By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kirsten Hannah “Can I ride?” That was one of the first questions Eva Crowley asked when she learned she had Hodgkin lymphoma in February 2024. Eva not only rode after her cancer diagnosis, she scheduled her chemotherapy rounds between her horse shows. Horses were part of the remedy for Eva.

By Diana Bezdedeanu Portraits by Maddy Falkowitz Ashley Henry’s love for horses began in the Bahamas as a child and has only deepened over time. Now the director and head coach of equestrian programs at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Ashley has shared that passion and expertise with hundreds of equestrians in

By Shya Beth Graphite drawings of horses are timeless, and Hailey Sullivan’s pursuit of this skill has taken her far from home—both in distance and within American culture—and back home again. Growing up in Belleville, Wisconsin, she, like most young adults, listening to those around her and believing she was doing the right thing, chose

By Jessica Grutkowski Portraits by Kacy Brown The Redden Family has always adopted a “go big or go home” attitude, so it wasn’t surprising when their daughter and two nieces began taking horseback riding lessons that they jumped in feet first. Less than one year after that first lesson, the Reddens had a barn full

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller By the time Olivia Murray was 5 years old, she had tried all the typical childhood sports—soccer, swimming, basketball and more. While she was good at most of them, she didn’t really enjoy doing any of them. It took a car ride around her hometown in Wilmington, North

By Jessica Grutkowski Portraits by Kristie Scholten Ellie Goodfriend is an experienced Junior rider and fierce competitor in the show ring, with many blue ribbons under her belt. But many people don’t know about the quiet battle Ellie recently fought and won outside of the ring to end years of mystery seizures that threatened to

By Summer Grace Portraits by Kacy Brown All it took was a single weekend—a single clinic with a passionate and knowledgeable trainer, and Jaxon Hoshaw was officially hooked. At the age of 14, Jaxon attended his first Emerging Athletes Program clinic with Jeff Cook. Alongside a handful of up-and-coming talent, Jaxon became completely immersed in