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May 2, 2013

Now I See What All The Fuss Is About

By: COTH Staff - Sara Lieser

The first time I saw Andrew Nicholson in person, we were sitting in the cafeteria at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. My fellow Chronicle cohorts started giggling, blushing and making suggestive comments as I tried to understand what the big deal was about this gray-haired eventer seated two tables away.

“But he’s old!” I insisted. They laughed, patted me on the head and made a few more remarks about “silver foxes” before we went back to eating our lunch.

Comments

reynardridge
3 weeks 2 days ago

Respectfully, and gently

I have to say that I think the question to Mr. Nicholson and the reporting of it in this space is inappropriate for a magazine of the Chronicle's stature and position. Sport reporting is appropriate, gossip, in my opinion, not so much. Sincerely, Ellen Broadhurst
2ndyrgal
3 weeks 1 day ago

Such a fuss

Sara, While the article was "cute", I would have appreciated a more mature approach to an interview about Andrew Nicholson. Apparently he has a sense of humor as well, which likely stands him in good stead both with young horses and journalists. Imagine being at the pinnacle of your sport and having someone refer to you, in print, as hot, as opposed to talented. I subscribe to COTH, not gossip rags for a reason. Joyce Caudill, KY
hot_to_trot
3 weeks 1 day ago

Well done

I love this because it IS a different approach! Why the need to take everything so seriously?
2ndyrgal
3 weeks 1 day ago

a little bit goes a long way

An entire article on the physical attributes of a professional rider, no matter how many times he winked at her, is more than I cared to read. Did she mention how drool-worthy his HORSE is? How he flew the cross country fences like a black Pegasus? Nope, she just got all "hubba hubba" over the rider. And as we all know, the horse is the most important part of the partnership. There is nothing wrong with a different approach, it started out cute, and then sounded like a yearbook geek writing about the basketball star back in high school. I enjoy humor, love Pam Stone's stuff, the Naked Foxhunter makes fun of herself. But Mr. Nicholson just won Rolex, we all know he's a very attractive man, that's not news, the fact that he is a fabulous rider on a spectacular horse is. If you're going to do a "tall, dark and handsome article, make it about Quimbo. Then tell us his rider isn't hard to look at either.
BAC
2 weeks 3 days ago

I thought it was in very poor

I thought it was in very poor taste to question a rider about his affair with another rider's wife, and I'm very disappointed in COTH. I can read the tabloids if I want gossip and trash, I expected a much higher standard from COTH. The entire article was awfully juvenile IMO, like it was written by a love sick teenager.
Inner Bay
2 weeks 3 days ago

I'm as horse crazy as anyone,

I'm as horse crazy as anyone, and I have drooled over many nice horses, in various disciplines...but ladies, I beg to differ--"hot" is definitely what makes the world go round, and COTH need not be 'above it!'
March 20, 2013

The Perfect Birthday Present

By: COTH Staff - Sara Lieser

On the night of my 33rd birthday I tucked Eli away into his stall with a feeling of pride. He’d just come home from an overnight stay at the veterinarian, and my little ex-racer cryptorchid was now a gelding.

My pride had nothing to do with the surgery. It was the fact that I had a stall in which to house my project pony during his recovery.

February 14, 2013

First Ride Foibles

By: COTH Staff - Sara Lieser

Common sense has never been my strong suit, and that sometimes makes for some entertaining times on the farm. Let’s just say that my first ride on Eli/Sweet Roll, my new off-the-track Thoroughbred, didn’t go quite as smoothly as I might have hoped.

I did start with a sensible plan. I picked a warm weekend day for our first ride. I talked my husband into being my ground person and videographer. But I began to veer off course as soon as I brought Eli in from the field.

January 17, 2013

Taming The Mental Beast

By: COTH Staff - Sara Lieser

Eli, aka Sweet Roll, is chilling out in the pasture with no shoes, so until I can update about him, I have a different story to tell.

Two years ago, I was eliminated in the show jumping at my first preliminary event with my former horse. The confident animal that skipped around at training level needed more support than I was providing coming into a triple combination, and he stopped, twice. Whistle blew. Game over.

December 6, 2012

Taking The OTTB Plunge

By: COTH Staff - Sara Lieser

It would be difficult for me to enumerate all the opportunities I’ve experienced as a member of the Chronicle editorial staff, but this Thanksgiving the Chronicle led me to do something a little bit crazy. I drove to the track to pick up a horse I’d seen exactly one photo of on the Internet.

Of course I knew about off-the-track Thoroughbreds before working at the Chronicle. But it’s a big leap from knowing something exists to participating in re-training them.

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