California Hoofbeats: Colic Drama and the Mysterious Stall
Monday, February 08 2016
By Susan Friedland-Smith
When I was a little girl, I kept asking God for a horse. It took many years before that prayer was answered, but at the age of 15 I finally was granted my request when I got … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Middy N Me: Making Magical Shirts
Friday, February 05 2016
By Katie Navarra
There’s nothing worse than finding a shirt at a boutique and falling in love with the design only to try it on in the dressing room and find out it doesn’t fit right at the waist, in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Success From the Ground Up
Tuesday, February 02 2016
West Coast Dressage Trainer and Rider Alyssa Pitts Rises to the Top Through Talent and Determination
By Lauren R. Giannini
Alyssa Pitts set a goal to ride her first Grand Prix in competition by the time she was 30, but … [Read more]
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The Bottom Line: Happy Riding Year!
Wednesday, January 13 2016
By Jan Westmark
It’s 2016, which for many people means it’s time to make their New Year’s resolutions. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions — probably because I don’t keep them. Sometimes when the New Year rolls around I … [Read more]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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