64 SIDELINES JULY 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
J e a n n e t t e
Sassoon
and her
b l i nd dressage
hor se
Va l i ant
performed a moving
d e m o n s t r a t i o n
a t t he Re i n i ng
Wo r l d F r ees t y l e
C h a m p i o n s h i p ,
part of the
Ariat
Kentucky Reining
Cup
, which took
part during Rolex in
Lexington, Kentucky. (Check out the feature story on Jeannette
and Valiant in the June issue of Sidelines). In addition to their
demonstrations and upcoming documentary, Jeannette wrote
a song for Valiant, “Follow My Heart,” which has been recorded
by new country Nashville artist
Veronica Taylor
. We can’t wait
to hear the song on the radio.
Photo by Mandy Su – amsphotography.com
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Off Centerline
Europe here they come! Welly World is empting out with so
many of the summer crowd heading to Europe. Not surprisingly
the list-of-leavers looks like a who’s who from the winter season
including
Caroline Roffman
taking two horses for her maiden
competition voyage to Europe, along with
Tuny Page, Susie
Dutta, Shelley Francis
and Euro veterans
Mikala Gundersen
and
Lars Petersen.
Meanwhile some of the Dressage Gang have rather exotic
itineraries,
Global Dressage’s
sponsorship guru,
Meg Kruger
is
heading for Mongolia for a horseback journey with a spiritual twist.
And while she doesn’t have a farm in Africa,
Lisa von Martels
is “out of Africa” after returning from a safari and a tour of Cape
Town with 7 friends. Meanwhile
Tami Hoag
is making plans to
head to Africa for a safari later this summer.
And speaking of
Tami Hoag
, her long awaited book has fnally
arrived and she is kicking off the fun with a book signing at
Show
Chic
for all her horsey fans. She will start her book tour around
the US this summer, too. Word is we should look for her on the
cover of
Horseback Magazine
out of Texas. Editor and fellow
Carlisle Academy Integrative
Equine Therapy & Sports
hosted its frst joint national
U.S.
Para Dressage Symposium and
Trainers Forum
with the USEF
and the U.S. Para Equestrian
Association (USPEA). Twelve
international Team USA and
developing riders, in addition to
regional and national coaches
from across the country, worked
with educators, coaches and
judges from around the world.
Attendees include
Mary Jordan
(pictured), a member of the 2010
USA WEG team, who is currently
one of two riders qualifed to ride
in the selection trials for Normandy.
Photo by Lindsay McCall
equestrian and author,
Steven Long
, has a lot in common with
Tami!
It’s offcial!
Heather Blitz
, her husband and horses have
arrived at
Cutler Farm
in Massachusetts. Attorney and Cutler
Farm owner,
Donna Cameron,
told us that Heather bought a
house in the area, but there
was a contingency in the sales
contract – Heather has to give
a lesson to the seller! That’s
some fun negotiating!
Congratulations toColombia’s
Cesar Torrente
, FEI 3-star
judge, who is the frst judge to
be promoted through the new
FEI judging program. And while
Cesar is traveling to the US and
beyond to judge, US judge,
Lisa
Hyslop,
just returned from a
judging assignment in Colombia
and had lots of good things to
say about the horses and the
hospitality in South America.
Instead of a summer
of riding,
Rebecca
Cohen
, last year’s
Reserve Champion
Junior Young Rider at
the
USEF Festival Of
Champions
, is getting
a leg up on college. She
was accepted into two
summer programs, the
Pre College program at
Brown University
and
the Leadership In Law
program at
Columbia
University
(her father, the late Allen Cohen’s alma mater).
Rebecca gave up a chance to ride in the
Maccabi Games
in Israel and another crack at NAJYRC and The Festival of
Champions. No doubt she is one smart cookie!