The Amayas: Forging a Family at Stonehenge Stables 

By Emily Randolph  In 2006, Victor Amaya was at a European horse show, socializing with fellow riders, when he suddenly heard a familiar name coming from the big-screen TV nearby. The TV was airing live coverage of the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Aachen, Germany, and, although Victor hadn’t been paying much attention to
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Marie Gray’s Bright & Bold Equine Masterpieces 

By Shya Beth  Marie Gray’s paintings draw you in and bring you into a world all her own. A horse enthusiast all her life, Marie combines the use of bright colors with simple backgrounds to capture a moment in time, accentuating her subject’s mood and personality. Marie began her full-time art career in 2013, after
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Getting a Start in the Hunter-Jumper World

By Andrew Welles  Coming from an area where the sport isn’t very concentrated, how did you get started? I started riding very locally in Minnesota and it was actually through a friend of mine on my soccer team. I would get rides home from soccer practice with him and while he took riding lessons, I
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Successful Teen Juggles Three Rings With Time Management Skills

Hannah Famulak Palm Beach, Florida Eighth-grade student at Palm Beach Day Academy How long have you been part of the horse world?  Since I first did pony camp when I was 5 years old What part do you play in the horse world?  I am a junior rider and train with Erin and Don Stewart.
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Tom Foley: Capturing the Luck of the Irish

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kristie Nichols It’s been said, “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” Show jumper Tom Foley may have the luck of the Irish flowing through his veins, but it’s his hard work and determination that have so far defined his career. His drive and hunger to pursue his dreams
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Rising Starr Horse Rescue: Educating to Save Lives

By Britney Grover For Kelly Stackpole, it’s simply about the horse. When she was teaching and training to national success and felt pressure to make it about the ribbon, she closed her barn. Unable to stay away from horses, however, she was soon back training and teaching non-competitive riders — and learned how much America’s
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The Trainer in Each of Us

By George Williams So, here’s the question: If you’re a professional, do you consider yourself a trainer? Or are you a coach, or an instructor? Or both? Or all three? These three terms have a tendency to be treated as all the same thing. In my opinion, they are not the same. The USEF has
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Student Finds Love and Happiness Training and Re-Homing Thoroughbreds 

Layne Brogden Lexington, Kentucky; Ocala, Florida; and Warrenton, Virginia 13-Year-Old Rider, Trainer and Teacher How long have you been part of the horse world? I’ve been around horses my whole life, and I was riding before I was walking. The first pony I had was an Appaloosa named Dottie. My family and I lived on a
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Taylor St. Jacques: Equitation Finals and Beyond

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek Taylor St. Jacques was captivated by Animal Planet’s series “Horse Power: Road to the Maclay” in 2006. Like many aspiring equestrians, Taylor immediately set her sights on someday winning an equitation final. Big dreams, for a child who had learned to ride just a year prior. Fast
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Unbridled With Jimmy Lee

By Jan Westmark Well-known judge and trainer Jimmy Lee, who lives at Belcort Farm in Keswick, Virginia, has spent his career training year-end champions. “My favorite part of our sport is training,” he said. “The never-ending search for a good young horse to hopefully develop into a winner is one of the things I enjoy
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