Andre Dignelli – Sharing His Heritage
Saturday, December 15 2012
By Lauren R. Giannini
Two years after Andre Dignelli won the 1985 USET Medal Finals East, he started taking his own equitation students to all the fall national finals. In 2012 his Heritage Farm protégées dominated the ASPCA Maclay Championships: … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Georgina Bloomberg Is Back!
Thursday, November 29 2012
By Lauren R. Giannini
Happy to be back in the saddle pretty much describes Georgina Bloomberg. The New York based jumper rider had serious back surgery in July 2011 and spent a week in the hospital, then three weeks of … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue Rebuilds After “Isaac”
Saturday, October 27 2012
By Lauren R. Giannini
Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue, a non-profit 501(c)3 “where the next chapter of a horse’s life begins,” has helped 1800 horses since it opened in 2002, thanks to the dedicated efforts of founders Jennifer Swanson and Brad … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Art That Makes You Smile – Louise Mellon
Thursday, September 13 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan
The first thing I notice when I walked into Louise Mellon’s sunny art studio in Aiken, South Carolina, is that it makes me smile. The walls are covered with Louise’s vivid artwork – from traditional pieces that … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Hannah Selleck – A Star All Her Own
Friday, August 31 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan
As the daughter of famous Hollywood parents, Hannah Selleck could have chosen a career path that included the glitzy and glamorous trappings of a Hollywood lifestyle. Instead of hanging out with celebrities, however, Hannah is far … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
G’Day Mate — Down Under’s Double Dan Horsemanship
Friday, August 10 2012
By Abby Westmark
The lovely country of Australia has undeniably given us many wonderful things – the Sydney Opera House, the boomerang and the ever-gorgeous movie star Hugh Jackman. But it has much more to boast than just sand, sun, … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The World’s Smartest Horse
Friday, July 06 2012
By Lukas, as told to Courtney Zimmerman
While Sidelines Magazine isn’t in the habit of letting horses take the reins and write their own stories, it’s almost impossible to pass up letting the “World’s Smartest Horse” tell his own story. … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Grady Lyman and her California Pony Power
Sunday, June 24 2012
By Holly Hugo-Vidal
Grady Lyman rides out of her family’s Greta Glen Farms in Rancho Santa Fe, California. She has two ponies, a medium named Blue Print, or Bentley and a large pony named A Hoof And A Prayer, whose … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Show Jumper Daniel Bluman Tells All
Tuesday, June 19 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan
Daniel Bluman, a 22 year old grand prix show jumping superstar from Colombia, South America, topped off his winter show circuit in style – by winning the $500,000 FTI Consulting CSI 5* Finale Grand Prix at the … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
John Abbott’s Life as a College Riding Coach
Saturday, May 12 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan
Hunter and jumper trainer John Abbott, the owner of the beautiful Bridlewood Farm in Aiken, South Carolina, has coached students for many years, from short stirrup kids to amateur owner hunters and jumpers. John is wearing … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature