The Gender Perspective
Thursday, October 17 2019
By Margie Sugarman I’m starting high school soon, and the other guys in my class think riding is just for girls. I love riding and I love my horses. They think this is a “girly” sport that no guy would ever do. No, it’s not football, baseball or soccer but it’s my sport of choice.
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Dressage Behind the Scenes: The 2019 Pan American Games, Lima, Peru
Wednesday, October 09 2019
Dressage rider Jennifer Baumert took home the individual bronze medal from the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, with Betsy Juliano’s 13-year-old Handsome. Jennifer shared her experience as part of the silver medal U.S. Dressage Team with Sidelines. What was it like getting to Lima? Before leaving for Lima, our team met for a
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Coursewalk with Heather Caristo
Wednesday, October 02 2019
I usually either show in the hunters or jumpers. Recently, I’ve thought about showing with different horses in both categories at the same show. How do you reset, or make sure you don’t start riding like a jumper in the hunter ring, or like a hunter in the jumper ring? Transitioning between hunters and jumpers
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Unbridled with Jennifer Glass
Tuesday, October 01 2019
By Jan Westmark When Jennifer Glass hands out ribbons at shows, her smile is as big as the riders’ receiving their awards. “I have the best job at the horse show,” she said. “I love the smiles of the riders when they’re accepting their ribbons.” While Jen is primarily the awards and sponsor relations director
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Course Walk with Heather Caristo
Saturday, September 28 2019
My trainer recently suggested that I move up. I’ve consistently been ribboning in my division, and am concerned that I’ll go from being a big fish in a little pond to being the small fish in a big pond. I don’t want to move up and then disappoint my trainer. How do you decide when
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Everything Eventing with Boyd Martin
Thursday, September 19 2019
You’ve just won team and individual gold medals at the Pan-Am Games. What was that experience like? I’ve just arrived back on the farm after flying home from the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, and it’s a wonderful feeling to have accomplished a major goal. We all knew the Pan Am Games were a
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Kirsten Ostling: The Ins and Outs of Equitation on the Flat
Friday, September 13 2019
Southern Methodist University junior Kirsten Ostling didn’t always know the ins and outs of the flat ring like she does now. Like most collegiate Equitation on the competitors, the format is something they pick up within the first few weeks of practice. Kirsten credits the smooth transition to her time with Val Renihan at Findlay’s
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Unbridled with Melanie Smith Taylor
Monday, September 09 2019
By Jan Westmark Melanie Smith Taylor is well known in the equestrian world for her legendary partnership with Calypso, for her team gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and for being one of only two riders to win the Triple Crown of Show Jumping. Despite all of her accomplishments in the saddle,
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Course Walk with Heather Caristo
Wednesday, August 28 2019
You and some of the ponies you have ridden in the past are still discussed by young riders aspiring to become professional equestrians. What made some of those ponies special? Throughout my junior years, I was presented with the opportunity to ride many different ponies. I also had the good fortune to be able to
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Will Simpson: It’s All About the Horses
Thursday, August 22 2019
By Britney Grover Portraits by Kristin Lee The pressure was on Will Simpson at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: All he had to do was jump clear with Carlsson vom Dach and the U.S. Show Jumping Team would bring home gold. All his years of dedication and hard work had brought him to that moment,
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