By Helen Townes Portraits by Melissa Fuller Fueled by focus, hours of hard work and relentless drive, show jumper Tanner Korotkin has rocketed to the Grand Prix stage, even while his formula for winning remains refreshingly straightforward. “Before a big competition, I go over my plan with winning in mind, but first focus on the

By Diana Bezdedeanu Portraits by Melissa Fuller At 21 years young, Elena Haas has already achieved what many riders spend decades chasing: multiple podium finishes at five-star Grand Prix events, two Nations Cup victories in the iconic pinque U.S. team coat and riding in the Queen Elizabeth Cup. Yet Elena’s motivation goes beyond ribbons or

By Laila Edwards Portraits by Melissa Fuller As a peak performance mindset coach in the equestrian world, Nancy Dye likes to joke that she was born into the Witness Protection Program. “After I was born, they took away my name, my parents and where I lived,” she said. “I was adopted. But basically, I was

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kacy Brown Leslie Law’s life forever changed in 2004. As a member of the British eventing team, Leslie won the individual gold medal and team silver at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics aboard Shear L’Eau. That fall, he met Canadian eventer Lesley Grant when he traveled to Toronto, where he

By Britney Grover Portraits by Melissa Fuller Kendall Bierer started her horsemanship journey when she was just 5 years old, with Linda Smith Faver at Happy Endings Farm. “I’ll never forget JB—he was the perfect gentleman for a beginner,” Kendall said. “From that moment, I fell in love with horses, and the passion never left.

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Lindsey Long On an ordinary night in 2018, Irish show jumper Mark Kinsella met his now wife, Sophie, at the White Horse Bar and Grill in Wellington, Florida, and made an extraordinary connection. “It was just happenstance that we both ended up there, but we immediately connected,” Mark said. “Mark

By Kimberly Gatto Portraits by Lindsey Long Carrie Seim has loved horses and books for as long as she can remember. Decades later, Carrie has parlayed both of those passions into a career as a successful equestrian author. Her debut tween novel, “Horse Girl”—which she describes as “Black Beauty” meets “Mean Girls”—was released by Penguin