Marti Hohmann: Loving Dogs and Dressage
Sunday, February 07 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
Marti Hohman had it all: a Ph.D. in English and American literature, a good job developing web content and riding at a barn just outside New York City. After four years, however, she let her life … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Middy N Me: Making Magical Shirts
Friday, February 05 2016
By Katie Navarra
There’s nothing worse than finding a shirt at a boutique and falling in love with the design only to try it on in the dressing room and find out it doesn’t fit right at the waist, in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Teal It’s Gone: Katie Maxwell Takes the Reins on the Fight Against Cancer
Tuesday, February 02 2016
By Carrie Ann Culbertson
In 2012, Katie Maxwell began experiencing persistent abdominal pain and fatigue. At first she wasn’t too concerned. After all, as a highly competitive hunter jumper rider and trainer, she just thought it was a result of … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Emily Keene’s Passion for Dressage
Tuesday, February 02 2016
By Katie Navarra
Invisible communication between horse and rider takes years of practice. It may be the most important skill all riders, and especially dressage riders, strive to master. “The communication in dressage is so subtle it feels psychic or … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Success From the Ground Up
Tuesday, February 02 2016
West Coast Dressage Trainer and Rider Alyssa Pitts Rises to the Top Through Talent and Determination
By Lauren R. Giannini
Alyssa Pitts set a goal to ride her first Grand Prix in competition by the time she was 30, but … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Carly Dvorkin: Focused On Her Dreams
Wednesday, January 13 2016
By Jona Lane
Junior rider Carly Dvorkin is the youngest of four siblings and the only competitive rider of the family. She began riding at age 3 and by 5 she was competing in local shows. Carly rides for her … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Taje Warrick’s Miraculous Life
Wednesday, January 13 2016
By Mary McCashin
Tick…tick…tick…
On August 27, 2014, Wally, Kim and Taje Warrick anxiously sat in a sterile neurosurgeon’s office. Taje, 10 years old at the time, had recently undergone an unexpected MRI the day before. Taje’s ophthalmologist had noticed … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
The Bottom Line: Happy Riding Year!
Wednesday, January 13 2016
By Jan Westmark
It’s 2016, which for many people means it’s time to make their New Year’s resolutions. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions — probably because I don’t keep them. Sometimes when the New Year rolls around I … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Tiz a Celebrity Sighting
Wednesday, January 06 2016
By Susan Friedland-Smith
Living in Southern California, once in awhile I cross paths with notable individuals. Like the time I saw Kobe Bryant at my fitness center working out. Another time I was shopping and I kept looking at a … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Caitlin Brady: Meant to Be
Wednesday, January 06 2016
By Britney Anderson
Caitlin Brady believes in “meant to be.” Whether it’s the immediate connection with her first horse at 5 years old, her once-in-a-lifetime horse Technique or the discovery of her calling to retrain off-the-track Thoroughbreds, Caitlin has followed … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature