Dressage: Getting to Know George Williams
Thursday, January 23 2020
By Britney Grover. Portraits by Melissa Fuller - Sidelines is thrilled to introduce George Williams as our new monthly dressage columnist.
George has dedicated his life to dressage as a rider, coach, clinician and volunteer. After beginning his dressage education with Egon von Neindorff in Germany, George followed his mentor, Karl Mikolka, to ride and train with the Tempel Lipizzans for 20 years, including being program director for 13. He then pursued his own competitive goals to ride on a U.S. team and succeeded with Rocher, earning many championships and culminating in fifth place at the 2003 World Cup in Sweden, team bronze at CHIO Aachen in 2005 and USDF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle Horse of the Year.
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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.
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Wendy Sasser: “This Horse Gave Me My Dreams Back”
Friday, November 01 2019
By Lyssette Williams Portraits by Kristin Lee Late night 1984, 12-year-old Wendy Sasser sat with eyes glued to the television watching as equestrians competed at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Wendy had always loved horses, but that summer moment further fueled her passion. “Watching the Olympic equestrian events inspired me,” Wendy said. “Abdullah and Touch
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Dressage & Beyond with Charlotte Bredahl
Tuesday, August 13 2019
As the U.S. Dressage Development Coach, Charlotte is dedicated to working with the United States dressage riders. Recently, she had the opportunity to attend a coaches’ course taught by the U.S. Olympic Committee at the U.S. Olympic Training facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From team building to teaching other coaches how to canter on the
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Sarah Lockman -Dressage Rider’s Journey From “Pinch Me” Moment to International Stage
Wednesday, July 10 2019
By Tafra Donberger Portraits by Kristin Lee Sarah Lockman has always been one to set goals. While only in Pony Club as a girl, she knew that she wanted to one day represent the United States on an international level. So when she caught the eye of Olympian Debbie McDonald at her first CDI event,
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July 2019 – Table of Contents
Monday, June 17 2019
42 Ingate (Full Article) Subscribe for just $9.95 or Order Individual Issues Here! CONTENTS 16 Coursewalk with Heather Caristo 18 Juri Ito: Finding Shangri-La 24 Frederique Poulain: “I Always Wanted to Paint Horses” 30 Everything Eventing with Boyd Martin 34 Charity: CANTER Pennsylvania — The Bridge Between Track and Homes for
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Dressage & Beyond with Charlotte Bredahl
Monday, May 06 2019
Thank you for sharing an insider view with readers on the U.S. Dressage Team. What are some of the major costs associated with such high-level performance and how do the riders afford it? If you’re buying a horse ready for top-level competition, you’re looking at a very high number. If you’re a great rider and
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March 2019 – Table of Contents
Monday, February 18 2019
66 Ingate (Full Article) Subscribe for just $9.95 or Order Individual Issues Here! CONTENTS 18 Joanna Zeller Quentin: Hooked on Horses and Art 26 Dressage & Beyond with Charlotte Bredahl 32 Ruth Nicodemus: A Passion for Teaching the Passionate 36 Sports Psychology: Shedding Light on Barn Blindness 38 Michelle Durpetti: An Old-Fashioned
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Rosenthal & High Point Hanoverians: Continuing Dreams in the Face of Tragedy
Tuesday, January 22 2019
By Britney Grover Portraits by Shawna Simmons High Point Hanoverians began in Cherstertown, Maryland, as the dream of one woman to produce warmbloods with the athleticism to compete in all English disciplines and the temperament to be rideable by amateurs. Supported by her husband, John, and business partner Klaus Schengber, Angela Barilar’s dream became a
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Catherine Kwasnik: Luck, Opportunity and a Special Horse
Monday, January 14 2019
By Darlene Ricker It’s quite a stretch to imagine an elite equine falling into the lap of a teenager who has never even owned a horse — and on top of that, to come with an expense-paid training program with an Olympic dressage rider and the opportunity to show in Wellington, Florida. All of that
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