4 SIDELINES NOVEMBER 2011
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Letter from
the Editor
November is a special time of year,
one of raking leaves, spending more
time indoors and wearing sweaters
and dragging out the heavy horse
blankets.
Of course, if you’re a foxhunter,
November is a time of year that is
much-anticipated, because that’s
when many hunts have their Opening
Meets.
(If you’re not a foxhunter, think the
frst week of WEF for comparable
excitement.) Since this magazine is
printed well in advance of the month,
we weren’t able to capture too many
images of this year’s opening meets,
but we did get a nice selection of
hunting photos in our Side Shots
column. We also visited with a
number of huntin’ fools who share this
compelling addiction. New contributor Jen Hicks introduces us
to Dean McKinney, Joint MFH of Tryon Hounds, who shares a
favorite hunting memory that was memorialized for him.
Another new contributor Kim Summers tells us about the
relationship between Norfolk Hunt and the local Pony Club, a story
that should appeal to everyone with kids that ride.
It’s not all hunting, of course: Jan Westmark-Allan interviewed
show jumper Bjorn Ikast and visited with Stacy Parvey-Larsson
who is turning heads in the dressage world.
Lauren Giannini rounded up a bunch of folks and asked them
what they were thankful for…and the answers are insightful. She
also caught up with horse show mom Kris Gali who’s put her own
show career on hold while her girls go through the ingate. One of
my favorite interviews of this issue was with Axel Steiner, who has
long been one of my dressage heroes.
Danika Rice shares memories of her great-grandmother, and
introduces us to yet another California polo player in Steven
Paulson.
I always enjoy our regular columnists, Lisa Hollister’s Equine
Law provides food for thought; Ann Reilly offers encouragement
and Sarah Ward – is getting ready to go foxhunting! Junior Blues
is a new addition, and I encourage all you juniors out there to send
your photos to Jan, who has taken on the task of organizing them.
So you see, there’s something for everyone in this issue, and
we hope that this little taste of foxhunting will get you interested
in trying something that’s exciting to do with your horse outside
the ring. There are no ribbons involved, but at the end of the day
everyone is defnitely a winner.
Till next month,
Cornelia Henderson
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