Jumping Cross-Country with Boyd Martin – Part 1

How do you handle and jump each type of cross-country obstacle? Single Fences Whenever I’m cross-country schooling, I like to start my session with single fences. I try to really practice the art of jumping out of stride and in a rhythm. The design of these fences should be forgiving, with a friendly, sloping face
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The Many Hats of Sue Ashe: Judge, Grandma and More

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Melissa Fuller Medal Finals winner, trainer, professional rider, wife, mother, grandmother and judge. These are just some of the figurative hats Sue Ashe has worn over the years. Today, if you see Sue at a horse show, whether she’s judging or cheering on her family, she’s likely to be wearing
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Selling Your Horse Through a Broker

By Armand Leone and Jessica E. Choper  Horse brokers can serve a very useful purpose and help ease and facilitate the daunting process of selling your horse. When you enlist the help of a broker, you enter into an agency relationship, meaning that you’re allowing the broker to act as an agent on your behalf
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Anthony Robinson: A Modern Master of Equine Art 

By Shya Beth  Anthony Robinson is one of the modern-day master painters, and his love of animals has drawn him into a life where he’s surrounded by them in all shapes and forms. Powerful and freeing brush strokes set his work apart in the ever-expanding world of equine art, and his masterful knowledge of both
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The Year Ahead: A Look at Dressage in 2021

By George Williams With 2020 officially behind us, we can hopefully focus on the new year and all that it promises. After living through last year, many of us are full of hope going into 2021. Since this is a dressage column, I’ll focus on the international dressage competition world and what to look for
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The Armed Forces Equestrian Center: Changing Lives Outside the Box

By Britney Grover To say that the Armed Forces Equestrian Center is an equine-assisted therapy program would be selling it short. It would be closer to say the Armed Forces Equestrian Center (AFEC) serves veterans, service members, military spouses and military children — however they need to be served. Therapy comes in many different forms
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Prepping for the Winter Season in Florida

By Hardin Towell How do you plan your horses’ show schedules through the winter? I want to get my horse fit for Winter Equestrian Festival without tiring him out in the December shows. You have to look at what your goal is for the year with the horse, and backtrack from there. If it’s a
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Quinn Iverson: Following in Her Olympic Trainer’s Footsteps

By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Melissa Fuller Dressage rider Quinn Iverson has a lot in common with her trainer, Olympian Adrienne Lyle. Both were Pony Club riders from the Pacific Northwest, both are card-carrying members of their Native American nations, and both were discovered by Debbie McDonald. Now, Quinn is following in Adrienne’s footsteps toward
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Eventing With Boyd Martin

What are your New Year’s resolutions? January 1 every year is an exciting day. It’s the beginning of lots of high hopes, goals and dreams. Usually, as a professional rider, you’ve got a stable full of fresh, sound horses that are looking ready to roll. For me, the New Year always brings a moment of
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Lauren Hough: Strong Foundations Build Stronger Futures

By Lyssette Williams Portraits by Melissa Fuller It’s hard not to be dazzled by the long list of accolades and international appearances that United States show jumping team rider Lauren Hough has managed to accomplish in her life so far. From multiple championships in her junior career in the hunter, jumper and equitation rings to
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