Dorrie Douglas: Bringing Out the Best in Every Horse
By Kimberly Gatto Portraits by Kristie Nichols Whether she is stylishly piloting a hunter around a derby course or racing against the clock in the jumper ring, Dorothy “Dorrie” Douglas has a knack for...
View ArticleQualities for Equestrian Success
By Vasco Flores Do you have any competition-day routines or rituals? Do you think it’s a good thing for riders to have routines to help with nerves or to keep them focused? Horse shows are growing...
View ArticleNovember 2021 – Table of Contents
Subscribe for just $9.95 or Order Individual Issues Here! CONTENTS 26 Charity Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show— Showing With a Purpose 34 Jackson Graves Exploring His Creative Side 38 Eventing Hannah...
View ArticleLee Cesery: A Legacy of Love
By Victoria Sheehan Portraits by Melissa Fuller Lee Cesery considers her story a typical one. Yet for many who know her, she’s anything but. The prominent amateur is a staple across hunter-jumper...
View ArticleRaising Hunters Right at Hickory Manor
Kimmy Risser Paris, Kentucky Horse farm owner and breeder How long have you been part of the horse world? I rode my first pony when I was 3 years old, received lessons on my 8th birthday and the rest...
View ArticleEmma Callanan: Horses by Birth, Horsemanship by Choice
By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Hannah Waroway Horses are more than a hobby for Emma Callanan; they’re the reason she gets out of bed each morning. Born into an equestrian family, Emma can’t recall a...
View ArticleMarch 2022 – Table of Contents
Subscribe for just $9.95 or Order Individual Issues Here! CONTENTS 24 Hunter-Jumper Staying Grounded While Continuing to Grow 26 Eventing Moving Your Horse Up to the Next Level 32 Art John...
View ArticleJimmy & Danielle Torano: Family Finishes First
By Britney Grover Portraits by Melissa Fuller Last summer, Jimmy and Danielle Torano embarked on their first “traveling circus.” Normally, the family travels from horse show to horse show during the...
View ArticleIndustry Innovator: Cathy Sacher & Essex Classics
By Britney Grover Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek Cathy Sacher founded Essex Classics in 1985. Cathy Sacher knows show shirts: She’s been wearing them even longer than she’s been making them. She began...
View ArticleTwo Women, One Great Company
Katie Rosenfels and Raina King Founders of Free Ride Equestrian Katie lives in LaBelle, Florida, and Raina lives in Nokomis, Florida How did you become part of the horse world? Katie: My cousin...
View ArticleCreating an App for the Equine World
India Lynn Wilkinson Atlanta, Georgia, and Vero Beach, Florida Equestrian Marketing Consultant and Developer of Mane Street Market App How long have you been part of the horse world? I was one...
View ArticleTo Succeed, You Have to Start: Jill Slater & RIATA Designs
By Britney Grover Jill Slater isn’t afraid to start a challenge, whether it’s a new business or a new sport. “What a crazy idea I had when I turned 50 years old: I wanted to take up competitive show...
View ArticleBeing an Empathic Professional to Equine Athletes
By Rob Jacobs Equestrian sport is unique in that the athletes are both the horse and the rider. Having an animal as an athletic partner adds challenges that may differ compared to other sports with...
View ArticleAn Industry In Need of Your Talent
By Rob Jacobs Like most Junior riders, when I was a child I thought the only paths in the equestrian industry were the ones I saw regularly. The trainer, barn manager, blacksmith and the veterinarian...
View ArticleUnbridled with Bev Bedard
By Britney Grover Other than leaving for college, Bev Bedard has lived within 20 miles of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, all her life. She’s also loved horses all her life, so of course, whenever the...
View ArticleLeadline
Megan Storey was at the lead for Georgia Skrabek on Domino. Photo by Alice McKeen Paisley Mae Tesch on Farmore Adorable at the PEC October Rated Show. Annalie Pratt on Glynmagic Giselle,...
View ArticleSabina Chambers: Full Circle—Riding to Judging and Back
By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Ruby Tevis All it took was a nickel to get Sabina Chambers started with horses as a child. With a shiny coin in her hand, she gleefully inserted it into a mechanical...
View ArticleBe Aware of What You’re Building
By Rob Jacobs If you have followed my writings throughout the year, you would have noticed the theme this year has been how to accomplish your individual goals within the equestrian industry. I can...
View ArticleHope Glynn: Enjoying Her New Life
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Adrienne Morella If you could look up the term “hunter derby” in the dictionary, Hope Glynn’s name would be right beside it. Since the inception of the program, Hope has...
View ArticleHow Adaptability Increases Your Success Rate
By Rob Jacobs The equestrian industry is one that requires those who participate in it to be flexible and able to adjust to the unpredictability of day-to-day operations. In general, most equestrians...
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