4 SIDELINES JUNE 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
lege riders to well
established train-
ers, polo stars and
those who can en-
tertain us with their
escapades in the
dressage, event-
ing and foxhunting
worlds. It’s a vir-
tual stable of Side-
lines bloggers and,
believe me, there
is a horse of every
color!
Speaking of vir-
tual, the Sidelines
staff has fully em-
braced technology
when it comes to
the production of
our magazine. Al-
though our roots
began in Welling-
ton, Florida, many
of us have escaped the Florida heat and we are now spread out
across the country. Thanks to
the Internet, we can all work
from home offces and experi-
ence the joy of dogs at our feet
and watching our horses in their
felds. Although we are a nation-
al magazine and will continue to
cover horse people across the
globe, many of our staff have
settled in Aiken, South Carolina,
so we will now call Aiken our of-
fcial summer home.
In the coming months Side-
lines will be striving to increase
our online presence. Stay in
touch with us online for fun con-
tests, news and your daily dose
of horsey inspiration. It will be a
learning experience for all of us,
which brings us to the topic of
this month’s issue – education.
We have some fabulous stories
for high school and college stu-
dents looking toward the future.
And for more of our education
issue, visit our “What’s Hap-
penin’” blog on the Sidelines
website.
As our new image unfolds,
I would love to hear what you
think of it. Feel free to email
me at editor@sidelinesnews.
com, visit our website at www.
sidelinesnews.com and don’t
forget to “Like” us on Facebook.
Thanks for joining me; I’m look-
ing forward to the ride!
Jan Westmark-Allan
Photo by Lauren R. Giannini
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Letter From The Editor
The word “new” is certainly a wonderful word. I love almost
anything new -- a new horse, new shoes (for the horse, of course),
new places to ride and new friends to take along for the ride. With
this issue of Sidelines, I become the new editor, replacing a re-
cently retired Cornelia Henderson. It is a new and exciting adven-
ture and I look forward to picking up the reins and continuing the
Sidelines ride.
We will all miss Cornelia greatly, as working for her was a won-
derful experience. I met her eight years ago when I joined the
magazine as a staff writer. She gave me an assignment my frst
day and sent me several follow-up emails, signing each with the
name “Cornelia.” A few days later I received another email as-
signment from someone at the magazine named “Neil.” I politely
answered that I would have to check with “Cornelia” before I could
take on another assignment. You probably fgured it out faster
than I did – Cornelia and Neil were one and the same and I still
laugh about it to this day!
As the new editor, my goal for Sidelines is to embrace a bright
new future flled with endless possibilities. With this issue we will
be introducing several new columns, the start of a new look and a
new emphasis on social media. We have already welcomed sev-
eral new bloggers to our Sidelines website – from teen and col-