Valerie Kalderon: Ringing In New Equestrian Chapters at Opening Bell
Tuesday, September 30 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
For nearly 30 years, when the New York Stock Exchange rang its opening bell at 9:30 a.m. it had a direct impact on Valerie Kalderon’s day. While on Wall Street, Valerie worked for … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Tessa Downey: Taking Life One Ride at a Time
Tuesday, September 30 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
When Tessa Downey was 13 years old, she met an unlikely partner in a 17.2-hand Holsteiner gelding named HH Moonshine, aka Moo. Rather than following the “traditional path” of moving from her medium … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Sarah Ingram: Saddle Up! for First Words and First Steps
Sunday, September 28 2025
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Brenda Black
Horses were Sarah Ingram’s first love. Now, she regularly watches them bring out the first words and first steps of children with special needs.
“From the time I was 2, I would … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
Avery Glynn: From Early Success to Auburn Star
Wednesday, September 24 2025
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Lindsey Long
One Sunday morning in Petaluma, California, Ned and Hope Glynn were enjoying a rare day off at Sonoma Valley Stables, their hunter-jumper training business and home. From their kitchen window, they happened to … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Rachel Truair: It’s Never Too Late to Change Course
Tuesday, September 23 2025
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Evelyn Szczepanek
Rachel Truair spent her entire adolescence chasing her dream of “going pro,” and when it finally happened, she realized it wasn’t her destiny. Growing up in Austin, Texas, Rachel experienced horses for the … [Read more]
- Published in General
Natalie Keller Reinert: Writing Ambition to an Eventing Empire
Monday, September 22 2025
By Susan Friedland
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Natalie Keller Reinert claims she has always been a horse girl. The fiction author from Florida, who has written dozens of books set in the Ocala horse world—with two series now in pre-production … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Lauren Chumley: One of the Coolest Dressage Riders
Sunday, September 21 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Lauren Chumley has never followed a traditional path when it comes to her equestrian pursuits. One look at her Lauren Chumley Dressage website and you will quickly discover she isn’t your typical dressage … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Elise Stephens: Success From Ponies to Post-Secondary
Saturday, September 20 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Rendezvous: a place appointed for assembling or meeting. For Elise Stephens, Rendezvous Farm in Grafton, Wisconsin, is a place where her family’s passions come together.
When Elise was 4 years old, she followed … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Dr. Marty Whitehouse Riney: Finding Her Work-Life Balance
Wednesday, September 17 2025
By Diana Bezdedeanu
Portraits by Sara Farrell
By all accounts, Dr. Marty Whitehouse Riney is doing the impossible—and making it look effortless. A mother of two young girls, owner of MWR Equine Dentistry LLC and co-owner of Nicholasville Road Animal … [Read more]
- Published in General
Richard Rodriguez: Canvas Trails Through Colorado’s Soul
Tuesday, September 16 2025
By Shya Beth
Richard Rodriguez says his paintings walk the path between memories and dreams, but he doesn’t want to walk into the future looking backwards. He is acutely aware of that contrast: between contemporary and traditional painting styles, and … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature