The monster-sized garbage truck was headed straight for the horse I was riding down busy Columbus Avenue, at the height of evening rush hour on New York City’s Upper West Side. Gears grinding loudly, the vehicle kept chugging toward us as I maneuvered my horse as close as possible to the parked cars along the curb in an attempt to avoid a truck-horse-human collision.
The perpetually rearing wooden horse still stares out the enormous picture window oblivious to the constant bustle of New York City, just as he’s done since 1912. All around him, the world has changed. The once plentiful shops offering equestrian accouterments to clients with names like Rockefeller and Kennedy have disappeared, leaving Manhattan Saddlery as the sole surviving tack shop in the borough.
It was 8:45 p.m. on a Thursday evening. It was dark, wet and cold outside. I had 24 hours until the chili cook-off fundraiser I’d been planning for the Area II Young Riders, and the anxiety was setting in, as it always does before any function I plan.
I was doing my best to balance my time between my full-time job at Sinead Halpin Eventing, my part-time job at Prestige Saddles, my commitment to Young Riders, my part-time job teaching at River Edge Farm, and my personal commitment to fitness.
Pearl Templin, a longtime horse show coordinator and manager, died of lung cancer at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz. on April 27. She was 92.
Born in Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Templin grew up in the world of music, as she was the daughter of a member of the Tommy Dorsey band. She married horse trainer Bud Templin in 1947, and they moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where they established Windsor Square Stables, a boarding and training business.
Lyric Suite by Marcia Spivak
Marcia Spivak, of Wilton, Conn., has been a passionate horse owner and admirer since childhood. The expressiveness and gestures of her equine companions inspired her to create both small and life-sized horse sculptures out of welded steel.
The Smiths Winning The Family Class At Upperville by Jan Lukens
Artist Jan Lukens captured the Smith family in action during the 2008 Upperville Colt & Horse Show (Va.) when they won the family class.
The 30"x 40" oil on canvas shows (from left) son Mitchell on Pony Talk, mother Debbie on After Dark, father Michael on Paris North and daughter Tori on Placido.
G. Leslie Grimes, huntsman for the Green Spring Valley Hounds, died on April 7 at his home in Butler, Md., following an extended illness. He was 89.
Howard Arthur “Hound Dog” Brown, an avid foxhunter and foxhound breeder, died on April 22 at Chestertown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chestertown, Md. He was 96.
Mr. Brown was born in Baltimore and was raised in the Maryland towns of Reisterstown and Westminster. He attended Carroll County Public Schools until dropping out in the eighth grade. He began working with horses and wanted to be a veterinarian, but he didn’t have the money to go to school. However, he had a striking ability to diagnose what was wrong with a horse and became a farrier.
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