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Relief Auction
, raising $6,000! “Everyone at the Horse Park
is concerned about the families who have lost everything and
of course their animals. So we decided to do something for our
community and the horses we love so much with this auction,”
explained Liliane. Many vendors and competitors donated to
the auction; which included everything from tack from CWD to
fne jewelry to private riding lessons with top international grand
prix show jumping veterans. The Waldo Canyon Fire destroyed
347 homes, burned more than 18,000 acres, left more than
32,000 people homeless and killed two residents. Lives, homes
and valuables have been lost and while countless frightened
animals, from small mustangs to huge drafts from local stables,
had to be relocated. Our hearts go out to everyone impacted
by the fres and we offer a big “Thank You” to Step by Step for
stepping up to help!
Speaking of
Colorado
–
Sidelines Magazine
is looking for a
blogger that rides and competes on the Colorado circuit – and
wants to keep everyone informed about life out “west.” The blog
would appear on the Sidelines website – if you like to blog,
send an email to editor@sidelinesnews.com.
Looks like the 2018 World Equestrian Games won’t be held in
the United States.
Equestrian Sport Productions
, owner and
operator of the world renowned
Winter Equestrian Festival
,
has informed the Federation
Equestre
Internationale
(FEI) and the United States
Equestrian Federation that
they are withdrawing their bid
for the
FEI World Equestrian
Games™ 2018 to be held
in Wellington, Florida.
The
USEF has expressed their
disappointment at the decision.
Sidelines is pleased to report
that two very talented women
heading to the Paralympics
this summer will provide
coverage for Sidelines. Para-
Equestrian
Ellie Brimmer
of Wayzata, Minnesota and
Equestrian Photojournalist
Lindsay McCall
of Canfeld,
Ohio will be on the grounds
at Greenwich Park providing
media coverage of the 2012
London Paralympics. Both women have traveled with the team
for a few years and have experienced different sides of the
competition. As a Para-Equestrian Dressage rider, Ellie has
endured the trials and tribulations of competition while Lindsay
has witnessed and chronicled through her lens the increasing
demand for the Para-Equestrian Dressage discipline.
The Wheeler Museum,
located in the USHJA Headquarters
at the
Kentucky Horse Park
in Lexington, Kentucky, has a
new exhibit called, Ponies through the Decades. This exhibit
has the added distinction of being the frst exhibit to go virtual.
USHJA has teamed up with
Virtual Celebration
to turn the
exhibit into a Virtual Interactive Exhibit.
Registration is free and easy, so step into the Ponies through
the Decades online world by visiting www.virtualcelebration.
com/wmponies .
Ronald Zabala-Goetschel
is in the process of making history
for his home country of Ecuador by being the frst equestrian
to participate as an individual in the sport of Eventing at the
Olympics! It’s been an interesting journey for Ronald, who has
been based in the United States for the past nine years. Training
out of
Phillip Dutton’s
True Prospect Farm
, Ronald’s dream
of taking his star horse,
Mr. Wiseguy
, to the Olympics was
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