Elise Stephens: Success From Ponies to Post-Secondary
Saturday, September 20 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Rendezvous: a place appointed for assembling or meeting. For Elise Stephens, Rendezvous Farm in Grafton, Wisconsin, is a place where her family’s passions come together.
When Elise was 4 years old, she followed … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Dr. Marty Whitehouse Riney: Finding Her Work-Life Balance
Wednesday, September 17 2025
By Diana Bezdedeanu
Portraits by Sara Farrell
By all accounts, Dr. Marty Whitehouse Riney is doing the impossible—and making it look effortless. A mother of two young girls, owner of MWR Equine Dentistry LLC and co-owner of Nicholasville Road Animal … [Read more]
- Published in General
Richard Rodriguez: Canvas Trails Through Colorado’s Soul
Tuesday, September 16 2025
By Shya Beth
Richard Rodriguez says his paintings walk the path between memories and dreams, but he doesn’t want to walk into the future looking backwards. He is acutely aware of that contrast: between contemporary and traditional painting styles, and … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Nicole Nair: Young Eventer, Wise Horsewoman
Sunday, August 31 2025
By Laila Edwards
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Eventer Nicole Nair knew from a young age that horses weren’t just a hobby, they were her destiny. Attracted early in life to the thrill of eventing, she quickly became captivated by the … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
Meg Pellegrini: Chasing Her Upper-Level Eventing Dreams
Saturday, August 30 2025
By Sarah Welk Baynum
Portraits by Kacy Brown
The thunder of hooves and the surge of power from her equine partner beneath as they charge across a two- or three-star eventing cross-country course—this is where Meg Pellegrini has always belonged.… [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Madison Bonamarte: Horses, Mindset and Marriage Prep
Friday, August 29 2025
By Diana Bezdedeanu
Portraits by Elyse Bullard
Madison Bonamarte wholeheartedly believes that being an equestrian means following your intuition—whether it’s the horses you connect with or the variety of training techniques you bring into each ride.
“When I was little, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
Ken & Jen Krome: Carrying on A Family Tradition Together
Wednesday, August 27 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Longevity: That’s the hallmark of husband-and-wife duo Ken and Jen Krome’s K2 Show Stables in Westminster, Maryland. Based out of Ken’s mother, Carolyn Krome’s Persimmon Tree Farm, K2 has become more than just … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
Genay Vaughn: Believing, Breeding and Building Her Dreams
Tuesday, August 26 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
During the Sacramento, California, flood in 1998, Michele Vaughn, a dressage professional, drove around the area with her truck and trailer helping rescue and relocate horses from the storm-ravaged area. Michele didn’t … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Heather Beachem Bell: Embracing Her Path in Life & Dressage
Thursday, August 21 2025
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
When she was 7, Heather Beachem Bell attended the 1996 Summer Olympics equestrian events in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family and insisted on wearing her paddock boots and stirrup earrings. “I wanted … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Eva Crowley: It Takes a Team to Conquer Cancer
Sunday, August 17 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kirsten Hannah
“Can I ride?” That was one of the first questions Eva Crowley asked when she learned she had Hodgkin lymphoma in February 2024. Eva not only rode after her cancer diagnosis, she scheduled … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature