Natascha Gates: Her Fortune Foretold – From Germany to Colorado This Show Jumper Is Living Her Best Life
Monday, November 11 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster. Portraits by Kristie Nichols - When 16-year-old Natascha Gates and a friend went to visit a fortune teller in her home country of Germany, she was told that she would go far away to find happiness and her life’s love, but she didn’t actually believe it and promptly forgot about the experience. Natascha had other things on her mind. She was about to leave school and begin training for a career in the horse industry. Natascha with grand prix prospect China Blue, a 6-year-old Holsteiner gelding by Christian, owned by Nancy Gooding of Plum Creek Hollow Farm.
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Kendel Neidermyer: From Front Flips to FWORDS
Tuesday, September 10 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Michael Paniccia Kendel Neidermyer has successfully fused couture fashion design with active sports clothing, including riding apparel. Although she doesn’t ride, she considers herself a part of the horse community. “I had this moment in the first recognized show that I attended — it was the Longines Masters in New
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Daniela Siberio: The Magic of the Lusitano Horse
Friday, June 28 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Barbara Bower When Daniela Siberio’s mother suggested a riding vacation in Portugal, Daniela wasn’t entirely enthusiastic at first — partly because it had been years since she had ridden, and also because there would be dressage lessons as part of the riding holiday. Daniela’s teen years had been spent riding
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Julie Ferris: Painting Her Passion
Monday, May 06 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster The horses in Julie Ferris’ work look as though they could step off the canvas, especially in her life-sized paintings. Her trademark style of using a white painted background highlights her subject, showing the character of each individual horse through their facial expression and unique physical components. As much as Julie enjoys
- Published in Weekly Feature
Allen Nabors: Leaving Hollywood for Horses
Tuesday, April 23 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Shawna Simmons Allen Nabors has worked for years in movies and television, the most memorable for many fans being his role in “The Big Bang Theory” as Penny’s brief love interest, Doug. But if you meet Allen at a horse show, it’s not likely that he’ll bring up the subject. “It’s something
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Marsha Hartford-Sapp: Training an Unadoptable Horse Named Cobra – The Amazing Story of a Wild Mustang Who Won Multiple Horse of the Year Awards…
Wednesday, January 02 2019
Marsha Hartford-Sapp and her mustang Cobra By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Kim Chason Some of the greatest horse stories in history tell the tale of horses that have fallen down on their luck: Black Beauty, War Horse and Snowman, to name a few. Now add a bay mustang named Cobra to the list Read more at the source: Marsha Hartford-Sapp: Training an Unadoptable Horse Named Cobra – The Amazing Story of a Wild Mustang Who Won Multiple Horse of the Year Awards and… Article excerpt posted on Sidelinesnews.com from Sidelines Magazine.
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Z-Blogs
Marsha Hartford-Sapp: Training an Unadoptable Horse Named Cobra – The Amazing Story of a Wild Mustang Who Won Multiple Horse of the Year Awards and…
Wednesday, January 02 2019
Marsha Hartford-Sapp and her mustang Cobra By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Kim Chason Some of the greatest horse stories in history tell the tale of horses that have fallen down on their luck: Black Beauty, War Horse and Snowman, to name a few. Now add a bay mustang named Cobra to the list
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Z-Blogs
Marsha Hartford-Sapp: Training an Unadoptable Horse Named Cobra – The Amazing Story of a Wild Mustang Who Won Multiple Horse of the Year Awards and Became A Breyer Model Horse
Wednesday, January 02 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Kim Chason Some of the greatest horse stories in history tell the tale of horses that have fallen down on their luck: Black Beauty, War Horse and Snowman, to name a few. Now add a bay mustang named Cobra to the list. Cobra’s story is nothing short of amazing. He
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Catie Stazek: All Because of a Roadside Sign -The Broadcast Journalist for ESPN, NBC and the FEI Is Just as Comfortable with a Microphone in her Hand as She Is On A Horse
Wednesday, October 31 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Kathy Russell Catie Staszak, broadcast journalist for ESPN, NBC and the FEI, may have had an entirely different life and career were it not for a sign on the side of the road. She was only 3 years old when her family moved to South Florida from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but
- Published in General
Jenny Erwin: A Fashionable Journey from SCAD to WEG
Thursday, October 18 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster Jenny Erwin is a student at Savanna College of Art and Design (SCAD) but she’s not waiting to graduate to begin her career. She’s presenting her line of contemporary, luxury clothing during the World Equestrian Games (WEG). Inspired by her horse Apache, Jenny has named her brand Apacceli, which is an appropriate
- Published in Weekly Feature