4 SIDELINES JANUARY 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
it off her list. You
don’t want to
miss Doris’ great
story on Rita Mae
in this issue! Do-
ris, who is also a
foxhunter, had a
great time chat-
ting with Rita
Mae about her
many books, but
mostly about be-
ing part of a hunt.
If you haven’t
read a Rita Mae
novel, then add
that to your New
Year’s
resolu-
tions, too.
T h r o u g h o u t
2014, we are
asking our read-
ers to Catch the
Sidelines Spirit and audition to be a
Sidelines
mascot. We
will feature a new mascot each month – and we kick off
the year by welcoming BettyAnn Kolba, of North Riverside,
Illinois, and her horse Brandi as our January mascots. Bet-
tyAnn and Brandi have a great story which we will share
with you in a future issue. BettyAnn is a big fan of
Side-
lines
, a busy competitor, has her own business embroider-
ing everything from saddle pads to fly bonnets to tack trunk
covers and BettyAnn and her little redheaded mare (her
nickname for Brandi) fulfilled an item on their bucket list
when they competed at the Washington International Horse
Show. And just in case you think a mascot needs to be a
young person – BettyAnn will be 64 and Brandi 18 this year,
proving that age is just a number and that anyone can catch
the Sidelines Spirit!
Here’s to a great New Year and to everyone Catching the
Sidelines Spirit in 2014!
Jan Westmark
Editor-In-Chief
Letter from the Editor
Happy New Year!
It’s hard to believe it’s 2014
already – 2013 seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye.
The January issue of
Sidelines
is our Stallion & Breeding
issue, which means a magazine full of gorgeous stallions
and adorable foals – a great way to ring in the New Year!
Quentin Judge and his gorgeous stallion, HH Dark de la
Hart, appear on our cover this month in honor of our Stal-
lion & Breeding issue, but my staff (and people looking over
my shoulder while I was working at Barnes & Noble) com-
mented that Quentin should have been included in our De-
cember Hot Horsemen issue. So true!
Speaking of Hot Horsemen, I sent
Sidelines
intern Chris-
tina Alex to Wellington to meet our December cover model,
polo player Brandon Phillips, so that he could autograph
covers of his issue. Of course I asked for proof that they
met – and Christina happily obliged by sending me a photo.
Some people would venture to say that being an intern isn’t
all it’s cracked up to be, but Christina might disagree. Being
a
Sidelines
intern can be fun, because soon I will send her
to have more covers autographed – this time by Quentin,
our January cover model and a Hot Horsemen as well.
In addition to our gorgeous cover, I am sure you will enjoy
browsing through the good looking stallions (of the equine
variety!) featured in this issue.
Sidelines
also hosted our
Stunning Stallions & Fabulous Foals contest for our spe-
cial section and, while the stallions are gorgeous, all of the
foals make me smile. Stacey Hetherington, of North Adams,
Massachusetts, was one of the winners in our contest with
this great photo of an inquisitive youngster playing peek-
a-boo.
It’s that time of year to think about making New Year’s
resolutions or maybe you are the type who has created a
bucket list of things you hope to accomplish.
Sidelines
writ-
er Doris Degner-Foster said one of the items on her bucket
list was to interview
New York Times
bestselling author and
avid foxhunter Rita Mae Brown – and now Doris can check
Stacey Hetherington was a winner in the Sidelines
Stunning Stallions & Fabulous Foals contest with
her photo of a foal playing peek-a-boo.
Sidelines interns have all the fun!
Intern Christina Alex with polo player
Brandon Phillips, the Sidelines 2013
Hot Horseman of the Year.
January Sidelines
mascots BettyAnn Kolba
and Brandi.
