28 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
More wedding bells! The Colorado eventing community is
certainly going to miss our fellow eventer and dear friend
John
Kelly
! However, we send John and his new bride,
Wendy Low,
our best wishes and congratulations! Wendy and John were
married in Penobscot Bay on August 8th. Wendy just retired from
managing Canterbury Showplace after 22 years. Wendy and
John are planning on spending more time eventing and traveling
and will be living on Wendy’s farm in Gainesville during the winter
months and hopefully competing and spending time with old
friends back in Colorado during the summer. We wish them both
all of the best!
Brianne Goutal
is still the One To Watch! Just a few years ago
Brianne swept the Big Equitation classes, winning all four major
fnals in one year and then went on to Brown University where
she earned a degree in English. Armed with her college degree,
Brianne is now embarking on a full time riding career – and she is
doing it with her usual gusto! Stationed in France and training with
Conor Swail
, Brianne is already back to her winning ways. She
rode her horse Nice de Prissey to second place in the $245,022
Longines Falsterbo Grand Prix in July in Sweden. Thanks to
Brianne’s impressive win, the Federation Equestre International
named Brianne the
“Rolex One To Watch”
for July. We already
knew Brianne was one to watch – and we will keep watching and
rooting for her!
An exciting and unique concept is in place for equestrians
and horse lovers residing in and visiting
Wellington, Florida
and the Western Communities. Active, involved and creative
business leaders have joined together to form the
Wellington
Equestrian Business Group
and to show their appreciation for
the Equestrian community, the WEBG is sponsoring the Preferred
Equestrian Courtesy Card program. Each merchant is offering
a “Courtesy Card Perk” (or discount) to anyone with a Courtesy
Card. Visit www.WellingtonEquestrianBusiness.com and request
your WEBG Preferred Equestrian Courtesy Card. Use your card
at any of the participating WEBG merchants to get promotions
and discounts all year! Also, check out the merchant directory
page to see the growing list of WEBG businesses who are eager
to welcome you with extra courtesy and special offers!
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Hi Ho Silver!
Gerry Burk
and her wonder horse, Toby in the
Douglas County Fair Parade in Castle Rock, Colorado, with
her beautiful parade “Silver Saddle.” Gerry is a member of a
group of 13 woman, the famous
“Silver Saddles Ladies,”
founded by
Ann Wolffe
in Denver, Colorado. If you are lucky
you can catch them this year at the Denver Rodeo and Stock
Show where they
will be in their
splendid tiaras and
sparkling “Silver
Saddles.” Gerry is
also a member of
the Bijou Springs
Hunt and the Ft.
Carson Hunt, both
in Colorado.