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Top (Left to Right): Erin and Dance Away, Photo © O'Neill; Erin and Dance Away win Junior Hunter Grand Champion at 2001 National Horse Show, Photo © Ramsay; Erin and Don, 2001, Photo © J.L. Parker. Erin and her sister, Whitney.
Bottm (Left to Right): Erin and Fernwalk at Nationals, 2002. Photo © J.L. Parker; Winning the ASPCA Maclay Medal Finals in 2002, Photo © Rook Photography.
with the owners and clientele. That is usually the most pressing part of our sport, but she sails right through that and does it with grace." Continuing with the giant laugh we
and his wife, Nancy, have a special re- lationship with all of their children, and the children have a special rela- tionship with each other. "We are really excited about Erin
typical horse trainers family, Don Ocala, Fl. A i n
stepping out on her own in the Pro- fessional world," Don says with a chuckle. "Since she was born she has been around lots of different people and gets along with just about every- one. She can handle the difficult and different situations of the show world, but at the same time can interact well
all know from Don, "She is not as mouthy as her dad is! She will never do ad-lib like I tend to do sometimes and she will always think first, speak second. Hopefully it won't take her as long as it did for me to realize that not everyone thinks the same. She relates to people in a special way and is intui- tive about what they need to succeed. Her best trait is her ability to under- stand and get along with just about everyone...I'm not sure where she got that!" And he goes on with a huge chuckle at the joke on himself. "We will miss her tremendously, she has been a day to day part of our lives,
as well as our business, for so long I cannot imagine it without her here. But the opportunity to be a part of the Hersh-Boyle family is pretty ex- citing for all us, and we are exceed- ingly proud. San Francisco is a great part of the country, and she is only a plane ride away. We plan on taking that plane ride a lot now! Maybe we will actually get some vacation time in that spectacular area. For us it is also exciting to make more friends on the west coast since I am sure we will be around the show ring as a support group for her now. Sort got the roles reversed a bit!" And, again he laughs. Erin is a little more introspective
about the move and decision to turn Professional. "I have been an Ama- teur for eight years and have loved it. It is now just time for me to go and do
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