Creating an App for the Equine World

India Lynn Wilkinson   Atlanta, Georgia, and Vero Beach, Florida   Equestrian Marketing Consultant and Developer of Mane Street Market App     How long have you been part of the horse world? I was one of the lucky ones who got a pony as a very young child; my family was not into horses at
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Two Women, One Great Company

  Katie Rosenfels and Raina King Founders of Free Ride Equestrian Katie lives in LaBelle, Florida, and Raina lives in Nokomis, Florida     How did you become part of the horse world? Katie: My cousin had horses growing up, and around the age of 7 I caught the riding bug. Formal riding lessons started when
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George Charriez: Turning the Four Elements Into Art

By Shya Beth     You could say George Charriez’s journey into the art world is his whole life’s story—and that journey is constantly evolving in new ways. With a deep appreciation for the natural world from a young age, translating that into a love of art was easy for George. And within his chosen
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Hailey Royce: Moving Up Goal by Big Goal

By Haylie Kerstetter Portraits by Melissa Fuller Hailey competed for Zone 4 at the 2021 NAYC alongside teammates Zayna Rizvi, Ansgar Holtgers and Reid Arani, where they earned the team gold.   Hailey Royce has always set big goals for herself, so when she decided to set her sights on the jumper ring, she made
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Love On A Leadline

Small Riders, Big Smiles and Even Bigger Dreams It was a family affair when Liv Slijepcevic rode Copperfield at HITS Ocala. “Sometimes the leadline life is a hard life,” joked Danika Grenier, whose 2-year-old son, Noah, took a nap on his pony Get Bugsie—while in the ring at the Partridge Series horse show last October.
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Dressage in Two Worlds: Entertainment and Competition

By George Williams Wild and crazy are not the first words that pop into your mind when thinking about dressage—yet that’s what sometimes seems to happen during the evening of the Challenge of the Americas held in March each year in Wellington, Florida. It’s a classic example of dressage tossing its hat into the entertainment
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Manufacture Your Fit: Advice to the Young Professional

By Rob Jacobs   Within any industry, it’s challenging to find a business that has most of what a person is looking for professionally. This is especially true within the equestrian industry. The industry is designed for the workaholic who is detail-orientated and willing to work more than the traditional 40 hours per week. In
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Juan Andres Rodriguez: Changing Lives Through Horses and JustWorld

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller There are three things Juan Andres Rodriguez loves: his family, his home country of Guatemala and horses. Together, family, horses and Guatemala have enabled Juan Andres to travel the world to pursue his show jumping dreams. No matter how far the journey takes him, Guatemala has always had

Jessica West: Working Hard and Winning Big With the Auburn Equestrian Team

By Haylie Kerstetter Jessica West always rode any horse that was available to her throughout her Junior career, so she knew she had an advantage when she decided she wanted to ride on an NCAA team in college. Now a senior at Auburn University and majoring in psychology, Jessica has enjoyed everything about the equestrian

Moving Your Horse Up to the Next Level 

By Liz Halliday-Sharp In a sport with three phases to compete in, knowing when you and your horse are ready to step up to the next level in eventing is an important decision to make.  This is something that I think a lot about for both my clients and my own horses, and there are
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