78 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Lida and Clipper, age 5, practicing for his
Combined test in the summer of 2012.
Photo by Brian Allenby
The famous Chincoteague
pony swim, July 2007.
Photo by Nick Bard
Fall 2007, Clipper comes home! Lida leading Clipper, age 5
months, off the trailer.
Photo by Lida Bard
July 2007, Clipper age one month with his mother Periwinkle on
Chincoteague Island after being trailered across the causeway.
Photo by Lida Bard
About the writer: Lida Bard is 21 years old and
going into her senior year at Elon University in
Burlington, North Carolina where she is majoring
in Creative Writing. When she’s not in class she’s
usually at the barn and this year Clipper is going
to school with her. She’s been riding since she
was eight years old and rated through her C-1 in
Pony Club before deciding to focus all her time on
eventing. Lida hopes to work hard on Clipper’s fat
work and maybe school some cross-country this
year while at college. She’s also hopeful that it
won’t be very long before he makes his eventing
debut!