By Britney Grover Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek It would be easy to say that Tiffany and Matt Morrissey are a ‘horse show family.’ Tiffany runs East Wind Farms, currently home to 47 show horses, and Matt owns Morrissey Management Group (MMG) with his father and is an owner and operator of Traverse City Horse

By Shya Beth  It was less than five years ago when Cara Van Leuven made the decision to leave the corporate world to pursue art full time. Merging her long-held passions for both horses and art, utilizing bold lines and unique use of color as a storyteller, Cara has transformed her world into horsewoman and

Patti Howard Bedford, New York Associate Real Estate Broker with Compass What is your equestrian life like? I’ve ridden since I was a child, but took a break while attending college and law school. It wasn’t until we moved out of NYC and to Westchester that I had the good fortune of meeting Tracy Freels

Lisa and Alessandra Veltri Oceanport, New Jersey Veltri Sport LLC How did you and your daughter become part of the horse world?  My daughter, Alessandra, started riding at age 4. She immediately took an interest at a friend’s birthday party when she never got off the pony ride! Alessandra started showing a year later in

By Rob Jacobs In my opinion, every human being experiences some degree of what is known as imposter syndrome. A friend of mine from the East Coast reached out to me and asked if I would consider writing a column on how we can manage feelings of self-doubt as young professionals. I thought this recommendation

By Liz Halliday-Sharp I’ve been in this game a long time now and have had my fair share of ups and downs and mistakes along the way. I think that if you choose eventing as your sport, then it’s inevitable that you have some bumps in the road and moments of reflection when things don’t

By Britney Grover Louise Serio has dedicated her life to the hunter-jumper world, and even helped create the World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) program in 1991. After so many years as a rider and trainer, Louise wanted to create a high-quality, low-cost hunter show that revolved around an exhibitor’s perspective—and that was close to her

By Kimberly Gatto Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek It’s often said that four-leaf clovers bring good luck, and Valerie Vizcarrondo Pride is particularly adept at finding them. The Maryland-based FEI five-star rider, trainer and “S” judge—and owner/operator of the aptly-named Blue Clover Eventing—is chasing dreams and creating her own luck as she excels in the

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller As “Roots” author Alex Haley once said, “In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, a bridge to our future.” At Harkaway Farm, the Freels/Isop family is the living embodiment of this statement. For over 60 years, the family-run Harkaway Farm has been developing

By George Williams There’s something about getting older that makes time go by faster. This past summer may have gone by quickly, perhaps partly because it was jam-packed with dressage for our youth. For me, it started with being in Europe with some of our Young Riders—four, to be precise. Christian Simonson, Erin Nichols and Mackenzie