76 SIDELINES JUNE 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Sixteen year old dressage rider
Rebecca Cohen competes a 17.2 hand
Westphalian gelding named Downtown
and they recently earned a 70% in the FEI
Junior Individual Test – a very respectable
score. Rebecca hopes to become a
lawyer and believes she will be a good one
thanks to her excellent negotiating skills. “I
practice them on my mother!,” she said.
Top songs on your iPod…
Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People;
Levels by Avicii; Electric Feel by MGMT;
Paradise by Coldplay and This Love, which
is the canter music for my freestyle, by
Maroon 5.
Favorite Movies…
The Hunger Games, any Harry Potter
movies and Easy A.
On winning the Team Bronze at the
NAJYRC…
It felt great! After I rode I knew our team
was in fourth with one last rider and I was
so nervous. I walked and listened to music
until our last rider went in and got the score
we needed for Bronze. I couldn’t believe
it at frst!
If you could have dinner with
anyone it would be…
My dad. He died in 2004 and I miss him
so much. I’d love that.
Best animal friend (other than a
horse!) is…
My mini dachshund named Tulip. She
was my dad’s dog so she’s very special to
me.
Side item to order in a restaurant…
I really like ordering soup for a side.
Heroes in my life…
My mom because she supports me so
much and I am so grateful. My trainers,
Ilse Schwarz and Robert Dover. Also my
two best friends Alexa and Lauren. They
really understand how important riding is
to me and are always there when I need a
friend.
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Rebecca and Downtown
Photo by Susan Stickle