Meagan Nusz: The Life of a Dynamo
Monday, November 30 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
Meagan Nusz believes in balance, whether she’s on a horse or dealing with daily ups and downs, and that success depends on work, determination and staying power. She grew up in Texas, riding barrel-racers in Western … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Polo Adventures in Sheridan, Wyoming
Monday, November 23 2015
By Kerstie Allen
Sheridan, Wyoming, is a hidden summer wonderland of Western and polo heritage. When I arrived in the town voted “Best Town to Live Like an Old West Cowboy” by True West magazine, I felt like I’d stepped … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Kyle Timm — Doing Business the Old-Fashioned Way
Monday, November 23 2015
By Doris Degner-Foster
It may sound quaint and a little outdated to run a business without formal contracts — doing business on a handshake — but that’s how international show jumping competitor and trainer Kyle Timm, of Apex Equestrian Center, … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Sizzling Scotsman Scott Brash
Monday, November 23 2015
By Sophie St.Clair
The opportunity to watch Scottish show jumper Scott Brash train and compete his horses is an unparalleled study in what it means to be a successful professional rider. At 29, Great Britain’s Olympic team gold medalist has … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Jack Lube: The Fairytale Continues
Monday, November 02 2015
By Britney Anderson
It’s not often that Sidelines gets to play fairy godmother, but for young rider Jack Lube that’s exactly what happened. In 2013, Jack won the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) and Sidelines Magazine’s WEF Exclusive Showing Vacation Contest, … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Vicki Wood: Part of The Farm House Family
Monday, November 02 2015
By Carrie Ann Culbertson
When the door chimes at The Farm House and a customer walks into the store, nine times out of 10, “Is Vicki working today?” will be the next thing you’ll hear. Vicki Wood has become somewhat … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Shya Beth — Artistic Wunderkind
Monday, October 26 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
For Shya Beth, who turns 15 next May, life on the farm in Sussex County, New Jersey, is just about perfect. She has ducks, chickens, geese, alpacas, cats, one donkey, a pony and two horses. Best … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Yvonne Todd — Animal Portraits, Naturally
Monday, October 26 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
As a child, Yvonne Todd loved gifts and her favorites provided the means to express her passion for art: a box of 64 crayons with built-in pencil sharpener from her mother and package of typing paper … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Anita Baarns: Every Portrait Starts With the Eyes
Monday, October 26 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
Anita Baarns started out, to use her words, “doing very abstract works” and was even granted a U.S. patent in 1992 for her process of creating artworks by an application of crayon and ink. Obviously, her … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Keller Jones — Passion for Painting and Portraits
Tuesday, October 20 2015
By Taylor Renner
As a young girl, Keller Jones was a typical barn rat.
Copying drawings she found in equitation books growing up was the first sign that she possessed another passion besides horses: She had a passion — and … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight