Naomi Dachis: Rising Up After Being Kicked Down
Friday, June 27 2025
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Ella Petereson
Cue the song “Fireball,” and into the ring trots Naomi Dachis, a competitive rider on the Sweet Briar College NCEA equestrian team. Her red hair is tucked neatly up in her helmet, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Maria Rasmussen: Navigating a Sea of Change
Friday, June 27 2025
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Many would argue that horsemanship is dead, but professional hunter-jumper rider Maria Rasmussen proved them wrong when she turned a big-money class into a schooling ride—all for the love of the horse.
As … [Read more]
- Published in General
Madison Stewart: Following Her Family’s Equestrian Path
Wednesday, June 25 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
It was only a matter of time before Madison Stewart followed in her family’s footsteps and got involved with horses. “As long as I can remember, horses have been part of my life. … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Jake Parker Wymard: His Passion for Horses
Tuesday, June 24 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
When Jake Parker Wymard aged out of the Juniors and turned professional in 2019, he, his mother/business partner, Ginger Parker, and their business manager, Erika Sentz, agreed that it was a good time … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Jenny Cunningham: Creating the Content of a Great Dressage Life
Monday, June 23 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. For Jenny Cunningham, a 2012 trip from Ireland to Vegas for her 21st birthday was just the beginning of her American story.
It was … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Isabel McGovern: Walking On, Despite the Odds
Thursday, June 19 2025
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
Isabel McGovern had nothing to lose when she attended tryouts for Auburn University’s National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) team on her first day of school freshman year. The chances of being recruited … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Eva Paliouras: Jumping for and Empowering Peru
Monday, June 16 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
A diehard “My Little Pony” fan, Eva Paliouras was obsessed with horses as a child. Eva relentlessly begged her parents to take her to a riding lesson, without any success. After her parents … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Emilie Goddard: A Heart for Haflingers and a Passion for Corgis
Friday, June 13 2025
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Sara Farrell
As a little girl growing up in Washington state, Emilie Goddard devoured every horse book she could find at her local library. No one in Emilie’s family rode horses, but she was largely … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
From Wild to World Equestrian Center: Chincoteague Ponies Make a Splash, Delight Fans Ahead of Centennial Pony Swim
Saturday, June 07 2025
Story by Susan Friedland
Photos by Carolyn Rikje Photography
For any horse, visiting a showground for the first time is a momentous, and sometimes stressful, occasion. However, two born-in-the wild Chincoteague Pony fillies hopped off a horse trailer at World … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight
Madison Tsakanikas: Turning Heart Horses Into Timeless Art
Wednesday, June 04 2025
By Shya Beth
There are so many things about being an equine photographer that bring 25-year-old Madison Taskanikas joy. One aspect is that it allows her to travel across the country, meet many different people and learn their stories. Another … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature