Julie Ferris — Life As An Equestrian Artist
Tuesday, October 20 2015
By Jan Westmark
Julie Ferris was one of those kids who drew horses all the time. All of her friends asked her to draw horses for them, and she did. In high school, however, her teachers told her she wasn’t … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Jennings Ingram — Modern-Day Monet
Saturday, October 17 2015
By Doris Degner-Foster
If Claude Monet had been inspired to paint horses, it might look somewhat like Jennings Ingram’s work. Working in oils and acrylics, she paints horses in a contemporary impressionistic style, using bold brush strokes and paint drips.… [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Eventer Beth Perkins Still Has That “Get Up & Go”
Monday, September 28 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
It’s always horses for Beth Perkins. They’re the driving force on which she thrives — her work, her play, her passion, and her earliest memories.
Beth started riding before she could walk. Horses are in her … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Mary Jastrzemski — A Real Survivor
Monday, September 28 2015
By Doris Degner-Foster
Mary Jastrzemski began riding in a western saddle placed over a five-foot wooden coop jump. With her drink and some cookies within reach, 3-year-old Mary could “follow along” in the riding lesson with her mother at Quantico … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Raising Money for Breast Cancer Research One Piaffe at a Time
Monday, September 28 2015
By Arianna Delin
Imagine walking into a venue and seeing a sea of pink — pink clothing on all of the attendees, pink linens and even pink gift bags. Of course, this is a breast cancer event, but not just … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Cantering Through Cancer with Faith, Friends and a Filly
Monday, September 21 2015
By Susan Friedland-Smith
Twenty-four year old Alanna McPartlin discovered she had more than just a sunburn while applying lotion across her pink chest where her V-neck shirt had exposed her skin during an outdoor concert. As her left arm grazed … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
A Courageous Tale of Two Women
Monday, September 21 2015
By Pam Maley and Jackie McFarland
A test of courage is not often a challenge we seek in life. But when faced with a life-changing adversity, suddenly that difficult test is smack in front of our face, without much chance … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Sue Blackmore Rides a Pink Horse
Monday, September 21 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
Photos by Stephen Thurston, www.stephenthurstonphotography.com
Sue Blackmore is an accomplished rider who for nearly 20 years has served as whipper-in (field assistant) to her husband, Martyn Blackmore, huntsman since 2014 for the Lowcountry Hunt in Jacksonboro, … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Lori Kaminski – Dedicated to Dressage
Friday, September 11 2015
People involved in equestrian sports often change disciplines. But it’s unusual for someone to make the change as wholeheartedly as Lori Kaminski did.
Lori has been president and CEO of Dressage at Devon (DAD) since 2009, but for many years … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
The Joys of Showing: A Rusty Rider and a Green Ex-Racehorse
Friday, September 11 2015
By Susan Friedland-Smith
I admit I thought, “What did I get myself into? Why did I buy a green ex-racehorse?” when I took my off-the-track Thoroughbred, Tiz A Knight, to our first schooling show at the end of May. My … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight