Betsie Bolger: Jumping Horses and Dogs
Tuesday, August 30 2022
By Cheyenne Lord
A lifelong equestrian turned agility addict, Betsie Bolger has always been involved with horses and dogs. She grew up riding her grandparents’ horses whenever she visited their Pennsylvania farm from her home in New Jersey, and she … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Mia Farley: Young Eventer Developing Young Horses
Tuesday, August 30 2022
By Sarah Welk Baynum
Portraits by Alex Banks
Mia Farley caught the horse bug early on in life. When her mother, Rebecca Farley, put her daughter on the back of a horse at just 3 years old, it was the … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Be Aware of What You’re Building
Monday, August 29 2022
By Rob Jacobs
If you have followed my writings throughout the year, you would have noticed the theme this year has been how to accomplish your individual goals within the equestrian industry. I can always remember feeling as though I … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Hannah Sue Hollberg: Coming Back From the Brink
Monday, August 29 2022
By Sarah Eakin
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Overcoming adversity goes with the territory for professionals in any equestrian discipline given the unpredictable nature of the beast. Three years ago, event rider Hannah Sue Burnett, now Hollberg, saw her career capsize … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Hope Cooper: Dressage and Education Run in the Family
Sunday, August 07 2022
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Hope Cooper has a passion for learning—in the dressage arena, in academics—it’s in her DNA. Her father is a lawyer and her mother, Dr. Jane Karol, is both a Grand Prix dressage trainer … [Read more]
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Bailey Robinson: Ponies on Her Mind
Sunday, August 07 2022
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Kristie Scholten
In some ways, Bailey Robinson owes her riding to her parents. Her mother, Wendy Hartman Robinson, grew up showing ponies and hunters on the East Coast. Bailey’s father, Mikal Robinson, also came from … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The Impact of Thoughts
Sunday, August 07 2022
By Margie Sugarman
I fell off at a big show I qualified for last year. I thankfully qualified again this year, but I’m so nervous to attend. I’m afraid I’m going to remember the fall when I’m there. I’m afraid … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Believing in the Horse Nobody Believed In: Cooley Quicksilver
Sunday, August 07 2022
By Liz Halliday-Sharp
I have had many young horses in my time, and one thing I’ve learned is that it’s rarely the perfect, easy baby that becomes the next superstar. In fact, I’ve always considered it a positive to have … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Unbridled With Steve Stephens
Sunday, August 07 2022
By Britney Grover
Steve Stephens knows a good jump course—he competed over hundreds, winning events like the American Gold Cup and Nations Cups around the world. Since the ’80s, Steve has been putting his interest in jumps and courses to … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Ava Barnes: A Heart for Horses and Horses for the Heart
Sunday, August 07 2022
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Anyone who’s had the privilege of loving a horse knows the magic of their presence. Twelve-year-old pony rider Ava Barnes was drawn to horses from the very beginning. She couldn’t predict the success … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature