Unbridled with Michael Morrissey

By Jan Westmark Rider Michael Morrissey grew up in Bradenton, Florida, and horses were a part of his life from the beginning. With his father a show manager, his Uncle Jimmy Morrissey a trainer and rider, and his Great Uncle Gene Mische the show producer, Michael was traveling to shows his family produced even before
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Caring for Your Equine Partner When You’re Gone

By Peter Shanahan, CFP, CRPC, MPAS I think it’s fair to say that just about anyone who has owned horses has had the painful experience of watching his equine partner age out of work and finally pass on. How many of us has owned a “horse of a lifetime” sometime in the past? But sometimes
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Coursewalk with Heather Caristo

Heather Caristo was raised in an equestrian family and began pursuing excellence at a young age. She worked with George Morris as a junior, ribboned in the equitation finals and showed in Switzerland for a season with Gerhardt Etter. She’s a five-time North American Young Rider Team Gold medalist and has won more than a
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Jessie Blake Lochrie: Creating Heirloom Fashion

By Sarah Maslin Nir Jessie Blake Lochrie is something of an equestrian contradiction. At night she can be found tearing up the dance floors in Brooklyn’s edgiest underground clubs, taking in a deejay set or discussing the minutiae of electronic music, of which she has an almost encyclopedic knowledge. By day, she can be found surrounded
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Points or a Potential Injury?

By Margie Sugarman Margie Sugarman is a leading board-certified psychotherapist and sports consultant based in New York. Margie’s desire is to enhance performance through the connection between the mind and body, and her current client list includes Olympic, professional and amateur athletes across the country. Her experience employing various therapeutic modalities has helped equestrians win classics, junior medals and
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Everything Eventing with Boyd Martin

Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg, a 12-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Christine Turner, turned in a stellar performance at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN to finish second overall on their dressage score of 27.9. They also took home the Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship. Boyd took time to talk about

Teddy Demetriou: From City Kid to Top Horseman

By Lindsay Brock Portraits by Lindsay Brock and Simon Stafford When asked what they want to be when they grow up, not many boys from the middle of Queens in New York City, New York, come back with the answer, “a horse trainer.” Theodore “Teddy” Demetriou, 42, recalls that his earliest response to that ever-popular
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Insuring a Leased Horse and Your Farm

By Peter Shanahan, CFP, CRPC, MPAS There are often good reasons to lease a horse. For instance, you may have horses for two or three lower levels and simply need to plug the gap with a proven contender. Or, you may prefer to try a horse before you buy it, and choose to lease with

Dressage & Beyond with Charlotte Bredahl

Thank you for sharing an insider view with readers on the U.S. Dressage Team. What are some of the major costs associated with such high-level performance and how do the riders afford it? If you’re buying a horse ready for top-level competition, you’re looking at a very high number. If you’re a great rider and
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Catty Stafford: Aggie Rider Heads to the Police Academy 

By Carter Anderson Some of the most valuable things Catherine Stafford will take away from her four years as a Texas A&M equestrian are the relationships she has formed with the girls on the team. She created lifelong friendships and found a family that has gotten her through thick and thin. Catherine, better known as
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