Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show: Showing With a Purpose
Monday, November 15 2021
By Britney Grover
In September, Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show celebrated its 10th show—and a return from the COVID-19 pandemic cancellation last year. What began as a celebration of Thoroughbreds, held each year at the Fair Hill Training Center racetrack in … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Tracy Fenney: Leading by Example
Friday, November 12 2021
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Kristie Nichols Scholten
Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio once noted, “A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.” Tracy Fenney embodies the essence of the “Yankee Slugger’s” quote, setting … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Melanie Doughty: Studying at Home and Riding Abroad
Wednesday, November 10 2021
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
For Melanie Doughty, balance is more than a principle of dressage; it’s a way of life. As a top FEI Young Rider, owner of two horses, sorority sister and international business student at … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Sterling Malnik: Success in Three Rings
Tuesday, November 09 2021
Story & Portraits by Ruby Tevis
For Sterling Malnik, growing up in Palm Beach County, Florida, was the perfect place for a horse-loving girl to spend her childhood. With five siblings and four half-siblings, Sterling’s childhood was never short of … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Unbridled With Christian Currey
Saturday, November 06 2021
By Jan Westmark
FarmVet trucks offering horse and pet supplements and supplies are a common sight at horse shows throughout the horse world, all the brain child of horseman and entrepreneur Christian Currey.
“I started FarmVet in August 1999 believing … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Hannah and Zach Ketelboeter: Building Their Dreams and TerraNova
Monday, November 01 2021
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
The only thing better than doing what you love is doing it with someone you love. Hannah and Zach Ketelboeter are living the equestrian dream. The husband-and-wife duo has not only built a … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Jackson Graves: Exploring His Creative Side
Friday, October 29 2021
By Shya Beth
Jackson Graves’ story is full of self-discovery, a love of horses and never-ending creativity. Although Jackson has been riding since he was very young and has shown and trained his own horses up to the two-star level … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Ally Smith: Working to Save Discarded Work Horses
Tuesday, October 26 2021
By Britney Grover
It’s obvious that Allison “Ally” Smith is passionate about caring for others—both horse and human. While running her own sporthorse business and also studying to be a nurse, Ally founded a horse rescue from her barn in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Junior Showing All Across North America
Monday, October 25 2021
Ella McHardy
Junior Rider
Toronto, Canada
How old are you?
I just turned 16 in February, but I ride as a 15-year-old.
How did you get introduced to horses?
My family has been coming to South Florida for more than … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Kim McGrath: Learning, Teaching and Achieving
Friday, October 22 2021
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Lori Ovanessian
It has been said that those who dare to teach must never cease to learn, and dressage rider and instructor Kim McGrath will never stop learning. As Kim leads a successful career in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature