Buzz Welker Memorial Polo Tournament Helps Sport’s Growth At Grand Champions Polo Club
Saturday, March 29 2014
Hope Arellano of Polographics outraces defender downfield on her Best Playing Pony. Photo by Scott Fisher WELLINGTON, FL-March 17, 2014- —The Buzz Welker Memorial Tournament offered junior polo players of all ages and ability levels a chance to improve their skills and have fun at the same time Monday at Grand Champions Polo Club. With more than 80 players, polo’s grass roots level never looked better during the Polo Training Foundation event.
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Win Two Tickets to the American Invitational
Thursday, March 27 2014
Win two tickets to the Invitational! Can you picture yourself at the American Invitational? Good news! Sidelines is giving away five pairs of tickets to go the American Invitational on April 5 in Miami! For a chance to win TWO tickets to the Invitational, send us a “selfie”!” The five best selfies will wins.
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Canadian Para-Dressage Riders Victorious in International Team Competition
Tuesday, March 25 2014
Ottawa, ON, March 15, 2014 – - Canadian Para-Dressage riders continued to post top scores during the second day of competition on their way to winning the overall team event at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 CPEDI3*. The annual FEI competition is being held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, March 14-16, in Wellington, FL.Using the combined scores from the Team Test, held March 14, and the Individual Test, on March 15, Canadians Robyn Andrews, Lauren Barwick, Ashley Gowanlock and Jody Schloss won the team competition with a total of 418.803%, while the host nation, United States, finished second with 410.536%. The Canadian Para-Equestrian Team, comprised of Ashley Gowanlock, Jody Schloss, chef d’équipe Elizabeth Quigg, Robyn Andrews and Lauren Barwick, won the overall team competition at Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 CPEDI3*
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USG FlexiVest
Thursday, March 20 2014
KL Select’s mandate is to feature ‘only the best’, and in line with that philosophy, they now offer the Flexi Protective Vest, nicknamed the “bodyguard”, one of the newest developments from USG (United Sportsproducts Germany). Dorothea Carters, Managing Partner at KL Select, remarked that when researching body protectors, “We were appalled that many of the safety vests on the market today are not ASTM approved or tested, and to avoid that costly testing are marketed as ‘vests’ – which is misleading to the American rider”.
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Pine Top Ht and more!
Sunday, March 16 2014
This weekend we had two compete at the Pine Top HT. Brendan Quinn in the PT division and Hannah Cangillia went Training.
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Meet Our Members: Aisling Carroll
Tuesday, March 11 2014
Name: Aisling Carroll Year in school: Freshman Major: biology Hometown: Louisville, KY Horse Name: Fluff Breed: Thoroughbred Age: 9 Level: preliminary Where do you keep your horse/Train with?: I train with Deborah Iezzi in KY and consider her my main trainer. I work with Pippa Moon while I am at school and also ride with Jan Byyny as much as I can. How did you start riding?: My parents train race horses so I have been around horses starting from a very early age. They signed me up for proper riding lessons when I was very young, and I have been doing it ever since. Biggest riding accomplishment?: Winning my first CIC* last summer.
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2014 Live Oak International Driving and CSI2*W Showjumping Continues to Raise the Bar
Saturday, March 08 2014
Ocala, FL (March 7, 2014) - Never has an international-level equestrian competition in the Sunshine State offered so much for so many. The Live Oak International CAI/CSI-W 2*, March 19-23, at Live Oak Plantation, will provide spectators the chance to watch some of the sport’s most celebrated equestrian athletes. Top athletes entered to compete include 2012 British Olympic Team Gold Medalist Ben Maher, 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist Cian O’Connor, Olympian McLain Ward, and 10-time National Four-in-Hand Champion Chester Weber. And if all that is not enough horse power, the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be on display as well
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Freeing a Cast Horse
Wednesday, March 05 2014
If you’ve ever seen a cast horse, it’s an image that you’re not likely to forget.
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More showing, more progress and many thanks!
Tuesday, March 04 2014
This past weekend we had multiple riders compete at the Sporting Days HT! Brendan Quinn and Smoke rode in the Training Rider B division and placed 4th! Rebecca Beaudry and Jerry rode in the Training Rider B division and placed 5th! Manon Quilodran and Orison competed in their first training in the Rider B division! Alexa Hamilton and Winston did their second training in the Rider A division! Robin Oliver and Sky-walker did their first Begginger Novice recognized together! Heather Bartlett and Little Bit of Faith rode in the Novice Rider B division! I rode my Carino in the training rider A division and placed 3rd! We have received two very generous anonymous donations this past week! One was absolutely AMAZING saddle pads with our logo on them. We got one for every rider and we can not wait to use them at shows…especially our team challenge at FENCE in April! We also had a donation of $250 through our new gofundme.com account. We can not believe the about of generosity, support and kindness we have received from many people
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Horse History – March 7, 1981 – Red Pollard Passes Away
Monday, March 03 2014
On March 7, 1981, Red Pollard passed away. Pollard, a racing jockey, was famous for riding the incredible Thoroughbred Seabiscuit. Pollard was born on October 27, 1909 in Edmonton, Canada
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