Liz Anne Hill: Horses, Hollywood and Hitting Her Highnote
Thursday, September 27 2018
By Susan Friedland-Smith Liz Anne Hill’s life sounds just like the storyline to a country song, complete with love, heartache and a handsome cowboy. The surprise twist to this story line is that Liz, a singer-songwriter and equestrian, moved to Nashville in 2017 with her horse of a lifetime by her side — a horse
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Leslie Ann Guilbault: Turning a Runaway Pony Into a Grand Prix Prospect
Tuesday, September 11 2018
By Britney Grover Portraits by Barbara Bower When doctors told then-12-year-old Leslie Ann Guilbault she’d never fully heal or be able to ride again, it was horses that made the difference in her recovery. Not only did she heal fully and more quickly than expected, she returned to riding and has made it her career.
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Carleton Brooks: Keeping Old Fashioned Horsemanship Alive
Wednesday, August 29 2018
By Catie Staszak Portraits by Kristin Lee On a Monday afternoon in the desert, there isn’t much going on at HITS Coachella to resemble the atmosphere of the horse show’s Indio, California, namesake. The loudspeakers are silent, the rings are empty and the most commotion one is likely to encounter is from the sand blown
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Lilli Hymowitz: Instagram, Horses and New Opportunities
Wednesday, August 15 2018
By Kathryn McMackin Portraits by Shelby Phillips A quick Google search of Lilli Hymowitz’ name yields a myriad of details: horse show results, rider profiles as well as a smattering of magazine headlines. In 2015, NY Mag dubbed Lilli the “Prom Queen of Instagram,” painting the then-16-year-old as the ultimate in New York cool. But
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Hannah Selleck: Enjoying the Process on the Way to the Top
Friday, July 13 2018
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
Thursday, June 28 2018
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
Thursday, June 07 2018
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
Tuesday, May 22 2018
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
Monday, May 07 2018
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
Thursday, April 26 2018
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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