Bill Rube: Giving Many a Reason To Smile
Monday, June 20 2022
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc on the world, Bill Rube, like many of us, was looking for a reason to smile. After a five-year hiatus, Bill found his … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
An Industry In Need of Your Talent
Thursday, June 16 2022
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 play active roles in … [Read more]
- Published in What's Happenin'
Ben Noonan: Learning To Steer Through the Eventing School of Life
Thursday, June 16 2022
By Sarah Eakin
Portraits by Alex Banks
Anyone who has ever gone from driving a runaround to taking the wheel of a Ferrari can testify that that there are cars—and then, there are cars. Ben Noonan had a similar … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Lauren Pitylak: Where Equine Photography and Fine Art Collide
Wednesday, June 15 2022
By Shya Beth
Up-and-coming 22-year-old artist Lauren Pitylak has a multifaceted worldview—a view that she shares with her audience through multiple forms of artistic media. Whether she’s in her studio painting or stepping off a plane for a photo … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Amira Kettaneh: On a Champion Path
Monday, June 13 2022
By Victoria Sheehan
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Amira Kettaneh looks out of the truck window as the New England landscape blurs by. Luckily, she doesn’t get car sick anymore and the eight-hour roundtrip commutes don’t seem that bad. … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Alexis Zapalski: Learning and Horses at Keiser University
Sunday, June 12 2022
By Haylie Kerstetter
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Horses were always a part of Alexis Zapalski’s life, but until she moved to Wellington, Florida, with her family in fifth grade, she never knew a career with horses could be possible. … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Bliss Heers: Everything Happens for a Reason
Wednesday, June 08 2022
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Bliss Heers believes everything in her life has happened for a reason—and that includes a horse falling on her.
At 34, Bliss is one of the country’s top show jumpers, … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Ailish Cunniffe: Living and Breathing the Equestrian Lifestyle
Wednesday, June 08 2022
By Jan Westmark Bauer
Ailish Cunniffe, who splits her time between South Salem, New York, and Wellington, Florida, is the perfect example of someone living the equestrian lifestyle. As the daughter of Bonnie and Frank Cunniffe, two lifelong … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Reflections on Wellington
Tuesday, June 07 2022
By George Williams
As I write this, the semis filled with horses are pulling out of Wellington, signaling a sure sign that the season is ending. Although a bit of a blurred whirlwind, what a season it has … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Being an Empathic Professional to Equine Athletes
Monday, June 06 2022
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 only human partners. … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature