Show Jumper Brian Walker Answers Your Questions
Tuesday, May 24 2016
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, Sidelines Spotlight
A Scotland Riding Adventure: Finding Confidence, Exhilaration and Connection on the Back of a Horse
Tuesday, May 24 2016
By Cathy Mann
How do you escape a bad marriage and a bad accident? On the back of a horse, of course.
My marriage had fallen apart. A horse I was training flipped over and narrowly missed falling on me. … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
Kim Herslow: From Drag Racing to Gold Medals
Monday, May 23 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
Last summer in Canada, Kimberly Herslow and Rosmarin achieved two personal best test scores that contributed greatly to the U.S. Dressage Team’s fifth straight Pan American Games gold medal — a vital victory that qualified … [Read more]
- Published in General
My Rolex Ride: Sidelines Photographer Rides Cross-Country
Monday, May 23 2016
By Becky Cole
What if someone asked you if you’d like to ride a horse around the cross-country course at Rolex? Would you jump at the chance, and count down the days until Rolex? Would you be so excited you … [Read more]
- Published in General
Ava Stearns Enjoys the Magical Road to Devon
Monday, May 23 2016
By Doris Degner-Foster
The magical atmosphere of the Devon Horse Show has captured the hearts of many, and junior rider Ava Stearns is no exception. The Devon Horse Show is an event that has grown from a one- day … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Polo’s Nic Roldan: Making a Difference On and Off the Field
Wednesday, May 18 2016
By Kendall Bierer
It’s 9:30 on a Tuesday morning at South Forty Polo Club in Wellington, Florida. The horses have been worked and are back in the barn, munching hay and hanging their heads over their stall doors as they … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Alison Firestone Robitaille: An Enduring & Successful Career
Wednesday, May 18 2016
By Hilary Winocoor
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Show jumper Alison Firestone Robitaille knows a thing or two about fast horses. She’s competed for the United States in 25 Nations Cups, rode in the famed American Invitational at only 17 … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Living the Eventer’s Dream Skyeler Voss Enjoys Life at Morningside
Monday, May 16 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
Skyeler Voss loves her morning “commute” — a short walk from home to her office at Morningside Training Farm in The Plains, Virginia. “It’s an eventer’s dream come true,” she said. “Lots of space, rider-friendly, and … [Read more]
- Published in General
In the Heart of Texas — A Talented Team Teaches Dancing on Horseback
Monday, May 16 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
The Lone Star State is famous for longhorns, “Lonesome Dove,” black gold (oil), the Alamo, cowboys (horseback and football), and the two-step, but more and more Texans are taking up dancing on horseback. Houston and nearby … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Peter Lutz — His Turn to Shine
Monday, April 25 2016
By Doris Degner-Foster
Before the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping North American League qualifier in Las Vegas last November, New York-based rider and trainer Peter Lutz did something different that may have helped him win the competition. He transported … [Read more]
- Published in General, Show World