Heather Bender: A Life Filled With Extraordinary Adventures

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Heather Bender could fill a novel or two with the experiences she’s had both in and out of the saddle. Barrel racer, trick rider, jumper, Grand Prix dressage rider, scuba diver and tortoise … [Read more]

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Alyssa Phillips: From Sparkly Outfits to Cross-Country Wins

By Sarah Eakin

Portraits by Alex Banks

Eventer Alyssa Phillips started her equestrian career wearing a sparkly outfit and riding a Western horse named Chief. When she was 6, her family moved from the Texas countryside to Fort Worth, where … [Read more]

Ansley Wright: College Adventure From Florida to California

By Jan Westmark Bauer

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Ansley Wright lives in sunny South Florida and is looking forward to her collegiate adventure, which will take her to another sunny state—it just happens to be 3,000 miles away. Ansley is … [Read more]