Sandy Ferrell – Too Tough For Cancer
Monday, October 23 2017
By Lauren R. Giannini
Sandy Ferrell is a well-known professional rider-trainer on the AA circuit with many wins including the World Championship Hunter Rider title. She loves to teach, and her riders range from teenagers to ages in the 70s. … [Read more]
- Published in General
Shannon Dueck: Beating Cancer Without Missing a Beat
Tuesday, October 10 2017
By Lauren R. Giannini
When it comes to dressage, international Grand Prix rider and trainer Shannon Lee Dueck is a late bloomer. She grew up with it, but her passion for classical training didn’t manifest until well into her 30s. … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
How Speaking Up Saved Bill Sipp’s Life
Friday, October 07 2016
By Doris Degner-Foster
Bill Sipp wasn’t afraid to talk about a personal matter to a woman friend, and it may have saved his life — a life that’s too much fun to leave yet.
Bill’s riding career began because … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Lou Cirignano – Riding and Thriving Through Cancer
Wednesday, October 05 2016
Lourdes “Lou” Cirignano assumed she needed to wear a more supportive bra for horseback riding in 2013 when she developed a stubborn rash that wouldn’t go away on her left nipple. The spunky brunette from Lake Forest, … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Eventer Beth Perkins Still Has That “Get Up & Go”
Monday, September 28 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
It’s always horses for Beth Perkins. They’re the driving force on which she thrives — her work, her play, her passion, and her earliest memories.
Beth started riding before she could walk. Horses are in her … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Mary Jastrzemski — A Real Survivor
Monday, September 28 2015
By Doris Degner-Foster
Mary Jastrzemski began riding in a western saddle placed over a five-foot wooden coop jump. With her drink and some cookies within reach, 3-year-old Mary could “follow along” in the riding lesson with her mother at Quantico … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Cantering Through Cancer with Faith, Friends and a Filly
Monday, September 21 2015
By Susan Friedland-Smith
Twenty-four year old Alanna McPartlin discovered she had more than just a sunburn while applying lotion across her pink chest where her V-neck shirt had exposed her skin during an outdoor concert. As her left arm grazed … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
A Courageous Tale of Two Women
Monday, September 21 2015
By Pam Maley and Jackie McFarland
A test of courage is not often a challenge we seek in life. But when faced with a life-changing adversity, suddenly that difficult test is smack in front of our face, without much chance … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Sue Blackmore Rides a Pink Horse
Monday, September 21 2015
By Lauren R. Giannini
Photos by Stephen Thurston, www.stephenthurstonphotography.com
Sue Blackmore is an accomplished rider who for nearly 20 years has served as whipper-in (field assistant) to her husband, Martyn Blackmore, huntsman since 2014 for the Lowcountry Hunt in Jacksonboro, … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature