34 SIDELINES DECEMBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
The U.S. Equestrian Team has announced that
Jane Forbes
Clark
has resigned as president and CEO. Jane gave as her
reason the fact that she has chosen to British Olympic show
jumper
Ben Maher
to take over the ride on some of her horses.
With Ben taking the reins, there is the possibility that one of Jane’s
horses might one day be representing Great Britain. Jane said
she did not want any appearance of confict of interest if one of
her horses were to represent Britain while she is president of the
U.S. Equestrian Team.
Congratulations to
Dr. Susan McQuiddy
from Omaha,
Nebraska on the purchase of her lovely new bay mare, Frost!
Susan purchased Frost in Colorado and will be bringing Frost
back to her new home at Ponca Hills Farm in Nebraska.
Olympic eventing bronze medalist and Pan American Games
gold medalist
Darren Chiacchia
, 48, was admitted to the hospital
with fungal meningitis, a rare and potentially deadly infection. At
press time, Darren was improving and we wish him a speedy and
complete recovery.
With the growing interest in collegiate equestrian teams,
The
Pin Oak Charity Horse Show
hosted the Fourth Annual (THJA)
College Equestrian Fair. Young riders who spend countless hours
dedicated to the sport in their lower, middle and high school years,
graduate and ask themselves, “Now what?” To help address this
question, The Pin Oak Club chose a select group of Division l & ll
and ISHA colleges in addition to other handpicked schools from
around the country with equestrian riding teams as well as equine
studies to promote their programs and provide aspiring riders with
a “one-stop-shopping” experience to learn what these colleges
offer and hopefully fnd a course of study that fts their goals.
Young rider
Anna Weatherford
, from Ft. Collins,
Colorado, and her lovely mare Glory and her adorable dog
Chelsea are all heading to Neunan, Georgia. Anna will be
a working student for Olympic rider Julie Richards.
Congratulations Anna, what a wonderful opportunity for
you and Glory!