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Done With (Much!) Less Than Perfect Conditions

Saturday, July 04 2015 by Editor
by Doris Degner-Foster Recent articles I’ve written have been while dealing with various bizarre situations that came up at the worst of times.   A Shaky Start The article in the July issue about Beezie Madden might not have even happened. I met her just after I arrived at the Palm Beach Equestrian Center and was impressed to the point of open-mouthed gazing at my surroundings
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Tagged under: beezie madden, bridge, bridge-farm, Callie Schott, entries, hatchaway-bridge-farm, journalism, notes from the field, technical-difficulties, the-barn-book, wordpress-org

Meeting Laura Kraut

Tuesday, February 10 2015 by Editor
It was such fun to do my research before interviewing Laura Kraut. I read an article where her mom spoke of how Laura and her sister Katherine had fun showing their horses at the Tryon, North Carolina show, then took them swimming in the creek near the show barns. Even at a big show, having fun played a predominate role and it continues for the sisters to this day
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Tagged under: bridge, bridge-farm, Doris Degner-Foster, horse-shows, notes from the field, olympic gold medalist, olympic-show-jumper, sidelines spotlight, the-barn-book, wef, wordpress-org

Interviewing Priscilla Presley

Wednesday, October 22 2014 by Editor
I was a little nervous, well, maybe more than a little nervous, to interview Priscilla Presley, but her unassuming air quickly put my concerns to rest and we were soon chatting comfortably.
  • Published in Notes from the Field, Z-Blogs
Tagged under: bridge-farm, Doris Degner-Foster, entries, horse riding, PAST Act, sidelines-magazine, tennessee walking horses, the-barn-book, weekly featured

The Amazing Kim Walnes

Tuesday, July 15 2014 by Editor
I remember in the 1980′s (yes, I’m giving away my age…) when my friends and I watched Kim during the retirement ceremony  of her horse, The Gray Goose at the Kentucky Horse Park. There was a jump course set up for them so that Gray could do his final public performance. I looked over the course and very carefully focussed the long lens of my camera (you HAD to carefully focus in those days before digital cameras – you had a limited number of pictures you could take with a roll of film) on an impressive oxer that surely they would jump, and they would be coming right toward me so it should be an impressive photo
  • Published in Notes from the Field, Z-Blogs
Tagged under: bridge-farm, determination, digital-camera, fear of jumping, Kim Walnes, middle-grade, notes from the field, photography, sidelines spotlight, the-barn-book, wordpress-org

Chatting With Ian Millar

Tuesday, July 15 2014 by Editor
Not only is Ian Millar a legendary Canadian Grand Prix rider and ten time Olympian, he is a member of the Order of Canada, the highest civilian award given by the Canadian government, and has been inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame and Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. He also holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Veterinary College
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Tagged under: bridge-farm, horse-trials, middle-grade, mystery-series, not-working, notes from the field, sidelines, the-barn-book, wordpress-org

A Chat With Rita Mae

Thursday, January 02 2014 by Editor
Rita Mae, cub hunting from a fixture, or location, of Oak Ridge Hunt.
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Tagged under: authors, bridge-farm, Doris Degner-Foster, horse-trials, interview, mystery-series, sidelines, sidelines-magazine, wordpress-org

Horse Show Mom

Monday, December 02 2013 by Editor
We know each other, even if not by name, we’re in the same club. We’re the ones in the stands who are taking photos or videotaping a horse and rider while they are jumping a course.
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Tagged under: child, horse show mom, middle-grade, mystery-series, not-working, the-barn-book, video, wordpress-org

Interviewing George

Monday, November 04 2013 by Editor
Interviewing the legendary George Morris was on my bucket list, but when faced with that opportunity, it was daunting to say the least. I mean, we’re talking George Morris! His name alone strikes fear in the heart of the modern English rider. As most anyone knows, he has a long list of accomplishments from winning the MacClay at fourteen years old to Olympic medals
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Tagged under: bridge-farm, horse-trials, middle-grade, mystery-series, not-working, notes from the field, sidelines, the-barn-book, wordpress-org

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Hot horseman takeover day 6️⃣!!! 🔥Jorge Va Hot horseman takeover day 6️⃣!!!

🔥Jorge Vasquez🔥
Between his polo career—from groom to coach—and a love of travel, Jorge Vasquez has been to 60 countries, all seven continents, all 50 states and seen all seven wonders of the world—some of them twice. “I’ve been to China, Egypt, India, Dominican Republic, Argentina, a lot of places to play polo,” Jorge said. “I wish travel was my full-time job!”
Jorge is originally from Santiago, Chile, where his dad was a racehorse trainer and his uncle played polo. “I was too cool for school,” Jorge joked, “So I ended up having to do polo.” But Jorge isn’t complaining. There are “a million things” he loves about polo. “Obviously the 
adrenaline, and then the horses—the horses are very special,” he said. “They’re very well trained, and there’s something really special about a polo pony that can read your body and take you wherever you want to go—most of the time without asking any questions!”
Now living in Lexington, Kentucky, Jorge coaches the University of Kentucky polo team, is the U.S. Polo Association midstates circuit governor and is the polo manager at Gainesway Farm, 
where he also recently became the official tour guide. “I stay busy when I’m at home—that’s why I travel!” Jorge laughed, a common occurrence with his easygoing personality. “I like to think I’ve lived a pretty good life, and I get rejuvenated by teaching the game and teaching 
young horses how to play polo. That’s my favorite thing about the sport—teaching horses to play.”

With over 30 years in the industry, Jorge’s biggest takeaway from horses is, “The nicer you 
ask, the easier you’ll get results.” With all his experience, Jorge hopes to pass on the gifts of patience and understanding to those within his sphere of influence. “And that if you pay it forward long enough,” he added, “it will eventually pay you back.”
📸Photo by Kacy Brown
Hot horseman takeover day 5️⃣!!! 🔥Jet Rusi Hot horseman takeover day 5️⃣!!!

🔥Jet Rusidovski🔥
It wasn’t horses that took Jet Rusidovski from his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to where he lives now in Austin, Texas, in 2008. It was the weather. “I came down to visit family down here and it was negative 30 degrees in Wisconsin and it was 60 degrees here, and that was the end of it,” Jet said.

He grew up braving the cold on horseback in Wisconsin, riding and showing hunter-
jumpers from the time he was 4 all through his Junior career. “When adult life started, I had to juggle adult life and horses, and then it became my profession,” he said. Jet now works for Kelly Lorek at Southern Way Farm, training both horses and clients and traveling to shows all over the country. “Our program has been growing by leaps and bounds in the last year, and that says we’re doing something right!”

Jet hopes his experience as part of a successful program will help instill in others that everyone deserves a chance. “There were definitely times in my career I was not given a chance, and Kelly is the one who really gave me that chance,” Jet shared. “She didn’t judge me for mistakes I made in the past, she didn’t hold anything against me—she saw that I had the potential and she gave me the chance to actually show it. She gave the right coaching and the right guidance to get me where I am today, and I feel I’m in a really great place with unlimited opportunities at this point in my career.” When not traveling to shows, Jet travels to Wisconsin to visit family (weather permitting, of course) and would love to revisit childhood vacation spots in Greece and Europe, or check out the weather in Hawaii. He also prioritizes catching up with friends outside of the horse world. “If people see me around at a horse show, don’t be afraid to say hi!” he said. 
“Sometimes I’m so concentrated it looks like I want nothing to do with anyone; I’m actually just deep in thought or something. But I love to say hi to everybody.”
📸Photo by Kristie Scholten
Day 4️⃣ of our hot horseman takeover! 🔥Jo Day 4️⃣ of our hot horseman takeover! 
🔥Jonathan Cohen🔥
Most riders aren’t born into professional equestrian families; some lucky ones, like Jonathan Cohen, end up spending so much time at the barn they are practically adopted into them. 
Jonathan fell in love with horses at a friend’s birthday party while he was growing up in downtown Chicago, Illinois. At 16, he began riding with Alex Jayne—and now works for Alex’s Our Day Farm. “I’m sandwiched right between his three children in terms of age, so apart from missing their earliest years, we’ve basically grown up together,” Jonathan said. “I’m incredibly fortunate to work for a family that treats me like family.”
Jonathan’s title is barn manager. “But the job description is very loose—that’s what keeps it interesting,” he said. After he gets done riding in the morning, he starts on whatever needs to be done around the farm—which perfectly suits his love of “projects.” Outside of work and horses, Jonathan puts that passion for building into home renovation; when he’s completely renovated one home, he sells it and moves on to the next. “I love building stuff, especially when it’s something that meets a very specific need and can’t just be bought,” he said. “I’ll see things I can make better, I start working on the idea in my head, and more often than not I end up building it.”

Our Day Farm splits its time between Elgin, Illinois, and Wellington, Florida. When in Illinois, Jonathan spends much of his time building jumps. “I like to replicate some of the more interesting things we see over the course of the season, as well as anything our horses might need to practice,” he said. Clearly, Jonathan loves what he does. “I’m super lucky that when I wake up every day, I don’t have to go to work. I just go to the barn. It’s my job, and it’s definitely a lot of work most days, but really I’m just going to the barn like any other day.”
📸Photo by Melissa Fuller
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