FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
SIDELINES MARCH 2014 133
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ettyAnn Kolba is absolutely well known for one thing in
particular - her love of pink. A quick peek at Princess
Brandi’s stall and you’ll notice pink brushes, pink blankets,
pink buckets – pink, pink, pink! BettyAnn even owns her
signature pink margarita maker that she brings to shows. “If it’s
made in pink, I have it,” she said.
And if not’s made in pink, she’ll make it. She has designed
custom lavish saddle pads, “diamond” polos, fly bonnets,
trunk covers, you name it, she does it. Before long, all the
barn kids at Jaynesway Farm (where she boards Brandi and
Bud) wanted their own custom BettyAnn-made products, so
Divine Equine Designs was born. Before she knew it, she was
working full-time filling orders. You can check out her website
at
divineequinedesigns.com.
But horses aren’t the only ones who benefit from BettyAnn’s
creative pursuits. Twice a year Jaynesway has a schooling
show. They have many kids who only get to show at these
events. She outfits these riders in what she calls Grand Prix
Barbie Dress Up. “I have been very blessed that a lot of people
helped me along the way and I got to show all across the
country. We’ve only got twice a year to get these kids
into it. I
have acquired clothing in every size and I get the kids properly
dressed for their big show,” she explained.
BettyAnn collects everything from boots to hunt coats, shirts,
Pretty in Pink
& Grand Prix Barbie
breeches, new
helmets and
gloves when
they are on sale
so she can lend
them to riders
for the schooling
shows. She
stores all the
clothes and
items in her
“Tack Shack,” a
converted hot
dog shop on
the barn’s property. Riders (young and old) borrow clothes or
purchase them and, when they have outgrown them, exchange
them for new ones.
While she certainly doesn’t make any money doing this,
BettyAnn doesn’t mind. “If it gives them the bug, if it gives them
that thrill or that show ring experience once or twice a year, it’s
worth it. If they decide it’s more than a passing fancy and this is
really want they want to do, then I can help them move up. You
pay it forward. People always helped me with my horse dreams.
I don’t have kids, so I take these kids and I dress them up and
hope they also find that thrill.”
