The Eventing Year in Review
Wednesday, December 18 2024
By Valerie Pride
How can it be that I’m writing a year-in-review article? Feels like just yesterday I started these columns—and what a year it has been!
First and foremost, I am sending out so much love and … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Megan Sorentino: Classical Horsemanship at Falcon’s Landing
Tuesday, December 17 2024
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Averee Dye
Like many equestrians, Megan Sorentino has loved horses longer than she can remember. She started riding lessons at 5 and began volunteering at stables as soon as she was old enough, dabbling … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
January 2025 – Table of Contents
Monday, December 16 2024
CONTENTS
22
Breeding & Stallion
Leslie Butzer
Cloning and Breeding at Ponies & Palms
28
Sidelines Snapshot
Debby Buck DeJonge
Writing Saved a Riding Life
34
Art
Susan McClafferty
A Unique Angle on Horses
38… [Read more]
- Published in 01-2025, Front Cover
Marcus Orlob: Luck, Opportunity and Olympic Dressage
Thursday, December 12 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Marcus Orlob captured the hearts of equestrians across the globe after getting eliminated mid-dressage test at the Paris 2024 Olympics when a judge spotted blood on the leg of his mount, Jane, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
2024 Hot Horsemen, part 3: Rick and Austin
Wednesday, December 11 2024
Our final installment of the “2024 Hot Horsemen” features Rick Silvia and Austin Webster. Don’t forget to read part one and part two!
Rick Silvia
Rick Silvia’s life is the stuff of dreams, storybooks and adventures—that is, the Dream … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Hot Horsemen 2024, part 2: Will, Nicky, Matt, Malcolm, Mikey
Tuesday, December 10 2024
Part two of our annual Hot Horsemen — Don’t forget to read part one!
Will Mitchell
Will Mitchell didn’t ride in college—he played football. Will, who has lived in Texas since he was a child, is a self-proclaimed “avid … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
2024 Hot Horsemen, part 1: Kenner, Evan, Caleb & Ricardo
Monday, December 09 2024
Kenner Scalamandre
Originally from Locust Valley, New York, Kenner Scalamandre has traded Long Island for Wellington, Florida, pursuing a balance between his career and his passion for horses. “When I was 8 years old, I had to beg my parents … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Madelyn Houser: Turning Grief into Gain for Others
Thursday, December 05 2024
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by kristiescholten.org
Madelyn “Maddie” Houser is no stranger to heartache. Within the past year, the FEI dressage rider had to say goodbye to not one but three special horses in her life. “There is a … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Cat Driscoll: Her Journey from Groom to Team USA Rider
Monday, December 02 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
It’s not often you go to buy a piece of farm equipment and come home with a new horse. However, that’s exactly how Cat Driscoll found her first jumper, Forever Blue.
Cat … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Paul Chase: Carving a Legacy in Stone
Monday, November 25 2024
By Shya Beth
Humans have been carving images of horses for tens of thousands of years, and Paul Chase’s carved stone horses echo what ancient to modern artists long to capture: the invisible essence of the equine spirit, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature