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Elite Equestrian Magazine Celebrates10 YEARS Must Haves For You & Your Horse SPRING Fashion Chisholm Gallery Paul Brown Dr. Lori Frank Lloyd Wright

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38 Nic Roldan A Year In His Life 42 Twilight Polo

People & Places

28 His & Hers Chester Weber 32 Destination Aiken

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Elite Equestrian magazine is proud to celebrate 10 years of publication in 2018 �� Publisher: Bill Vander Brink Editor in Chief: Noelle Vander Brink Advertising Sales, N.E.Region: Kathy Dress 610-420-9964 kathy@dressmedia.us Advertising Sales, S.E. Region Karen Eagle 352-812-1142 Advertising Sales, National: Diane Holt 713-408-8114 diane@eliteequestrian.us Editorial Advisor: Rebecca Larkin Art & Antiques Editor: Dr. Lori Verderame Equine Art Editor: Jeanne Chisholm Health Editor: Marilyn Miller-Heath Fashion Editor: LA Sokolowski-Pomeroy Legal Editor: Avery S., Chapman,Esquire Saddle Specialist Editor: Jochen Schleese

On The Cover: Nic Roldan in Gold Cup game: La Indiana vs El Remano by Clive Benne�. Photo courtesy of Nic Roldan.

Contributing Writers Natascha Baecher Alessandra Deerinck Dr. Amy Hayek Dr. Bill Ormston Lynn Palm Emily Riden Chris Weber Elaine Wessel Contributing Photographers: Clive Bennett Barbara Livingston Iris Russo Daniel Oyvetski Social Media: Vanessa Ashton Photography: Steven Edward

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POLO ISSUE

Volume 18 Issue 2 Complimentary

A Year In The Life Nic Roldan Twilight Polo

HEALTH Cold Therapy Stall Rest

VISIT Aiken

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The publishers/owners of Elite Equestrian magazine have spent their entire careers in the marketing industry. Bill Vander Brink was a regional account manager for ValPak® Direct Mail, and Noelle Vander Brink was an account executive for a regional publication before venturing out to producetheir own media products.

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Equine Destinations

National Sporting Library & Museum, VA

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Winterizing For Your Senior Horse

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PAUL BROWN American ( 1893 -1960)

Brown is primarily known for his wonderful paintings, drawings and sketches of horses and equestrian sports, he is also well-known for his elegant and prolific illustrations for Brooks Brothers catalogs over three decades including more than one thousand drawings, making him a major influence on the image of urban males in twentieth-century America. Paul Brown’s art is alive, original and strong without presumption. Color is only an occasional adjunct playing a very secondary role to the use of the hard-edged line. His style has a calculated simplicity an casual appearance, but is very carefully contrived and executed with much authority. He used his wonderful powers of observation, drew heavily upon his copious notes and studies and greatly accepted the benefits of the camera only to cement his ideas. The rest was practice and care. His photographic memory proved to be an invaluable asset, enabling him to render images of specific moments sometimes years after they had taken place. Brown preferred to draw with a pencil and, although not fond of painting, he successfully employed a technique of using tinted paper with white highlights. During the heyday of polo in the 1930′s, Paul Brown immortalized the sport for many in his illustrations for Peter Vischer’s POLO magazine, of which Brown was a member of the editorial board. Today those historical moments are often taken for granted, as is much of the past, but we still have Paul Brown’s unique legacy to breathe life into those special times.

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Illustrating and writing books became Brown’s main occupation with the major publishers of the day including The Derrydale Press, Charles Scribner’s Sons, Dodd, Mead & Company. These books are avidly collected today and often fetch as much as an original work of art.

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A set of four hand-coloured intaglio aquatint ‘American Polo Scene’ prints by the American artist, Paul Brown, titled ‘On the Boards’, ‘The Save’, ‘The Goal’ and ‘Down the Field’; each signed. Dimensions of each 24 x 17 inches (61 x 43 cm). Plate size: 12.5 x 20 inches. Printed on imported handmade paper. Titles engraved in the same style as other sets of American Sporting scenes published by The Derrydale Press, 1930. Only 175 signed proofs were produced of each print, which makes a bona ﬁde set of four rare and valuable. FULL SET OF FOUR, neither matted nor framed NEAR MINT CONDITION, RARE

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Chester Weber is one of the most celebrated combined drivers in history. The Ocala, Florida native was raised on his family’s Live Oak Plantation and started driving competitively as a boy, under the mentorship of Jimmy Fairclough. At 18, he became the youngest driver named to a US team for the World Pairs Driving Championships and in 2008, became the first American to win Individual Silver at the Four-in-Hand FEI World Driving Championships. He has twice consecutively won England’s Royal Windsor CAI3* and the personal congratulations of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Having earned three World Equestrian Games Silver medals, 14 USEF Four-in-Hand National titles, and the number one slot on the FEI World Rankings, he keeps an equally steady hand guiding the direction of the horses and sport he loves, serving on the USET Board of Trustees, USEF High Performance Driving Committee, National Driving, Safety and Hearing Committees, and Licensed Officials and Driving Technical Committees. He is a driving force behind Live Oak International, which annually showcases FEI level combined driving and show jumping in Ocala at the family’s 5,000-acre Thoroughbred breeding farm, Live Oak Plantation. Twice named a USEF Equestrian of Honor, he always shares the spotlight with his horses, most famously with Jamaica, who was named 2008 USEF Horse of the Year and in 2013 was inducted into the EQUUS Foundation Hall of Fame. We have the pleasure of turning the spotlight on Chester as he readies for the CAI 2* Live Oak International, March 15-18. �� 28

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The Market for

Frank Lloyd Wright

Designed Objects

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in devising architectural plans that encouraged visitors to make a pilgrimage to the front door of his private homes as is the case with the famous Robie House on the campus of the University of Chicago. He thoughtfully designed stained glass windows to ﬁt within an overall design aesthetic. For instance. Wright’s colorful stained glass windows for the children’s playhouse of the Avery Coonley House in Riverside, IL focused on the family’s active lifestyle with young children.

elements from these houses are captivating to collectors. The market for Wright’s design objects indicate the current interest in architectural salvage, vintage and antique furnishing and accessories. Wright was a highly respected designer from the foundation of his buildings to the furnishings. Wright designed windows in stained and leaded glass, chairs, tables, serving pieces, built in seating spaces and storage areas, textiles, carpets, light ﬁxtures, planters, sculptures, etc. These objects have become of great interest to collectors.

Wright’s buildings made the hearth the center of the home. The nucleus of his residential structures, the ﬁreplace served as a meeting place in Wright’s home designs with ample seating and room for a large roaring ﬁre as is the case in Wright’s architectural design of the massive hearth in the Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, NY.

Some interesting Wright objects demonstrate the interest in architectural elements as a sector of the antiques market as well as the way collectors are engaged to live among Wrightian objects. Popular Wright objects range from light ﬁxtures and stained-glass windows to lounge chairs and carpet remnants. Here are the top Wright objects that have sold on the market in the last year showing the interest in Frank Lloyd Wright as a designer:

Wright designed all aspects of his buildings which became a mainstay in the history of architecture. It follows that while many of Wright’s buildings have been on the real estate market for high prices, his furnishings and design

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) designed private residences, buildings of worship, oﬃce buildings, schools and ateliers, urban civic architecture, and even art museums. Wright united the indoors with the outdoors in his buildings. He highlighted landscape vistas, gardens, and waterfalls. His Prairie style structures focused on what he called organic architecture which made his buildings stand out in the realm of 20th Century architectural history.

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1.Hanging lamp, John Storer House, Hollywood, CA, 1923, $36,000 2.Lounge chair, Clarence Sondern House, Kansas City, MO, 1939, $15,000 3.Stained glass window, Lake Geneva Hotel, Lake Geneva, WI, 1911, $10,000 4.Stained glass window, Avery Coonley House, Riverside, IL 1908, $8,500 5.Leather chair, Francis W. Little House, Wayzata, MN, circa 1902-03, $4,750 6.Standing oak desk, Frank L. Smith Bank, Dwight, IL, 1905 , $4,500 7.Upholstered bench, Unitarian Meeting House, Madison, WI, 1951, $3,500 8.Waste basket, Larkin Building, Buffalo, NY, circa 1906, $2,100 9.Bound carpet remnant, Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ, 1929, $300 10.Buffalo Pottery china plate with Larkin Co. logo by Wright, circa 1905, $150

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin house, Buffalo, NY,

As Wright enthusiasts consider taking on the project of buying and updating a Wright home or building, many lovers of modern architecture are quite satisﬁed with a planter, waste basket or rug designed by Wright. Today, these architectural elements are become much easier to ﬁnd and afford.

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Aiken is a community rich in history and horses. Each spring, visitors can experience all sorts of equine opportunities. The equine culture of Aiken has thrived for almost 200 years and the community continues to value these traditions. Aiken proudly boasts an equine museum, sporting events and public art dedicated to the horse industry. Springtime in Aiken can easily be defined by the equine activities. The Aiken Triple Crown is composed of three events, which are The Aiken Trials, Aiken Steeplechase and the Pacers and Polo Competition. All of these events are a great way to experience Aiken’s equine community! The 51st Renewal of the Steeplechase is a tradition that continuously draws visitors to Aiken. This race continues the sporting legacy that was started long ago. The events begin on March 18th with the Aiken Trials. Follow our itinerary for a sure-fire way to feel like you’ve gotten the true Equestrian experience.

Day 1 As you enter Aiken you’ll notice that even the street signs are embellished with horse heads and there is a cross-walk speciﬁcally for horse-back riders. When you arrive, get a taste of it all as you head straight to the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame and Museum. Every horse on display has won an Eclipse Award and has spent time during its racing career in Aiken. You’ll be wowed by the amount of winnings each horse represents, along with real racing silks and trophies on display. The museum sits on the property of Hopelands Gardens, a 14 acre estate which opened in 1969 as a public garden, with 100-year old cedars, meandering trails and ponds. For dinner, head over to The Stables at Rose Hill, which is one of four stables in America, located on its original site, that has been re-purposed as a restaurant. Enjoy live music and quality food in one of Aiken’s oldest estates. Day 2 Wake up early and stroll through the dirt streets of the “Aiken Horse District” and watch the horses train at the famed Aiken Training Track, where 39 thoroughbred champions have trained. You just might see the next winner of the Belmont Stakes or the Kentucky Derby out for a morning gallop around the track. Afterwards, head on to The Track Kitchen where you’re likely to run into all manner of equine industry staff. Order at the counter, help yourself to coffee, read the clippings on the wall and enjoy a home cooked meal. 32

Check out the events going on at Katydid Farm, Highﬁelds Event Center, or Bruce’s Field and you may be in for a treat to see a dressage event, hunter-jumper competition, steeplechase or even carriage races! Or head to the Hitchcock Woods to see the Aiken Hounds take part in their historic drag hunt every Tuesday and Saturday from October through March. Ride your own horse into the woods or rent one from Seahorse Stables or Rebel Ranch Tours. After all the action, head downtown for lunch at What’s Cookin, or The Aiken Brewing Company and then meander down Laurens Street for some equine-inspired shopping at stores like Aiken Dry Goods, Epona, and Equine Divine. For dinner, head over to The Willcox, enjoy the music and the historic ambience while enjoying a custom cocktail and fresh, unique takes on your favorite Southern foods. Day 3 Relish a good chai latte, fresh smoothie or and mufﬁn at Ridgecrest Coffee Bar where local art surrounds you. In this laid back atmosphere you’re welcome to bring a book and stay for a while. Another equestrian highlight you won’t want to miss is the Gaston Livery Stable. Take a tour of this historic stable, built circa 1893. The Barn is the only one remaining in South Carolina with a carriage lift. It is one of the only all brick, U-shaped barns with a carriage lift in the United States.

To wrap it all up, you’ll need to head to the Whitney Polo Field and watch six chukkers of polo and stomp the divots during half-time to feel like you’ve gotten a true Aiken equestrian experience. Splurge and sit under the VIP pavilion with buffet style gourmet food and drinks, or pack your own tailgate and enjoy this unique experience from the comfort of your own tailgate set-up. The Aiken Polo Club hosts matches every Sunday at three during the fall and spring.

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$450,000 Longines FEI Jumpin �� The Budweiser Clydesdales are always a crowd pleaser! At Media Day, Louisa Barton of the CEP Equine Engagement and Horse Talk Radio Host got to visit with a cute mascot as well as this gentle giant.

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and a huge crowd officially welcomed the international teams to Ocala at the Parade of Breeds held on Saturday, February 17th. Thirty One breeds were represented by proud owners. Some horses were shown in native costumes, some gave brief performances, all were beautiful! The Budweiser Clydesdales, preceded by Marion County Mounted Sheriffs, brought up the end of the parade, with guest of honor, Chester Weber seated with the driver.

Friday’s $265,000 Longines Grand Prix R: Beezie Madden Top: Top 3 place winners: 1st, Rowen Willis, AUS, center; 2nd, Devin Ryan,USA, right; 3rd, Rodrigo Lambrre, BRA, left. Far R: Rowen Willis is presented his ribbon by Kristina Welling, events manager for Longines.

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L: Teams gather at the Pavillion on the Ocala Green. T: The American Team arrives.

Riders Reception Following The Parade: L: Ocala Mayor, Kent Guinn chats with American Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. R: Laura Kraut, Lauren Hough, Noelle Vander Brink of Elite Equestrian, and Robert Ridland. 34

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ping Nations Cup™ of the U.S.A.

held at HITS Post Time Farm, Ocala, FL

First Place: Canada Second Place: Brazil

Chef d’Equipe: Mark Laskin Francois Lamontagne Tiffany Foster Ian Miller Eric Lamaze

Chef d’Equipe: Pedro Paulo Lacerda Felipe Amaral Fabio Leivas de Costa Rodrigo Lambre Yuri Mansur

Third Place: USA

Chef d’Equipe: Robert Ridland Lauren Hough Laura Kraut McLain Ward Elizabeth Madden

“This is our first Five StarNation’s Cupwe feel fortunate to have that. - Tom Struzzieri, HITS President & CEO

5. 4. 6. 9. 7. Pat Parelli put on an awesome show during intermission.

1. Marion County Mounted Sheriffs 2. Eric Lamaze, CAN 3. Elizabeth Madden, USA 4. McLain Ward, USA 5. Francois Lamontagne, CAN 6. Cian O’Connor IRL 7. Lauren Hough, USA 8. Tiffany Foster, CAN 9. Andre Thieme, GER

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Life Top American

A YEAR in the

of In the UK Nic played as part of the La Indiana team, together with Michael Bickford, Agustin Merlos and Luke Tomlinson. However, just before the high-goal season started there Nic was honoured to once more have the opportunity to play in a game together with Prince William and Prince Harry.

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It was a great start to the season with La Indiana playing 4 games in a row undefeated in the Trippetts Challenge Cup and at the end of the month the Queen’s Cup started at the Guards Polo Club. In-between Nic also had the chance to do a track day at the nearby Goodwood Motor Circuit and realised perhaps he preferred four-legged horse power!

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January: As always the new year coincides with the start of the new high-goal season in Wellington, Florida (Nic’s home town) and playing as part of a young Grand Champions Team together with Grant Ganzi, Juan Bollini (h) and Ignacio Laprida. They went on to reach the semi-ﬁnals, but alas that is where their campaign ended in the Joe Barry Cup. A great start to an exciting season. Nic was thrilled that two of his four-legged wards won “Best Playing Pony” awards this month, both are OTTB’s: Cubana and Molly. Towards the end of January Nic had a unique opportunity to go to Gulfstream Park to see California Chrome train and meet him afterwards, highlighting the use of OTTB’s in polo. A tremendous privilege indeed. February: The season in Palm Beach continued with many games and preparations for various charity events. Nic attended such the Polo Hall of Fame dinner which saw one of Nic’s friends, Mariano Aguerre, inducted. February also saw Nic design his own blend of tea together with English tea growers Tregothnan and so the “Sunset Polo” blend of tea was born.

March: March was a busy month both on and off the ﬁelds. The season goes up a gear and the focus moves from 20-goal to 26-goal, the highest level played in the U.S. Nic also played in one of the Gladiator polo tournments at the Intern’l Equestrian Centre Palm Beach, a new interpretation of arena polo. March also saw Nic take part in the 38

�� Great Futures Polo day in aid of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Palm Beaches, as well as his very own Nic Roldan’s Sunset Polo & White Party event in aid of Brooke USA, a charity to which he is an ambassador. A big part of Nic’s brand is his genuine nature so he spends a great deal of time working on this event as oppose to just putting his name on it. April: The culmination of the Palm Beach season with the $100,000 World Cup at the Grand Champions Polo Club, the US Open Polo Championships at the International Polo Club and with the team Nic played on winning the Hall of Fame Cup. After all that Nic’s ponies earned a well deserved rest in the blue pastures of Kentucky. May: The ﬁrst days of May Nic crossed the pond to the UK, where he was based for 3 months at the Cowdray Estate in West Sussex, the home of British Polo. On arrival Nic made a beeline for his favourite place to have lunch in Midhusrt and ordered his preferred meal of a Tuna Jacket potato. The season could now start but not before a photoshoot and interview the following day for a top British lifestyle magazine.

June: La Indiana continued on flying form and for the second year reached the final of the Queen’s Cup, one of the most coveted t’ments in the world. Just as in 2016 La Indiana would face the world’s best polo player Adolfo Cambiaso in the final and once more lady luck was not on our side with Cambiaso scoring the winning goal with a handful of seconds left on the clock. So close, yet so far, however, HRH the Queen was at hand to present the trophies. June also saw Nic’s horse carers being selected for the “Grooms of the Month” award at the Guards Polo Club for the turn out of Nic’s string of ponies. There was not much time to lick ones wounds as four days after the final is was the date of Nic’s Inaugural UK Sunset Polo event. It is highly unlikely that any of the 800 guests realised that this was Nic’s “baby” and he was the one who chose flatware, lobbied participants and truly made this event happen together with his team. To see the venue appear out of nowhere was immensely satisfying and the event brought together various members of the Equestrian Elite, including Eventing’s William Fox-Pitt, top British Reiner Tammy Greaves, the Yoda of Natural Horsemanship Monty Roberts himself and not to be forgotten Show Jumping’s Scott Brash who seemed to have found a new discipline as he rocketed from never having held a polo mallet until five minutes prior to his polo debut to scoring 3 goals in his game?!

July: July saw all focus on the British Open Polo Championships for the Gold Cup played at Cowdray Park. An initial loss against last year’s winner, followed by three wins a row, placed La Indiana in the quarter-finals. Here there was quite the upset when La Indiana found themselves beaten. After a spat of injuries of both players and ponies this would not be their year. Having been knocked out Nic was asked to help judge a Jan 17: Nic competition to determine the best visits the boys OTTB polo pony during the semi-finals, & girls club in which was fun. The final of the Gold Wellington Cup itself proved a real “only in Britain” moment as we found our��

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selves sat underneath an umbrella, with a glass of bubbly, watching the ﬁnal in the pouring rain where a streaker graced us with his presence at half time?! In-between Nic made time to visit Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice, one of the charities beneﬁting from the UK Sunset Polo event and a cause close to Nic’s heart. Nic also did an assembly at a local elementary school which was great fun and encouraged the kids to learn about the sport and come out and support him. At one stage we had to go to London for another photoshoot and one can not help but feel rather Nov 17: Nic with a silly sitting on the train with one polo mallet, Cuartaterra clone helmet and boots!

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August: La Indiana organisation, players and horses moved onto Sotogrande in the South of Spain for the month. However, during their first match first one of Nic’s team mates got injured and minutes later Nic got hit by a ball and broke his ankle! Not ideal… The best cause of action was for it to be operated on and plated there and then. So, Nic would have to find himself on the sidelines for the rest of the season there. September: Back home to Wellington and a month of rehab for his ankle mainly plus some visits to the locally based Kids Cancer Foundation. At the very end of the month Nic rode a couple of times and picked up a mallet again. October: Off to Argentina for the high-goal season there. Time to get back in the swing of things and on the 17th Nic played his first competitive match again. It was unseasonably chilly and Argentina can have its moments of third-world living and four days without water or electricity was an experience! In the first tournament Nic played, he reached the final but got pipped to the post. Whilst in Argentina Nic was trying many different horses and often found himself playing twice a day.

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November: Nic played in two big tournaments and as a team they had mixed success. He was based at a farm where they are at the forefront of cloning. It is fascinating to be able to see this first hand and in fact one got a little blasé seeing a weekly stream of fresh foals. November also saw the Argentine Open get underway, the best polo t’ment in the world, which sees the entire polo community descend on Buenos Aires. December: On the 2nd it was final of the Argentine Open. Polo lover or not, it’s the epitome of the sport and it’s pretty cool to watch this crescendo take place in a stadium filled with some seventeen thousand people in the middle of Buenos Aires; truly a field of dreams. The main aim of Nic being in Argentina was to get all in place for a campaign in Argentina for the 2018 season and on that front it was a success. Nic stayed in Argentina a few more days before returning home briefly and then heading out to Aspen, Colorado to end the year by playing in the World Snow Polo Championships. There he went on to win and was selected as MVP. Christmas back home in Wellington and New Year in Aspen.

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January: From one extreme to the other; from playing on the snow in Aspen, to playing on the sand at Miami South Beach. Nic took part in the Miami Beach Polo tournament and was a ﬁnalist. Now his focus turns to the start of the 2018 high-goal season in Palm Beach. 2018 looks like it’s going to be an epic year for Nic and will follow a similar pattern to 2017, only better! Be sure to follow his quest to be the best via his social media platforms.

2018 Key dates: Jan - April: Season in Palm Beach, FL, USA March 23rd: Nic Roldan’s Sunset Polo & And so the year comes to White Party, Wellington, FL, USA an end just in time to do it May - July: Season in the UK as part of the La all again! No rest for the Indiana team wicked. June 19th: Nic Roldan’s UK Sunset Polo event, Cowdray House, West Sussex, UK July 17: Judging the

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POLO at Twilight 25 YEARS of Twilight Polo at Great Meadow. A model that works.

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the arena wall reverberating against your palms as you lean forward towards the roar of the fast approaching ponies which are completely encircled in a cloud of dust like a cyclone trapped inside a barn. The cheers of the crowd are deafening, almost equaling the ominous roar of the hooves, drowning out the shouts and commands of the players as they strategically and relentlessly drive the ball forward. You duck as the ball goes sailing past your head seeming to momentarily pause in midair right before your eyes before sailing off in a long arc down ﬁeld towards the goal. It was a 2 pointer and the actions thick tonight. Its Saturday night. And you’re at Great Meadow for a fun and thrilling evening of Twilight Polo.

Equestrian events including the International Gold Cup, the FEI Nations Cup and more. During this time his son Peter began taking Polo lessons. And seeing Peter travel to other areas to play didn’t make sense. Nick, an avid Polo player himself decided to leverage the center to help bring spectator polo to a wider audience and drive interest and participation in the sport. But he didn’t build a Polo ﬁeld. Instead he built an arena. While ﬁeld Polo is the traditional venue, Arundel felt Arena Polo would be easier for spectators to follow along and feel more involved. “Polo is much easier to watch and understand in the arena if you have never seen the sport.” – Teresa Connors Condon, Director of Operations

Just an hour out of the nation’s capital and a brief 2 miles off the freeway nestled among the trees and rolling hills of Virginia sit 380 acres of equestrian wonderland known as Great Meadow. Founded in 1982 by Arthur “Nick” Arundel, a former US Marine Combat ofﬁcer of 2 wars (Korea, Vietnam) who went on to become a well-known News Executive and Philanthropist. Arundel saw the potential of the land which had previously been slated for a 500-home development project. His father had been chairman of the Virginia Gold Cup since 1930 and with their lease expiring in 1982, Nick Arundel saw the opportunity to preserve the land and provide the Virginia Gold Cup a new home. So, in 1980 Arundel bought the land, then invested millions of his own money developing it into the sprawling equestrian Eventing center that it is today. Great Meadow went on to not only host the Virginia Gold Cup races but many other

Construction began on the arena stadium and on Saturday, October 23rd, 1993, Twilight Polo at Great Meadow launched its Inaugural match and it was an instant hit with the fans. “Twilight Polo was popular from the get-go. Once the lights were installed, it was full.” – Bobby Hilton, GM Grounds Manager.

Players came from all around the area, from DC businessmen to 5 goal professional players. The arena has also drawn its fair share of celebrity guests in the stands, including Academy Award winning actors Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones. Celebrities have also played in the arena, including media personalities like news Fox news correspondent Shepherd “Shep” Smith, and news analyst (CNN\FOX\HBO VICE) David Tafuri. The biggest draws of course tend to be the professional players seen weekly in the arena. In April 2007 Former Captain of the United

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Left to right; Bob Parr, Cristina Parr, Darrell Gaebel, Umpire Isabella Wolf & Fiona Seager Lining Up at the Start of a Match

Today that vision is in full swing. The experience of Twilight States Polo Team and one of the top ten players in the Polo is one most fans come back for again and again. Pullworld, John Gobin was recruited to head up Polo School ing into Gate 4 at Great Meadow on any given Saturday and Twilight Polo at Great Meadow. Once named Polo evening and you can feel the intensity rising as you get Magazine’s Young Player of the Year, Gobin has lead closer to the parking area. Parking staff are busy handing teams for the US and major sponsors all over the world. out programs, taking gate fees for those who didn’t preContinuing the vision of Nick Arundel to grow the school pay and directing people to the parking area adjacent and expand access of the sport to the community Gobin the arena. The closer you get, the louder the announcers focuses on a progressing agenda, bringing many of his voice echoes over PA system calling students out in the early match to give out the plays. If you’re like me and arthem a taste of live play in front of a “Twilight Polo was rive a little after 6:00, then the early crowd, then as the night progresses evening matches are likely underway. so does the level of player. “Over the popular from the course of the night, the games move get-go. Once the Fans cheering, the smell of burgers and from players just learning the sport to other foods from the food vendors and the final feature match. The last match lights were installed, wagons. The sumptuous spreads of the of the evening often hosts professional it was pretty full.” tailgaters and box patrons, the excitepolo players from around the world who ment of a 3-point goal or the fans and keep the crowd enthralled with fast play – Bobby Hilton, players standing for the National Anthem and impressive tricks.” – Kira Topeka, GM Grounds Manager. are all familiar to the eyes, ears and nose Great Meadow Promotions Manager. of any Twilight Polo fan, as much as any of natural sights, sounds or smells of Spring. ..... ................. By the final match the arena is brimming with top flight professionals who come from all over to play. Each week Throughout the evening children race to retrieve foul balls brings new top players and many of the regulars, locals then run them back to the announcer’s booth for free candy like 6 Goal player Charlie Muldoon, Agustin Mauhum, Juor toys. Parents and couples enjoy fine wines from a local vinelio and Dulio Diaz, and of course Gobin himself not to yard who is also a sponsor, Greenhill Winery and Vineyards. mention Peter Arundel, who likewise is a top ranked playGreenhill is a local Vineyard whose owner, entrepreneur and er. “We’ve seen players from all over the world in that arena. “We’ve hosted players from Australia, England, Dubai, South and Central America and beyond.” John Continued... Gobin, General Manager Great Meadow Polo Club. www.EliteEquestrianMagazine.com

philanthropist David Greenhill also happens to be an avid Polo player and a regular in the more advanced matches. You can buy wine by the glass up near the pavilion, but there are plenty of treats and events for the kids. A favorite event with both parents and kids has got to be the giant tug of war, held in the arena usually before the ﬁnal match of the night. Hundreds of children line up on either side of a nautical rope, usually boys against the girls with announcers and staff often jumping in to help one side cheat. It’s all in good fun, just a way for the community to get together and have a blast and maybe get a little exercise. In fact, after

Umpire Isabella Wolf bathed in the waning sunlight near sunset at Great Meadow Twilight Polo.

the tug-of-war the parents break out the cell phones (if they haven’t already) and start recording their kids in the big foot race for the kids. 2 laps around the arena usually is all it takes (for a quiet kid on the way home). Parents seem to love that one. One of the key eyecatchers of the evening will be the costumes or theme based accessories. Like Light-sabers on Star Wars night, or patrons (and staff) dressed up in a Scarecrow costume or as Glenda the good witch on the “Wizard of Oz” theme night. Finally, after the last Polo match is ﬁnished, the evening is still young, as dancing and wine in the Pavilion go on past midnight. What does any of this periphery have to do with Polo? Nothing, unless you consider it has proven to be a model for Arena polo in the region, having been duplicated by other centers based on the success of the model pioneered by the Arundel’s and Great Meadow. Today Twilight Polo is going strong with this spring’s opening season marking the 25th Anniversary of Twilight Polo at Great Meadow and not much has changed in the venue or format of the Arena polo matches. A ﬁeld has been built where Polo Club players graduate to as they David Greenhill (red jersey) get better in the arena, and that and Peter Arundel (blue jersey) is used for larger Polo events, like the National Sporting Library and Museums Annual Polo Classic. The Polo Classic draws the very top stars of the sport including the great Nacho Figueras who is a regular at GM for the Polo Classic. But the Arena model has remained the same and intact now for 25 years. When asked what if any changes are on the horizon for Great Meadow Polo several additions were men44

tioned but no real changes; “We can always improve and make the polo better and make it more competitive. Some of the things I would like to add are international matches, women’s polo and intercollegiate polo”. – John Gobin General Manager Great Meadow Polo Club. But one thing was made clear. The Great Meadow model is a successful model and one steeped in tradition. And while improvements can and should come the Great Meadow Twilight Polo model has proven its mettle for a quarter of a century now and it is a model that works.

“One of the most amazing things about Great Meadow is all the history here. As we move forward and modernize things, we need to be cautious to maintain the traditions that make Great Meadow so special” – Kira Topeka, Promotions Manager, Great Meadow.

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On April 26-29, 2018, the Longines Masters Series will ride into New York for the exciting debut of the all-new Longines Masters of New York and the thrilling culmination of the three-part international series.

When the grand finale arrives at the newly renovated NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, it will bring with it the glitz and the glamour of the series’ ﬁrst two stops in Paris and Hong Kong and the unparalleled ﬁrst-class equestrian sport for which the Longines Masters has become known. “EEM is above all the realization of a dream. That of living a passion, equestrian sport, and magnifying it by offering the most beautiful sights worldwide,” said Christophe Ameeuw, the CEO and Founder of EEM, the group behind the Longines Masters. “Our added value is the desire to surprise our audiences, riders, and spectators alike, to awaken the passions and to dream thanks to avant-garde events mixing performance and pleasure.” Throughout the four-day Longines Masters of New York, more than 50,000 fans are expected to visit and enjoy live music, one-of-a-kind artwork, delectable cuisine, luxurious shopping in the event’s Prestige Village, and exceptional, high-caliber equestrian competition, featuring many of the world’s top ranked equestrian athletes in the CSI5* events, as well as many of the most competitive CSI1* and CSI2* athletes in their own events. 46

Among the expected top-ranked athletes are Olympic medalists McLain Ward, Lucy Davis, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, and the number one rider in the world, Kent Farrington. They will join many of the best riders of the New York region, including Georgina Bloomberg, Brianne Goutal, and Jessica Springsteen, in contesting the heartpounding CSI5* international show jumping events. The featured CSI5* events kick off on Friday night, April 27, with the Longines Speed Challenge, giving spectators a chance to witness the world’s top-ranked equestrian athletes as they contest the faults converted speed class in what’s sure to be an exhilarating race against the clock. On Saturday, the featured competitions continue with the Masters Power Six Bar during the day, and the second leg of the inaugural Riders Masters Cup on Saturday evening, April 28. The new, innovative team style show jumping competition of the Riders Masters Cup pits the United States and Europe against one another in a unique and thrilling format, which debuted with the ﬁrst leg at the Longines Masters of Paris in December.

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3. Not to be overlooked and running alongside the CSI5* competitions are the CSI1* and CSI2* divisions, each featuring their own speed, jump-off, and grand prix events. The Longines Masters of New York will also feature a $25,000 U25 Grand Prix on Saturday evening, April 28. At the Longines Masters of Paris, the CSI1* Grand Prix win went to Susana Epaillard of Spain, while Canada’s Kara Chad, coached by Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze, claimed the win in the CSI2* €24,600 Land Rover Grand Prix aboard Carona.

“It was great for Kara to end her year with a big win,” said Lamaze of the 21-year-old rider. “It was a very strong ﬁeld in the two-star division; deﬁnitely not your average two-star class!”

Spectators can expect those same strong ﬁelds in each of the events offered at the Longines Masters of New York as all classes continue to attract the best in the sport. Find out more and purchase to tickets to witness all of the action and elegance online now at www.LonginesMasters.com.

While Team Europe, composed of Lorenzo de Luca, Kevin Staut, Jos Verlooy, Maikel van der Vleuten, and Gregory Wathelet, edged out Team USA’s Lauren Hough, Reed Kessler, Laura Kraut, Chloe Reid, and Devin Ryan, for the win in Paris, U.S. spectators can be assured that Team USA will be back for vengeance on their home turf in New York. “The home ﬁeld advantage will be for us and in our favor in New York,” said Team USA chef d’equipe Robert Ridland following the ﬁrst leg in Paris. “The spectators, riders, and the sport in general will realize what it’s about after seeing this, and I really look forward to that. We’ll give them a run for their money.” International competition culminates on Sunday, April 29, with the Longines Masters of New York, and while Germany’s Daniel Deusser and Cornet d’Amour topped the class in Paris, the $278,000 offered prize money will be fair game for all competitors when the class kicks off at 2:45 p.m. EST.

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EQUINE health

THE REACTIONS TO STALL REST

STALL REST

Medically prescribed stall rest can be a challenging task for not only the horse patient, but for the owner/caretaker as well. In the general scheme of things, stall rest is at the top of the list of non-compliances when ordered by the veterinarian. My horse was unhappy, the horse was jittery, the horse was bored, my horse told me he/she wanted out, or I just felt sorry for the horse are just a few of the excuses given to veterinarians by the owners when confronted with stall rest orders not being completed. It is the biggest change anyone can make in a horse’s lifestyle and it shouldn’t be taken lightly.

A MENTAL DISASTER OR COMFORT ZONE

Looking through the horse’s perspective, when out in a field grazing, a horse is constantly moving about exploring the field for the perfect mouthful of grass while examining all the surroundings. Eating is constant and there are plenty of interactions to keep the mind busy. Whereas, in the stall, a flake of hay is presented, examined, then consumed and then what? NOTHING… ….BOREING!

Spending a lot of time in a stall when the horse is used to outside grazing and/or work can be very difficult for the horse to adjust to mentally. A lazy, quiet horse that is content to be placed anywhere is a far better candidate for stall rest than a “hot horse” who has endless nervous energy to burn off. So how do you deal with it when your horse must have stall rest?

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Some horses are content with a period of relaxation and rest between ﬂakes of hay while others become unhinged with boredom. Vices are picked up such as stall walking, circling, weaving, chewing wood, cribbing, teeth chomping, and even challenging anyone who comes into the stall with ﬂattened ears and mouth open. These habits are hard to break once started. If it continues, gastric ulcers can develop as well as high crazed anxiety. It is no wonder that stall rest veterinary orders are not routinely followed.

STALL REST PROBLEM SOLVING There are some little things that the owners/caretakers can do to prevent or at least delay these vices from developing. Suggestions are as follows: 1. Place the hay one ﬂake at a time in a slow feeder net so that large mouthfuls are not obtained but only small tidbits can be pulled out a few at a time. This mimics grazing. It also places a slight challenge to the horse to determine which feeder hole is the best from which to obtain the largest strand of hay. If the horse doesn’t seem to be able to get to the hay, pull a few clumps of hay halfway out of several of the holes and he/she will catch on quickly. 2. Try to have the stall with an open window or upper door so that the horse can gaze to the outside world and observe what’s happening. Many times this mind occupier seems to calm the horse presumably since he/she thinks they are actually outside. 3. Offer horse toys in which the horse has to manipulate it to get a treat, hang a Jolly Ball® on the wall so that it can be pushed back and forth in play, or hang a different type of salt block for the horse to explore and potentially nibble on. There are a host of toys on the mark52

et. A particular favorite of mine is the roller bar. When placed above the grain feeder, the taste of the grain is left on it and the horse plays with the rollers to get the taste off. 4. Turn some music on. Each horse may have its likes and dislikes as to the type of music. I have found that easy listening and symphonic music calms whereas upbeat and hard rock type stations may not have the same calming effect. Some horses also find that talk radio stations serve them well as it is the human voice that they concentrate on as having companionship nearby. 5. Try a daily grooming and/or massage. Not only is it halthy for the horse, but it can have a relaxation result. Grooming is a win-win in that you get time alone with your horse and the horse gets a whole body massage. 6. If there is a pasture partner that your horse enjoys, place that partner where your horse can see the friend easily from a window. If possible, re-stall the friend near by when everyone else goes out. Keeping a visual contact with a partner has been proven to have a calming effect. Sometimes having a mate of a different species (e.g. goat, burro etc.) also helps in the mental adjustment capabilities. This is especially true for lengthy stall rest confinements. 7. Minimizing overall barn routine changes is also helpful. Hay in small amounts should be given more frequently, feedings should be conducted at pre-set times, tiny portions of grain (which should be significantly reduced from the normal quantity anyway) should be spread out into multiple feedings

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and not just two, as well as routine patterns and times of stall cleaning should be decided upon. Even healthy horses react to change and chaos negatively and those changes can and most likely will result in stress. 8. If short walks are allowed, take the horse out as many times as instructed. Watch the clock…… too many times a 5 minute prescribed walk turns into a 20 minute hike. Flat, stable, rock free ground should be selected and only with veterinary approval should hilly terrain be used. There is a reason why certain time limits and terrain are prescribed. Overdoing it can do great harm to the injury and even push the injury past ﬁxable and never able to be repaired. Set the timer on your smart phone so there is no excuse for over exercising. The veterinarian may even allow some hand grazing. 9. If all else fails, ask your veterinarian about possible calming medication and/or supplements. Make sure they do not interact negatively with what other medicines are being given already before you try any herbal or OTC calming agents.

When it comes to cold therapy that actually works, IceHorse is miles ahead of the competition. In a world full of gels and gimmicks, flimflams and overpromises, there is one cold therapy treatment that stands above the rest. IceHorse cold therapy wraps start colder, stay colder longer and cools stressed limbs better. Its Cold Capsule™ ice packs last three times longer than gels. And, to hold the cold packs against the tissues, IceHorse uses compression-tight wrap material made of heat releasing quadraspan, not neoprene. Further, IceHorse is backed by scientific testing conducted by acknowledged leading veterinarians that proves IceHorse’s dry cryotherapy really works. 20 minutes of gel treatment only makes YOU feel better. If you’re using a gel-pack to cool your horse, you’re in for a shocking surprise. Gels only stay cold for 20 minutes or so, which is not long enough to affect real healing in your horse’s legs. Even if you leave them on longer, they’ve warmed up too much to do much good. 60 minutes of IceHorse will make YOUR HORSE better. IceHorse is very different. IceHorse cold therapy wraps start colder, stay colder longer and cools stressed limbs better. Tested against many of the leading brands, its Cold Capsule™ ice packs last three times longer than gels. To hold the cold packs against the tissues, IceHorse uses compression-tight wrap material made of heat releasing quadraspan, not neoprene.

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IN CONCLUSION Over the years I have stall rested horses of many temperaments and conditions. They have ranged from a month to nearly a year in length. Usually, a combination of the above suggestions gets the horse through the mental stresses and as long as the veterinary directives are obeyed to the “T”. People ask me why I have such good results in my cases. The answer is simple. FOLLOW VETERINARY INSTRUCTIONS and NO SHORTCUTS. Be determined and be strong and the ending will have the best chance of success. EE

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Q Many horses, but not so many

Saddles

I am a trainer with lots of horses to ride but I cannot aﬀord a saddle for each horse. I start a a lot of young horses – some of which will presumably leave within a year or two. How do I manage to do right by all these animals (and for myself) by ensuring I have and use a saddle which works for me and works for all of them?

Obviously, ideally, it would be great to have a saddle that has been made and fi�ed for each horse’s conformation, but the reality is that this will seldom be the case. So, you get a saddle that fits you absolutely wonderfully, is comfortable, works with your anatomical requirements (male or female), and makes sure that at the very least you won’t let any discomfort from the rider’s end translate down to the horse. That’s the first step. Then, you have it fi�ed to the largest horse you have, because it’s always easier to fill in the gaps and make it fit for horses with narrower shoulders, lower withers, etc. (just like it’s easier to fit shoes that are too large with insoles and extra socks; the other way really doesn’t work that well.) The only issue may be that the saddle support area on a larger horse may be somewhat bigger than for a smaller horse – which is then difficult to accommodate – but for the panel size of the horse you size the saddle to fit your shortest-backed horse. It’s a compromise all around, but that is my suggestion. It’s a workable compromise – while keeping in mind the fact that horses were never actually meant to be ridden! So let’s look at the individual reference points concerning saddle fit and the why behind these suggestions.

Specifically for young horses, or ‘remontes’ as they are known in Germany, it can seem difficult to justify spending money on a custom saddle because they are definitely going to change. However – even this is somewhat counter-intuitive; if you have a saddle that is truly adjustable (not just by reflocking, but also in tree width and angle), you can accommodate your horses’ changing conformation as he ages. Well-known clinician and veterinarian Dr. Gerd Heuschmann approached us with exactly this dilemma: he o�en trained very young horses and then sold them – and wanted a saddle that would work on several different body types at a time. So with his input we designed a “Remonte” saddle which has proven very effective for exactly this purpose. This is a saddle designed specialized for young horses, following the philosophy and the principles of the German cavalry hand and instruction book the “H Dv. 12 German Cavalry Manual: on the Training of Horse and Rider” wri�en in1932, and now available in English. (h�ps://www.amazon.com/H-Dv-GermanCavalry-Manual/dp/0933316518) 56

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Conformational changes

Keep in mind that the horse will change its conformation most drastically between the ages of 3-5-8. Even a saddle which fits perfectly at age 3 – correct in tree width, tree angle, gullet width, and length – may no longer work at age 8. The withers have come up, the shoulders have come up and back – which effectively shortens the saddle support area (which is between the base of the withers and the 18th thoracic vertebra) and means that this saddle will now impinge on all sorts of reflex points, resulting in unwanted behaviour, such as bucking, stumbling, refusal to go forward, etc. Conventional wisdom states that three years is the optimum age to be ‘broken’. A horse should not really begin serious training until around age 5. By age 8 a well-trained horse’s muscles and conformation should allow training to begin in earnest. Concern for the back health and care for a young horse is very important – I don’t think anyone would argue that point. Why then do we still hear, “When my young horse proves themselves I will get them a good saddle.”? This is kind of like “When my child learns to play soccer properly I will get him a pair of running shoes that fit.” There is a correlation between poor saddle fit and tense/unhappy behaviour. Much of it is anecdotal, but a�er having seen 150,000+ horses in the 35+ years we have been in business, I think we can call ourselves educated experts. Your horse has two systems of suspension in its body which are not held firm by the skeleton of the horse. By changing the muscling and the horse’s way of go-

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ing we can actually affect these two systems. Also, if we damage these systems we can permanently change a horse’s movement and conformation. The first system is the horse’s spinal nuchal/ supraspinous ligament. This ligament runs all the way from the top of a horse’s neck down the spine and into the tail. This ligament is extremely long and helps to hold the suspended frame of the horse. When the horse’s neck and back li�, this ligament supports that collection and suspension. Now imagine pu�ing a saddle on the young horse’s back which is too narrow and pinches on this ligament system. To put it in perspective, if a piano player had the ligaments in the back of their hands rubbed continually for 45 minutes five days a week how supple do you think their hand would be? By the time the young horse is old enough to be ridden this spinal width is no longer going to change. Therefore this needs to be measured and the width between the panels of the saddle needs to be appropriate for the width of the spine and ligament. Pinching of this ligament can cause a dropped or swayed back and an unwillingness to bend. Spinal nuchal ligament system

The second suspension system has a much larger effect on the conformation of the horse, especially the young horse. Horses do not have collar bones the way humans do. If you look at a cross-section of the horse’s ribcage you will see the shoulder connected to the ribcage by muscles. (See below). In this picture, the muscles suspending the ribcage are in yellow. When we ride, we ask the horse to elevate its head, thereby shi�ing the centre of gravity further back. When this happens, the muscles (wither/trapezius, shoulder, and pectoral) will li� to support the ribcage. You can see the difference in the musculature between the fit horse and the unfit (or let’s say young or unridden) horse. In our ridden horse the withers and ribcage are higher and the shoulders have more definition and are wider. From the side you will see how much further up and back the shoulder blade comes.

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from the ground (distally to top) up, finishing in the spine (where the saddle sits) when the horse is around six years old, no ma�er what breed the horse is. The behavior learned in the first year under saddle is behavior that he is going to demonstrate throughout his life. Horses, unlike dogs, which show specific behaviours towards individual people, do not specify their behavior specifically individually, so you really don’t want to enforce bad habits – especially for a horse which may see multiple owners.

If our saddle pinches on the muscles of the wither, the opposite develop- Unfit versus fit horse ment can result. If the trapezius muscle of the horse is pinched, the horse reflexively hollows the back, li�s the head and rotates the pelvis forward. (This is where the stallion bites to mare to get her to stand still during mating. So - if a young horse’s saddle pinches here you have a contradictory indication for the horse. Although the rider’s hands, seat and legs are telling the horse to engage and move, the saddle is telling the horse to stop and drop its back. If a young horse is fi�ed properly through his development we can keep pain to a minimum and allow for positive development of muscle. A horse’s back is not built to carry the weight of a rider (there is a ‘safe spot’ – the saddle support area - that can actually carry up to 250 pounds for up to 8 hours) and through proper fit we can keep the saddle from causing discomfort. A few things to remember are that a horse’s growth plates close

There has been no specific model of saddle that is perfect for the young horse until now, because though all breeds have basically the same skeletal and muscular systems, each one (and each individual!) has a slightly different conformation. That is why it is so important to work with a saddle fi�er from the first day of riding to get something that fits properly. It is also imperative to have equipment that can be adapted to the horse as the angles of the shoulder and wither change through uphill development. There are some DIY (do it yourself) saddles on the market with interchangeable gullet plates, but these will only change the tree angle, and not the very important width! A young horse should be fi�ed at least once every six months in order to ensure that the saddle is still fi�ing properly through his changes in shape. If you want your child to be able to score the winning goal then they need good equipment. If you want your young horse to succeed in a positive training environment they need equipment that fits as well.

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TRAINING & SHOWING PHYSICS in movement and SOCIAL interaction ��

If we observe a group of horses, for example a breeding unit, or a group of bachelors, they relate to each other about things that are natural for horses, in terms of movement, which is a part of an individual’s behavior. Domestic horses have successfully adapted to living in a very different situation.

Some of the biggest changes have been to feed on dried forage, separate from other horses, and relate mainly to people. In the relationship with human beings, the actions are often about things that horses do not naturally understand, like most of what happens in the practice of the equestrian disciplines. Even with all the changes horses made in order to survive, the details in their communication are still expressed by movement, deﬁnitely never by articulated sounds. A very strong point became apparent to me when I began focusing on the physics of behavior and communication. I shifted my attention, from training a horse for an action to deepening the details about the content of my communication through movement. This led me to formulate Human Horse Sensing, a method that works equally for human and h orse in any spontaneous circumstance, during groundwork, as well as while riding. I have applied the same system from starting to competing with horses, and have formulated a protocol to evaluate the ability of a horse to interact with human beings. The theory behind this method has been taught in clinics or online, and does not require a long series of exercises to obtain a certain behavior from the horse. The method works with parameters that are independent from the action happening in performance and can be applied, and suit the needs of any equestrian discipline of choice. The interaction between human and horse is dynamic, modulated in time, by our movement, and

considering that both human and horse perceive it by the senses. It is like “talking horse”, which is what people often comment when they watch the process happening. In a natural herd of horses there is not just one “leader”. Most important, it is not always the same one. A lead horse is an individual whose actions are intended to benefit the whole group to which the individual belongs. His behavior can influence others in an immediate way, where the most evident fact is that a leader’s request always obtains a response. The lead horse behavior can also influence others in a more lasting way, by teaching them about a specific circumstance. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The interaction between human and horse is dynamic

Horsemanship can be structured as a social relationship, where humans and horses interact by the way of behavior, and about social values such as coexistence, trust, respect, willingness to cooperate and attention. The kind of relationship that Human Horse Sensing establishes is intended to enable each individual to be a leader, or a conscious follower. A horse can execute without being submissive, and the leader can be a leader of leaders. Most importantly we leave coercion out of the interaction, and a true leader appears to be such from the way he behaves. The leader is in charge of the way communication happens its quality, and complexity, and can foresee the future, and how it will affect the relationship between him and the other individuals.

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This kind of horsemanship does not need any previous training to work. One very important detail it is to be aware of our behavior at all times, when we are with a horse. Equines never switch off their senses, or consideration for other’s behavior. This awareness, that horses have consistently, let us deeply influence their behavior, even when we are not meaning to do so. While practicing reciprocal movements, human and horses establish a silent dialogue, that will support their communication in any other situation. Looking at the interaction in terms of the physics of motion, we can purposefully modulate our communication by the direction and the energy of our movements. Energy is not intended as a mental entity, we can physically modulate it by controlling the combination between our body mass and the speed at which we move. The way the horse and the human being move under each other influence, has implications in the values of the social relationship, but before going into these details, it is necessary to learn how the horse is influenced by our movement. It is a known and accepted fact that the dimensions of the space, and the surrounding circumstances have an effect on the horse’s behavior in the horsemanship. Both of these instances are very important for exercising, or training a horse. In communicating between horses, the meaning of the movement has a purpose, related with the position of the individual they are addressing, and they use their sight in a very expressive manner. Having experimented with modulating the communication through sight when interacting with a horse, I found differences in doing so side by side, or when I am directing them to execute a request from where they can see me with both eyes. When being side by side, Human and horse are in each other’s field of vision, but not the object of each other’s attention. The action of human and horse side by side is in sync when the relationship is working. When we are asking a horse to execute a request we are the focus of its attention, and the horse can see us with both eyes. When the horse is complying he will move in the direction where we are looking, and his actions will reflect the energy displayed in our movement that is expressing the request. Horses interpret behavior, including intent, mood, motivation, confidence, awareness, and will respond by modulating their position relative to us in space. Their response is in connection to where they are, and where they are heading. For the horse, the communication through movement does not change when free to move, or under saddle, or confined in a stall, however, being tied, in a confined space or under saddle, would definitely put a physical constraint in his ability to express communication. Because of his prey animal nature, a horse that cannot move, and put distance between other entities, often does not feel safe, and can become dangerous for people to be around. In the next issue of Elite Equestrian we will cover more elements on how to physically manage space, considering the senses in a relationship that can transfer from the ground work to riding, and efficiently and instantaneously support Equestrian performances.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ~Alessandra

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411on International Equine Shipping: EquiJet Sheds Light on the The

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Moving a horse by air can feel like a daunting endeavor, with both domestic and international regulations as well as equine preparations posing challenges for horse owners and caretakers. Luckily, with more than 15 years of experience in the industry, the team at EquiJet possesses the experience and expertise necessary to provide you with everything you need to know, whether you are shipping your horse for the first time or the thousandth. Led by founder Bastian Schroeder, EquiJet is an international leader in equine shipping and can ensure your horse reaches his destination with the proper documentation, safely and on time.

PRE-FLIGHT

What vaccinations does my horse need before flying to Europe? Europe is a common destination for riders looking to compete internationally. In order to comply with USDA regulations, there are several vaccinations necessary for flight. Most shippers, in conjunction with their USDA-certified partner quarantine stations, will take care of all the pertinent paperwork for export, and will clarify all vaccination requirements to you. The current vaccine requirements for export are: ● WEE and EEE vaccinations must be given at least 30 days prior to, but no more than 6 months before, export. ● West Nile vaccinations are not required but, if given, must be repeated at an interval of 21 to 43 days, both completed at least 30 days before export. ● The horse need an AGID coggins within 90 days – preferably 30 days – before export. ● Stallions need an EVA negative blood test within 21 days of shipping or, if the stallion was vaccinated, a statement from the respective veterinary. What paperwork does my horse need to fly? An updated coggins and a health certificate with the horse’s final destination must be completed, with the shipper noted accordingly. If traveling internationally, each horse must be accompanied by a personalized passport. How will my horse get to and from the airport? Owners are able to trailer their horse to the appropriate site at the airport if they wish, but most opt for the shipper to arrange ground transportion from stable to airport and vice versa. Should my horse receive any medication or sedatives before flight? Generally, the answer is no. We only like to give the horses something to calm them if they are especially nervous to the point where they may hurt themselves, so if necessary we may give them a slight sedative to minimize that risk. What should I send with my horse for the flight? Treat flight transport similar to preparing a stall for your horse. We recommend sending a full haynet, water bucket, full jug of water and a bag of shavings. In addition, you can send accompanying equipment with your horse. How much equipment can I send along with my horse? The amount of equipment space available to you depends on the airline which your horse is flying. Some airlines offer limited container space, where there is only room for a simple bag of necessities such as a blanket, wraps and supplements. Other airlines are more accommodating, but the accmodations comes with an extra fee. To ensure that the appropriate amount of space is reserved, please let your shipper know in advance how much equipment you would like to send with your horse.

Are horses ever tranquilized during flight? Equine grooms and caretakers take every precaution to prevent the need to sedate horses while in flight. The only instance in which a horse would be tranquilized during transport is if it is concluded that the horse has become a danger to itself, other horses or people. Should a horse ever be tranquilized during transport, the owner should be notified immediately. How are horses cared for while on the plane? Each horse is accompanied by a certified groom to ensure that they are comfortable and safe, as well as to provide the horse with adequate water and hay. Do most horses get nervous during flight? As surprising as it may sound, horses are normally quite calm during flight. In the entire shipping process, the most common time for a horse to become stressed is during loading and off-loading of the trailer that takes them to and from the airport. During flight, plenty of horses tend to rest one leg at a time and snooze as the ride is much easier on their bodies. Trailer rides can be hard work for horses as they have to balance the whole way during accelerations, decelerations and turns.

POST-FLIGHT

When can I see my horse after it’s flight? In order to comply with security and USDA quarantine regulations, the ﬁrst opportunity to see your horse will be once it is released from short-term quarantine at the appropriate Animal Import Center. Depending on the port rules, most shippers will try to take photos of your horse upon arrival at the airport to ensure you of the horse’s wellbeing. How long will my horse have to stay in quarantine when he is coming from an international country to the USA? The sex of your horse as well as where it came from will determine how long a horse has to stay in quarantine once it lands in the United States. Horses can stay in quarantine anywhere from 3 days to 60 days. Geldings generally have it the easiest since they are not breeding animals and pose a lesser risk of transmitting disease. Mares and stallions older than 731 days must go from USDA quarantine to a state CEM quarantine facility to receive further treatment and testing, with mares usually released after 15 days and stallions after 5 weeks. A 60-day quarantine is required for horses coming from a region where African Horse Sickness has been reported during the last 12 months. There are plenty of factors to consider when shipping a horse, but luckily EquiJet makes things easy for owners. If you’re looking to get a horse from Point A to Point B, make sure to trust the best! To contact EquiJet or request a quote, please visit EquiJet.com.

DURING FLIGHT

Should my horse wear wraps, be blanketed or have ear plugs in? Hind wraps can be difﬁcult to adjust or re-wrap during ﬂight if they fall down due to the nature of the transport stalls on the plane. Front wraps are much more accessible. Blankets are generally not worn as the cargo area is climate-controlled and the stalls can get warm with all the body heat of the animals on the plane. Earplugs can be worn if a horse is particularly sensitive to noise. 64

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La Cuisine, Ocala The Horse Show Season Place to Be With equinista, LA Sokolowski-Pomeroy

Where do Ocala horse people go to celebrate after a good show? They choose Florida Trend Magazine’s six-time (since 2011) consecutive Golden Spoon Award-winning French restaurant, La Cuisine, of course. Since 2009, equestrians and gastronomic enthusiasts alike have been trotting over to 48 SW 1st Avenue and the traditional redwalled ambience and savory satisfactions served up by Executive Chef and Proprietor, Patrice Perron, and his wife, Elodie. In France, the term “la cuisine” refers to the kitchen – that most intimate of enclaves where time is devoted to preparing food for the ones we love. “I always enjoyed helping my mother in the kitchen, as she prepared all sorts of foods from the terroir, a French term meaning fresh, native ingredients. She explored new recipes all the time and if for some reason a recipe didn’t work,” he says with a laugh, “she would just add more butter or cream!” Patrice was born and raised in Lyon, the ‘French capital of Gastronomy,’ into a family that avidly embraced good food and wine. It was in Lyon that Patrice worked under the direct tutelage of Josef Viola, a worldrenowned Master Chef and recipient of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF).

Love found Patrice and Elodie twice: First in 1999 when the two met, and again in 2005, when they stopped in Ocala during a road trip in Florida to visit a friend. “We literally fell in love with the town and its unique charm, gorgeous oak trees and beautiful horse farms,” Elodie says. “As we’d always wanted to have an ‘American experience,’ we decided to be adventurous and opened La Cuisine three years later.” Adventurous might be an understatement. They chose to open their restaurant just as America faced its Great Recession. “It was too late to back up,” she says. “We just started to sell everything we had in France and had to pray harder.” Their prayers were – and have remained -- amply answered. “We opened La Cuisine with a very traditional French menu, even our red walls are exactly what you could find in a bistro in Paris or Lyon,” she adds. “We balanced our menu with more continental options to please every palate. Today, we’re getting back to our roots. Our fresh produce comes from a hub of local farmers. We like to have the freshest possible because it makes such a difference in the final plate. We like to play with traditional French dishes in different flavors. Our specials may include a blueberry basil soufflé or lavender honey crème brûlée. We insist on fresh fish and had a big ‘hit’ with lion fish carpaccio with chorizo.” As for staying in stride with Ocala’s horse show clientele, the key to La Cuisine’s success has been in hearty specials like New York strip steak, beef short ribs with a sweet chili ginger sauce, or rack of lamb, served with a generous consistency in hospitality. “We have lots of equestrians that we love seeing back during ‘the high season.’ They know we have live music on the weekends.

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They love the food and the atmosphere, in the bar or dining room. One famous trainer,” Elodie recalls, “after coming back every day for two weeks, brought friends along to celebrate the winning of his horse. They stayed until after closing, laughing and cheering, and sharing wine with us. It was a good time and a great memory!”

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With such a fresh and vibrant menu at their fingertips, do Patrice and Elodie have their own favorite choices? “That’s a tough question,” she says with a smile. “Patrice loves the seared foie gras we serve as an appetizer, either on homemade gingerbread or olive cake. Then, he would take the rack of lamb, herb and mustardcrusted, with truffle mashed potatoes. I love when we have mussels and fries. Otherwise I’ll always go for our hand-cut beef filet. It’s always cooked to perfection and so juicy!” “Food and wine are like ambassadors for France,” Patrice concludes. “Coming to Ocala, a place that has become home to Elodie, myself, and our two children, has been a dream come true. Although we have been here since 2009, it still feels like we are just getting started.” At La Cuisine of Ocala, the Perron family -- like their horse show guests -- have found their stride. La Cuisine French Restaurant is open daily for dinner starting at 5:30 pm, lunch Tuesday-Friday, 11:30 am – 2 pm, and brunch on Sundays, 11 am-2pm. Reservations recommended (352) 433-2570; private parties welcome (352) 461-1512. www.lacuisineocala.com.

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