Hannah Selleck: Enjoying the Process on the Way to the Top

By Molly Sorge Portraits by Kristin Lee When her groom didn’t show up at the Del Mar National show in May, Hannah Selleck didn’t panic. She got to work. Hannah had four horses from her family’s Descanso Farm showing at Del Mar and then the next week at Showpark Ranch & Coast, so she rolled
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What Makes Tik Tick? – Tik Maynard’s Horsemanship Journey

By Britney Grover Portraits by Lauren DeLalla Taking a look at Tik Maynard’s family tree, it may not be a surprise that he ended up with a career in horses. Tik’s parents, Rick and Jen Maynard, own and operate Southlands Farm in Vancouver, Canada. A grand prix show jumper with horseman parents before him, Rick
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Bill Schaub: Far From Over the Hill

By Britney Grover Portraits by Shawna Simmons In the pony and junior hunter circles, Bill Schaub is nearly idolized as a top trainer. Many of today’s most successful riders have trained with Bill at some point, like Taylor St. Jacques, Adam Edgar, Taylor Ann Adams and Shawn Casady. Bill’s students from Over the Hill Farm
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Gigi McIntosh: From An Accident, To An Uphill Battle To Paralympic Success

By Britney Grover Everything was in line with Margaret “Gigi” McIntosh’s big eventing dreams: Under the tutelage of Bruce Davidson, she had ridden in her first 3* event in 1997, followed by the 4* level in 1998. She was long-listed for the Pan Am Games both years, and had high hopes for her future. Everything
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Kelly Soleau-Millar: Part of the First Family of Show Jumping

By Debbie Curtis Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek When Kelly Soleau-Millar was 2 years old, her constant uttering of the word ‘pony’ led her mother to drive to every barn in the area until she found one that would let her daughter sit on a pony. When that special barn was discovered, Kelly insisted on
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Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave: Real Housewife, Real Horse Life

By Britney Grover Portraits by Kristin Lee As the daughter of Hall of Fame rock star John Mellencamp and now a star of her own on Bravo’s reality TV series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” one might expect Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave to be a model of glamourous entitlement with an idealistic life and a
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Christy Cashman’s Fairy Tale Life Includes A Castle

By Lauren R. Giannini Christy Scott Cashman grew up the ninth of 10 kids, and her earliest memories involve riding bareback behind her sister on Shirley the pony. “I was about 3, and we’d go out in a group and ride on the trails and sometimes down the highway, but no saddles or anything. It’s
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So Cal Mini Horse Rescue: Angels at Work

By Doris Degner-Foster Tiny horses marching in the famed Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, flanked by volunteers dressed as angels, are certainly a sight to behold. And for equestrian Jeanne Candelario, who was injured in a riding accident years earlier, taking part in the parade is a way for her to continue to be involved
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Small But Mighty: Little Person Korina Rothery Takes On the World

By Dani Moritz-Long Most of us come into this world with very much the same story — we’re greeted by loving families, doted on and cared for, loved unconditionally. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for everyone. It certainly wasn’t for Korina Rothery. Born a little person — the politically correct term for people with dwarfism,
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Barb Blasko: From Emergency Physician to Electronic Vet – Ground Breaking Program Changes the Future of Equestrian Showing

By Britney Grover Portraits by Kristen Lee Photography Barbara “Barb” Blasko grew up on Long Island in New York, and had her first experience with horses at a fair. “I did one of those little pony rides that you could do for about a dollar back then, where you get on and they lead you
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