32 SIDELINES NOVEMBER 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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ollege — it was never a question of “if” — it was a question
of “where.” That isn’t meant to sound snobbish. There really
were no other options discussed, because my dad was a
college professor who taught Ph.D. candidates at Drexel
University in Philadelphia.
Dad was a Ph.D. as well, with a degree in Nuclear Engineering,
graduating valedictorian at Stanford University, so we grew up with
“college” all around our family discussions.
We lost my pop, suddenly, in 1999 — my hero, my educator.
I still believe education is very important, although I also believe
there are different ways to attain your education, whether it’s through
college lessons or through life lessons.
I loved that when we were kids, we were immersed in many
different events — lots of educating, lots of lessons. We received
an education in piano, clarinet, riding, dance, theater, gymnastics,
skiing and even singing. A real education is when these things “stick”
over the years and something you tried as a kid, you pick up later in
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Gymnastics — not so much. The last time I was able to do
a split was the one and only time it happened, in seventh grade
cheerleader tryouts. I actually made the team, but it was more for my
screaming ability than for my double back handsprings with split. I
think I was the only girl on the team who could only do a cartwheel.
Somehow I made captain of the team too, big lungs. “We are the
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education in riding.
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