4 SIDELINES JULY 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Letter from the Editor
I love ponies, and the pony on our cover this month makes my
heart melt. While our cover model, Ultimo DHD, is a fancy pony,
I love all ponies. Short and fuzzy, Thelwell pony fat, smart and
sassy or show ring sleek – all ponies make me smile.
I think this issue will make you smile also, especially the photos
in our Sidelines Picture Perfect Pony photo contest. While 10
ponies made it onto our contest pages, I couldn’t stop there. I
picked four more pony photos from our contest to share with you
here, as we celebrate our annual Pony and Junior issue.
The photos of Just Pumpkin and Breezeway Wicca make me
smile because they exemplify the job of a pony – loving and taking
care of their young charges. In the contest entry for Just Pumpkin,
Lauren Kamerer wrote, “Just Pumpkin is the gem of Black Ridge
Farm in Minisink, New York. She is everyone’s frst pony and
loves the attention she gets at shows. Everyone in the area knows
Pumpkin!”
I love the expression on Pumpkin’s face. She knows she is
special – and she is! Talk about special – check out Twiggy,
who seems to be calmly looking out at the world. Twiggy is in
her late 20s and was rescued from an auction for $20. What a
precious story and a precious pony. Tatertot is also precious, a
little white dynamo who loves the wind in her mane. Tatertot lives
at Charming Acres Rescue in Gap, Pennsylvania, and when she
was rescued she was skinny and very sick, but look at her now.
Priceless!
This is also our Rocky Mountain issue, and while I love ponies
I also love the Rockies. In fact when this issue hits the stands I
will be heading to Colorado, to soak in the scenery and enjoy a
little Rocky Mountain trail riding! I have spent time in Colorado,
Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico and it really is a special part
of the world.
I am pleased to introduce you to many equestrians and farms in
our Rocky Mountain section. The horse world is alive and well in
the Rocky Mountains and Sidelines is thrilled to be part of it. I love
the saying that the Rockies are where “heaven and earth meet.”
Breezeway
Wicca at
Second Chance
Thoroughbreds,
Inc., in Spencer,
New York.
The Sidelines staff at the Alltech 7th Annual Press Dinner
while at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day event in Lexington,
Kentucky. From left to right: Beth Harpham, photographer and
blogger; Beth Grant, photographer; Abby Westmark, writer; Jan
Westmark-Allan, Editor-In-Chief; and Lauren Giannini, writer and
photographer.
Photo by Photos by Alex
Take a look at the photos in this section, in the stories and the
advertisements, and you might just agree.
I am also excited to tell you about our upcoming issues. August
is our annual fashion issue, which is always a big hit as we take
a look at equestrian fashion trends. September marks the 25th
Anniversary of Sidelines, and I am sure you will enjoy celebrating
with us as we take a “trail ride” through the years.
Speaking of celebrating, a group from Sidelines traveled to
Kentucky for the Rolex Three-Day Event and we had a great
time in the Bluegrass State. Now I want you to have a great time
enjoying our Pony and Junior issue and our Rocky Mountain
section.
Kiss a pony, take a trip to the Rockies and Catch the Sidelines
Spirit!
Jan Westmark-Allan
Editor
editor@sidelinesnews.com
Just Pumpkin
at Black
Ridge Farm in
Minisink, New
York.
Tatertot at
Charming Acres
Rescue in Gap,
Pennsylvania.
Twiggy
and Izzy
Dempsey in
Union Bridge,
Maryland.