96 SIDELINES NOVEMBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Sidelines Magazine Photography & Art Winners
Beth Cole, of Horse Shoe, North
Carolina, calls her photo “Embodied
Grace” and says she tries to capture
the natural everyday grace of the
horse, even in the simplest act of
swatting at a pesky fy.
Patrick Brennan, of Denver, Colorado, won the
Professional Photographer division with his photo
of the wild mustangs of Sand Wash Basin in
North West Colorado. The photo features two
band stallions having a “dust up” on top of a hill.
Patrick and the mustangs are featured in a story
in this issue and one of his photos will appear as a
Sidelines cover in 2013.
Nicole C. Ham, of Forsyth, Georgia,
took this image of Elodie and her
dressage mare Hologram in Autumn
near sunset in Athens, Georgia.
Emily Peak, of Stapleton, Alabama, took this
photo at the Blue Angel Dressage Show in
Pensacola, Florida last year.
The Sidelines Magazine Photography and Art contest brought out an amazing group of talented people -
from fantastic photographers, both professional and amateurs, to incredible artists, young and old. We want to
congratulate the top winners and thank everyone who entered the contest. You flled our website and Facebook
page with exquisite images and we are grateful that you shared your talent with us. Enjoy the photos and
artwork on these pages and visit the contest gallery on the Sidelines website to see all of the entries.
Professional Photography Contest Winners
Pansy Winters, of
Social Circle, Georgia,
is a professional
trainer with a passion
for photography. She
captured this photo
of her 10 year old
son Nicholas with her
18.3 hand Hanoverian
named Wheels.
Sheryel Aschfort, of Loxahatchee,
Florida, is a polo photographer who
captured a photo of Mike Azaaro
coming through the goal – fying
horseshoe and all!
Sharon Castro, of
Wellington, Florida,
specializes in racing and
polo photography but
captured this moment
during the 2011 Winter
Equestrian Festival.