Unbridled With Mary Knowlton
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Britney Grover To say Mary Knowlton’s life has revolved around horses is an understatement. She’s worked her way through the horse industry, including over 40 years running her Knightsbridge Farm, earning her “R” hunter and equitation judge’s card and “r” jumper judge’s card, and serving on governing boards. She’s been the USHJA President since
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Positive Stress-Busting Habits to Help Conquer Anxiety
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Margie Sugarman I haven’t been to Indoors since I was a Junior. I worked hard this year, have the right horse and proper training, and qualified for two finals. My horse is amazing, and I know she will be great, but I’m nervous. I feel such pressure to succeed against my peers who have
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Rachel Lindsey: The Perfect Dog and Pony Show
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kristie Scholten Rachel Lindsey has always known her purpose on Earth involved working with horses. “I believe with all my heart that my passion for horses is God-given,” Rachel said. “I didn’t come from a horsey family. I didn’t inherit a love for horses. I just loved them.” When Rachel
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Renay Shaffer: Using Art for Good
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Shya Beth Renay Shaffer’s sharpened skills and even sharper pencils delicately bring equine and animal forms to life, and she uses these works of art to help save the very same subjects she features in her work. Horrified and inspired to help the animal victims of the massive bushfires raging in Australia in 2020,
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Lauren Knopp: Hooked on Dressage
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Cheyenne Lord Portraits by Kristen Scott-Crocker Even before Lauren Knopp started riding, it was clear she had inherited her mom’s horse-craziness. During her early childhood, she briefly tried gymnastics and was an ice skater for three years, collecting Breyer horse models all the while. Although her heart really wasn’t in either sport, her mother,
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Kobi and Lielle Rhodes: Father & Daughter Bond Over Horses
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller With a passion for horses that started in his homeland of Israel, Kobi Rhodes has always known horses would be his life’s work. “From the time I was a young kid, it’s always and only been about horses for me,” Kobi said. Those beloved horses have taken Kobi
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Katie Freeman: Building a Business She Loves
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Kristen Scott-Crocker Katie Freeman has come a long way since she first opened the gates to her business, Summer Wind Farm in Apopka, Florida. Katie was just 24 years old then, but she knew what she wanted from life and she was determined to chase her dressage dreams. Now, she’s
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Foxhunting With the Moore County Hounds
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
Isabella Tanner Southern Pines, North Carolina 7th grade Pony Club member, foxhunter and eventer How did you get started riding? Four years ago, my grandma put me and my cousin, Grace, into summer horse camp in Maryland. Shortly after camp, I started taking lessons at a hunter barn in Orlando, Florida. My mom and dad weren’t into
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The Harrison Family: Hollywood, ADHD and the Life-Changing Power of Horses
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Britney Grover Portraits by Kristin Lee Two years ago, the last place Kimberly Harrison would have imagined herself was sitting ringside at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center watching a horse show. Kimberly’s career is in television in Burbank, California: She knew nothing about horses. Even now she sits off to the side of the
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The Value of Nations Cup Team Competitions
Wednesday, November 16 2022 by Ruby Tevis
By Liz Halliday-Sharp I have been lucky through the years to compete on multiple Nations Cup Teams for the USA and it’s always an honor to represent my country. This year I had the opportunity to compete on the team at the Bromont CCIO4*S in Canada and the Boekelo CCIO4*L in the Netherlands, and the
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