Jessica Jo Tate – Every Horse Can Dance
Wednesday, January 06 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
Jessica Jo (JJ) Tate believes in Classical Dressage and how it benefits all horses, whatever the sport or discipline. One good example is Kynynmont Gunsmoke’s Gideon, the 3/4 Connemara gelding she trained and competed to third … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The Great Abdullah — Remembering the Legend
Tuesday, December 22 2015
By Kim MacMillan
On very rare occasions, the stars align to bring the right people together with the right horse and magic happens. This was the case with the great show jumping stallion Abdullah and his people: Sue and Terry … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Gene Freeze & County Saddlery: It Takes a Team
Monday, December 14 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
“You see it all the time: riders blaming themselves or their horses for something that isn’t either’s fault. I love to design for clients who think that a saddle can’t make a huge difference in soundness … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Horsing Around in France’s Loire Valley
Monday, November 30 2015
By Sydney Masters Durieux
The World Equestrian Games in Normandy, the European Championships in Chantilly, the Nation’s Cup in LaBaule and the Gucci Masters in Paris: There’s no shortage of top-notch international competitions on the calendar in France each year.… [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
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It may sound quaint and a little outdated to run a business without formal contracts — doing business on a handshake — but that’s how international show jumping competitor and trainer Kyle Timm, of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
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
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
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
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