On the Line

It’s funny the way age can work for you. Being in my 20s made me the go-to person when Sidelines staff started discussing words like “blog” and “Facebook.” For a magazine that’s been around for more than 20 years, blogs and social networking are a brave new frontier. It’s natural that a publication that calls itself “the People magazine of the horse world” would get on board with the latest and greatest in internet addictions, but how? Our editor and publisher freely admit that their heydays occurred long before Google was a verb.

Cue music, here I am riding to the rescue. I’m a h/j trainer by day, a writer by night, and an office worker, also by day. What that really means? I’m a professional multitasker, happiest when I’ve got a half dozen projects simultaneously going on deadline within the same week. I’ve been known to check my email while riding, conduct interviews while commuting, and mine friends for article subjects.

It goes without saying that this will be a blog about horses, horse people, and all the craziness that comes with our very unique lifestyle. I’ll try to hopscotch around the USEF disciplines that Sidelines specializes in, without too much of a bias towards the wonderful world of hunter/jumpers. My past includes forays into polo, dressage, eventing and a one-time attempt at foxhunting. That combined with my talent in keeping an ear to the ground and an eye on the news means anything’s possible!