Joshua Smithson: Painting Tradition Through Equine Art
By Shya Beth
Joshua Smithson’s painting style can be described as humanist realist tradition. Striving to paint in a direct, realistic way without focusing too much on tiny, unimportant details, Joshua’s goal with each painting is to capture the spirit … [Read more]
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Andras Szieberth: Making American Breeding Better With LotusTeam
Andras Szieberth has a heritage of classical horsemanship: He inherited the passion for horses from not one but both of his parents, who met on a college riding team in Hungary, where Andras was born and raised. When he moved … [Read more]
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Haylie Jayne Rolfe: Family Business, From Showing to Breeding
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
When asked, “Were you raised in a barn?” sixth generation horsewoman Haylie Jayne Rolfe proudly answers, “Yes.” Growing up in Elgin, Illinois, on the family’s Our Day Farm, Haylie and her siblings, Maggie … [Read more]
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Reliving the Pan American Games in Chile
By Liz Halliday
I recently had the honor of representing my country at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, with Miks Master C. It has been a goal of mine for many, many years to be on a senior
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Looking Back and Thinking Forward
By George Williams
As the year comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on the past 12 months yet all the while thinking about what the next year will bring. Looking back, 2023 could be referred to as the … [Read more]
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Unbridled With Jane Fennessy
By Britney Grover
Jane Fennessy grew up riding alongside her father and five siblings—despite her mother’s intense fear of horses—in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. “After a year of college, I came home and told my parents they were wasting their money, … [Read more]
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The Life Skills Learned Through Riding
By Margie Sugarman
Childhood is a critical period for developing essential life skills. One unconventional yet highly effective method of learning many of these skills is through a life around horses. Equine activities can be a powerful tool for both … [Read more]
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A Reflection Letter to Myself
By Rob Jacobs
Dear Robert Lawrence Jacobs,
This year was quite the adventure for you, a year that may prove to be unforgettable. What you had in mind at the beginning of the year shifted quite quickly as an unexpected
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January 2024 – Table of Contents
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CONTENTS
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Women Entrepreneurs
Jennifer Ioppolo
& Electric Pony
Creating Calm for Horses and Humans
26
Art
Joshua Smithson
Painting Tradition Through Equine Art
32
Breeding & Stallion
Robin Greenwood
A … [Read more]
- Published in 01-2024, Front Cover
2023 Hot Horsemen
Neal Tredinnick
When Neal Tredinnick became a farrier 20 years ago, he never would have dreamed that he would shoe all across the world for multiple international championships, including two Olympic gold-medal horses. “I never appreciated the places horses can … [Read more]
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