Dana Lynn Grace Sapp: From Breyer Horses to Big Dream
Wednesday, July 09 2025
By Tori Kistler
Portraits by Susan McClafferty
By all accounts, Dana Lynn Grace Sapp is your typical horse-crazy kid. Her room is filled with Breyer models, her favorite outfits often involve glitter and her best friends happen to have four … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Audrina McCall: For the Love of Ponies
Monday, July 07 2025
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Lindsay McCall
When Audrina McCall made her Pony Finals debut at 8 years old in 2023, she was the youngest rider in the Green Pony Hunters division—and she was riding the oldest pony: New Moon, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Amy Laugesen: Modern Day Equine Relics
Wednesday, July 02 2025
By Shya Beth
Ancient artifacts, weathered down to their pure essence, embody powerful inspiration for Amy Laugesen’s ceramic and mixed media equine sculptures.
Her sculpted creations hearken back to objects of antiquity that are familiar in museums, often with … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
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