Congratulations to the winner of the first ever TTW Giveaway.  One of our facebook fans (now at 125 and counting!), Beth Stelzleni, of S-Squared Eventing at Wishing Tree Farm, is the big winner of a Sidelines Magazine subscription!  Congrats Beth, and thank you for liking the blog!

Beth says she never wins anything (though her show record speaks to the contrary), so I’m very happy she won our giveaway!  Beth is originally from Florida, and is now an eventing and dressage trainer based out of Athens, Georgia.  Beth has been riding for over twenty years.  She says this makes her sound old, but I’ve been riding even longer, and I still think of myself as a kid (with a law degree. . . how did that happen?) so I don’t think twenty years of riding amounts to old age at all.  She started out in hunter world (I knew I liked her) and now competes in eventing, dressage, and even ventures back over to H/J land to compete in the jumper ring as well.  She enjoys teaching students in all of these disciplines. . . so if you’re in the Georgia area and in need of a good coach, maybe you can look Beth up!

Beth, incidentally, has also put in a specific request for an Equestrian Heartthrob of the Robert Redford variety, and I must say that man has classic good looks that never go out of style, so I am more than happy to oblige.

Here you go, Beth!  How did I do?

Thank you all for liking TTW on facebook and for participating in the giveaway.  Hopefully there will be many more where that came from!

Okay, enough of the cute pony photos and sappy birthday posts. . .   I know why I was really invited to Sidelines.  I’ve had a rather unpleasant week, so I needed a little fun.  I decided this time to post one of each of the guys that have been requested from my readers via the facebook page or in comments on earlier blog posts. . .   although I draw the line at Gyllenhaal.  Seriously ladies, his nose takes up half his face.   Anyway, I hope you all enjoy these.  I am officially taking requests. . . .

Equestrian Bradley Cooper:

Equestrian Brad Pitt:

Equestrian George Clooney:

Equestrian Matt Damon:

Equestrian Patrick Dempsey:

Equestrian Johnny Depp (back by popular demand):

And, back by (my own) demand, Equestrian Ryan Reynolds:

Hope that made your day a little brighter.

Tucker fans, I have an exciting announcement!  Sidelines has generously agreed to let me give away a year’s subscription to the magazine to one of my blog readers.  How cool is that?!

The May 2012 Issue

Entering the contest is easy — all you have to do is like Tucker the Wunderkind and Sidelines Magazine on facebook between now and May 15th (you’ll have to like both to be entered).  If you’re already following Tucker and Sidelines on facebook, good news — you’re already eligible to win!  (And, you’re already enjoying all the great stuff Sidelines has to offer and the hilarious stuff I find for your newsfeeds.  My apologies in advance if I ever make you spit coffee onto your monitors.)  And just in case you need another incentive to like Tucker the Wunderkind on facebook, Equestrian Ryan Reynolds and Equestrian Johnny Depp are there.