66 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Off Centerline
Sidelines’
Gigi
and
Don Harris
, recently lost her beloved
mare Sasha on August 2, 2012. She was a loving companion
for many years. Sasha is now free to gallop pain free but will
remain in Gigi’s heart forever.
Conrad Schumacher
will be
in Massachusetts in the fall for
Training Sessions at The Ashby
Stock Farm.
Nancy Later Lavoie
and her husband
Matthew Lavoie
will be sponsoring the clinic
October 4-7. The clinic will be
open to all riders on Thursday and
Friday and for Region 8 Jr/YR’s
on Saturday and Sunday, with
other demonstrations and lectures
available on the weekend. Jr/YR’s
of Region 8 enjoyed a clinic with
Conrad (pictured) in his spring clinic
at the Ashby Stock Farm.
Photo by Matthew Lavoie
Not many dry eyes in the house when Olympian
Steffen Peters
took his fnal ride on
Ravel
at the 2012 Olympics. It was especially
touching when Steffen leaned down and whispered in the great
horse’s ear. Ravel, owned by
Akiko Yamazaki
and
Jerry Yang
,
retired following the London Games. Enjoy your retirement Ravel,
you deserve it!
Your next great dressage partner could be an ex-racehorse.
The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-
Racehorses (
CANTER
) is now offering its nationally recognized
service to the horsemen in Colorado. Watch for volunteers as
they begin visiting Arapahoe Park immediately to offer
free
sales
listings, including photography, to trainers and owners looking to
move their ex-racehorses onto second careers. Horses listed for
sale will be available to the general public on www.canterusa.org/
colorado. Trainers or owners who would like to list a horse for sale
should contact
Jamie Girouard
at colorado@canterusa.org.
On the move, Curlie V (Comeback II /Lobster) and Sam’t Und
Seide, (who had been in training with Olympian
Steffen Peters
for the last year) left
Carol and Rebecca Cohen’s
Two Swans
Farm in Wellington, Florida to join Rebecca’s horse, Downtown, at
Hope Greenfeld’s
16-Hands Farm in New Jersey where they will
train with
Lauren Sammis
.
Double the blessings! Dressage trainer,
Tara Stegen
became the proud mother of twin sons on August 17
th
,
James
Rowland
and
Jacob Charles
. We assume that Tara and
Jeff will be in the market for a
pair
of fancy ponies soon!
Also in the baby parade is insurance rock star
Sara Cunningham’s
new baby, an adorable baby boy -
Anthony Joseph Carlone
,
barn name
TJ
.
Colorado is in the news again! Congratulations to German
rider
Nicole Glusenkamp
, who qualifed for her Gold medal at
Dressage in the Rockies in Parker, Colorado, in August. Nicole
rode the spectacular Friesian stallion, Ealtsje F, who is owned
by
Winning Edge Friesians
in Texas. Nicole is a trainer at
Iron
Horse Farm
, in Elizabeth, Colorado.
Ann Jamieson’s
eagerly awaited fourth volume of
For the Love
of the Horse
will be released shortly! The book includes stories
about Ice Road Trucker
Lisa Kelly
,
Boyd Martin
and
Neville
Bardos
,
Tina Konyot
and Calecto V and Paralympian
Donna
Ponessa
who competed in London. Ann’s previous books have
attained all 5* ratings on Amazon.com. The new volume will be
available soon on Amazon, or on www.loveofthehorsebook.com.
Another amazing Colorado event, the
Chariots Aspire Clinic
,
will take place October 13 and invites six disabled persons to
participate in combined driving for the disabled. Chariots Aspires
was started by
Leslie Terry
, mother of event trainer
Laura Backus
.
Leslie was an eventer before a car accident left her a quadriplegic
in 1993. The 501(c)3 organization is looking for participants but
also for donors at the $25, $50 or $100 level for support. Checks
may be sent to Chariots Aspire, 6510 Lorraine Road, Larkspur,
CO, 80118-5404. Observers are welcome to attend the event.
Best Wishes to
Jules Nyssen
on a speedy recovery from
serious injuries sustained while he was riding his Prix St. George
horse
Eclipse
who had a heart attack. Our sympathy goes out to
Jules on the loss of one of his favorite dressage horses.
Does your barn or organization have news, tidbits or
announcements you would like to share in the Off Centerline
column, dedicated to dressage, eventing and foxhunting
news. It can be something as fun as a wedding announcement,
new horse purchased, upcoming clinics or exciting wins.
The deadline for the next issue is September 15
th
and all Off
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