58 SIDELINES JUNE 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
George Morris, Frank Madden, Reed Kessler and numerous other
famous people. The hotel was awesome and the VIP table was
great to watch the grand prix and equitation classes. The entire
weekend was so much fun!”
Jack’s mom echoed her son’s statement, “It was truly a dream.
Jack works so hard and takes his riding seriously. It was amazing
to see him looking so handsome in his new show clothes, beautiful
Voltaire Saddle and riding an incredibly fancy horse. But, the best
part was seeing the huge smile on his face when he fnished his
courses. It made me so proud to see his hard work paying off.
The entire weekend was like a fairytale. It was truly magical. I
think what was most touching about the entire weekend was the
kindness that everyone showed us. Every person we met along
the way was so friendly and seemed so happy and excited to have
us experience a weekend at WEF. The people were just amazing.
I still get teary-eyed thinking about how kind and generous
everyone was.”
Suffce it to say, many tears were shed throughout the weekend
and through it all Jack remained humble and thankful – a true
testament to his attitude that helped him win the contest in the
frst place. “Thank you to everyone involved for this wonderful
experience. It was a dream come true to show at WEF,” Jack said.
Photos by Jan Westmark-Allan, unless noted
Jack and Claire had the chance to meet trainer Frank Madden.
One of Jack’s biggest surprises of the weekend – a new saddle
from Brice Goguet, owner of Voltaire Design.
Jack wearing his new Charles Owen helmet, with April Matthews
the manager of the Beval Saddlery mobile unit.
Jack and his family stayed at the beautiful Brazilian Court Hotel
in Palm Beach.
Hadfeld’s Saddlery gave
Jack a new pair of boots
and a new jacket.