34 SIDELINES MAY 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Congratulations to 11-year-old
Sophia Pilla
, who trains with
Lainie Wimberly
of Brigadoon Show Stables. Sophia had an
incredible WEF season with many championships, reserve
championships and pony medal wins. Many of the wins were on
her six-year-old children’s hunter
Poprocks
. Sophia also earned
a championship on
Greystone’s Star Bright
in the small/medium
children’s pony hunters and rode
Champlain’s Larkspur
for her
pony medal wins.
Kent Farrington’s
top grand prix jumpers,
Uceko
and
Voyeur,
are now being sponsored by
Biostar EQ
. Uceko and Voyeur have
been on Biostar formulas for a year and now join other successful
horse and rider combinations on the Biostar Team.
Everyone in the Colorado riding community sends out heartfelt
wishes to
Dr. Terry Swanson
, at
Littleton Large Animal Clinic.
His family, friends and clients are hoping he makes a speedy
recovery...and they want to thank him for all he does. He is loved
and respected by so many two-legged and four-legged friends.
The
SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare
in Aiken,
South Carolina, is offering a Low-cost Vaccination Clinic at 199
Willow Run Road from 10 am to 1 pm. on Thursday, May 9th.
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What do
educated horses
read? Sidelines
Magazine, of
course.
Hamlet
, a
Miniature Therapy
Horse from
Gentle Carousel
Miniature
Therapy Horses
in Gainesville,
Florida, enjoys
reading the March
issue of Sidelines
with Gentle
Carousel founder
Jorge Garcia-
Bengochea
.
Gentle Carousel’s
trip to Newtown,
Connecticut was featured in “The Bottom Line” in the March
issue. Let your horse read it, too!
Enjoy “Yappy Hour” at the same location from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
And on Saturday, May 11th, bring your dogs to the Summer Dog
Wash at Cold Creek Nursery, from 10 am - 2 pm, at 398 Hitchcock
Parkway.
Louisa Davidson
is back in
Aiken, South Carolina and will
be the offcial photographer
for
The Horse Show in the
Woods
. If you want her to
photograph or paint your dog,
horse or child, get in touch
with her at 970-274-0658 or
at louisadavidson@sopris.net
or louisadavidson.zenfolio.com.
Get ready for some fun in
the Rockies!
The Colorado
Horse Park
has announced
their extended Summer in the
Rockies series. The AA-rated
series managed by
Pat Boyle
and
Showplace Productions
will run for six weeks in June
and July. During the off week,
CHP will host the USHJA
Emerging Athletes Clinic
with
Cynthia Hankins.
Built in 1893,
The Gaston
Livery Stable
, in
Aiken, South
Carolina,
is the last brick,
U-shaped barn with a carriage
lift in South Carolina and
possibly the last in the United
States. It has played an integral
part in the history of equine
sports and the Winter Colony
in Aiken. The
Cats Meow Gala
and Auction
is the largest
fundraiser of the
Friends of the
Gaston Livery Stable
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