32 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2011
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Sidelines – so do check out her interview in this issue.
Our former
Junior Perspective
columnist,
Catie Staszak
checked in with us recently from college, where she is (no
surprise) a broadcast journalism major. “Working and writing
with you was the best experience I could have asked for; it
has prepared me so much for my journalism classes in college
and given my résumé an edge over others of students my
age. I can’t thank you enough, really!” says Catie. Needless
to say we love hearing that. Catie is still getting some riding in
with her trainer
Alan Korotkin
and also some on-air time with
her college’s sports show “SportsDesk,” which is broadcast
campus wide as well as throughout Miami-Dade county.
Bet you didn’t know that the
Young Riders Tour
this year in
Europe was entirely underwritten by the
US Equestrian Team
Foundation
and the USET says they will continue to fund this
tour in future years.
Have you been wondering who will be the next President of the
United States Equestrian Federation? We have too, since
David
O’Connor
is stepping down after the London Games to take on
the roll of Three Day Event coach. Rumor abounds about who
will be the heir apparent –
Bill Moroney, Chyrs Tauber, Armand
Leone and Mason Phelps
are all names that are being muttered
at ringside. Who knows what is fact or fction; we will keep you in
the loop as the saga unfolds.
Bumps and Bruises: Hap Hansen
broke his femur in a
fall at Blenheim. It was the frst class, frst ride for him, and the
frst jump. Talk about a lousy start of the day! Three pins to
secure the break, but
nothing keeps this wonderful man down.
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Ryan Cox wears a couple of his mom’s blue ribbons. Gayle
Cox won numerous classes, including the $1,000 A/O Hunter
Classic
Photo by Flying Horse Photography.
Horse Show News: The Texas High Performance Series
in
the spring has really stepped up with their prize money. Sounds
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