NEWS &VIEWS
Death of Equine Photographer Offi cially Murder On Tuesday, July 9,
2012, the body of equine photojournalist Sarah Libbey Greenhalgh was found in her burn- ing home in Upperville (VA). Preliminary au- topsy reports indicate that she was dead before the fi re started, and au- thorities are considering her death a homicide. Sarah, 48, grew up
in Maryland and was a regular Equiery contributor for almost two decades. Sarah also wrote and shot photos for T e Chronicle of the Horse, Steeplechase Times,
Sarah Greenhalgh as we knew her best: working.
and the former Maryland Horse. She had moved to Virginia last summer to take a full time position with T e Winchester Star, a position former Chronicle of the Horse publisher Rob Banner had helped to secure for her. She was living in a small cinder block cot- tage on the farm of Ann Macleod. T e Equiery will post
updates on the investigation on
equiery.com. To ready more about Sarah, please see page 12.
continued... Suzanne Stettinius: Maryland’s 2012 Olympic Athlete
By the time you read this, Maryland’s own Suzanne Stettinius will be in London. On August 12, she will compete for the U.S. in the women’s modern pentathlon. Before she left for London, “horse show mom*”
and WJZ Channel 13 news anchor Denise Koch interviewed Suzanne. T is story was fi rst aired on the July 16 evening news (see
equiery.com for a link to the broadcast).
Maryland has made its mark in the Olym-
pics, with athletes such as Michael Phelps, Kimmie Meissner and Dominique Dawes. Now there is a new name to add to the mix: Suzanne Stettinius. She is one of the best in the world, but in a sport not many have heard of: the modern pentathlon. T e modern pentathlon, composed of riding, running, shooting, swim- ming and fencing, pits this 24-year-old from Parkton against the world’s best athletes. Did she ever imagine, when she was growing up, that she would one day be competing in the Olympics? “No, I didn’t even think it was a pos- sibility,” Suzanne said, shaking her head. Suzanne has been riding horses since she was just four years old. She had learned how to shoot from her father, and she swam. However, it was not until a national riding competition in middle school that her Olympic dream began to take shape. “T ese pentathletes came and we learned about what the pentathlon was,
’cause we never really knew,” explained Suzanne. “We’re like, ‘T at’s pretty cool.’ I already do all these sports. All I have to do is learn to fence!” It didn’t take her long to master fencing. Suzanne competed in her
2012 USA Olympic Modern Pentathlon team (from left): Margaux Isaksen, Dennis Bowsher and Su- zanne Stettinius
fi rst competition when she was 17 years old, and her potential was immediately recognized when she won the junior di- vision and the coaches began wondering where this girl had come from. “Nobody had ever heard of me before,” she said. Now, plenty of people have heard of Suzanne.
She is one of only two American women who qualifi ed for the 2012 Olympic team. “You have to be one of those people,
you’re not amazing at anything, but you’re solid at everything,” Suzanne explained. She’ll have to be solid at riding, as com- petitors don’t fi nd out which horse they’ll be riding until 20 minutes before the event. T en, they’ll have to jump 15 fences. Her riding coach feels confi dent. “She’s
so gifted and so naturally balanced. I think she has the edge there,” coach Perry Fitzpatrick said. It hasn’t always been easy. Suzanne has broken both her neck and collar- bone over the years. “It was a reality check,” explained the young athlete. “I realized if I want to do this sport, I’ve got to dedicate myself to the sport.” Hours of training every day make this a full-time commitment, which
can be tiring at times. “When I hit a wall, it’s not just me anymore, my whole community is backing me up. I have to suck it up,” she said. Suzanne is the fi rst woman from Maryland to qualify for the U.S.
Olympic team in the modern pentathlon. You can follow Suzanne’s Olympic journey by following T e Equiery on Fa- cebook and Twitter or by signing up for our free newsblog at
equiery.com! *Editor’s note: Full disclosure! Denise’s daughters Meg and Jo Phippin, students at Garrison Forest, interned with T e Equiery during the summer of 2011.
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You Can Use Grant $$$ Now Available!
T e Maryland Horse Industry Board is now accepting grant applications for equine research and educational projects. T e grants are award- ed to ensure and promote the continuation of equine research and involvement throughout the state. Grants must be received by October 1, 2012. For a detailed list of guidelines, deadlines, and application form, visit
equiery.com and look on the homepage for this article. Deadline for ap- plications to be mailed is September 30, 2012. T e grant winners will be announced on or be- fore December 1, 2012.
offi cial USA Team photo
Zane Gorove
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