30 SIDELINES MAY 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
First Comes
The Horse,
Then Comes
Marriage
By Lauren R. Giannini
In March 2008 CANTER Mid Atlantic’s (CMA) executive director
Allie Conrad hooked up long-time friend Lisa DeHart with one of
CMA’s off-the-track-Thoroughbreds (OTTB) and within the year
“Woody” had his forever home. Allie also introduced Lisa to Matt,
the man she would marry three years later. Matchmaking isn’t
necessarily a prerequisite to run CANTER’s Mid Atlantic affliate,
Lisa Austin and CMA
Lookndownthebarrel
(“Woody”) canter
through the Novice
water at the
Maryland Horse
Trials at Loch Moy
Farm in 2011. They
moved up to Training
level in 2012.
Photo by Ralph Cocco/
GRCPhoto.com
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Lisa and Woody, an off-the-track Thoroughbred (OTTB) from
CANTER Mid Atlantic.
Photo by Allie Conrad/CANTER Mid Atlantic