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54 SIDELINES MAY 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE S I D E L I N E S

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Pony Kids

Name: Alexa Stiegler

Hometown: Westport, Connecticut

Age: 9

Ponies: Stuart Little, Golden Sun

Trainers: Billy Baar, Rosemary Bertin and Kate at Palm Beach Riding Academy and Kibby Shipper

Favorite Pony: Golden Sun and Rain Beaujolais

What pony would you like to ride? Rain Beaujolais

How did you get into riding? My mom rides in the amateur jumpers and Dad plays polo, I started at our farm in Easton.

What is your favorite horse show? The WEF in Wellington, Florida.

What was the high point of your career? Being champion at WEF.

What was low point? Falling off at a jump.

Who are your equestrian idols? My mom and Margie Goldstein.

Other than riding what do you do? I play tennis, do gymnastics and hang out with my friends.

What are your plans for the future? To become a better rider.

Alexa Stiegler

Photo by Ariane Stiegler

Fill out this easy questionnaire and e-mail it to editor@ sidelinesnews.com. Be sure to include a photo scanned at a minimum of 300 dpi, and tell us who took the picture.

Name: Hometown: Age: Ponies: Trainers:

Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? What pony would you like to ride? How did you get into riding? What is your favorite horse show?

What was the high point in your riding career? What was the low point? Who are your Equestrian Idols? Other than riding, what do you do? What are your plans for the future?

Want to be a Pony Kid?

Name: Taylor Hamel

Hometown: Tecumseh, Ontario 

Age: 12 

Trainers: Seana Holek 

Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite ? Max (Maxwell Smart) 

What pony would you like to ride? Coal  

How did you get into riding? My mom’s friend’s daughter had ponies and I loved to ride them! 

What is your favorite horse show? The Ironstone Stables Halloween show. 

What was the high point in your riding career? Winning third place in my frst horse show ever.

What was the low point? When I fell off after a jump. 

Who are your equestrian idols? Seana Holek, Jacqueline Chevalier, Jonathan Chesler. 

Other than riding, what do you do? Soccer, guitar, and hang out with my friends.

What are your plans for the future? I want to learn to jump with no stirrups

Taylor Hamel

Photo by Linda Wylie