Sidelines October 2024

SKYLAR

WIREMAN

Taking the Show Jumping

World by Storm

ERIN NICHOLS

Dressage Experiences

Around the World

MALLORY HOGAN

From Eventing to Law School

SAVE THE DATE

Horse Shows & More

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DRESSAGE

ERIN NICHOLS

Equestrian Experiences Around the World

HUNTER-JUMPER

ROB VAN JACOBS

Concentrating at the Back Gate

ART

VALARIE WOLF

From Small Canvases to Larger Dreams

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

ELIZABETH EHRLICH

& KIMBERLY ERCIUS

The Essential Ingredients of Equine Elixirs

SIDELINES SUCCESS

STREETT MOORE

Creating Legacies With Love and Laughter

EVENTING

VALERIE PRIDE

The Event at Rebecca Farm

SHOW JUMPING

GENEVIEVE & MICHAELA MUNSON

Sisters in the Sport

On the cover:

Show jumper Skylar Wireman, in California,

with Tornado, owned by Skylar, her family

and a group of friends.

October 2024

About this photo:

Skylar and Tornado competed in the 2024 World Cup

Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Team USA.

Photos by Lindsey Long, lindseylong.com

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COVER STORY

SKYLAR WIREMAN

Riding the Storms to Riyadh and Beyond

EVENTING

MALLORY HOGAN

Three Phases, Two Coasts, One Horse

SHOW TIME

HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW

SIDELINES SAVE THE DATE

100

UNBRIDLED

JEFFREY AYERS

HUNTER-JUMPER

GINGER PARKER

Growing Sporthorses and Success

HUNTER-JUMPER

GRANT SEGER

Impressive Jumping for His Family

DRESSAGE

GEORGE WILLIAMS

The Concept We Have Perhaps Forgotten

HUNTER-JUMPER

BROOKLYN CASTELLANO

A Future Full of Horses

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Ginger Parker

Photo by Kacy Brown

Grant Seger

Photo by Melissa Fuller

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It Takes a Village in

the Equestrian World

JAN WESTMARK BAUER,

Editor-In-Chief

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Letterfrom the editor

Skylar Wireman

Photo by Lindsey Long

Erin Nichols

Photo by Melissa Fuller

Mallory Hogan

Photo by Melissa Fuller

elcome to our October issue. I’m excited to have show jumper Skylar Wireman on the

cover this month. I always love a mother-daughter story, and that’s exactly what Skylar

has. Skylar grew up in California with her mother, Shayne Berridge Wireman, and

together they run their farm that Shayne bought when she was just 20 years old. In addition to her

mom, Skylar also has many supporters behind her—her village of friends and supporters.

I think you’ll enjoy getting to know Skylar. Her life started with riding ponies and has grown over

the years and taken her on many exciting adventures—some good, and some not so good, since they

have included major injuries. Early this year Skylar, at only 19 years old, had her first opportunity to

put on the pinque USET coat as she competed on the United States Show Jumping team at the

2024 World Cup Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Through it all, Skylar has had a village behind her. Although Skylar’s mother has been her trainer

from the time Skylar was small, Skylar has been fortunate to have many top equestrians on her side,

including champion hunter rider Nick Haness, Olympic show jumper Peter Wylde and many more.

A good village is there for highs and lows, cheering at the sidelines or caring at a hospital bedside.

I’m also excited to have dressage rider Erin Nichols in this issue. Erin has a great story, which also

started with a mom involved in the horse world. Erin grew up riding in Pony Club, was exposed to

many disciplines and competed in show jumping and dressage at the same time. Though she found

both to be exciting, Erin’s world now revolves around dressage.

In 2022, Erin had her first opportunity to ride in Europe on a United States team. “Riding for

Team USA is such a unique experience,” she said. Erin is another young rider who has a village

behind her—and her village extends far and wide. A village can come together from anywhere, and

Erin has made friends around the world.

I can’t wait for you to read eventer Mallory Hogan’s story. Mallory has competed to the CCI4*

level in eventing, and remarkably she has done it with just one horse, Clarissa, whom Mallory calls

her rock. “Everyone in this sport says that it takes a village, and it cannot be more true,” Mallory said,

adding that she has an amazing village, most notably, her parents.

A good village will support you no matter what direction your dreams take you. While Mallory has

just started law school, she said that won’t stop her from riding, and I know her village will be behind

her all the way.

My hope for everyone is to have a village of their own—whether it’s made up of family, friends or

trusted professionals. If you’re part of a barn family, big or small, make it your goal to have them be

your village. If you don’t have a barn, find a horse or dog rescue or a therapeutic riding center where

you can volunteer; your village could be waiting for you there!

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September Issue

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This was such an amazing experience and

opportunity (“Veronica Gogan: Enjoying Each

and Every Moment of Her Difficult Journey”

by Kimberly Gatto)! Thank you, Rich Stanage,

for introducing me to Jan Westmark Bauer.

Thank you to all the wonderful people at Sidelines

magazine, Kimberly Gatto for telling my story so

well, and to Kacy Brown for taking some of the

most magical photos. Thank you, Lisa Hellmer,

for everything you have done for my journey

through life and para dressage, and for letting us

use your beautiful farm and Mickey. Thank you to

Joanna Skye Berger Frantz and Kathy Haseman

for letting your beautiful horses participate. I’m

just speechless to see my face on the cover.

—Veronica Gogan

As beautiful outside as you are inside (“Veronica

Gogan: Enjoying Each and Every Moment of

Her Difficult Journey” by Kimberly Gatto)!

—Shawna Marie

Oh my, how lovely this is in so many ways (“Veronica

Gogan: Enjoying Each and Every Moment of Her

Difficult Journey” by Kimberly Gatto)!

—Cindy Johnson Rakow

Such an amazing, beautiful woman whose story

is incredible and super motivational (“Veronica

Gogan: Enjoying Each and Every Moment of

Her Difficult Journey” by Kimberly Gatto).

—Julianne Grace Brownson

Wow! What an amazing story and spectacular

pictures (“Veronica Gogan: Enjoying Each and

Every Moment of Her Difficult Journey” by

Kimberly Gatto)! Rooting for you and Birdie!

—Brigitte Visser

So excited for my work to be featured on the

cover of Sidelines magazine (“Veronica Gogan:

Enjoying Each and Every Moment of Her

Difficult Journey” by Kimberly Gatto). It was

such an honor getting to meet and photograph

para dressage rider Veronica Gogan! Her story

is incredible, so be sure to check it out online

and grab a magazine when you’re at WEC!

—Kacy Brown

Tears; admiration! So proud of you and we

have never met, but I went to school with your

mamma (“Veronica Gogan: Enjoying Each and

Every Moment of Her Difficult Journey” by

Kimberly Gatto). Stunning picture!

—Kathy Gries

We love to see the The Dressage Federation

(TDF) grant recipients on the cover of Sidelines

magazine! Take a moment to read Veronica

Gogan’s inspirational story (“Veronica Gogan:

Enjoying Each and Every Moment of Her

Difficult Journey” by Kimberly Gatto). Veronica

received the TDF’s Para Dressage Fund grant in

2022. If you are interested in learning more about

this fund, please visit dressagefoundation.org.

—The Dressage Foundation

I was SO unbelievably honored to be the

featured artist for this edition of Sidelines

magazine (“Noa Leibson: A Perfect Fit for the

International Museum of the Horse” by Shya

Beth)! Grab a copy or read online to learn more

about my artistic process and job now.

—Noa Leibson

This article so perfectly captures your essence (“Noa

Leibson: A Perfect Fit for the International Museum

of the Horse” by Shya Beth). It is a big WOW!

—Nina Brown Leibson

Check out Sidelines magazine and get to know our

own Taylor McFall a little better (“Taylor McFall:

Full Speed Toward Eventing” by Laura Scaletti).

—Dragonfire Farm

Excited to announce that I am featured in the

September Sidelines magazine (“Marin Roth: Hard

Work Pays Off” by Laura Scaletti)! Special thank

you to Jan Westmark Bauer, Laura Scaletti and

Melissa Fuller for helping put this together. Another

thank you goes to my incredible family and barn

family for always supporting me on this journey—I

wouldn’t have these opportunities without you!

—Marin Roth

So very proud of you, Marin (“Marin Roth:

Hard Work Pays Off” by Laura Scaletti)!

—Janiece Young

So well deserved (“Marin Roth: Hard Work

Pays Off” by Laura Scaletti)!

—Jessica Friedrich

Thank you Sidelines magazine for the lovely article

(“Amanda Perkowski: Dressage Journey From

Tragedy to Triumph” by Laura Scaletti). Check it

out if you’d like to read a little more of my story.

—Amanda Perkowski

It’s been so fun watching how much you have

accomplished since the Winter Intensive

Training Program (“Amanda Perkowski:

Dressage Journey From Tragedy to Triumph” by

Laura Scaletti)! Keep killing it!

—@tessa_dressage

Oh I love this so much (“Amanda Perkowski:

Dressage Journey From Tragedy to Triumph” by

Laura Scaletti)!

—@jenijophoto

When I met Kate Murphy I was so profoundly

impressed that an emergency room nurse who

saved people during the pandemic has found a

new passion—and way to heal people, too—in

horses. Sidelines magazine agreed with me,

and I’m so happy to have this profile in my

fave magazine (“Kate Murphy: Nursing Her

Equestrian Dreams” by Sarah Maslin Nir).

—Sarah Maslin Nir

So proud of you (“Kate Murphy: Nursing Her

Equestrian Dreams” by Sarah Maslin Nir)!

Congratulations! Awesome article, thank you

for sharing it with us. So happy you continue to

do what you love most!

—Joni Gallaro O’Sullivan

sidelines spotlight

Veronica Gogan, who appeared on the cover

of the September issue of Sidelines, shows off

her cover with her horse Birdie. Veronica’s

incredible story touched many lives—so make

sure to read it on the Sidelines website if you

missed it and learn about Birdie also!

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Sidelines photographer Melissa Fuller, right,

took the photos of Paralympian Rebecca Hart,

left, for the July 2023 Sidelines story on Rebecca.

Rebecca’s holding one of her three gold medals

from the Paris 2024 Paralympics as Melissa

caught up with her at Starbucks—Rebecca has

worked at Starbucks since 2008, and Starbucks

supports her para dressage.

Brett Beason, of Wellington and Company

Antiques, at her booth at the Hampton Classic

Horse Show. Browse their amazing equestrian

antiques in person or on their website.

It’s a Sidelines family affair with Jerry Bauer and

Gypsy showing off the August fashion issue.

Noa Leibson, the curator of exhibits at the

International Museum of the Horse in

Lexington, Kentucky, hangs out with her

favorite carriage horse, Laura, at the Kentucky

Horse Park. If you missed Noa’s story and her

beautiful art in the September issue, read it on

the Sidelines website.

Sidelines photographer Kacy Brown, left,

with Ginger Parker, at Ginger’s Ashcombe

Sporthorses in Ocala, Florida. Don’t miss

Ginger’s story in this issue.

Catherine Zadeh in her booth at the Hampton

Classic Horse Show. Make sure to visit

Catherine’s beautiful jewelry store on Madison

Avenue in New York City.

Jim Welsh, of Elite Horse Transport, at the

Tackeria in Wellington, Florida. Jim was in town

to present the award in the ESP Summer Series

Elite Horse Transport $5000 1.35M Open

Stake, won by Alannah Wagstaff and Great

Thing. After reading Sidelines, Jim’s Elite fleet

loaded up 17 horses and headed to Lamplight

for the Festival of Champions in Wayne, Illinois.

It’s always great to catch up with our Sidelines

family, including Ruby Tevis, left, our former

Sidelines writer, photographer and social media

director who is now the marketing director

at TerraNova Equestrian Center, and Susan

Friedland, writer and author of many equestrian

books, including her recent book “Marguerite,

Misty and Me: A Horse Lover’s Hunt for the

Hidden History of Marguerite Henry and her

Chincoteague Pony.”

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ERIN

NICHOLS

EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCES

AROUND THE WORLD

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

rowing up in Yorba Linda, California,

Erin Nichols didn’t need to make

the trek to Disneyland to find her

“Happiest Place on Earth;” All she needed to

do was head to the barn. With a mother, Diane

Nichols, who has her USDF Bronze medal, Erin

didn’t take long to make the barn her happy place.

“From the moment I was born, I spent all my

time at the barn with my mom, helping her get

ready for her lessons and feeding. My mom is my

biggest supporter. Since she knows a lot about

horses, she can relate and understand the sport

and all the emotions that come with it,” Erin

said. “She’s been with me on my journey every

step of the way. We travel everywhere together

for shows, including Europe.”

That journey began when Erin was 4 years

old and sat in the saddle for the first time. When

she was in kindergarten, her family purchased

Velvet, her first pony. By 2012 when Erin was

turning 9, she was competing with Velvet in

intro level dressage and jumper shows.

Erin credits Pony Club with exposing her to

so many disciplines and giving her important

horse management skills she uses in the sport

today. “I was very lucky that we had a Pony

Club near my home in Yorba Linda. Pony Club

offered both show jumping and dressage lessons

as well as occasional cross-country clinics. It

provided me with such an amazing foundation

for horse care and riding,” Erin said. “I have

lifelong friendships and fond memories of

growing up in Pony Club.”

Pony Club camps were the pinnacle of

fun for Erin growing up. “We had lots of

activities, riding lessons with clinicians, horse

management lessons and we camped right

outside of the barn. At the end of the camp, we

would have a game day where we played various

DRESSAGE

Erin Nichols, with Elian Royale owned by

Premiere Sport Horses, in Wellington, Florida.

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