Time To Rock and Roll with Jessica Springsteen (Daughter of The Boss!)
Monday, September 24 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan A young Bruce Springsteen! Photo of Jessica with her mom and dad (Patti and Bruce) that appeared on Mildred Blogs. Glory Me! Or should I say Glory Days! The first time I interviewed Jessica Springsteen, the daughter of rock star Bruce Springsteen, she was 15 years old
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Great Facebook Photos: The Rest of the Story
Sunday, September 23 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan I introduced our new Sidelines Magazine intern, Mindy Coretz, in yesterday’s blog and mentioned that she was a talented photographer. You may have already seen some of her great photos on the Sidelines Facebook page, and now I’m going to tell you “the rest of the story.” (If you are of a certain age you will remember Paul Harvey’s radio series called “The Rest of the Story.” If you are not of age, disregard all mentions of Paul Harvey and radios!) Did you see the “falling off” photo on the Sidelines Facebook page? Well here’s the rest of the story – and the rest of the pictures! From Mindy: Photo of the rider falling off: The rider in this image is one of my best friends and she is riding Tucker, one of my favorite ponies! We were enjoying a 75 degree afternoon in a field in Aspen, Colorado.
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Whoo hoo, Life is Good! Sidelines Welcomes New Intern and Photographer Mindy Coretz
Friday, September 21 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan Mindy Coretz – new Sidelines intern extraordinaire Throughout the summer I had a wonderful intern named April Leonard working for me, helping me with the Sidelines website and Facebook page. When she told me she wouldn’t be able to keep working as an intern when she went back to college in the fall, my reaction was simple. I said, “April, college is overrated.
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Blowing Rock Blows Me Away!
Sunday, September 16 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan The photo of June Bug Tate jumping a car. The photo hangs in the office of the Blowing Rock Horse Show. I am always up for an adventure and today my adventure took me to Blowing Rock, North Carolina – home of the famous and historic Blowing Rock Horse Show.
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Does Size Really Matter? And the answer is…
Thursday, September 13 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan Does size matter? In the horse world it does! Of course it does.
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Jump on the Horse Riding Dance Craze (Send in your videos doing the Gangman Style Horse Dance)
Wednesday, September 12 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan If you’ve been hanging out at the barn riding and cleaning stalls a lot lately, you may have missed out on the latest dance craze – the Horse Riding Dance. No real horses are involved, but in our YouTube sample of the song we feature the My Little Pony version. (So ponies are involved, although they are imaginary.) The Horse Riding Dance craze is called “Gangnam Style” and is performed by Korean rapper Psy.
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A Horse Lover’s Tribute to 9/11 – The Budweiser Clydesdales Help Us To “Never Forget”
Tuesday, September 11 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan It’s easy for me to remember where I was on 9/11 – the barn. We heard the news that we were being attacked and we gathered around a small TV in the tack room and watched, overwhelmed with sadness and fear. While it is a day that brings back so many memories, each year since that terrible day I have felt a sense of honor and pride just to be able to remember that day and say something as simple as “Never Forget.” While I will Never Forget 9/11, I will also Never Forget the feelings I had as a child when I saw the Budweiser Clydesdales – to sum it up the word was “awe.” I had a pony at the time, but these horses were huge, breathtaking, beautiful, regal and memorable.
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Smile…And Put Your Ears Up! (Do you have any “ears back” photos that top mine?)
Tuesday, September 11 2012
By Jan Westmark-Allan Jan and SweetPea. Can SweetPea put her ears any farther back?
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Who Wants To Be A Jumping Millionaire? (Or… Jump Clear and Show Me the Money!)
Sunday, September 09 2012
Become a show jumper – and “Show Me the Money!” By Jan Westmark-Allan Here’s some great advice for any rider trying to decide what career path they should follow – become a show jumper! While I know the prize money is fantastic in the reining world (they win millions and you don’t have to worry about being afraid of heights) – show jumpers do have the opportunity to make some cash! Tomorrow — Sunday, September 9 th — is the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix in Saugerties, New York, at the HITS-on-the-Hudson horse show. That’s one class with a huge purse. Talk about wanting to have a clear, fast round! I remember when my daughter was showing in the Children’s Jumpers – if she won any money (it was always something like $28) we were thrilled and we would go to Longhorn Steakhouse that night and feel like we were living large!! I wonder how the winner of the $1 Million Grand Prix will feel??
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Misty of Chincoteague – A Real Life Paint
Saturday, September 08 2012
Since I’m on a Paint kick (I want a Paint, I don’t want to paint, I will leave that to the professionals) I am excited to share the “My Story” feature in the newest issue of Sidelines Magazine. Yes, our main character is a Paint – a wonderful little guy straight from Chincoteague – as in the famed island of wild ponies immortalized in the wonderful children’s book Misty of Chincoteague
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