May/June 2024 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN May/June 2024 Page 41 sion and Bella in the hunter or jumper section. Because it is a team entry, the riders will each have to ride in classes within both divisions on the same horse. “Because it’s a team thing they have to do both,” Hiner said. “Marc Anthony will do the flat work of the hunter jumper com- petition. Bella has actually been taking some polo lessons so she will probably do some of the polo flat work, not the stick and ball or the game. They want different team members to show they can do both disciplines.” Hiner explains that Marc Anthony is riding Sconce three days a week, and Bella is riding her three days a week as well. “Because she’s been off for so long, we’re bringing her back very slowly. We’re doing trail rides with her, teaching the basics, and she’s hopped over fences a little bit,” she said. “We’ll probably start playing polo with her this summer. There’s a lot of training that goes into polo. There’s a lot of basics, teaching them to work off their hind end and there’s a lot of lateral movement that she’s going to learn.” Hiner is very pleased with the mare. “She just loves people to death, she just loves attention, she has a lot of common sense, she doesn’t do anything wrong. She’s just a good girl.” PTK Racing Supports Its Horses for Life; Horses & Kids Benefit Hiner and the riders are excited to take part in the Thor- oughbred Makeover. “They are so stoked. They are beyond excited about this. It’s a huge thing,” Hiner said. Work to Ride is also part- nering with sponsors Buckeye Nutrition, Tack Butter, and Ariat, which is furnishing boots. For more information visit the Pastured Place website at pasturedplace.org . For infor- mation about Work to Ride, visit worktoride.net . Information about the Retired Racehorse Project and Thoroughbred Makeover can be found at therrp.org. (Continued from page 38)