22 SIDELINES NOVEMBER 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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GGT-Footing
is pleased to
welcome
Catherine Trice
to their team. A recent graduate from The
University of Georgia, Catherine is passionate about horses and is
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which is exactly what she will accomplish through this position at
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Sidelines
writer
Lindsay McCall
and
her husband
Kyle
, of Jupiter, Florida. They are the proud parents
of
Audrina Abbey McCall
who was born August 22, 2014. Lindsay,
who is an equestrian photojournalist and the PR manager for the
United States Para-Equestrian Association
, writes all of the
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Sidelines.
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Congratulations to
Kevin Babington
and
Shorapur
on winning
the $250,000 Grand Prix at the
39
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Annual Hampton Classic
Horse Show
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$250,000 Hampton Classic
Grand Prix, presented by Land Rover
, in an
exciting climax to the Classic.
Brianne Goutal
, of
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Nice De Prissey
to second
place with 0 faults in 40.34 seconds, and
Richie
Moloney,
of Ireland, rode
Freestyle De Muze
to
third place, with four faults in 44.26 seconds.
Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography
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Congratulations to
Team UltrOZ
rider
Ian
Millar
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jumping rider, who at age 67 won the
$1.5 million
CP International Grand Prix
at the
Spruce Meadows Masters
aboard Dixson. He also teamed with
Ben Asselin
, 20, who also
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to lead Canada to the win in the
$300,000 BMO Nations Cup
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Connaught
, ended
on September 17, 2014, due to complications of old age. Connaught
and
Phillip Dutton
enjoyed a magical partnership in the years that
they competed around the world and this photo of the duo appeared
on the cover of the 2011 issue of
Sidelines
(Photo by Lauren R.
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Australia, became an American citizen. Within two years, Phillip, who
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Rolex Kentucky
Three-Day Event
, changed his “bridesmaid” status, thanks to
Connaught, aka
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on to represent the USA in the
2008 Beijing Olympics
. In 2009,
they returned to Rolex where they placed seventh. In all of their
runs at Rolex, Connaught never had a rail down in show jumping.
Connaught’s demise is especially poignant as his devoted owner
Bruce Duchossois
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link on his Facebook page to a video of Connaught, winning Rolex
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stated: “We take comfort in knowing that Bruce and Simon are
together again now … Thank you, Simon, for all the memories.”
Watch the video at:
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The
Jump for Hope
fundraiser for the
Equestrian Aid
Foundation
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inaugural Central Park Horse Show. The event featured specialty
cocktails by Bai5, a performance by famed “rockjazz” pianist, ELEW,
and dancing at the stunning new Tribeca hotspot,
HAUS
. The event
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Margaret Horowitz
and
Kevin Crawford.
The committee of equestrians who helped bring
this special night to life included:
Karen O’Conner, Nic Roldan,
Nick Dello Joio, Jamie Krauss Hess, Jenny Oz LeRoy, Stacey
Werner, Susan Cowie, Kate Conover, Joni Maloney, Erin Stewart
and
Michelle Grayson.
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Photo by Andrew Werner
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Celebration of Sponsorship
party
for the
31st Jump for the Children Horse Show
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Duke Children’s Hospital
, was hosted by
Wayne and Billie
Ann Peterson
, at the Country Club of NC in Pinehurst, North
Carolina. The show will be held at the
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr.
Horse Complex
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to Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham. Pledges for this year’s show
exceed $107,000 to date. Pictured:
Joan MacNair Petty, Holly
Hach
and
Ellen Ferro
Photo by Cyndi Peterson
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