Discovering the Joy with Madison and Reagan Ibach
Wednesday, July 12 2017
By Christine Rhodes
Horse-crazy sisters Madison and Reagan Ibach have risen to Instagram fame with over a quarter million followers between their accounts. Their immense online popularity and wide platform made them perfect candidates for representing the newly rebranded US … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Variety and Taking A Break from Riding
Saturday, July 08 2017
By Margie Sugarman
Margie Sugarman is a leading board-certified psychotherapist and sports consultant based in New York. Margie’s desire is to enhance performance through the connection between the mind and body, and her current client list includes Olympic, professional and … [Read more]
- Published in General
Vicki Lowell: From Horse Crazy Kid to Marketing Genius
Saturday, July 08 2017
By Lauren R. Giannini
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Vicki Lowell began preparing for her new role as US Equestrian’s chief marketing and content officer as a kid when she was bitten by the horse bug. Her destiny was greatly … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Show Jumper Brian Walker Answers Your Questions
Friday, July 07 2017
Brian Walker, a dual Canadian and American citizen, has trained, worked and ridden alongside the best in the world over the last 25 years. As a junior, Brian won the Maclay Medal Equitation Championship in 2001. Brian has made a … [Read more]
- Published in General
Unbridled with Charlie Jayne
Thursday, June 29 2017
By Lisa Engel
Charlie Jayne of Elgin, Illinois, is a talented grand prix rider who, in 2006, won the USET Foundation Maxine Beard Award recognizing accomplishment by an up-and-coming show jumper. As a junior rider, he also won the USET … [Read more]
- Published in General
Floppy Ears, Big Bray and a Heart of Gold — Buckeye the Dancing Mule
Thursday, June 29 2017
By Mary McCashin
It’s a foggy, summer morning at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Tryon, North Carolina. Water buckets being filled, grain being poured into buckets, stalls being mucked and riders tacking up horses. The quiet sounds of morning routines … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Christine Traurig on Riding & Dressage
Wednesday, June 28 2017
A sought-after trainer and clinician, American Olympic dressage rider Christine Traurig was born and raised on her parents’ breeding farm near Verden, Germany. She rode and trained for the Hanoverian Elite Sales in Verden before moving to the United States … [Read more]
- Published in General
Mark Leone: Counting His Blessings
Monday, June 26 2017
By Lauren R. Giannini
Mark Leone is celebrating more than 45 years in the horse world, but acts as if he just landed his dream job and can’t believe his good luck. He’s a winning grand prix jumper rider and … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Cathy Sacher: Shirts Are Her Specialty
Friday, June 23 2017
Growing up in a family that owned a high-end men’s shirt manufacturing business and being a rider herself, it’s really no surprise that Cathy Sacher of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, would be the innovator behind Essex Classics, a show … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Kate Grom’s Passion For Horses and Music
Wednesday, June 21 2017
By Dani Moritz-Long
For most equestrians, feverish determination runs in our blood. It’s what drives us to wake up in the wee hours of the morning to muck out stalls, spend hours in the saddle and stop back at the … [Read more]
- Published in General