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Enter Now To Become The February Sidelines Mascot

Tuesday, November 19 2013 by Editor

By Jan Westmark Spirit – the original Sidelines Magazine mascot. Now your horse or pony could be a Sidelines mascot. Sidelines Magazine is searching for mascots with the Sidelines spirit.

Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: bettyann kolba, editor's notes, education, equine photography, in the irons, photo-contest, september-2012, september-2013, sidelines-magazine

WHIT WATKINS AWARDED THE 2013 USDF REGION 9 TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD

Tuesday, November 19 2013 by Editor

November 13, 2013 – Whit Watkins of Moody, Texas, received the fifth annual “USDF Region 9 Teaching Excellence Award” at the Great American/USDF Region 9 Championships held in Bryan, TX, October 17-20, 2013. She received a $5,000 award for demonstrating adherence to sound dressage principles and the ability to communicate these principles so that students develop themselves and their horses in a logical, progressive and humane way up through the levels.

Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs

Tagged under: bridge-farm, dressage, hatchaway-bridge-farm, horse, riding, sidelines-magazine, the-horse, usdf, wordpress-org

Palm Beach Equine Upsets Casablanca; ELG Remains Undefeated In USPA National 20-Goal Tournament

Tuesday, November 19 2013 by Editor

Casablanca’s Mike Azzaro (3) gets defensive and backs the ball away from Palm Beach Equine’s goal. Photo by Scott Fisher WELLINGTON, FL-Nov. 17, 2013—-ELG advanced into Thursday’s semifinals and underdog Palm Beach Equine remained alive in the USPA National 20-Goal Championship Tournament Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club.

Published in Show World, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: archives, beach, carlucho arellano, casablanca, february-2013, higher education, jumping-young, polo, scott swerdlin, wordpress-org

ALLISON SPRINGER’S NEW PARTNER, LIONHEART

Tuesday, November 19 2013 by Editor

WHOA! Allison Springer has a new dancing partner – William Fox-Pitt’s Lionheart – the horse he rode t to team silver for GBR on home turf at the 2012 London Olympics! This is exciting news for the Upperville, VA-based rider and her Team Lionheart Syndicate LLC.

Published in Lauren Gallops, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: archives, between the ears, beyond the track, chasin', education, february-2011, higher education, in the irons, lauren-giannini, november-2010, pony tales, the-barn-book

Ardennes Horse

Monday, November 18 2013 by Editor

Over hundreds of years, horses have made huge contributions to human society. War horses were instrumental in shaping the course of human history, and the Ardennes horse is among one of the oldest breeds of horses to serve in battle

Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: ardennes-horse, beyond the track, classic-equine, equipment, european, higher education, pacer pride, pacer-pride, pony tales, september-2013, wordpress-org

Welcome To Our January Sidelines Magazine Mascots: BettyAnn Kolba and Brandi

Sunday, November 17 2013 by Editor

BettyAnn and Brandi at Ledges Sporthorse facility in Roscoe, Illinois By Jan Westmark I am excited that Sidelines will have a new mascot each month in 2014. What a fun way to meet cool horses and riders from all around the country. I am also excited to welcome BettyAnn Kolba and her horse Brandi as our January mascots! If you want to be a Sidelines mascot – then follow the link at the bottom of this blog!! BettyAnn has a very cool story.

Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, brandi-congrats, eventing, higher education, holiday, horse, illinois, notes from the field, sidelines-cover, wordpress-org

Jumping Branch Farm Schooling Horse Trials

Sunday, November 17 2013 by Editor

Yesterday was the schooling horse trials at Jumping Branch Farm. Hannah, Alexa and I attended the show. Hannah and Alexa had a great first outing.

Published in Pacer Pride, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: between the ears, beyond the track, chasin', eventing, first-post, gallop-farm, laurengallops, massachusetts, notes from the field, tails & trails, the-barn-book

Congrats to Sidelines’ Fabulous Foals and Stunning Stallions Winners!

Saturday, November 16 2013 by Editor

By Jan Westmark We had so many wonderful entries for our foals and stallions contest it was hard to pick just a few! Thank you to everyone who entered this contest. We sure did enjoy these photos! And, of course, congrats to the winners! Be sure to check out these winners in our January Stallion & Breeding issue! Fabulous Foals: Take That Touche submitted by Jenn Hogan of Portland, Oregon.

Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs

Tagged under: archives, chasin', classic-insider, editors-notes, equine photography, february-2013, higher education, jan westmark, november-2012, sidelines-cover, the-barn-book

From Killer Whales To Horses

Saturday, November 16 2013 by Editor

By Lauren R. Giannini

Every equestrian has a tale of who and what influenced their horsemanship, but Shawna Karrasch offers a most unusual set of credentials: for 10 years she worked with orcas, dolphins and other sea mammals, training and … [Read more]

Published in Sidelines Spotlight

Overcoming the Impossible

Saturday, November 16 2013 by Editor

By Dani Moritz

Sidelines Magazine recently partnered with Tucci, makers of beautiful handcrafted riding boots, to host the “Anything Is Possible” contest, in which the winner would receive a custom pair of Tucci boots. The entries ranged from touching … [Read more]