2 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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What’s Happenin’
34 Ingate
54 Off Centerline
114 Asides
Features
26 Kristen VanderVeen –
Soul For the Circuit
44 Para-Equestrian Donna Ponessa
60 West Side Story: Ernest Woodward
62 Natural Horsemanship: Linda Parelli
102 Part Two: Colorado’s Avery Dudasch
123 Fashion: Wearable Art
Horse Shows
38 Sidelines Top Ten: Shane Sweetnam
48 Best of Both Worlds at Equus Events
Dressage
22 Never Too Old: Mary Grace Davidson
30 Haley Patterson:
Barrel Racing & Dressage
42 European Connection:
Laura Tomlinson
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44
Department
4 Letter from the Editor
50 Pony Kids
52 Pony Kids
127 Mutt of the Month
128 The Bottom Line
Polo
110 The Golden Age of Polo
Special Art Section
66 Artist Profile: Lila Blakeslee
68 Artist Profile: Duke Beardsley
70 Artist Profile: Debby Thomas
72 Artist Profile: Joyce Hall
74 Artist Profile:
Marie-Christine Maitre de Tarragon
75 Snowman Joins
International Museum of Horse
76 Artist Profile: Mary Sand
78 Cover Story:
Through the Camera Lens
82 Dirty Horse & Pony Contest Winners
88 Linda Luster:
Painting the Spirit of the Horse
90 My Story: Susan Becker
94 Fergus:
The Horse Who Makes Us Laugh
98 Metro: Bred To Race –
Destined To Paint
On the Cover:
Photographer Debra Garside, of Alberta, Canada, captured this stunning
photo of a wild horse on Canada’s Sable Island. See more photos, along with the complete
story on Debra’s visit to Sable Island, in this issue beginning on page 78.
Photo by Debra Garside -
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Directories
116 Stallions
118 Barns, Farms, Trainers, Clubs
120 Equestrian Services Education
122 Real Estate
124 Tack and Feed Stores
125 Classifieds
