Unbridled with Tom Wright
Tuesday, January 29 2019
By Jan Westmark Accomplished trainer Tom Wright grew up in Malibu, California, and began riding at age 4 when his parents thought it would be a great hobby for him. Tom soon got a pony for $100 that they kept in the side yard. His riding career flourished as he got older and at the
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Vet Talk with Dr. Richard Wheeler
Thursday, January 24 2019
Richard Wheeler, DVM, was born in the U.K. and graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2002. Dr. Wheeler then completed a two-year internship at Greenwood, Ellis and Partners (now Newmarket Equine Hospital) in Newmarket. In 2005, he moved to Wellington, Florida, to join Palm Beach Equine Clinic and he became a partner in 2009. Dr.
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Self-Confidence: Defeating Your Own Worst Enemy
Monday, January 21 2019
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
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Who’s on Your Financial Team?
Tuesday, January 15 2019
By Peter Shanahan, CFP, CRPC, MPAS Peter Shanahan is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor. Most recently, Peter earned the distinguished designation Master Planner Advanced Studies (MPAS). He’s one of the founding partners of a wealth management practice with Hilliard Lyons in Hendersonville,
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Grady Lyman: Balancing Indoors and Collegiate Riding
Friday, January 11 2019
By Carter Anderson Grady Lyman is a name we’ve been hearing a lot this year in the competitive circuit. Her success in the equitation, hunter and jumper rings is known throughout the horse community. While competing in a multitude of horse shows and finals this fall, Grady has also been attending the University of South
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Unbridled with Tigger Montague
Tuesday, January 08 2019
By Jan Westmark Tigger Montague, the founder of BioStar Whole Food Supplements, certainly has a lot on her plate running a company and interacting with horse people around the globe. But Tigger has plenty of energy to handle a busy life. Her real name is Cynthia, but since childhood she has gone by Tigger. “I
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Elizabeth Ehrlich: From Ulcers to Entrepreneur
Monday, January 07 2019
By Kathryn McMackin Every so often, a horse person stumbles across an animal that changes his or her life. For Elizabeth Ehrlich, it was Bella, a 7-year-old warmblood who walked off a horse trailer and turned Elizabeth’s life on its head. After developing ulcers, the mare inspired Elizabeth to create her own formula to promote
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Everything Eventing With Boyd Martin
Thursday, January 03 2019
Well known for both his fun-loving approach to life and his indefatigable work ethic, Boyd Martin has represented the U.S.A. in three-day eventing at two Olympic Games and two World Championships, and was on the gold-medal-winning Pan Am Games team in 2015. Boyd’s wife, Silva Martin, is a grand prix dressage rider and they have two sons, Nox and Leo. Boyd
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How Sports Psychology Helps Performance
Thursday, December 13 2018
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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Connor Husain: Enjoying the Best of Both Worlds – Switching from Eventing to Show Jumping Changes the Course of Hot Horseman’s Life
Tuesday, December 11 2018
By Britney Grover Portraits by Shawna Simmons By the time he was 19 years old, Connor Husain was becoming well known as a rising star in eventing. He took the top spot at the 2012 North American Young Rider Championships — his first CCI2* — and became a professional quickly climbing through the levels. Giving
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