High Confidence Leads to Positive Performance

By Margie Sugarman   Last year I accomplished so many of my goals with my horse. We qualified for WCHR, The Pennsylvania National Horse Show and the Washington International Horse Show—in a very competitive division. We even earned a few ribbons indoors! Now I’m in the middle of the 2023 season not doing nearly as
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Well Rounded Horsemanship: The Importance of Knowing Your Horse

By Rob Jacobs   From an early age, I was able to spend time in the barn with my horse doing a variety of things with them, ranging from tacking up to noticing how much water they drank each day. I started riding at a local barn not far from my house in Maryland. The
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Reflecting on the Grand Prix Eventing Festival at Bruce’s Field

By Liz Halliday-Sharp At the beginning of March, we headed off to Aiken, South Carolina, for the Grand Prix Eventing Festival. This was the fifth running of the showcase-style event and my fourth time there, and it’s a competition that I always look forward to. What makes this event so unique is that it’s held
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A Tribute to Dressage Olympian Carol Lavell

By George Williams   This past month, U.S. dressage lost one of its greats. Throughout her equestrian career, Carol Lavell set an example of how hard work, persistence and nose-to-the-grindstone-style commitment can make goals become a reality. She inspired many during her competition years and ultimately left a legacy through The Dressage Foundation that helps
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Emma Fass & RingSide Pro: Making a Better Way

By Laura Scaletti   “Hurry Up and Wait” is a familiar saying at hunter-jumper competitions. Unlike other disciplines, where riders are assigned specific ride times, hunter-jumper riders typically must check in with the starter at the in-gate throughout the day to determine when they will show. In 2019, Emma Fass decided to put her computer
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Emily Factor & Sixteen Cypress: Showcasing Harmony Between Horse and Rider

By Jenna Young   Horses have their own way of wiggling into equestrian’s hearts. For Emily Factor, horses became a part of her life as soon as she could spell the word “horse.” From elementary school through high school, Emily competed in the hunter-jumper world before going to college, where she wasn’t able to show
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Deidre McAuley-Hayes and Malachi Hinton: Assisting the Show World With ShowAssist

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller Like many mother-and-daughter horse show duos, Deidre McAuley-Hayes and Malachi Hinton have spent countless hours together in the truck as they chased Malachi’s equestrian dreams. In 2019, as the pair was driving down the highway en route to the barn, the topic of Malachi turning professional entered the
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Anna Morosini & Rent the Show Ring: Order, Wear, Return

By Laura Scaletti   While scrolling through Facebook last September, Anna Morosini saw a post that caught her attention. “A woman was asking a Facebook group if any show clothing rental services existed, specifically, if she could rent a show coat for a week. I saw a lot of people reply saying how cool a
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Amy Coleman & Wellsmart: Functional Medicine for Riders

By Jenna Young   A sawhorse and tack made from household items is not the typical way people fall in love with horses. But that was how Amy Coleman, MD, got her start in the equine world. From being a sickly child to an Air Force career to an entrepreneur, Amy has had many wonderful
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Unbridled With Penelope Ayers

By Britney Grover   Horses are a passion Penelope Ayers has always worked to make a part of her life. As a child growing up in Manhattan, New York, she loved horses and took lessons from the manager of her grandparents’ farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Later, she would take a bus to New
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