66 SIDELINES JUNE 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
show grounds -
Lily and Alex Zilo
with dressage rider and trainer
Endel Ots
.
Tami Hoag
is one busy murder mystery writer who just happens
to be a talented dressage rider in her spare time. Her recent book,
Down the Darkest Road, made it on to the New York Times Best
Sellers list and she is winning on two of her horses, Lonestar and
Baachus, in the I-2 and Grand Prix this season.
The premier dressage boutique,
Sho Clothes
has changed its
name to
ShowChic
to refect the fashion and style the boutique
is famous for even outside the sandbox! ShowChic kicked off
their new name by implementing an Emerging Rider Mentorship
program with three super stars including the recently married
Mary Cameron Rollins, Rebecca Cohen
and
Lauren Knopp.
Condolences to
Carol and
Rebecca Cohen,
of Two Swan
Farms, on the loss of two of their dogs. Lucky Heart, a German
Shepherd they found along the road 10 years ago and Barkley, a
sweet Golden Retriever, have passed on to doggie heaven. They
will be missed around the farm. To alleviate their loss, the mother
daughter pair has been keeping very busy. Rebecca has been
unstoppable in the Young Riders with her horse Downtown, aka
Daddy.
e
Off Centerline
Brandi Roenick
has leased
Bruce and Jen Hlavacek’s
Pan
American Games gold medal winner Weltino’s Magic this season.
Roenick, 17, won three gold medals at the North American Junior
And Young Rider Championships. She has been living and
training with Steffen and Shannon Peters for a year and a half.
Congratulations to
Courtney King Dye
! She found the
perfect horse for her bid as a Para competitor at the Games in
London. And “hats off” to
Jane Clark
who purchased the horse
for Courtney. It is a win-win for everyone and a new discipline for
Jane Clark.
Congratulations to
David Marcus
and Chrevi’s Capital who
led the Canadians in a sweep of the top three places in the FEI
Intermediare 1 at the WEF Wellington Dressage Nations Cup
CDIO-3*, presented by Stillpoint Farm at the Global Dressage
Festival (GDF) Stadium show grounds in Wellington.
Congrats to the Nation’s Cup Gold Medal Team comprised of
Chris Hickey, Caroline Roffman, Shelley Francias
and
Devon
Kane
. This foursome made history beating out Team Europe to
win the frst US Nations Cup competition.
Global Dressage Festival was the place to “see and be seen”
this season. The facility was up and running in three short
months and has become the dressage hot spot. Spotted at the
Werner Van den Brande and Mary Cameron Rollins
Caroline Roffman and Travis Laas
Wedding Bells rang for dressage’s newest couple,
Mary
Cameron Rollins
and
Werner Van den Brande
who were
married this month at International Polo Club. The wedding
was a who’s who of the entire dressage community and one
of the most beautiful weddings just shy of the royal wedding!
Nation’s Cup Gold Medalist,
Caroline Roffman
and Palm
Beach Equine Vet,
Travis Laas
, celebrated Caroline’s win with
a trip to Peter Island in the Caribbean. But when they arrived
on the beautiful island, Travis had something up his sleeve… a
beautiful engagement ring that Travis designed and
Jack Van
Dell
made! He popped the question and Caroline, a big fan of
engagement - said yes to a whole new kind of engagement! No
wedding date yet but we will keep you posted.