November 2025 – Table of Contents
Tuesday, October 21 2025
CONTENTS
22
Show Jumping
Sofia Popescu
Jumping Into the Future
26
Dressage
George Williams
A Busy Fall for U.S. Dressage
30
Dressage
Shelly Francis
Learning to Savor the Dressage Journey
36
Holiday Gift Guide
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- Published in 11-2025, Front Cover
Saralyn Darmstatter: Living the Horse Girl Lifestyle
Friday, October 17 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
When it came to turning her love for horses into a career, Saralyn Darmstatter never had a Plan B. “Going pro was always the goal. I always wanted to ride, train and live … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Ruth Hogan Poulsen: Writing the Book on Dressage
Thursday, October 16 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Sara Farrell
From her first time on a pony, Ruth Hogan Poulsen has been enthralled with all things equine. “My dad worked with a woman who was a Connemara breeder. One day, they had a … [Read more]
- Published in General
Mark & Sophie Kinsella: Loving Team and Family
Sunday, October 12 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Lindsey Long
On an ordinary night in 2018, Irish show jumper Mark Kinsella met his now wife, Sophie, at the White Horse Bar and Grill in Wellington, Florida, and made an extraordinary connection. “It was … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Carrie Seim: Loving and Writing About Horses
Saturday, October 11 2025
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Lindsey Long
Carrie Seim has loved horses and books for as long as she can remember.
Decades later, Carrie has parlayed both of those passions into a career as a successful equestrian author. Her debut … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
June Evers: A Horsewoman Who Turns Passion Into Print
Monday, October 06 2025
By Shya Beth
June Evers knows the ups and downs of life as an illustrator and graphic designer, and is living proof that pushing through the more challenging times and not giving up one’s dreams is the pathway to living … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
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