds Will. “And some people miss it. They miss the whole thing. They put on their iPod and groan about riding 5 horses. But I get reminded quite often by my family how lucky I am to be doing this, and I never forget it, not for one minute.”

Will Simpson and Nicole Shahinian-Simpson


HORSE SHOW My Line:

Back to the Show RingBy Sarah Ward

Five weeks after knee surgery, I was back in the saddle; three weeks later I entered the show ring. I can’t tell you how good it feels, or how bad it felt at times. My doctors told me it would be six months till I mounted up, but I wasn’t looking at the same calendar as they were! My deadline was the Devon Horse Show. And believe it or not, I made it with a few weeks to spare!

That isn’t to say it was “easy,” “enjoyable,” or “fun.” More appropriate words would be “frustrating,” “exhausting,” and “painful.” Everyone says it starts with small steps, and I did. I began with short rides, which led to longer, more focused flat work. Finally, after what seemed like years, I was able to jump small courses! What really amazed me was how sore and weak my body had become in such a short time. One minute my leg was strong and healthy, the next it was a shadow of its former self. Like magic, my muscles had disappeared, leaving only a memory!

My first few times out, I ached in places I didn’t know existed. And when I started back over fences, it felt like my knee was on fire! I wasn’t out of commission for very long, and I am only 21… You would think it would be easy, right? I’m sure it is the same for any athlete coming back from an injury; you think you’ll just jump right back into the game where you left off! Not possible - or at least, not possible in my case! However, the more I rode the easier it got, and the more I had to ice my knee!

I hadn’t really thought about my knees when riding in the past. But on the road to recovery, the bigger and wider the jumps, the more mine hurt. Personally, I now think that the knee is a much overlooked and often underappreciated part of a rider’s body… Heels, lower leg, hands, eyes, even elbows get tons of attention, but not the knees!

There were numerous discussions about my program and getting back into the show ring. My trainers decided to play it safe. I returned to the Amateur Owner Hunters right away, but started with some lower warm up classes in the jumpers. The A/O would have to wait (just a little bit). It took a few classes, but I finally felt almost back to normal.

After six months that has been filled with more suffering and stress than I care to admit, I’m making a point of taking special care of my body. I’d better, it has to last me a lifetime…

Sarah Ward is currently living in Atlanta. Sarah rides with Finally Farm’s Jack Towell and Liza Towell-Boyd and competes with Finally Farm in the hunters and jumpers in both the amateur and open divisions.


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Venezuela’s Andres RodriguezBy Jennifer Ward

For Venezuela’s Andres Rodriguez, 2010 was a career year. Only 26 years old, he has already achieved what many riders dream of by competing at the World Cup Final as well as the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky.

Now based in Boca Raton year-round, Andres is able to maximize his training and sales business as well as hone his competitive skills at two of the biggest show jumping circuits in the world, the Winter Equestrian Festival and HITS Ocala.

It was his ability to compete against the best in the world that led to his success in 2010. In April, Andres made his World Cup Final debut in Geneva and, in October, competed as a member of the Venezuelan team at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, both with Larkanaro. Representing Venezuela at the 2010 World Equestrian Games was all the more impressive considering it was the first time that Venezuela had fielded a full team for any major championship. In addition, Andres jumped double clear with Da Vinci in the team competition at the 2010 Central American Games in Puerto Rico, helping Venezuela claim the team gold medal – another first for his country.

“I was really excited that, in my first year doing the sport as a professional, I had the chance to qualify for the World Cup Final,” said Andres, 26, who had previously competed as an amateur while working in investment banking for Violy and Company in New York. “To also win the team gold at the Central American Games and to be on the team for the World Equestrian Games was incredible. In my first year of dedicating myself to the sport 24/7, I had the opportunity to do all these things.”

Success has continued for Andres in 2011. In the first 10 weeks of the Winter Equestrian Festival, he had six wins to his credit in the highly competitive 1.40m division, as well as placing second in the $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Classic during week five with Secret, who is back in action after being sidelined with an injury last season. Secret, a 12-year-old grey Dutch-bred gelding, was also his mount for the Wellington Nations’ Cup on March 4. Another mount, Da Vinci, carried Andres to victory in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix held in Ocala in January.

With the support of his owners, Andrés Olivares and Robert Castro, Andres has built a solid string of competitive horses, and has also attracted sponsorships from such high-profile equestrian brands as Cavalor, Devoucoux, and GPA.

Andres continues to train with 2004 Olympic Champion Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil, who is also based in Wellington during the winter, explaining, “Rodrigo already knows me, and that is a big advantage. He has seen me ride throughout my career, and I learned how to ride in his system. To have the masters around you and giving you advice is the best possible situation.”

Andres is also coaching students of his own, including two from Venezuela. Luis Larrazabal has been successfully

contesting the Artisan Farms Young Riders’ Grand Prix events at the Winter Equestrian Festival while Clarissa Chumaceiro has won nine classes in the Children’s 13 and under division.

Looking to the future, Andres plans to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in October, where Venezuela hopes to make history by successfully securing an Olympic berth for London in 2012. No matter what the future holds, Andres is sure to make his name in the sport.

Andres Rodriguez and Larkanaro represented Venezuela at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky

Photo by Tomas Holcbecher

Andres Rodriguez and Da Vinci won the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix in Ocala, Florida, in January

Photo by ESI Photography

Andres Rodriguez, pictured here riding Oreade des Dames, won six classes at the 2011 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida Photo by Sportfot


FOXHUNTING

By Lauren R. giannini

Every year a party of five, complete with horses, tack, hunting kit, tailgate gear, and adventurous spirits, trek from Missouri and Illinois to spend a long weekend at the Kentucky Rolex Three-Day Event. They volunteer as outriders on the cross-country and consider it a huge honor and privilege to spend Saturday morning on horseback on the hallowed grounds of the only four-star event this side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Fortunately, Rolex takes place after hunting season ends, because these ladies are genuine enthusiasts of the chase. They are crazy about horses, and several have evented to the preliminary level. Mary Hensel and Jill Wagenknecht have been Masters of Foxhounds (MFH) with Bridlespur Hunt since 2001. Lei Ruckle is Master (MBH) of Three Creek Bassets and foxhunts when she can. Leslie Granger and Geri Washausen are subscribing members of Bridlespur Hunt.

Sidelines: When did you get hooked on hunting?Leslie: I started riding saddleseat when I was eight or nine. We moved from Missouri to Connecticut, and I had my first horse in the Philippines. I started hunting in 1981. I married in 1986 and my in-laws were very active members of Bridlespur; in 2003 I started hunting more seriously. I acquired my current hunter as a yearling and trained him myself.geri: I took up hunting later in life. My husband Roy had a Quarter Horse and did team penning quite successfully for many years until he had to have back surgery. I had some friends who foxhunted and my horse was too hot, so I threw an English saddle on my husband’s horse and took him out hunting and I liked it. That was back in ’93.

Sidelines: Do you have a favorite foxhunting memory?Mary: Visiting a hunt in Illinois in mid-January, hounds were doing that little whine and feathering, because they were starting to find the line. We went across the field and watched two coyotes as they trotted off. Then one sat down where everyone could see him, and the other hooked left towards the covert. Hounds were pursuing, we were galloping. All of a sudden the sitting coyote took off in the exact opposite direction. It was neat to see their survival skills, how he sent the female off to the side. They’re not as pressed or scared as most people think they are. They’re cunning. They know the hiding places. They know how to outsmart hounds. geri: One year we were at an old fixture, Hill and Hound – it was the most glorious day. We were way far behind the coyote but we could see him. We had a great time.Leslie: The last time I hunted at the old clubhouse, we got up a coyote and we did a lot of galloping and jumping. By the time we got to the end of the run, there were only three of us.

Sidelines: How did you get involved with Rolex as an outrider?Mary: Jill and I went to Rolex as spectators. Being masters

and staff of the hunt, we weren’t used to being without a job. We looked around and thought that outriding looked like fun. We got an application and filled it out. We didn’t hear anything. Then I wrote up a little resume about Jill and me and the horses. We didn’t hear anything. So I called Helen Sproat, who wanted to know a lot more about the horses, because they needed to be bombproof and okay about the huge crowds on cross-country day. That’s how we got started, and I’ve been riding the same horse every year, but one, since. Ransom will turn 21 on March 30 – he’s done it all. He’s my first horse and we learned to do everything together. He’s retired from foxhunting, but we trail ride and we outride at Rolex. We did the WEG too, because that might be a once in a lifetime thing.geri: It was Mary’s idea. A friend and I decided to go to Rolex one year, because none of our group had ever been. The next year I took Mary and Jill down and they said ‘this is the most fabulous thing I’ve ever seen.’ Then Mary – she likes to take fun and make it work – said ‘I want to be an outrider’ and the next year, we were all outriders.

Sidelines: Do you ride to hunt or hunt to ride?Mary: I have to say I’m neither. I ride all the time. When I’m out hunting, I’m enjoying the hounds – so I guess I’m riding to hunt that day, but I ride all the other times.Jill: I hunt to ride. My horse is the most important thing. I love hunting, but I wouldn’t do it on foot.Leslie: I love to ride and I love to hunt. I have a pack of beagles at our farm – started by my mother-in-law in 1992, but she passed away. I go out with foot packs, too. I really do enjoy the hunting aspect. I guess I hunt to ride.geri: I hunt to ride. It’s a great training tool, a great set of friends, I love our hunt club and I get out when I can. I do eventing also: Darth Vader has come so far and he’s kind of a hot one to hunt so I quit hunting him. We were second at the American Eventing Championships in ’09 [Beginner Novice Amateur Rider] because I was 13 seconds too slow on the cross-country – I pretended I was a hunter. I’m bringing along a young Oldenburg/Percheron mare and I hope she’ll hunt.

Sidelines: What is the most difficult part of outriding at Rolex?Mary: I don’t think any of it is difficult. We enjoy it. We enjoy talking to all sorts of spectators. We are the only horses they get to pet and smell and feel. We’re ambassadors of the horse world.

Four of the five Bridlespur enthusiasts who outride at Rolex: Geri Washousen, Jill Wagenknecht MFH, Mary Hensel MFH, Leslie Granger Photo by Donald Granger

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Pony KidsName: Alexa StieglerHometown: Westport, Connecticut Age: 9Ponies: Stuart Little, Golden SunTrainers: Billy Baar, Rosemary Bertin and Kate at Palm Beach Riding Academy and Kibby ShipperFavorite Pony: Golden Sun and Rain BeaujolaisWhat pony would you like to ride? Rain BeaujolaisHow did you get into riding? My mom rides in the amateur jumpers and Dad plays polo, I started at our farm in Easton.What is your favorite horse show? The WEF in Wellington, Florida.What was the high point of your career? Being champion at WEF.What was low point? Falling off at a jump.Who are your equestrian idols? My mom and Margie Goldstein.Other than riding what do you do? I play tennis, do gymnastics and hang out with my friends.What are your plans for the future? To become a better rider.

Alexa StieglerPhoto by Ariane Stiegler

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Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite?What pony would you like to ride?How did you get into riding?What is your favorite horse show?What was the high point in your riding career?What was the low point?Who are your Equestrian Idols?Other than riding, what do you do?What are your plans for the future?

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Name: Taylor HamelHometown: Tecumseh, Ontario Age: 12 Trainers: Seana Holek Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? Max (Maxwell Smart) What pony would you like to ride? Coal How did you get into riding? My mom’s friend’s daughter had ponies and I loved to ride them! What is your favorite horse show? The Ironstone Stables Halloween show. What was the high point in your riding career? Winning third place in my first horse show ever.What was the low point? When I fell off after a jump. Who are your equestrian idols? Seana Holek, Jacqueline Chevalier, Jonathan Chesler. Other than riding, what do you do? Soccer, guitar, and hang out with my friends.What are your plans for the future? I want to learn to jump with no stirrups

Taylor HamelPhoto by Linda Wylie


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A Few Minutes with Junior Rider Natalya JarczykBy Jan Westmark

When Natalya Jarczyk and her horse Frivole Des Pres raced to victory in the $15,000 Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Classic at HITS in Ocala, Natalya’s mom, Allyson, was there to cheer on her daughter. “Natalya is dedicated to riding and she lives for it,” Allyson said. “I am so proud of her. It was a thrilling win and I am so glad I was there to see it.”

While Natalya says she is still riding on cloud nine after wining the classic, riding into the winner’s circle hasn’t always been a part of the her lifestyle. “When I was only seven years old I started riding a green Thoroughbred cross and we ended up buying her,” Natalya said. “Even though it was a huge mistake buying Tootie, she helped make me a better rider. I look back and it is surprising to think about how tiny, young, and inexperienced I was riding such a young, big, and green horse.”

Natalya’s parents bought her a pony after that and Natalya launched herself into the world of short stirrup and medium pony classes. While Natalya’s dream was to compete in Pony Finals, her pony wasn’t up for the challenge and Natalya’s dream never came true.

Things turned around for the 15-year-old ninth grader from Orange Park, Florida, when her family purchased Frivole, a jumper. “I just keep getting better and better on her and it is nice going from not placing in the ponies to finally doing well!”

Sidelines: What was it like competing in and winning the $15,000 Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Classic?NJ: It was literally the best feeling ever! I had to give credit to my horse, she was just amazing. I was in shock the whole night and felt like saying, “Someone pinch me please.” Going into the class I had lots of confidence but when the night class came, I became more nervous. I went into the ring and I kept singing Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never” song in my head. As funny as it is, it actually calmed me down. The course went pretty well except that I added in the combination. When I finished with a clean round, I was extremely happy but then I had the jump off to worry about. I kept watching all the other riders to see how it was going and the times were getting faster and faster. I saw some people clearing the course in 32 seconds, others in 29. I was determined to win it after the first jump and when I saw the scoreboard rank say #1 after the last jump I couldn’t believe it.

Sidelines: How did you and Frivole become partners?NJ: A girl at my barn was leasing Frivole, and when she became available we knew she was a great horse so we decided to buy her. She was 16 at the time so we knew we would have to be easy with her. I started showing her in the low children’s jumpers for the rest of 2009. In January 2010 at Jacksonville, I moved up to the high children’s jumpers. I got better and better as time went on and I was able to show at HITS Ocala, Atlanta and Venice. In November 2010, I did the $10,000 NHJL Child-Adult

Natayla and her horse FrivolePhotos by Allyson Jarczyk

Jumper classic. I placed third in that class and that was very exciting.

Sidelines: Who do you train with?NJ: I ride at Coriander Farm in Jacksonville and my main trainers are Nashea Rowland and Katie Young. I have been riding with them for almost six years. I love training with Nashea and Katie because they’re very supportive and lots of fun to be around. When we show over the summer, we have so much fun. Nashea is extremely goofy and acts just like one of us. At the same time, they are both very professional and want us all to succeed.

Sidelines: How did your riding career begin?NJ: I started riding when I was seven years old. When I was in kindergarten, we took a field trip to a farm and there were little ponies that we were able to ride on. I wanted to ride one so badly and I finally got to. My mom saw that I loved it so much so she decided to sign me up for some lessons. We started out justdoing one lesson a week, but I asked if I could do more. We gradually went from one lesson to two, then on to three, and so on.

Sidelines: What are your riding goals?NJ: My main riding goal right now is to qualify for Harrisburg 2011. For the future, I hope to get to the grand prix level. I want to be able to show lots, both in jumpers and equitation.

Sidelines: What has been your highlight so far?NJ: My show highlights would definitely be winning the $15,000 classic in Ocala, placing 3rd in the $10,000 classic in Atlanta


Natayla and Frivole winning the $15,000 Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Classic

Photos by Flashpoint Photography

and years of showing both Tootie and my pony Belle. Even though Tootie and Belle were both young and green and I never placed well on Belle, they were both challenges for me. Because of them, I’ve become a tougher rider.

Sidelines: What do you like to do when you aren’t riding?NJ: When I’m not riding, I’m usually hanging out with my friends. I like to go bowling, to the movies and shopping. I’m also usuallyon the computer or playing Mario Kart.

Sidelines: What do you like about being part of the horse world?NJ: I like being part of a world where there are so many other people that share the same passion I do. It also gives me the chance to meet other people.

Sidelines: What are your future show plans?NJ: For the summer I’m going to Tryon, Atlanta and Blowing Rock. Hopefully I will have enough points by then to qualify for Harrisburg in October. We’ll see what happens!


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Brynn and Been SwayedAll photos by Flashpoint Photography

By Jan Westmark

Atlanta junior rider Brynn Elliott didn’t start her riding career until she was 12, but that hasn’t kept her from embracing the sport with gusto. “I became interested in competitive riding when I was eleven and begged my parents to allow me to have lessons at a local barn. They were cautious because they knew that all young children go through a ‘horse-phase’ and they didn’t want to invest in something that I was not fully committed to.”

Brynn said her parents taught her to never do anything half-hearted and to follow the motto, “You have to be all in.” Brynn accepted their challenge and said that this philosophy has helped her to be driven in every area of her life.

Brynn said she that her early years were filled with hints of what was to come. “I was obsessed with horses as a child. All of the movies I watched had to do with horses. Every meal was characterized by my constant talk of horses. To my dismay, nothing seemed to come from it, until one day my father walked in the door and out of nowhere said, ‘Well, she starts riding this week!’ I was ecstatic!”

Sidelines: Where did you begin your riding career?BE: I went to Brad Spragg’s barn in the beginning of June 2006, he owns The Atlanta Hunt Club in Smyrna, Georgia, and in November I showed in the short-stirrup division at the Atlanta Fall Classic. That was my first horse show. My first day of showing was on my twelfth birthday, and as they say “The rest is history!”

Sidelines: What horses and divisions do you compete in? BE: I ride Been Swayed in the large juniors and Any

Wonder in the small juniors. We have also just added Cooper, another small junior who had previously been with Hayley Barnhill, into the mix. He has tons of experience in the juniors and so he will help me with the transition from the children’s hunters.

Sidelines: What do you consider your career highlights? BE: I would definitely say the Classic Company year-end awards in 2010. Been Swayed and Any Wonder both received Classic Company Horse of the Year Awards. That same weekend, during the Atlanta Fall Classic Week 2, I won the Best Child Rider award on Any Wonder. I also had a horse, Purple Label, who sadly died from an incurable injury. He was such an amazing horse. And I could go on and on about him. I won the NHJL NAL WASH Children’s Hunter Classic on him. I scored an 88 in the final round and that round was the last time I rode him. It was truly a blessing to have had that experience with him.

Sidelines: What are your goals in the horse world?BE: I intend to continue in the juniors and learn more about riding hunters in a smooth, effortless way. I am not sure if my trainer knows this yet, but I would really love to compete in the hunter derbies. We will see! I also want to compete in the equitation divisions and eventually win the Maclay. Every junior rider says that at some point, but it has been a goal of mine since my first horse show in short stirrup and I would love to be able to do it. I have learned not to be in a rush to move up. It comes when it comes; and then when it does, it’s great.

Sidelines: What are your personal goals?BE: I really enjoy school and I am looking at going to an Ivy League school to study Theology or Philosophy. I also enjoy

On Course with Brynn Elliott

Brynn and Any Wonder compete in the Children’s Hunter 15-17 class


Brynn and her trainer Brad Spragg discuss a class

writing and so I would love to write a book someday. Whether that will be a novel or a book on theology, I am not completely sure yet.

Sidelines: What do you do when you aren’t riding?BE: I love to read. Jane Austen’s my girl! I also love to sing. This has been a passion of mine forever. I get that from my mother and grandfather. My brother is a junior golfer and so on the weekends that I am not showing, I am usually at the golf course.

Sidelines: You’ve only been showing for four years, but do you have a moment that sticks out in your life?BE: When I was showing in the pre-children’s, I showed in the Classic Company’s National Equitation Final. They do this every year on one of the Atlanta Fall Classic weekends. We show at night in the huge covered ring at the International Horse Park. This nighttime showing is so different from showing in the day; and being in Atlanta in the Fall, it is usually very cold. Despite this, everyone who attends the show knows that this is always a very special event. The courses have always been very elaborate and well thought through. I have always loved the vibe of that event; it was something that always kept me on my toes and challenged me with my riding.

Sidelines: Who are your equestrian idols?BE: Definitely my trainer Brad. When he sees a student he sees a whole person, and his approach to training is not just equipping his kids to ride horses well. If I have a sour attitude, I am off the horse. I admire him for this because it shows his passion for the well-being and character of his students. Hayley Barnhill has also been influential in my riding career. Her winning the Maclay last fall gives me hope that someday I will be able to do the same.

Sidelines: Describe yourself in 10 words or less. BE: Committed, passionate, sometimes headstrong, hard-working. I love family, people and horses.


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Jam-Packed ShowingBy Lauren Corey

A blast from the past, food deprivation, and of course an excess of riding, this is IEA! In late February, I helped host and participate in the Stanford Red Barn and Priory School IEA shows. The IEA limits our shows to five days a season so everyone can have a chance to go to regionals, and so I wasn’t able to compete both days. That was ideal because our coach was completely swamped and I was able to help out. He definitely appreciated the extra hands!

Running and RacingThe first day I chose to help out instead of show. I arrived

at the Red Barn at 7am in order to set up the arena with the sound system and horse-holding area. After getting the arenas ready, I rushed back to the barn and tacked up the horses that need to be warmed up. As I stood by the ring getting all of the riders on, the coach realized that we were short of warm-up riders! He pointed to a white pony named Tara and told me to mount up. As I was riding around, I realized that I’d ridden this horse before! She used to be at McIntosh Stables, the barn I show on the A circuit with, and I had ridden her about three years ago. The blast from my past was an unexpected surprise, but I definitely appreciated it.

After warm-up riding, there was much work to be done to get our riders into the arena and looking presentable. I barely had enough time to grab a bagel for breakfast, the only food I got at the show, before running back to the arena to hold the horses that wouldn’t be used until later. One slobber-covered jacket later, my coach told me that he was going to grab some lunch, so it was up to me to coach the riders in the flat class. This was my first experience with coaching, and I was a little nervous. Luckily I had the support of one of the other team’s coaches. With a little help, the two riders I was coaching placed first and fifth. After a successful day of showing for our home teams, it was time to clean up and get ready for the next day.

An Exciting Day of ShowingThe next morning at 7am, my friend greeted me with a

cup of coffee and we tacked up the horses for the warm-up riders. Even though I was showing that day, I still helped to run the show. Once all the riders were mounted and entering the ring, I watched attentively in order to discern which horses I hoped to draw. As we lined up at the draw table by height, which put me toward the end, I hoped that none of the people before me would draw the horses I wanted! Wistfully, I watched all of my top choices being called out by my competitors. By the time I finally reached the table, there were only a few horses left. For my jumping class, I drew a large lazy hunter, one of the hardest rides for me. But luckily for the flat, I drew one of my favorite Stanford ponies, Chalky! I put in a solid effort for the jumping round, but even though we cantered into the line, the horse somehow landed in the trot… Needless

to say I didn’t place in that class, but I still had my flat class to look forward to.

After much running and racing to keep the show running smoothly, the time for my flat class finally rolled around. I mounted up, feeling anxious, hoping my nerves wouldn’t transfer to the pony I was riding. She would not stand still as we awaited our turn to enter the arena. Once we were walking around inside, silence fell as the spectators watched the most advanced flat class compete. When we picked up the trot, my horse spooked along the side of the judge, I could only pray that she hadn’t noticed the blunder. While working at the canter, I had a little trouble keeping the pony calm. She kept trying to pass all of the horses! After a couple of circles, riders were finally called into the center of the arena. The judge announced the results and all of the competitors exited the arena one by one. It was getting toward the end when I heard my number being called – I had won! I was filled with excitement because I had qualified for regionals with two more days of showing left. The last regular show of the season will be coming up and hopefully I will qualify in the over fences division as well.

Lauren Corey is a junior at Woodside Priory School in Northern California. She enjoys competing for her interscholastic equestrian team as well as training for A circuit shows on her own horse, Petey.

Lauren atop her jumping horse, Dillon, getting a few last minute pointers from coach Colin Daly

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Dart and Kaleigh: A Love StoryBy Jan Westmark

When 11-year-old Kaleigh Marschall arrives at the barn in her hometown of West Palm Beach each day, she is greeted by a loving nicker from Tossa El Dartay, a 4-year-old off-the-track-Thoroughbred. The nicker from Dart, as he is fondly called, is music to Kaleigh’s ears.

Kaleigh adopted Dart through Pure Thoughts Horse & Foal Rescue’s Florida Thoroughbred Rehab & Placement Division and the young horse and rider are madly in love. Kaleigh said she fell in love with Dart after riding a few horses at Pure Thoughts. “I knew we were a perfect match for each other,” Kaleigh said. “My dad really liked him a lot too.”

Kaleigh’s father, Kurt, considers himself the “official treat giver” in the relationship and is thrilled that Dart, who came from Calder Racetrack but never officially raced, has become a trusted member of the family. “When I see how Dart treats Kaleigh, it’s more than a dad could ask for. When she tacks him up and takes him to the arena, he follows her like a puppy. He also knows that I am the treat giver and I reward him greatly for taking care of my daughter. He likes carrots and apples and he hasn’t let me down, must be a guy thing,” Kurt says. “Most of all, I know that Dart is a true blessing from God for our family, he is everything we could ever ask for.”

Kaleigh’s relationship with Dart has made her a strong supporter of horse rescue. “I recommend rescuing a horse to any horse lover because when you first meet your dream horse at a horse rescue you think, ‘Wow, I can help one

horse that was once mistreated or couldn’t be taken care of.’ Then when you finally adopt your dream horse and get them home, all you think of is that you are going to give them all the love you can.”

In the fall of 2010, Dart was recognized in the Winner’s Circle at Calder Racetrack’s Festival of the Sun in a special ceremony honoring retired Thoroughbreds that have found a second chance in life. The ceremony also honored Pure Thoughts and other rescue organizations for giving racehorses a new lease on life and the chance for love that will last a lifetime. “My goal with Dart is to give him lots of love and, maybe in the future, show him in a jumping division,” Kaleigh said.

Kaleigh keeps Dart at T.R.T. barn in West Palm Beach and said that since rescuing him she has given him lots of tender loving care. “Since Dart was a racehorse he never went on trail rides or had arena time, so working with him and teaching him that a mailbox isn’t going to get him has been fun,” Kaleigh said. “Recently I have also stared jumping him and we are working on flying lead changes.”

Kaleigh said one of her favorite things to do with Dart is to give him a bath and ride him bareback. “When Kaleigh rides Dart he is gentle and he knows that he has precious cargo on his back,” Kurt said. “Kaleigh and Dart truly are a beautiful match. Seeing and riding Dart is the only thing I hear about every day from Kaleigh. If she had it her way, she would want me to figure out how to keep Dart in her bedroom. That’s love!”

Kaleigh and DartPhotos by Kurt Marschall

Kaleigh and DartPhotos by Kurt Marschall


Strut! Fashion Show Benefits JustWorld International

Caitlin Ziegler modeling a look from the Pessoa Collection

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Georgina Bloomberg models a look from Skidrow LLC at the ‘Strut! Fashion for a Just World’ fashion show on Saturday, March 19, in Wellington, FL

JustWorld Rider Ambassador Andres Rodriguez sporting the Horseware Ireland Newmarket collection

By Jennifer Ward

The first annual ‘Strut! Fashion for a Just World’ fashion show to benefit JustWorld International

was held Saturday, March 19, at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival show grounds in Wellington, FL.

In a production that could have easily been at home at Miami Fashion Week, ‘Strut! Fashion for a Just World’ saw some of show jumping sport’s biggest names walk the runway, showing off the latest fashions in equestrian apparel and street wear. Cameras flashed, music pumped, and a packed house showed its appreciation for the models, all of whom enjoyed entertaining the crowd with their sassy struts and cheeky antics.

The male models included Mike Belisle, Nick Dello Joio, Alejandro Karolyi, Matt Morrissey, Bobby Murphy, Andres Rodriguez, and Will Simpson, led by professional model and actor, Vincent de Paul. Showing off the latest in women’s fashion were Alexa Adelson, Hannah Baumann, Georgina Bloomberg, Ashlee Bond, Mireya Cano, Dawn DeRentis, Rachel Horrowitz, Lexie Mowery, Molly Newsome, Elizabeth Pandich, Louise Serio, Nicole and Sophie Simpson, Chase Spears, Ainsley Vince, Alexandra Zachowski, and Caitlin Ziegler.

Tom MacGuinness of Horseware Ireland had the idea of holding a fashion show to launch the brand’s new Pessoa clothing line as well as to benefit JustWorld International. Horseware Ireland has been a long-time partner of JustWorld International, and donates a portion of proceeds of every fly sheet it sells to JustWorld International, a not-for-profit, humanitarian organization working as a catalyst for positive change in the developing world by helping impoverished children.

In addition to featuring Horseware Ireland’s Newmarket and Pessoa lines, other brands featured in the fashion show were Ariat, Asmar Equestrian, Beval, Der Dau, Elegante Polo, Haute to Trot Inc., Hunt Ltd., Parlanti, SaraRose, and Skidrow LLC.

All proceeds raised from the first annual ‘Strut! Fashion for a Just World’ fashion show will benefit JustWorld International’s project sites in Brazil, Cambodia, Guatemala, and Honduras.

All Photos by Sportfot


Alejandro Karolyi models a look from the Pessoa Collection

Ashlee Bond modeling apparel from the Pessoa Collection and Haute to Trot

Nick Dello Joio modeling a look from the Pessoa Collection

Will Simpson models Horseware Ireland’s new Pessoa clothing line

Rachel Horrowitz modeling a look provided by Hunt Ltd

Sophie Simpson modeling a dress by SaraRose Krenger

Actor and professional model Vincent De Paul wears Vicomte A. provided by Eleganté PoloLouise Serio in Ariat apparel


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Five Questions for Nadine BuberlBy Jan Westmark

Dressage rider Nadine Buberl was born 27 years ago in Meiningen, Germany, and started her riding career as a vaulter at the age of six. “After several years of vaulting I decided that learning to ride would be more fun. Being a rider was always my dream. After school I would work at a barn to earn riding lessons in addition to what my mom could afford,” Nadine said.

In December of 2009, Nadine had the opportunity to come to the United States to work as a trainer and rider for Dr. Cesar Parra at his Piaffe-Performance farm. Nadine now splits her time between the farm’s two locations in New Jersey and Florida.

“Having the opportunity to live in the United States has allowed me to experience a new culture, and meet many new people,” she said, adding that she is still a German citizen. “I love working with Dr. Parra and I have also enjoyed the opportunity to get to know the amateur riders that are a part of the Piaffe-Performance team. Our wonderful sport of dressage is made up of many types of people and it needs them all to be a successful sport.” Sidelines: How did you start riding with Cesar Parra?NB: I graduated from the German Master Rider Class and while I was in school I met Claudia Arnold. Claudia had worked with Dr. Parra for three years. Claudia is a beautiful dressage rider and we quickly became friends and she put me in contact with Dr. Parra. After interviewing me in Germany, he gave me a chance to come work and train with him and the rest of the Piaffe-Performance Team.

Sidelines: Have you always ridden dressage or did you ride in other disciplines also?NB: In the German Master School you must show excellence in teaching, dressage, jumping, work in hand and double longing. My background is in all the major equine sports: eventing, jumping and dressage. Since working with Dr. Parra I have been working exclusively in dressage.

Sidelines: What do you like about being in the United States?NB: I love riding with Dr. Parra and the Performance farm team. I have learned so much about dressage and being a whole person. The focus is on how you must be a whole person first, to excel at riding dressage. Dr. Parra is always hosting notable people in the international dressage community at his farm and he is always working at improving, and he shares these experiences with the rest

of the Piaffe-Performance team. That includes working students, professionals and amateurs. Sidelines: What are some of your show highlights?NB: The biggest highlight for me has been watching the progress of the horses and riders over the time I have been with the Piaffe-Performance team. Traveling between New Jersey and Florida has helped me to see and measure these changes with shows. At the Wellington Classic CDI I was awarded high score for the show on Wellington’s Sandro Star. Being able to watch this super horse grow to be able to win such an honor was my highlight so far this year.

Sidelines: What are your riding goals?NB: When I have the opportunity I look forward to showing Grand Prix. I look forward to earning gold medals for Germany and the United States.

Sidelines: What do you like best, training, teaching, or showing?NB: The best part of being in the horse world is being part of a wonderful team. At Piaffe- Performance the riding, teaching, training and showing all work together, without one you can not have the other. So I would have to answer by saying all of these things are my favorite.

Sidelines: If you didn’t ride, what do you think you would want to do?NB: I find teaching, riding and training takes a great deal of creativity and body awareness. So if I didn’t ride, I picture myself in the creative arts, as a ballet dancer. I think that in my riding and training I help the horse to learn how to dance ballet.

Photo by Sharon Packer


D R E S S A G E

Masters of the Art: World Dressage Masters Palm Beach CDI5*Photos by Alan Fabricant

Steffen Peters proved that Ravel had only gotten better since their WEG rides last fall, when they swept the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach from beginning to end. Held March 10th and 11th at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida, the Masters were presented by the International Polo Club Palm Beach and attracted riders from the United States, Europe and Canada. They began the competition with a new career high of 80.872% during the Grand Prix test, setting them up well for a win the next evening during the Freestyle. His score was the highest ever recorded at WDM Palm Beach, at 84.550%.

The Jim Brandon Equestrian Center was a new venue for the Masters, which had been held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in previous years. When it was announced in December that that venue would not be hosting the Masters, the dressage community scrambled to arrange the event at a new facility.

And thanks to the hard work of Wellington Classic Dressage and the support of IPC, the United States’ only CDI5* was not lost to politics. A sold-out crowd of 1,200 attended the Freestyle on Friday, March 11th, and both classes were aired live on USEFNetwork.com.

Steffen and Ravel wowed the crowd with a nearly flawless Freestyle. They received a standing ovation after their win

Steffen recently became the first dressage rider to be sponsored by a helmet company, and has been religious about warming up in a helmet since last year

Germany’s Anja Ploenzke finished 6th in the Grand Prix Test with Le Mont d’Or, above, but was pulled up by the ground jury during the Freestyle on Friday, when Mont d’Or showed a slight pink tinge around his bits.


Canadian rider Ashley Holzer and Pop Art finished 4th in the Freestyle and the Special

Tinne Vilhelmsson Silfven of Sweden spent the winter competing from Florida, and made her trip well worth it when she finished 3rd in the Grand Prix test and 2nd in the Grand Prix Freestyle with Favourit. She was all smiles after her ride in the Grand Prix test on Thursday afternoon

Shawna Harding finished third in the Freestyle riding Come On III



With Randon, Polish rider Michal Rapcewicz won the first victory ever for his country at a CDI5* event when he won the Grand Prix Special on a score of 69.771%

Popular American rider Tina Konyot finished 2nd in the Grand Prix test and 3rd in the Grand Prix Freestyle with her stallion, Calecto V

Pierre St Jacques riding Lucky Tiger finished second in the CDI Five Star Freestyle


D R E S S A G E By Sally Hansell

World-class dressage trainer Kenn Acebal joins a long line of celebrities who are making a positive difference in the world. Unlike other stars campaigning for rain forests or UNICEF, Kenn champions a charity in his own community. For the past three years, he has raised thousands of dollars for the Child Development Association (CDA), a non-profit organization in Roswell, Georgia, which offers early care and learning programs to children of low-income working parents. The nationally accredited early childhood education program serves children ages one to five.

Kenn became involved with the CDA shortly after returning to his Georgia roots in 2008. His international career is full of highlights including training Peron, a team horse of the 1996 Olympic bronze medal-winning U.S. squad. In 1999-2000 Kenn was shortlisted for the U.S. Equestrian Team with his Westfalien gelding Lennox. Known for his apprenticeship with six-time Olympian Robert Dover, Kenn is now an elite trainer based at Fortitude Farm at Yellow House. The fabulous equestrian facility in the north

Atlanta suburb of Milton features a 48,000-square-foot indoor arena as well as an outdoor dressage arena with felt footing.

“I’ll do anything for these kids to help give them a leg up. It’s super important,” Kenn says of the 120 pre-school children enrolled at the CDA. “We have to

get these kids ready for school. Kids who start with a disadvantage never have a good chance to catch up.”

The 46-year-old trainer is marshaling his resources for a high-end Kentucky Derby party that has become the annual fundraiser for the CDA. The third annual jeans-and-boots event called the Down Home Derby will take place at Fortitude Farm at Yellow House on May 7. Event proceeds provide the scholarships that keep tuition affordable for low-income working families.

Last year’s Down Home Derby netted more than $85,000, and a large part of the event’s growing success is due to Kenn and his connections. The prominent trainer personally donates one month of dressage training (20 sessions) to a live auction at the gala while finding time to solicit support from his friends. Kenn’s partner Sean O’Keefe, a Hollywood special event planner, donates his talent each year, adding an imaginative flair that makes the events full of delightful surprises.

Equestrians have gotten excited about the event. National award-winning hunter jumper Terry Brown generously donated her Showcase Ltd equestrian facility in Canton, GA, as the venue for the 2010 derby. Cary Wallace gave a Wolfgang Solo close-contact saddle from his Aiken-based Custom Saddlery. Dressage trainer Jodie Kelly of Destin, FL, coaxed her father Brant Kelly into donating a deep-sea fishing expedition on his charter boat. Dawn and Ben Adams of Morgan City, LA, the parents of dressage rider Caroline Adams, have financially sponsored the derby party.

“Everybody who knows Kenn helps by either working at the party, making a contribution, or just showing up and buying a ticket,” said Ann Clements, his business manager. “Kenn is such a supportive, involved, and giving trainer.”

The Down Home Derby will take place on May 7 at Fortitude Farm at Yellow House in Milton. Tickets are $150. For tickets and information, call the CDA at 770-992-4339 or go online at www.cdakids.org. For auction donations and corporate sponsorship, call Caroline Calder, an equestrian and CDA board member, at 678-360-3047.

Atlanta writer Sally Hansell, a CDA board member, is thrilled to be working with Kenn and Sean.

Horses enjoy the sunshine in front of the Yellow House

Photo by Jonah Borum

Kenn Acebal warms up 8 year-old Oldenburg gelding Freddie Mercury at the 2010 USDF Region 3 Championships in Conyers, Georgia Photo by MKW Photography

Giving Kids A Leg Up In Learning


D R E S S A G E

A Chat With Junior Dressage Rider Rachel ChowanecBy Jan Westmark

Sixteen-year-old dressage rider Rachel Chowanec is the protégé of Olympic star Lendon Gray, who is known for her ability to develop young dressage stars. Rachel has dedicated her life to dressage and even spent a year living with Lendon in order to immerse herself in the sport.

Rachel then went to live with Kim Moore and her family at Hampton Green Farm, where she was a working student for several months. Now back home at her family’s farm in Connecticut, Rachel has a full schedule that includes riding and working for Beth Baumert and Lendon.

For the past two years Rachel has been riding Embrujado XI, a 13-year-old PRE owned by Lendon, and she is hoping to qualify for the NAJYRC. At the Gold Coast CDI in Wellington earlier this year, Rachel not only won her class but also took home Trilogy Saddles’ Best Seat Award. “I was completely shocked and never thought I would win something like that,” Rachel said. “I ride three days a week without stirrups but still always find a problem or see a way to make my seat better. Of course Lendon would never let me have a bad position.”

Sidelines: What is it like training with Lendon?RC: Training with Lendon is incredible. She honestly has an answer for everything. She is very tough but it’s what makes you great, by being pushed to do your best. Lendon has helped me accomplish so much, from helping me meet people to helping me to get horses and ponies to ride when I didn’t have one.

Sidelines: How was it being a working student?RC: I lived at Lendon`s as a working student for a year, going home for weekends or just a day off as much as I could get home. It was the year from when I was 13 to 14. I tried to do online school but soon realized it was nearly impossible to keep up with homework without help from my mom. It was tough being away from home because I’m not one of those kids who doesn’t get along with my parents. I love my parents, which made it tough to be away. I am just so grateful to be working currently for

Beth Baumert who lives only five minutes away from my house. It makes it great, because I can live at home, go to school and work at the barn.

Sidelines: What is your partnership with Embrujado like?RC: We call him Mouse and he is the most amazing horse in the whole world. I have been working with him for two years and at first he was very spooky, and still is, but we have such a great bond. I can’t even imagine being without him. We have both learned to trust each other.

Sidelines: Did you always ride dressage or did you start in a different discipline?RC: My first experience with horses was when I was only a couple of days old and my mom put me on one of her horses. When I was a little older I started jumping and then I did eventing with Pony Club, but by age nine I was pretty

much just doing dressage. I would go to Lendon`s every Tuesday for a lesson and then it grew to a couple of days a week and then to summers, just as much as I could get there.

Sidelines: What are your goals in the dressage world?RC: To get as far as possible with my riding career. I would love to be in the Olympics someday but right now I am happy working to be better everyday.

Sidelines: What has been the highlight of your dressage career so far?RC: This winter, being in Florida and feeling like we belong!

Sidelines: What do you do when you are home?RC: My mom owns Newberry Farm where she teaches mainly kids and specializes in teaching therapeutic lessons. I help with lessons in the afternoon after working for Beth in the morning. Then I usually go to class at the community college from 6 to 9 pm.

Sidelines: Do you have a dog that you take to the horse shows?RC: I have a border collie who is five months old and is learning to go to shows.

Rachel and Embrujado XI, fondly called Mouse Photo courtesy of Rachel Chowanec


Sidelines: If you could compete in another riding discipline, what would it be?RC: I love to jump! Not quite as much as dressage but I love just taking my pony out in the field and having fun.

Sidelines: Have you had any challenging moments during your riding career?RC: I have been bucked off so many times I can’t even count them. I have broken some bones and been scared out of my mind at times, yet for some reason I still get back on the young crazy horses and I love it! When I was little my ponies would always buck me off or try to take off.

Sidelines: Do you have any silly horse show rituals?RC: My mom always tells me to have a smile on my face and a song in my heart. At first I thought it was crazy but now it’s something that’s really important. As for what song is in my head when I am riding, it is just the last song heard that sticks in my head.

Sidelines: What do you tell yourself or your horse right before you go into the ring?RC: I always tell my horse I love him right before we go down the centerline. Rachel and Mouse with their awards at NEDA

Photo courtesy of Rachel Chowanec


OF F C E N T E R L I N E

Catching up: Canadian dressage rider Jackie Brooks and Mason Phelps are teaming up for a website next year. The focus of the site will be all about Wellington events and happenings and it will give you the opportunity to keep up with the social schedule, event schedule and even a change to blog on the Wellington events. Stay tuned for more details.

When we were all told that International Polo Club Catering was going to provide a five course French dinner during the freestyle at the World Dressage Masters, everyone was skeptical that this could be pulled off, especially since there were over 1,000 people sitting at tables at ringside expecting dinner. But they did it! The meal was outstanding, none of the rides were interrupted and the evening went off without a hitch.

Dressage Under the Stars on Wednesday nights at the Wellington Players Club was really popular this season, and with good reason. With the assistance of Jenny Oz LeRoy, Steve Williams took over the event from Rick Silva and made it into a huge success. All season it has been a sell out crowd and standing room only. Congrats to these guys for continuing the tradition since dressage is not their discipline of understanding. All participating riders and judges were from the cream of America’s dressage community. Recently, Anne gribbons, US team Dressage Team’s Chef d’Equipe and “O” judge served as one of the evening’s judges. (More on this in The Start Box below.)

Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center has played a part in the recovery of Olympic dressage rider, Courtney King Dye. Last March a tragic accident left Courtney with

a traumatic brain injury; she was unable to walk, or speak. After months of therapy and with the help of the program and horses at Vinceremos, Courtney is on the road to success. Vinceremos, however is only one part of the incredible team that have helped with her recovery as Arlene White and Stacey Brown have also played tremendous roles in this remarkable story. Kudos and warm hugs to you all.

Dressage Canada announced that Markus gribbe has been selected as the Technical Leader for Dressage Canada’s high performance program.

Missing the boat? We hear that the WEF is loosing a huge audience by not having the Masters and other dressage shows there. Other than the Nation’s Cup and the $600k grand prix, the Masters was the top

drawing show at WEF last year, and apparently broke all records this year at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm. We suppose it is probably a good thing to spread things around among the many venues in the Wellington area.

Heads up! This is important! In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), Lasko Products, Inc. of West Chester, PA, is recalling approximately 4.8 million box fans manufactured from July 31, 2002 through July 31, 2004. A potential electrical failure in the fan motor can pose a fire hazard. The recall includes four models of box fans which were sold at major retail stores, home improvement centers, hardware stores and other retailers nationwide between late 2002 and as late as 2005.

Catherine Chamberlain, seen here on Verdicci, is one of The Dressage Foundation’s Renee Isler Dressage Support Fund recipients. Liz Austin and Jasmin Becker were also chosen to receive financial support from Renee’s Fund to further their dressage training and education

Photo by Genia Ply Photography

Crystal Forsell seen here with DaLana, owned by Gina Duran is one of three instructors awarded grants to enroll in the USDF Instructor Certification Program. Crystal, Katy Barglow and Kerrie Matesich each received a $1,250 grant to use toward their further education as an instructor. The Dressage Instructors Fund was established by Maryal Barnett

Photo by Gina Duran


Veteran Dressage rider Janna Rumbough shares a hug with Bethany Peslar of Everglades Dressage after winning the High Score Adult Amateur award sponsored by Everglades Dressage at the recent Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge held in conjunction with the World Masters in West Palm Beach

Beitske V. 2000 Friesian mare enjoys her ‘first day out’ after foaling Photo by Holly Cannon

Elvis is in the building! Shelley Van den Neste took a little hiatus and went on a road trip with the Lipizzaner troupe. Some of the fun included performing on the Friesian Elvis.Who appears to be saying “Thank you..thank you very much!”

Dressage rider Caroline Roffman, who at 22 years old has already tasted her fair share of success in the dressage world, is floating on cloud nine following an invitation to compete at the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany. She’ll be riding in the Under 25 competition at the 2011 CHIO Aachen in Germany, July 8-17

Photo courtesy of Sharon Packer

Consumers should stop using these fans immediately. If your fan is affected by this recall, you can register on-line or call Lasko Products toll free any time at 1-800-233-0268 to receive a free fan protection cord adapter that is designed to easily connect to your fan plug and protect against a potential hazard resulting from an electrical failure in the fan motor.

IMPORTANT: You can not register to receive more than a total of four(4) fan protection cords during a single registration process.

The Dressage Foundation’s Continuing Education has awarded three grants to individuals to attend the United States Dressage Federation’s Instructor Certification Program.

In previous years, the Fund has provided significant financial assistance to USDF GMOs for instructor education clinics and programs. However, Maryal wanted to expand the scope of the fund to help individual instructors. She said, “I want to encourage more individuals to pursue their Instructor Certification credentials.”

The Dressage Foundation announced today that the Renee Isler Dressage Support Fund has recently provided grants to three individuals to further their dressage training and education. Liz Austin (VT), Jasmin Becker (CO), and Catherine Chamberlain

(AZ) were chosen by a Selection Committee to receive financial support from Renee’s Fund. Catherine Chamberlain - on Verdicci. Photo by Genia Ply Photography

The Start Box: Best wishes for success to all who entered the Southern Eighths, held April 28-May 1. Classic Eventing hosted its inaugural Heart of the Carolinas (HOTC) Three-Day Event on this 300-acre facility. This Long Format Three-Day Event is the amateur rider’s “Rolex.”

Dressage Under the Stars isn’t just for dressage riders! Recently three eventers performed musical freestyles (not usually their ‘thing’), but their incredible efforts did not disappoint. Marcia Kulak, Sara Kozumplik and Ronald Zabala-goetschel did the riding while Olympian Karen O’Connor served as one of the judges with Mason Phelps.


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made the determination that the riding club admitted to having sponsored the horse show at which the Plaintiff was injured. Thus the Court found that to reverse the lower court’s decision it only needed to determine whether there was evidence that the horse show had a duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and that the Plaintiff had in fact been injured as a result of the failure to make the premises reasonably safe.

The Appeals Court found that an occupier of a premises which is used for athletic events must maintain the premises in reasonably safe condition and provide both equipment and services necessary to minimize or prevent injury to others from conditions which might cause damage. The Evangeline Riding Club, as a sponsor of the horse show, was the occupier of the premises. The Court found that as an occupier of the premises, the club was subject to liability under both negligence and/or strict liability (strict liability is a higher standard of care imposed on the parties than the standard of care imposed by the courts in cases of ordinary negligence.)

The Appeals Court found that the club may have been negligent in failing to either move the guide wire or minimally to warn horse show participants of its location. The Appeals Court also found that the horse show sponsor may have also have had a duty to provide proper lighting. Specifically, the Appeals Court found there were several genuine issues of material fact which should have been decided by the Trier of Fact (the Trier of Fact decides issues of fact not law, in a jury trial those would be issues left to the jury) and as a result the trial court should not have granted summary judgment in favor of the Defendant. Based on this, the Appeals Court reversed and remanded the case back to the lower court for further proceedings.

ConclusionEven though this case was decided prior to Louisiana

enacting a statute limiting liability for equine sponsors, under the statute an equine sponsor can still be liable for injuries resulting from a condition of the property. The Louisiana Statute specifically holds sponsors, who are either landowners or lessees, liable for injuries which are sustained as a result of dangerous latent conditions which the sponsor knew or should have known to exist and for which warning signs were not conspicuously posted.

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Liability of Horse Show SponsorsBy Lisa Hollister, Esq.

Horse show sponsors have a legal duty to maintain the grounds where they hold their sponsored event in a safe manner. If the failure to do so causes an accident, the show sponsor can be held liable. This is true even when the horse show sponsor does not own the property and is merely a lessee. Today most states have equine activity acts that protect horse show sponsors from some but not all liability. The landowner, as well as the lessee, still have a duty to warn both spectators and equine participants about dangerous latent conditions which are known or should have been known by the land owner and/or the horse show sponsor.

Bonnie Uhler v. Evangeline Riding Club et al (1988)

While exercising her horse during a horse show which was sponsored by the Evangeline Riding Club, plaintiff Bonnie Uhler struck a guide wire that she had not been warned about and was injured. As a result of the injury, she sued the horse show that was leasing the property, the parish which rented the facility to the show and all of the defendants’ respective insurance companies.

The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the riding club as well as all of the other defendants (summary judgment to dismiss all or part of a case may be granted to a moving party when there is no genuine issue of material fact and thus that party is entitled to prevail as a matter of law.) The Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s decision to dismiss the case based on a lack of factual evidence.

Appeals CourtBefore making its determination regarding whether

the trial court appropriately granted summary judgment to the defendant, the Appeals Court first had to review whether or not the trial court had abused its discretion by refusing to grant a continuance. The request for a continuance concerned the request for additional time to obtain and present evidence on behalf of the parish (and its insurers). Specifically, the parish wanted to submit evidence that the club did in fact sponsor a horse show on the days in question. Presumably the parish was attempting to insulate itself from liability by claiming that Evangeline Riding Club, not the parish, was responsible for any damages that might be found by a court. The Appeals Court held that the trial court was correct in denying the continuance and stated that all of the parties had ample time to make their filings prior to the court granting summary judgment.

The Appeals Court next looked at the filings and

Lisa Hollister is an attorney practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Questions for Ms. Hollister’s column can be addressed to [email protected]


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Five Questions with Trevor AllenBy Danika Rice

The future of American polo has been pushed into primary focus for the United States Polo Association with the development of the Team USPA program. In its inaugural year, Trevor Allen jumped at the chance to further his skills and career opportunities working alongside American super-stars like Jeff Blake, Kris Kampsen and Tommy Biddle as an elected member of the team. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Trevor has traded snowboards for sandal tan lines and slipped easily into the laid back Wellington, Florida lifestyle after moving closer to the epicenter of the top polo in the United States. Consumed by a dedication for the sport he loves, this young 2-goal player is already well-traveled, with seasons in Florida, Kentucky, Colorado and Texas under his belt at just 23 years of age. Coming from a polo family, Trevor has worked alongside father Ron (former manager of The Villages Polo Club near Ocala, Florida), learning polo as a business, marketing himself and his horses as a complete package of hard work and talent. Beginning his 2011 season with tournaments at Hobe Sound, Gulfstream and The International Polo Club of Palm Beach, Sidelines caught up with Trevor in the middle of a busy season in Florida to discuss ambition, goals and passion for the sport he loves.

Sidelines: What do you enjoy most about playing polo professionally?TA: I love the thrill, excitement and adrenaline of the game. I think it is also amazing the way a human athlete and an equine athlete can perform in such perfect harmony. There are not many other opportunities for that kind of connection and competition to happen at the same time.

Sidelines: Most memorable polo game you’ve ever played and why?TA: It has to be the semi finals of the 12 goal in the spring of 2010. I was playing for the Rockin P team in Houston, Texas and our team played very well. The game was very open and running. We played against a tough opponent but our precise teamwork and well executed plays paid off. Our entire team worked very hard for the win and my horses played amazing! It was a really great feeling to win that game.

Sidelines: Who is your biggest influence, on or off the polo field?TA: On and off the field my biggest influence has always been my father. He got me started riding when I was 3 years old and then I got hooked on polo. He has always been there to teach me or give me advice whether it’s related to polo or just life in general.

Sidelines: If you weren’t playing polo, what would you be doing?TA: That’s a really good question! Since I was young I always wanted to be a pro polo player so I have always put all my focus and energy into polo and my horses. But I think if I wasn’t playing polo I would be doing some kind of water sport, I’ve always loved the ocean or a lake so I guess I would be doing something on the water.

Sidelines: What is the biggest goal you hope to accomplish in your polo career?TA: I hope to become one of the top American professionals, and hopefully make it to 10 goals. I would also like to establish a green horse program with a reputation for excellent horses. You can’t play this game without good horses underneath you, so if I can make a name for myself doing that, I’d be happy.

Trevor AllenPhoto by Amy Wisehart


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K I D S

Polo KidsName: Molly AgeeHometown: Poway, CaAge: 12Ponies: Bullseye, Stormy and BanditCoaches: Billy Sheldon, Cary Burch, Tamie Smith and Rebecca Ratte Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? Stormy he does it all!What pony would you like to ride? Casey she played in the US Arena Open How did you get into polo? My step dad Cary who plays arena polo. He gave me one of his polo ponies Bullseye he’s played in the high goal arena matches with Shane Rice and Billy Sheldon many times. Where do you play? Poway Polo ClubWhat is your favorite tournament? The Open Arena games!!!! Fast and fun polo. What was the high point in your polo career? I am the youngest on my team and ride a big horse. The faster games prior to interscholastic I was able to score goals. What was the low point? When the older players forget I am new. Who are your polo idols? Shane Rice. He grew up playing polo in Poway where I started and continue to

Molly Agee

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Name: Athena MalinHometown: Los Osos, CAAge: 10Ponies: Caspian Sea is my hunter horse, Coco is my retired champion pony, & I love all of my coach’s polo ponies.Coaches: Megan Judge for polo and Michele Miller for hunters.Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is ur favorite? My favorite “pony” is Coco, my very first pony. My favorite polo pony is Dia!What pony would you like to ride? Angela, China and Dia are my favorites to ride in a game. How did you get into polo? The polo field is in my hometown. I drive by it twice a day, since I go to school in another town. My dad always said “Let’s stop and watch” but we never did. When my friends were visiting from LA, they asked to stop and watch. So we did! We loved it. They were in town for another 10 days, so we asked to have a lesson EVERY DAY! For 10 days in a row, we played polo. After they left, I kept playing and now take a lesson twice a week along with my hunter lessons, five days a week.Where do you play? Central Coast Polo in Los Osos

play. Other than polo, what do you do? I compete in eventing with my mom. This year I got my first sponsor. I also play club volleyball. What are your plans for the future? Continue to improve my level of play. After high school I plan to attend vet school and play polo for the college I attend.

What is your favorite tournament? West Coast Regionals. They were held in Indio, California. Our first game at Regionals was against El Dorado and then against San Diego.What was the high point in your polo career? Having fun with all my friends at Regionals.What was the low point? Falling off of Dia, my favorite horse, at practice.Who are your polo idols? Karen and Kelly, twins that play for Cal Poly as well as Madelyn, Jane, who also play for Cal Poly. Of course, my instructor, Megan Judge.Other than polo, what do you do? I do hunters on my horse Caspian at several local shows. I surf during the summer. I like to ski too.What are your plans for the future? I would like to keep having fun with polo. I want to always work with horses.

Athena Malin on Dia


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Work to Ride Wins the SilverThe University of Virginia once again hosted the

USPA’s National Interscholastic Championships March 11-13 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Six teams from California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Canada, Maryland and New York represented the top high school players in the nation through three days of hard play, and in the end it was Philadelphia’s Cowtown/Work to Ride team that came out on top! Started in 1994, Work to Ride is a non-profit organization that allows disadvantaged urban youth from Philadelphia the chance to ride and play polo in exchange for work and maintenance around the barn. The first all African-American team in history to win the championship, they bested Midland’s team in the semi-finals and in a hard fought finals won 24-17 against Baltimore. Coach Lezlie Hiner was all smiles, as she celebrated her programs first National Title.

National Interscholastic champs were Cowtown/Work To Ride’s Kareem Rosser, Brandon Rease, and Daymar Rosser, seen here with proud Coach Lezlie Hiner and WTR Alumn Richard Prather. They won the South East Regional Championship on their way to the Nationals

National Interscholastic All Stars Nick Steig ( Country Farms), Matt Collins (Baltimore), Kareem Rosser(Cowtown/WTR), and Daymar Rosser ( Cowtown/WTR)

Poway’s Hollie Boggess, Miguel Questel, Harrison Samiengo, Austin Finch with Coach Billy Sheldon were Western Region Champs

The Midland team Russel Stimmel, Loretto Natividad, Alonso Nunez, Luke Reddell, Mackenzie Watson, Steven Hagist, and Nick Watson won the Central Regionals for their spot in the finals


Catching up: Matthew Fonseca and Jami Chandler are the latest horse people to open a shop in Aiken. Joining Taryn Hartnett (Equine Divine) and Jane Hottensen (Folly) on Laurens St. is Matt and Jami’s Aiken Dry goods, a nifty shop that marries clothing, birdhouses and tack.

Sunny Hale says the Women’s Polo League has challenged the gay Polo League to a championship match. Chip McKenney promises this will be an event to remember.

Wedding bells: Former University of San Diego Intercollegiate player Derrick Eells got married this February in his hometown of Lincoln Nebraska to longtime girlfriend Chris Campbell.

Former teammates and Michigan State University Alums both have reason to celebrate; Nicole Wozniak is engaged

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to Craig deVillers, and Chelsea Bickerstaff will wed Mark Dost. Congratulations and best wishes to you all.

Clint Nangle’s Overbrook Polo Club in Wagener, SC recently returned the invitation of Aiken’s foxhunting fraternity. Earlier this season, The Aiken Hounds hosted polo players for an exciting drag hunt through Hitchcock Woods (polo helmets and jerseys welcome.) In March, members of Aiken Hounds, Why Worry Hounds and Whiskey Road Foxhounds headed down to Clint’s for a round robin polo game. Needless to say, a great time was had by all, especially considering there were quite a few members of all the clubs who actually play polo.

The 10th annual Polo on the Lawn at Prestonwood Polo in Dallas benefits Family Gateway and is a family fun filled day of excitement. Everyone is encouraged to dress up for the Kentucky Derby Day theme with contest prizes going to Best Dressed couple, man, woman, child, pet, best hat, picnic and tailgate. VIP sponsors will enjoy dinner by Applebee’s, Wild Turkey Mint Juleps, Skyy Dragonfruit “polo-tinis”, and exclusive gift bags in a private seating area. Tailgate cabanas are available for private fieldside parties, grandstand seating is first come, or picnic on the lawn. Bounce house for kids, silent auction, live music, Kentucky Derby simulcast and USPA Henry S. Miller Cup polo match. Miss Texas Ashley Melnick will sing the national anthem and throw out the game ball! All attendees over 21 enjoy a traditional champagne divot stomp and take home a commemorative champagne flute and t-shirt.

The Houston Polo Club Show Team of Margaret Mentz, Sydney Shultz, and Juliet Winstone all competed in their first show at The Greater Southwest Equestrian Center on March 12th like seasoned show kids. Trainer Merrily Quincoces says a fantastic time was had by all, and all three girls came home eager to further improve their riding skills.

Bumps and bruises: Rebecca Barrons who along with husband David is a member of Oak grove Polo Club, broke her leg in the hunt field, right before polo season! Doctor said it was a clean break and she should be back in the saddle soon.

Martin Zegers of Pony Express was knocked out after a collision with Facundo Obregon (who was already filling in for injured Carlucho Arellano) in IPC’s 16 goal. After a trip to the hospital to be checked out, he returned to playing after a few days

Kate Weber and Tammy Livingston designed a “Dancing With the Stars” demonstration at Eldorado. The winners of the Disco Globe were Pacific Coast Circuit Governor Denny Geiler and his wife Joanne. Most amusing couple were Randy Thompson and Malia McCoy who were gender-benders: he was the female, she was the male.

Photo by George Leinonen

We love the juxtaposition of the Porsche leaving the sidelines just after the National Anthem and before the women’s tournament. Only on the west coast! Laid back and lovin’ it



“A Flight” Tournament champions were Urban Dog’s Abby Riggs, Caroline Anier, Kim Garsed and Dayelle Fargey. Urban Dog has won this tournament for the past five years.


Russ Schurtz’ Chaos Polo groupies were out in full force for the Tally Ho Cup. Their sidelines hi-jinx reflected the high spirits of the chukkers - or may have been the result of following Bloody Marys with champagne....Eat your hearts out Villages Polo cheerleaders.... as this, um, talented group spells out R-U-S-S. Or so we’re told.

Photo probably taken by Ann Schurtz

rest with no problems. Nic Roldan is out for the remainder of the season with a separated shoulder. Oh, ouch!

The start of the 26 goal at IPC saw

many people hit the ground, Orchard Hill’s Hector galindo fell after a hard bump with Audi’s Nicolas Pieres, and in his first game of the 26 goal, Pony Express patron Bob Daniels suffered broken ribs and a cracked scapula while playing against the Las Monjitas team.

At Hobe Sound Polo Club, 4 and 12

goal action found Michele Dorgniac, Trevor Allen, and guillermo Uzindisaga all meeting the turf in various games, but each only came out with a few bruises.

In the 20 goal Ylvisaker

finals at IPC, Bendabout’s Inaki LaPrida hit the ground twice, coming off ponies that turned a little quicker than he did. Despite sporting an impressive bruise from hitting the same spot on his thigh twice, Inaki finished the game without any problems.


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Brazil’s Paulo Santana Wins Step By Step’s Poker Tournament Championship

Olympian Margie Engle and Step by Step Foundation’s CEO Liliane Stransky welcomed guests to the second annual All In For Charity Poker Tournament to benefit children in need at the Winter Equestrian Festival on March 13 in Wellington, FL. The dynamic duo of event organizer Kathy Andersen, junior jumper rider Daniela Stransky and Grand Prix veteran Hillary Dobbs made up Stransky Mission Farm’s Poker Team, but it was Brazilian show jumping rider Paulo Santana who won the Poker Tournament Championship at the end of the night. Others enjoying the evening of gaming for a good cause were Daniel DiPicoli, Adolpho Franco, Cesar Almeiea and Gustavo Amorin of Team Brazil, and Peter Pletcher, Hector Florentino, Danielle and Jimmy Torano, who had just accepted an invitation to be a member of the non-profit’s Advisory Board.Sponsors included Stransky Mission Farms, Le Club Wellington, Zimmerman - an Omnicorn Company, GB Group, Diaz Reus Attorney & Counselors, Wellington Equine Associates, Horsemen’s Outlet, Champion Equine Insurance, Mission Farms, Rodolfo Maya, LLC and Illustrated Properties, House of Travel, Holland & Knight, Lazcar International Inc, Gold Coast Feed & Supplies, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Julia Harrison Lee, Gustovo Amorim and Amorim Stables.

The Britton kids (L to right) Kelsie, Spencer and Clayton gave the seasoned poker and riding pros a run for their money during the night of gaming Photo by Jack Mancini

Paulo Santana anchored Team Brazil, which included Daniel DiPicoli, Adolpho Franco, Cesar Almeiea and Gustavo Amorin, in the Step by Step Poker Tournament Photo by Jack Mancini

Grand prix couple Danielle and Jimmy Torano, the newest member of the Step by Step Foundation’s Advisory Board, enjoyed the fine fare and auction items Photo by Jack Mancini

Step by Step Founder Liliane Stransky’s team for the 2nd annual All In for Charity Poker Tournament included Hillary Dobbs, Margie Engle and Daniela Stransky. Photo by SMPR

Artist Josee Nadeau unveiled her larger than life painting that she had created especially as a donation piece the non-profit Photo by Jack Mancini


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Polo on the Beach

The Golden Bear Lodge Team, captained by Sebastian Schneberger along with fellow German Sven Schneider and Pedro Fernández Llorente won 8 - 4 over the favored Stella Artois / Lifestyle Companies team at the Second Annual Beach Polo World Cup Cap Cana, held Thursday, February 24 - Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Juanillo Beach, in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. The Stella Artois trio was Luis Alfonso Paniagua, Adrian Laplacette and Tito Gaudenzi.

“We are extremely pleased with the Second Annual Beach Polo World Cup Cap Cana’s success, and are already anticipating next year’s tournament,” said Tito Gaudenzi, Lifestyle Companies President and Tournament Director / Organizer. “I aspire to establish this annual tournament as

one of the leading beach polo events in the world. My visions for Cap Cana Beach Polo would not be conceivable or attainable without the support of the sponsors, players, polo fans and everyone who’ve helped make this possible. We’d like to thank Cap Cana, for sharing their breathtaking paradise with us, and with the players, sponsors and spectators, all to whom we express our sincerest gratitude. Together, we produced and fêted three action-filled days of polo and world-class events, in one of the most breathtaking places in the world.”

John Gobin

Shell Cadenas and Cali Garcia-Velez with a guest The Llorente family

Alfredo Vargas of Infinity Developers and Enrique Bonetti Propagas play in the sand

All photos by Ernesto Dos Santos


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CANADA

CALgARY POLO CLUBCam Clark – PresidentP.O. Box 17, Site 9, RR 2Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 1A2May – Sept.0-20 Goal & Green Horse Polo7 full size fields. Outdoor arena.Club Office – (403) 938-0182Email: [email protected]: wwwcalgarypoloclub.com

THE TORONTO POLO CLUB13561 Leslie StreetRichmond Hill, ON, L4E 1A2Karen White – ManagerYear-round, 5 fields, indoor and outdoor polo arenas,Polo School (905) [email protected]

NORTHEASTERN

LA PAMPA POLO CLUB & SCHOOL East Hampton, Southampton, Montauk, NY - May 1 - Oct 15 2-8 goal/grass/lessons/boarding Dennis Banks (631) 267-6042 C (203) 520-3238 F (631) 907-4412 [email protected]

MYOPIA POLOLyle Graham, CaptainAmanda Hersey, Polo ManagerPolo Hotline – (978) 468-1019www.myopiapolo.org

PACIFIC COAST

CALIFORNIA POLO CLUBLos Angeles, CA. 91436 Phone - (818) 558-7656 (POLO)[email protected]

OC POLO CLUB23401 Via Pajaro Coto de Caza, CA 92679Phone: (714) [email protected]

SAN DIEgO POLO CLUB(858) 481-9217 Fax (858) 481-2247Email: [email protected]

SANTA BARBARA POLO CLUB8, 12, 20 Goal SeasonsClub League Polo - Apr-OctCall Ariana, gM (805) 684-6683www.sbpolo.com

WILL ROgERS POLO CLUBFelice Densa – General ManagerApril - September(310) 573-5000www.willrogerspolo.org

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MIDLAND SCHOOL,SANTA BARBARA, CADerek Svennungsen, Dir. Admissions(805) 688-5114www.midland-school.org

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AMERICAN HERITAgE SCHOOLCollege Preparatory withEquestrian Program for PK3 - Grade 126200 Linton Blvd.Delray Beach, FL(561) 495-7272www.ahschool.com

UF EQUESTRIAN CLUBBridgette Boland(352) [email protected]

KENTUCKY

gEORgETOWN COLLEgEEquine Scholars ProgramJen Roytz, Executive Director (502) 863-8430http://equinescholars. georgetowncollege.edu

MASSACHUSETTS

STONELEIgH-BURNHAMSCHOOLMina Payne Cooper, Director of Riding Admissions Office (413) 774-2711 Equestrian Center (413) 773-8333 www.sbschool.org

MICHIgAN

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MISSOURI

gARY MULLEN, EQSDIVISION CHAIR(573) [email protected]

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RUTgERS UNIVERSITYEQUINE SCIENCE CENTER57 U.S. Highway 1 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 [email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA

ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEgEPhone (800) 763-0198Email [email protected] www.sapc.edu

VIRgINIA

AVERETT UNIVERSITYBachelor of Science Degree in Equestrian Studies with concentrations in equine management, dressage instruction, evening instructionIntercollegiate Dressage Teamranked 4th in the nation.www.averett.edu

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EL CAZADOR EQUESTRIAN CENTERLesley Cox – Seminole, FLHunter/Jumper Training and Showing(813) 416-0986 [email protected]

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PINE RIDgE FARMHunters - Jumpers - PoniesTraining - Showing – SalesNaples, FL 34108John Paul Jimenez (239) 207-9408www.pineridgefarmnaples.com

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JC WESTERN SUPPLYEnglish & Western Riding Boots & Apparel Jupiter, FL (561) 748-8801 WPB, FL (561) 684-7331jcwesternwear.com

THE TACKERIA13501 South Shore Blvd., Suite 107Wellington, FL 33414(561) 793-2012(800) [email protected]

SILVER SPUR EQUESTRIAN, INC.New & Used Equestrian Supplies, Tack, Clothing, Bits, & Repair. “Your One Stop Discount Shop” 160 Business Park Way, Suite 2 Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Cris - (561) 798-6651

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KENTUCKY

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OFFUTT REALTY, INC.Located 5 minutes fromThe Kentucky Horse Park(859) 421-5222www.offuttrealty.com

NEW YORKSALLY SLATER - NY & CTPrud. Douglas Elliman RE Bedford thru N. Salem & Vic.Equestrian Properties (914) 584 0137 [email protected]

TERI POWERS, CRS, gRIKeller Williams RealtyEquestrian Property SpecialistServing Orange County, NY(845) 258-8312 [email protected]

To advertise your Store in the Tack &Feed Directory call Joyce Jones(954) 796-1809 or email [email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA CAROLINA HORSE FARMSSheelah Clarkson (828) 694-1558www.sheelahclarkson.com

VIRgINIA

ROBIN SHORT, REALTORLisc. Broker in Northern Virginia(703) 728-2172www.robinshort.com

To advertise your Firm in the Real Estate Directory callMelissa Burns(561) 951-4225 or [email protected]


EQuESTRiAN SERViCESGo to www.sidelinesnews.com for active links to equestrian services

websites as shown below.ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

NAN E. MARTIN, LSHSolutions for Animals & Humans Intuitive - Raindrop Technique Therapeutic Grade Essential OilsEquine Sales & Training(561) 315-6334www.experience-essential-oils.com

ARENA FOOTINg

ggT-FOOTINg(tm)“THE ART OF GREAT FOOTING”(864) 804-0011 www.ggt-footing.com

BREEDINg SERVICES

AMETHYST ACRES EQUINE CENTERStallion Collection, Cooling & FreezingArtificial Insemination, Assisted Foaling(540) 254-1017www.amethystacres.com

CEM QUARANTINE IMPORT/EXPORT ALL INCLUSIVE, We work with all shipping companies, breeds, disciplines, states and countries. Import and Export is all we do. (740) 809-8180 www.bluediamondstables.com

CHIROPRACTIC

DR. BEVERLY gORDONChiropractic Consultant/Licensed Human& AVCA Certified Animal Chiropractor Movement assessment and performanceenhancement. Practice limited to horses. Oyster Bay, NY Wellington, FL(516) [email protected]

CUSTOM BARNDOORS AND gRILLS

BARNWARE®Custom Entrance/Stall Doors & Grills(910) 944-8110www.barnware.com

I D L E W I L D ®Classic barn stalls, doors and gates Custom Woodwork/Furniture Southshore & Pierson, Wellington (561) 793-1970 [email protected]

EQUINE SAFETY

KEEPINg HORSES SAFEAND SOUND - (561) 202-5063www.horsesafetyfirst.com

EQUINE THERAPY

EQUINE HYPERBARIC CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDAHyperbaric Oxygen is an Adjunctive Treatment to your Medical and Surgical Treatments 1630 F Road, Loxahatchee, FL 33470 (561) 319-2557 equinehyperbariccenter.com

FENCES

CHIME BELL FENCINgFencing, Round-Pens, Run-In Sheds Fast, dependable, professional work Aiken, SC only James McCarthy (803) 617-8744

FLORIST

WELLINgTON FLORIST, INC.#1 Florist 15 years in a Row 13889 Wellington Trace Wellington (WPB), FL 33414 (800) 226-9299 or (561) 795-9299 www.wellingtonflorist.com

FLY & MOSQUITO CONTROL

DIPTERABotanical Insecticide Barn & Backyard Bliss Fly & Mosquito Control Systems (561) 329-8227 (561) 798-6801

HOOF CARE/FARRIER SUPPLIES

VISBY PRODUCTSNo Hoof, No Horse Distributor of Hoof Power Rasps, Tools, and all your hoof care needs Wellington, FL (561) 965-9602

HORSETRANSPORTATION

BROOK LEDgE HORSE TRANSPORTTrips 3-4x up and down East Coast weekly, 3-4x weekly toKY and back, Trips to CA, 48 states & all CND Provinces. Insured, Licensed, DOT. Custom built vans, air ride, video monitoring. 2 driversEa trip. Specializing in horse shows, Barn moves, airport, racetrack, Privates, Entire vans or LTL. (800) 523-8143

www.brookledge.com

HORSETRANSPORTATIONINTERNATIONAL

LAZCAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.International Horse Air Transportation First Class Worldwide & DomesticTransport. Scheduled weekly flightsto and from Europe, South Americaand all other destinations worldwide. When Quality and Service Counts. TOLL FREE 1 (866) 4-LAZCARPh (305) 223-2162 Fax (305) 227-2141www.lazcar.com

THE DUTTA CORPORATIONInternational Horse Air Transport Scheduled weekly flights to & from Europe. 104 Titicus Road, Suite G North Salem, NY 10560 (914) 276-3880 Fax (914) 276-3883

HYPNOSIS/NLPLIFE COACH

LAURA BOYNTON KINg,C.H.T., N.L.P, Performance Coach Certified Sports Hypnotherapist (561) 841-7603 www.lauraking.net

INTERIOR DESIgN

LORRIE BROWNE INTERIORS Serving Equestrian & Seasonal Clients in Wellington, FL for the last 15 Years. Office – (561) 791-8585 www.lb-interiors.com

JUMPS

JUMPS WEST Largest Selection in N. America(866) [email protected]

OLD DOMINION HORSE JUMPSExperience, Quality, Handcrafted (540) 987-8412www.olddominionjumps.com

PSYCHOTHERAPY

EQUESTRIAN COUNSELINgSERVICESCounseling for “Horse People” by a Licensed psychotherapist and “Horse Person.” Helping horse people Overcome Anxiety, Depression, Relational Conflict, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Adjustment Disorders, Transitional Issues and more. (561) 791-8939 www.sagrising.com/ecs

SADDLE FITTINgSERVICE SCHLEESE SADDLERY SERVICEThe Premier Female Saddle Specialist! Adjustable saddles custom fit to you and your horse in motion. Ride Pain Free. For You. For Your Horse. 1-800-225-2242 www.schleese.comwww.saddlesforwomen.com

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SIDELINES’ CLASSIFIEDS 2011Do you have a plan? Concerned about the economy? Want to look younger and feel better? For more Information call or emailJoyce at 954-796-1809 or [email protected] M232

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATIONWELLINgTON TOWNCAR & CAB 561-333-0181 Airport Transportation Service www.wellingtontowncar.comON TIME –EVERY TIME!! JL01

BARN DESIgN & CONSTRUCTION5 STAR BUILDERS SPECIALIZES IN CONSTRUCTION = of stables with living quarters throughout western Palm Beach County. Our team of highly specialized craftsmen will design, schedule, build and finish a legacy stable for your property, horses and trainers. Please call us at 561-795-1282 MA01

BARN RENTALS

AMAZINg SELECTION OF WELLINgTON RENTALS – FOR SALE BARNS, HOUSES & CONDOS. BE PREPARED. RENT NOW FOR NEXT SEASON Saddle Trail Realty, LLC Mary Ellen Sencer 561-512-4340 [email protected] SE05

LEXINgTON KY. – 7 miles to Horse Park. 19-acre, 15 stalls (all 12 x 12 rubber-matted) horse farm. Irrigated ring with jumps, 11 large paddocks, washer /dryer, tractor, drag and spreader included. Grooms quarters and 7 camper hook-ups available on site. Otis Brown Brass Lantern Farm 859-361-4440 JA06

BARN FOR LEASE7 STALL BARN LEXINgTON KY - 10 minutes to Horse Park. 7 stall barn on 14 acres located on Paris Pike. Ring with jumps, 5 paddocks, W/D. 700 sq. ft cottage available. Call Kathleen Spears for details. 859-265-2626

LEXINgTON FARM FOR LEASE – 25 acre farm with RV hookup on Iron Works Pike with 10 stalls, tack, feed, wash area, 5 paddocks, 100x200 ring $4,500 per month, plus utilities and dumpster fees. 2 miles to Kentucky Horse Park. Deposit required with lease. 859-983-7966 or email [email protected]

BARN AND HOUSE RENTALSFIRST CLASS DRESSAgE FACILITY FOR LEASE – Great location, right off US 1 75 and 80. 70 miles to Wellington Show Grounds. Two full size Dressage rings, indoor arena and outdoor mirrored arena. 18 stalls with 3 stalls approved CMA Import and Export Quarantine for Sales Horses. 10 acres of pastures, and 2 Bed one Bath house next to barn, available for lease. Please contact 239-370-0489

3 / 2 1/2 COMPLETELY REMODELED HOME 29 Stall Brick Barn, 7 paddocks, approx. 50 acres. 450 acre riding range located in Ocala .FL. Call Sharon 352-895-0288

5 ACRE FARM – with 2 Rings, irrigated Pastures, Covered and Mirrored Arena, 18 Stalls Import Export Quarantine Station and House for Lease or Sale. Extendible to 15 Acre and 3 Houses. In Best Location close to 1-75 and State Route 80. 90 min. away from Tampa or Palm Beach in Fort Myers. Call 239-370-0489

WELLINgTON – 24 STALL BARN; 2 Tack Rooms/Office (12’ x 24’ each), Grass Field, 250’ x 300’, 8 paddocks, Sand Ring, 150 ‘ x 240’, 1100 sq. ft. house, Wash Rack, Laundry Room, 8/10 mile from Littlewood Show Grounds. Call (954) 448-1044 O810

BOARDINg AND TURNOUTAIKEN, SC - Large grassy pastures with trees for shade. $200/mo first horse and $150 additional. Will check on horses daily and refill water trough. 803 257-7407 JN27

BREEDINg SERVICESCLONINg—Want a horse just like yours? Cloning produces an exact genetic copy. For more info; [email protected] or 908-310-2125 MA03

DOMESTIC STAFFINgSERVICESSPECIALIZINg IN COUPLES – Providing domestics of distinction to those discerning individuals who have come to expect THE VERY

BEST. We offer a variety of staffing services. Florida’s oldest and most reliable Domestic Agency with over 87 years experience. Allied Employment staffs local, statewide, national and Europe plus the Islands. Allied Employment Domestics 561-882-4244 email [email protected] www.alliedemploymentagency.com AP02

EMPLOYMENTFREELANCE WRITER – needed at horse publication, part time and must be heavily involved in the horse show world. Please e-mail resume and email address to: [email protected] SEEKINg A POSITION - ARE YOU TIRED OF JUST BEING A NUMBER IN A BIG BARN?Would you like to have an experienced trainer i.e. Champion Indoor in Devon 407-322-8990

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT – Hunter/Jumper groom. Must have “A” show experience, and able to ride. Responsible, with top work ethic, sense of humor, ability to take initiative, own car. New England location. Two horses. Available June. Respond ,further details. 401-965-0338. Leave clear message.

WANTED: Agent/Driver for Wellington, Fla. Based Horse Transportation Operation CDL Required Call: (954) 448-1044 A206

HORSES FOR SALEDAVIDHOPPERINC – Amenia, New York 12501. Outstanding selection of sport horses-from unbroken to competition ready. Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage, Equitation. All prices, ranges. David Hopper. Cell: 914-474-7175. Barn: 845-373-8897. www.davidhopperinc.com FE5

HORSES WANTEDEQUESTRIAN COLLEgE RECRUITER LLC - is looking for some nice school horses that are serviceably sound. These horses can compete on the flat through jumping 3’6”. Many colleges are looking for mounts to replace some of their school horses that are retiring. I have placed about 8 horses in the last few months. You get the satisfaction of finding your horse a new home where he will be well cared for and loved and you may qualify for a tax write off. This is a free service and colleges are anxiously waiting on some new arrivals. Please visit www.EquestrianCollegeRecruiter.com and click on the donation link. JN28I

WELLINgTON - FIRST CLASS 10 STALL BARN FOR RENT - on 2.3 acres, Groom’s quarters, on bridle path. Call (561) 801-2633 or Email: [email protected] JA01

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LAND FOR SALE

AIKEN, SC - HATCHAWAY BRIDgE FARMS. Per acre prices just lowered on some lots.From $19/ac……OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE…Beautiful high end equestrian development with four large gorgeous properties already built. Fabulous riding facilities in friendly community. All horse people. Trails, jump fields and dressage ring 803-257-7407 N40

SADDLE TRAIL LAND- EXTREMELY MOVIATED SELLER – BRINg ALL OFFERS -This is the only parcel in Saddle Trail Park currently offered for sale. It is high and dry and completely fenced. This is an exceptional lot backed by a canal and the bridle trail, just a 7 min. hack to WEF. Call Now! Mary Ellen Sencer 561 512 4340 Saddle Trail Realty. LLC [email protected] FE7

PONIES FOR SALE

SUPER FUN PONY FOR SALE! Welsh Cob cross, 15, 14 H, chestnut with star, strip, snip and flaxen mane/tail. Has done hunters, jumpers, police horse training, parades, trails and Pony Club. Travels great. Will work for short stirrup, older children or small adult. Approved home only. (IN) 260-468-2392 or [email protected] , $2,800. JA10

PROPERTY MANAgEMENTNEED HELP WITH YOUR PROPERTY WHILE YOU’RE AWAY? – E. Williams & Associates checks your property, provides housekeeping and all services for Polo/Equestrian homeowners since 1984 www.ewilliamsassociates.com 561-791-7667 FE8

PUPPIES FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

EQUINE PROPERTY - 5 bedroom 5 full baths 2 1/2 bath home on 50 acres built aprox 1998 5 stall barn with work shop/ tack room additional out buildings 2 bedroom caretaker apt above the barn. Pool, 2 acre stocked fish pond, hot tub exercise room 3 stories with all the stuff you want to live the life. Dexter Michigan aprox 15 minutes from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. 1.2 mil firm price reduced from 1.8 Call 810 923 6199 or inquire [email protected] FE9

CUSTOM HOME IN PRISTINE EAST AIKEN SETTINg – 182.1 acres w/ approx. 100 acres of Coastal Bermuda pasture. Gated entrance, three wells. 40x52 shop w/concrete floor& electricity. Luxury 2787 SF gourmet kitchen w/granite counters & lighted custom cabinetry, hardwood floors, archways, Palladian windows, custom ceiling features. MB with marble floors. Your ideal horse farm in this one of a kind tranquil setting. $1,200,000.00 Meybohm Realtors: David Stinson 803-640-0123 or George Fansmith 803-617-8038 AP05 SHERBORN, MA – Equestrian property 6.64 acres, 8/9 stall barn, outdoor arena. 8 room, 4 bedroom Colonial. Equine Homes 800-859-2745, ext 727

NEW! HORSE BEADS BY JANE HEARTwww.janeheart.com 1-888-703-0503 MA04

BEAUTIFUL REgISTERED CAIRN TERRIER PUPPIES for sale located in Aiken, SC. Please email for more information and pictures [email protected] JA16

5 BEAUTIFUL ACRES - in Suwannee County, FL near Live Oak with quick access to Gainesville. Rolling land with beautiful hardwoods. Secluded and perfect for your dream home and horses. High and dry. New Survey included. $55,000. Owner financing if qualified. Email: [email protected] or call (803) 466-7399 or (803) 685-5902. M216

L’IL DECO - TOBIANO SPORT PONY - 2nd Generation Art Deco - Pinto, Oldenburg/Shetland cross, 14.1hh Gelding currently training and showing in multiple disciplines - Dressage, Eventing, Hunter/Jumper and Fox Hunting. He sails over 2’9” hunter course jumps with great endurance and accuracy. Foaled February, 2004. Flashy, kind pony with beautiful markings: a Medicine Hat, natural eye tattoo and white eyelashes! Price $7,500. Call (828) 808-1040 or email: [email protected] JA15

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J R JEWELS - EMERALDS – Specializing in High Quality “One of a Kind” Custom Equestrian Jewelry and Sculptures. Columbian Emeralds - Diamonds and Precious Stones. Repairs 3755 Military Trail 5A. Jupiter FL. 33458 Call toll free 1-800-840-6828 “Your imagination is our creation, so dream on.” AP03

AMAZINg SELECTION OF WELLINgTON PROPERTIES – FOR SALE- BARNS, HOUSES & CONDOS Saddle Trail Realty, LLC Mary Ellen Sencer 561-512-4340 [email protected] AP10

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www.horsefarmsandcountryhomes.comCINDY POLK & DAVID O’FLAHERTY. REALTORS - Specializing in horse farms and country homes. *Land * Huntboxes * Hobby Farms * Polo Clubs * Fine Estates * Professional Equestrian Facilities* Armfield, Miller & Ripley Fine Properties LLC 204 East Washington St. Middleburg, Va. 20117 703-966-9480 MA07

35 ACRE HORSE RANCH, DARLINgTON SC - 2461 sq ft home with wrap around porch overlooking pastures. 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, swimming pool with bath house, 15 acre fenced hay field, stocked pond, 100’ x 200’ lighted arena with irrigation and round pin, 8’ x 24’ concession stand, announcers booth/registration, bathrooms, 14 stalls with turn outs, tack rooms, trailer and camper hook ups, 30’ x 80’ tractor barn with heated/cooled rec room with half bath, 20’ x 90’ hay shed with double enclosed garage, 40’ x 30’ utility barn with garage - Truly a spectacular piece of property with endless possibilities! Contact Teleaha Rowell 843-230-4149 FE12

PADDOCK PARK 11- REDUCED $800K- A magnificent 4 bed 3 1/2 bath 4200 sq. ft. estate. this home is 5 yrs. old and is in flawless condition. See the virtual tour on utube 1721 Clydesdale Ave, Wellington Fl. Adjacent lot also for sale. Call for info! Mary Ellen Sencer 561-512-4340 Saddle Trail Realty, LLC [email protected] FE13

FINE HOMES AND HORSE PROPERTIES - available at Aiken, South Carolina’s oldest sporting community. Call or email Courtney Conger, Carolina Company Real Estate Company, (800) 880-0108. E-mail [email protected] Web Page: www.carolinahorseproperties.com JL04

SIDELINES’ CLASSIFIEDS RENTALSAIKEN, SC - 2/1 lovely barn apartment with stalls and turnout also available. Seasonal and weekly or weekend prices…call 803 649-6989 NV21

FOR RENT:FOOL’S COTTAgE: Quaint downtown cottage, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, open floor plan all renovated with hardwood floors and granite counter tops. Big picket fenced yard on quiet downtown street. $1,500/mo Furnished and utilities included 803 649-6989 [email protected] to $1,200/mo long term without utilities MA09

3 BR, 2 BA. FURNISHED – in Griffin Gate. $2500. per month plus utilities. Includes cable, tennis court, pool, club house. Exercise room privileges. Deposit required with lease. Call 859-983-7966 or email [email protected]

EFFICIENCY – Fully furnished, full kitchen, TV/ Satellite. W/D. Private entrance. NO SMOKE-NO PETS. $700.00 INCLUDES ALL. 561-632-0464 561-790-0857 AP09

RETIREMENT FACILITIESSEASONAL RENTAL, MILLBROOK, NY – 10 stalls available on a 125 acre estate in Dutchess County. Excellent turnout with lush grazing. Jump field. Large 2 BR apt. with EIK, LR, 1.5 baths. I hour north to HITS, Saugerties, NY. I hour south to Fairfield/Westchester County horse shows. ALSO—ULTIMATE RETIREMENT FACILITY—great turn out and lay up. For information and details, or a visit, please call Paul Fournier (NY) 845-677-5415 or 914-475-7969 www.paulfournier.info

TRAINERS

SUZANNE LA PORTE – DRESSAgE; Training and Boarding, Year round in Loxahatchee, FL. 561-909-8163 or 561-644-7543 JA08

TEAMWORKDRESSAgEINC. = CARINg PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCECustomized Training Programs for All Levels. Board and Training multiple options. Trailer-in-Lessons Welcome. FEI Schoolmasters Available. Select Quality Dressage Horse Sales. Clinics. High Performance Libby & Jules Anderson. Jupiter, FL. Cell: 202-213-3191 E-mail: teamworkdressage@verizon www.teamworkdressage.com NV24

5 STAR HORSE FARM STATE OF THE ART BARN - on 2.13 acres is Totally PCV Fenced. 14 stalls, 12 foot center isle barn, tack & feed room, grooms quarters w separate large washer and dryer room w/ full cabinets and wash racks. All stalls have fans and rubber matted floors and walls w/automatic waters. 7 Paddocks, 4 run out stalls, riding arena, 60 ft Round Pen BEAUTIFUL MUST SEE HOME - Vaulted 18’ ceilings, crown moldings, marble throughout, cherry wood private office, 4 bedrooms/office, 4 full baths, granite kitchen with large island, plus separate eating area, family room, living room, formal dining room. Large Master Bedroom w/built in closets & Large Master Bath w/ Jacuzzi. Built ins throughout the house with indirect lighting in most rooms and spot lighting in all rooms. 40KW back up generator, oversized heater for pool and hot tub. Originally $3.45 mill NOW $2.99 mill! Call for Appointment 561-632-1399 Tim McK.Rlty Some Owner Financing Available. MA08

CALL SUZY HASLUP – A leading agent for all your equestrian needs. Specializing in AIKEN, S.C. Short term rentals, purchases and sales. Visit www.aikenhorserealty.com or call 803-218-0553 AP06

87-ACRE HORSE FARM NEAR OCALA FL. – 5156 sq. ft. main residence w pool. 3 barns, Euro ciser, breeding shed, storage shed and track. 2 manufactured homes + grooms apt. Stephynie Pegram, Coldwell Banker, Camelot Realty 407-922-6053 GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AP07

PALM BEACH FARMS – 4/2/2 Updated screened pool home with 1/1 guest cottage on 4 acres, pond, gated and fenced. $687K. 6 contiguous cleared acres also available. Zoned Ag. NO HOA. Call; Walt Haniak 561-512-4751 K/W Realty MA05 JUDY ROSSI, KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY WELLINgTON - Equestrian, residential, rentals, investment properties. Cell: 1-561-985-4466 Email: [email protected] website: www.judyrossi.com MA06

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Needy Nags

Johanna’s Gold is a 16 hand, 3 year old Thoroughbred filly. She is intelligent, classy and has settled in perfectly to farm life. Johanna is well behaved and has a kind temperament. She has good bone and is a very attractive mover. Johanna is not a great racehorse so her connections have decided to retire her to a new life. She does have two chips in a knee but is moving sound at this time. With some rest time and care she will make a wonderful riding horse. Video of her longing is available. Johanna is located at Leighton Farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. For additional information, please contact Kim. There is no adoption fee as a condition for placement but a minimum donation of at least $150.00 will help them continue in their work placing these wonderful horses. For more information, go to www.LeightonFarm.com or call Kim at (301) 579-6898. If you get a horse through this site, please make a donation to Thoroughbred Placement and Rescue, Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit, by going to www.goodhorse.org. Kim can’t keep up this work without your support!

Needy Nags Stryk’R, an APHA-registered

yearling gelding, came from a large breeding facility. He spent much of his life stall-bound with limited to no turnout, but is now enjoying his newfound freedom in a large paddock with room to run, grass to eat, and the chance to grow up like a youngster should. Stryk’R is halter trained and up-to-date on all vaccinations, deworming and hoof

care. His registration papers will be available. He is expected to grow to approximately 16h in height. Stryk’R is located in Kansas but can travel to the right home.

Shasta is also an APHA-registered yearling filly who spent much of her life stall-bound with limited to no turnout. Shasta is halter trained and up-to-date on all vaccinations, deworming and hoof care. Her registration papers will be available. She is expected to grow to approximately 15h in height. Shasta can travel to the right home.

For more information on Stryk’R or Shasta or any of their other horses contact Karen Everhart at (620) 725-3402 or [email protected], or go to www.rainbowmeadowsranch.com. Rainbow Meadows does not charge adoption fees, but adopters are requested to consider a free will donation so that they can continue to help more horses.

SIDELINES’ CLASSIFIEDS TRANSPORTATION VANS & TRAILERSFARMINgTON gREEN HORSE

TRANSPORTATION - (561) 791-9686; Cell No. (954) 448-1044 D. O. T. Authorized and Fully Insured Air Ride Equipped, Local and Long Distance. O854

FRANK DIBELLA DELUXE HORSE VANS – New /used horse vans & trailers 2-15 horse. 4-Star, Hawk & Kingston Dealer. (PA) 610/495-2270 www.frankdibella.com FE 23

STREAMLINER DELUXE 8 HORSE, 54k mi, kept in barn, absolutely beautiful, only $49K, possible financing, for more pictures and info; [email protected] 954/816-5993. FE22

1998 DODgE RAM DIESEL 2500 - and 1987 Trailet 2 H/slant, with large dressing room, awning, hay rack on roof…ramp. Both old but very well cared for and dependable…Truck has only 170K, great mileage for diesel…new Michelins all around on both. Perfect affordable starter rig, $12,000 OBO Samantha Charles [email protected] 803 257-7407

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