By Jessica Grutkowski Portraits by Melissa Fuller What do you get when you combine a talented eye with an eye for talent? For Addison “Addie” Litman and longtime trainer Jenn Bowery, it resulted in a fairy-tale ending at Pony Finals with a special small green pony they discovered via Facebook.   Born and raised in

By Tori Kistler Portraits by Susan McClafferty By all accounts, Dana Lynn Grace Sapp is your typical horse-crazy kid. Her room is filled with Breyer models, her favorite outfits often involve glitter and her best friends happen to have four legs. But unlike most 8-year-olds, Dana’s horse obsession isn’t just pretend—it’s her everyday life. Growing

By Britney Grover Portraits by Lindsay McCall When Audrina McCall made her Pony Finals debut at 8 years old in 2023, she was the youngest rider in the Green Pony Hunters division—and she was riding the oldest pony: New Moon, aka Willie. “He was 17 years old and only had one eye; he was a

By Shya Beth Ancient artifacts, weathered down to their pure essence, embody powerful inspiration for Amy Laugesen’s ceramic and mixed media equine sculptures. Her sculpted creations hearken back to objects of antiquity that are familiar in museums, often with arms, legs and head that have been broken off and lost to time. Even with the

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kacy Brown It was only a matter of time before Madison Stewart followed in her family’s footsteps and got involved with horses. “As long as I can remember, horses have been part of my life. When I was younger, my mom, Michelle Radley, had her own horse training business, so

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kacy Brown When Jake Parker Wymard aged out of the Juniors and turned professional in 2019, he, his mother/business partner, Ginger Parker, and their business manager, Erika Sentz, agreed that it was a good time to rebrand. They changed the name of their current showing and training operation from Flower

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kacy Brown They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. For Jenny Cunningham, a 2012 trip from Ireland to Vegas for her 21st birthday was just the beginning of her American story. It was during that trip that Jenny met Zach, her now-husband. “I was finishing college and had