Hillary Dobbs: Teamwork and Family Make the Best of Many Worlds

By Britney Grover Portraits by Melissa Fuller Once, Hillary Dobbs envisioned a life as a professional show jumper. After an impressive Junior career under the tutelage of Missy Clark and John Brennan, her early professional career got off to a promising start—with dozens of Grand Prix wins, multiple Leading Rider awards from national shows and
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Harmony Reigns in U.S. Dressage

By George Williams Many of us were drawn to dressage by the artistic ideal of striving to create such a perfect harmony between horse and rider that they truly merge and perform as one. Unfortunately, more often than not, we as riders fall short in this endeavor.  However, at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, there

Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show: Showing With a Purpose

By Britney Grover In September, Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show celebrated its 10th show—and a return from the COVID-19 pandemic cancellation last year. What began as a celebration of Thoroughbreds, held each year at the Fair Hill Training Center racetrack in Elkton, Maryland, has become not just a beloved hunter and jumper show but a strong
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Sterling Malnik: Success in Three Rings 

Story & Portraits by Ruby Tevis For Sterling Malnik, growing up in Palm Beach County, Florida, was the perfect place for a horse-loving girl to spend her childhood. With five siblings and four half-siblings, Sterling’s childhood was never short of company—or horses. From Pony Finals to hunter derbies, equitation cups to the Junior jumpers, 15-year-old
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Hannah and Zach Ketelboeter: Building Their Dreams and TerraNova 

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller The only thing better than doing what you love is doing it with someone you love. Hannah and Zach Ketelboeter are living the equestrian dream. The husband-and-wife duo has not only built a life together in Sarasota, Florida, but they’re also building a threefold business consisting of TerraNova
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Jackson Graves: Exploring His Creative Side

By Shya Beth  Jackson Graves’ story is full of self-discovery, a love of horses and never-ending creativity. Although Jackson has been riding since he was very young and has shown and trained his own horses up to the two-star level in show jumping, his art endeavors have only recently become a center focus of his
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Qualities for Equestrian Success

By Vasco Flores Do you have any competition-day routines or rituals? Do you think it’s a good thing for riders to have routines to help with nerves or to keep them focused? Horse shows are growing rapidly, so changes in start times are common. Showing up on time would be my only routine—having plenty of
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Unbridled With Andrew Philbrick

By Jan Westmark Andrew Philbrick, who splits his time between Princeton, New Jersey, and Wellington, Florida, founded the Princeton Show Jumping show series more than three decades ago. The show has grown and is still going strong. “I had been running a show at my farm, Hunter Farms, for many, many years,” Andrew said. “One
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Alex Glasscock: Healthy Habits and Horses Coast to Coast

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek Alex Glasscock has taken a keen interest in helping others unlock their full potential. As a friend, mentor, entrepreneur and equestrian, Alex has always been all-in to help those around him flourish. “I get a great sense of satisfaction giving guidance and mentoring people with unrecognized talent,”
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Whitney Mahloch: Dancing Between Disciplines   

By Summer Wessinger-Prehoda Portraits by Adrienne Morella Many equestrians are multi-talented, and eventer Whitney Mahloch is no exception. She has trained dressage, hunters, jumpers and eventers to the Advanced level, along with training horses for Western, showmanship and driving. Factor in working as a groom, waitress and exercise rider while running her own freelance training
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