22 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
By Abby Westmark
Supermodels are often discovered in the
strangest ways – walking down the street,
playing on the beach or by entering their
photo in a model contest. That’s exactly how
Sidelines discovered Pacifco – when the
handsome bay gelding’s photo was entered in
the Sidelines Supermodel Contest. He’s a real
life equine supermodel – perfect for this issue
in which we celebrate our supermodel winners.
Every girl dreams of having a male model to
call her own and for Gemini Brittany Pledger of
Fort Myers, Florida, that dream has come true.
Brittany is the proud owner of Pacifco, an eight
year old Hanoverian gelding that moonlights
as a supermodel. Pacifco has been modeling
with Brittany’s Hunter’s Sound Stable since she
purchased him in 2007, starring in photo shoots as
well as live broadcasts.
Pacifco’s most recent gig was a broadcast for
Invicta watch company, where he was chosen for
his handsome bay looks and perfect white socks.
The broadcast was flmed for four nights, from 7
pm until 4 am. Always a gentleman, Pacifco took
the work in stride - he posed perfectly for the
camera, despite the chaos of running from set to
set surrounded by cameramen and lights.
Although Pacifco may have perfected the aloof
look preferred in advertising, Brittany knows his
true personality. “He’s very affectionate,” she says,
“a snuggler. Nobody can enter his stall without him
nuzzling them.” But that isn’t to say he isn’t without
his celebrity tantrums.
On the set of the Invicta shoot, Pacifco learned
one of the key elements of show biz - how to work
the investors for rewards. “I hid some of his favorite
cookies underneath the table where the hosts were
sitting and between takes he was really acting silly,
making faces, stretching his neck out and even
nibbling on the hosts’ shirts. If they ignored him, he
would start throwing things onto the set to get their
attention. Of course, everyone thought he was just
being personable but in reality he was training the
hosts to keep feeding him his favorite cookies!”
We think it’s quite refreshing to hear that even
with the pressures of the modeling industry, the
elite equines still enjoy their cookies.
Do you know of a horse with an interesting career
that deserves a place as a Sidelines Sidekick?
Email editor@sidelinednews.com
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Pacifco in supermodel mode
All Photos courtesy of Gemini Brittany Pledger
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