Sidelines January 2024

HAYLIE

JAYNE ROLFE:

Family Business—

Showing to Breeding

FARNLEY FARM

Ponies Through

the Generations

ROBIN

GREENWOOD

A Passion for Ponies

2024

Breeding & Stallion Guide

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WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

JENNIFER IOPPOLO

& ELECTRIC PONY

Creating Calm for Horses and Humans

ART

JOSHUA SMITHSON

Painting Tradition Through Equine Art

BREEDING & STALLION

ROBIN GREENWOOD

A Passion for Ponies

HUNTER JUMPER

ROB JACOBS

It Takes a Village to Produce Equestrians

BREEDING & STALLION

FARNLEY FARM

Ponies of the Shenandoah Valley

EVENTING

SYDNEY ELLIOTT

Her Fortuitous Road to Eventing

and the Pan Am Games

BREEDING & STALLION

ANDRAS SZIEBERTH

Making American Breeding Better

With Lotus Team

DRESSAGE

GEORGE WILLIAMS

Thoughts on Sitting the Trot

SIDELINES SPOTLIGHT

KERRI LUKASAVITZ

Letting the Story Unfold

On the cover:

Haylie Jayne Rolfe with Our Day Farm’s breeding

stallion, Dulf Van Den Bisschop. Haylie and her

father, Alex Jayne, jointly own the stallion.

January 2024

About this photo:

Haylie and Dulf Van Den Bisschop in Wellington, Florida. Dulf won

many National Standard Grand Prix, high junior/amateur titles and

Young Rider classes with Our Day Farm’s clients Kelsey Thatcher and

Gia Rinaldi. As a breeding stallion his offspring include Steve Guerdat’s

Hannah, Emily Moffitt’s Hilfiger and Bertram Allen’s Harley David.

Photos by Melissa Fuller, melissafullerphotography33.mypixieset.com

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DRESSAGE

OLIVIA LAGOY-WELTZ

Paying it Forward

BREEDING & STALLION

AYLCE BITTAR & BITTAR STABLES

Continuing a Legacy

of Horsemanship

SHOW TIME

2023 ROYAL HORSE SHOW

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& STALLION GUIDE

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UNBRIDLED

SUSAN “SUSIE” SCHOELLKOPF

HUNTER-JUMPER

COURTNEY SLOAN

Developing Her Dream Horse

EVENTING

LIZ HALLIDAY

The CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship

at Galway Downs

SIDELINES SPOTLIGHT

BRIANNE LINK

Fashion Forward While Giving Back

COVER STORY

HAYLIE JAYNE ROLFE

Family Business From Showing to Breeding

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New Year, New Foals–

Same Love of the

Equestrian World

Letterfrom the editor

Haylie Jayne Rolfe

Photo by Melissa Fuller

Robin Greenwood

Photo by Pam Jensen

Shenandoah Barnstorm, Section A

Welsh stallion at Farnley Farm

Photo by Jennifer DeMaro

t’s always fun to ring in the new year with our Breeding and Stallion Issue because I love

both—watching cute foals frolicking in fields and the majesty of a gorgeous stallion. I also

love having Haylie Jayne Rolfe, with her stallion Dulf Van Den Bisschop, on the cover.

What a beautiful photo!

Haylie comes from a prominent equestrian family, the Jayne family of Our Day Farm, in

Elgin, Illinois. Haylie and her siblings, Maggie and Charlie, grew up immersed in the horse

world, and all three became professional equestrians. Now, Maggie and her husband, Nate

Rolfe, are raising the next generation of equestrians.

Haylie’s story of meeting Nate is one of my favorites. While in college, Haylie was the captain

of the University of Georgia Equestrian Team, and Nate was the captain of the track team.

Haylie was an accomplished equestrian when they met; Nate wasn’t a horse person at all. But

he is now! Read Haylie’s story to find out how Nate has become a great equestrian, and the

couple is working together with the rest of the Jayne family.

I’m also excited for you to meet Robin Greenwood, who has a passion for ponies—which is

another thing I love! Robin has been involved with horses and ponies her whole life and has

become one of the top breeders and trainers of pony hunters in the nation. Her list of ponies

and young riders she has trained is long and reads like a who’s who of the pony world.

Robin now lives in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where ponies and riders continue

to bring her a great sense of fulfillment. Robin said she loves watching green ponies learn,

bringing them to horse shows, and watching them succeed.

Speaking of ponies, we have a story on Farnley Farm and their many ponies they have bred

over the past 85 years. I think you’ll enjoy getting to know this talented family and how the farm

was created. Today, many members of the family continue to work out of Farnley Farm, and

they continue to produce talented and cute ponies.

I hope you’re looking forward to 2024. Once again, I will encourage you to find your passion

in the equestrian world. Rescue a horse, take lessons, volunteer at a therapeutic riding center

or step into the show ring if you’ve been out of it for a while. If you already show, invite a non-

horse person to a show and introduce them to the equestrian world!

Happy New Year,

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I was honored to be on the cover of the December

issue of Sidelines magazine (“Woods Baughman:

Working His Way to Living His Dream” by Laura

Scaletti). To be named a Hot Horseman amongst

other professionals was a pleasure. I’d like to thank

everyone for their support.

—Woods Baughman

There are no words to thank Sidelines, Brenda

Black and all for the beautiful article in this issue

(“Joni Werthan: A Real Life Dr. Dolittle” by

Laura Scaletti).

—Joni Werthan

Fabulous article and you so deserve the

recognition (“Joni Werthan: A Real Life Dr.

Dolittle” by Laura Scaletti)!

—Olivia Shwab

I am so excited to be featured in the Sidelines

magazine December issue with my boys

(“Ariana Marnell: Born to Jump, Mental

Mastery to Win” by Laura Scaletti). Thank you

to the team at Sidelines and Shawna Whitty for

making it all come together!

—Ariana Marnell

You look so gorgeous and grown up, Ariana

(“Ariana Marnell: Born to Jump, Mental

Mastery to Win” by Laura Scaletti)! So proud of

you and the equestrian you’ve become!

—Holly Casner

Our very own Leah Tenney (“Leah Tenney:

Embracing Dressage, Interior Design and Life”

by Laura Scaletti)! What a lovely piece about an

incredibly talented young woman!

—Liz Austin

Check out our barn manager, Jonathan Cohen,

featured in Sidelines magazine for being a Hot

Horseman (“2023 Hot Horsemen: Jonathan

Cohen”). The man can literally do it all!

—Our Day Farm

Jonathan is a sweetheart (“2023 Hot Horsemen:

Jonathan Cohen”).

—Cheryl Barnhill

Thank you Sidelines magazine for this

opportunity, and especially thanks to Kristie

Nichols Scholten for the amazing photo shoot

(“2023 Hot Horsemen: Jet Rusidovski”)!

—Jet Rusidovski

Looking good (“2023 Hot Horsemen: Jet

Rusidovski”)! Congrats and Southern Way is

lucky to have you on their team!

—Lauren Virginia Brown

Fantastic person and businessman who deserves

every accolade (“2023 Hot Horsemen: Bill

Worthington”). Wishing you continued success!

—Crissa Gillette

Thank you, Sidelines magazine, for featuring

me in this issue (“2023 Hot Horsemen: Elijah

Belardo”).

—Elijah Belardo

So fortunate to have Daryl looking after

each and every one of my horses (“2023 Hot

Horsemen: Daryl Mattern”). He has done an

outstanding job!

—Jane Gaston

Such a professional (“2023 Hot Horsemen:

Daryl Mattern”). Congrats!

—Robert Finalet

Such a great example of chasing a dream (“2023

Hot Horsemen: Daryl Mattern”)! I appreciate

his professionalism in his farrier results as well!

—Julie Allen

Thank you, Sidelines magazine, for featuring me

in this year’s Hot Horsemen issue (“2023 Hot

Horsemen: Walker Pozzi”)! Thank you, Isabel

Kurek, for the fabulous photos!

—Walker Pozzi

Congratulations, Walker Pozzi (“2023 Hot

Horsemen: Walker Pozzi”). So fun watching

your journey.

—Shawna Terry Hines

Thank you, Emma Claire Stephens, for the

beautiful pictures for Sidelines magazine (“2023

Hot Horsemen: Micha Knol”). Katie Robicheaux’s

stunning Grandioso was a super model.

—Micha Knol

Honored to tell my story (“Unbridled With

Jane Fennessy” by Britney Grover); thanks,

Sidelines, Bob Bell and Jan Westmark Bauer,

and everyone involved!

—Jane Fennessy

What an incredible portrait of your life’s passion

(“Unbridled With Jane Fennessy” by Britney

Grover). Thank you for sharing!

—Beth Hollidge Wagner

Awesome article (“Unbridled With Jane

Fennessy” by Britney Grover)! Loved reading

your story!

—Marina Rubin

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Amazing to watch Lindsey Holleger’s journey

(“Lindsey Holleger: Journey From a Wild Pony

to Head Trainer at Maplewood Warmbloods”

by Laura Scaletti)! Her future is bright and I

love to follow all she does. Her parents must be

so proud, but they get kudos for raising such an

incredible horse person! Family is everything.

—Elisabeth Latz

My very favorite belts (“Peighton Deitz: Riding,

Studying & Sewing Belts” by Britney Grover)!

She is such a fabulous young entrepreneur!

—Emily Sarah Campbell

This is so beautiful (“Kathy Simmers: Putting

Ponies on the Page for Today’s Horse Kids” by

Britney Grover)! Such a testament to you and

your deep belief in your vision and your dreams.

It’s brilliant to see it all come to life. So happy

for you!

—Kristina Boucher

sidelines spotlight

Sidelines Editor-In-Chief Jan Westmark Bauer

was happy to catch up with her favorite aunt,

Michelle Hilton, in Fredericksburg, Virginia,

and grabbed a great shot of Michelle with Jan’s

husband, Jerry Bauer. Thanks Michelle and

Jerry for being Sidelines fans.

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