Sophia Schults: Pursuing Precision & Sharing Dressage Dreams

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Kacy Brown

Sophia Schults can’t remember a time when she wasn’t obsessed with animals and horses. Sophia fell in love with horses the minute she discovered what they were, and by the time she rode … [Read more]

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JJ Torano: Carrying On a Legacy of Excellence

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

JJ Torano is not only following in his family’s footsteps, he’s carving his own path at his family’s JET Show Stable. The son of hunter-jumper professionals Jimmy and Danielle Torano, JJ can’t remember … [Read more]

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Alexandra Beyrer: Weekday Wiretaps and Weekends in Wellington

By Jessica Grutkowski

Photos by Sophia Donohue

It’s not every day that you meet anyone—let alone a talented adult amateur equestrian—who spends her weekdays in New York’s Suffolk County Police Department solving real-life crime. But for as long as she … [Read more]

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Alex Baugh: Overcoming Heartbreak to Continue the Race

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Sara Farrell

Alex Baugh’s equestrian journey changed with a grandma/granddaughter trip to the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event when she was just 8 years old. “I watched a rider gallop out of the Head of … [Read more]

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Maggie Robertson: Exploring Lines & Tension Through Big Blue Horses

By Shya Beth

Maggie Robertson’s exploration of contrasting lines expresses the controlled power and tension that all horses, whether tamed or wild, commonly share. Maggie’s recent Big Blue Horses series effortlessly conveys this as a large canvas series that boldly … [Read more]

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Anna Marek: Finding Joy in Dressage and in Life

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Kacy Brown

Horses have always been a family affair for Anna Marek. As a child, Anna and her mother took lessons together at the local barn where her mother had ridden as a teenager. Now … [Read more]

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Matthew Boddy: A Positive Mindset Pays Off

By Jessica Grutkowski

Portraits by Sophia Donohue

Matthew Boddy has become such a familiar name on the scoreboard at Wellington International that it’s hard to believe the FEI show jumper once felt like a fish out of water walking the … [Read more]

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Laila Edwards: Reaching for the Stars in the Saddle

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

For dressage rider Laila Edwards, the horse has always come first and the sport second. Walking out of a Short Stirrup class when she was 7 years old, Laila happily traded her winning … [Read more]

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Kevin Kohmann: Living the Dream

By Britney Grover

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Kevin Kohmann’s career with horses began not with something he wanted to do, but with something he didn’t. “My mother always had horses; she still breeds dressage horses today,” Kevin said. “Originally, I … [Read more]

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Gianna Trotter: Anything Is Possible

By Kimberly Gatto

Portraits by Sophia Donohue

Gianna Trotter’s life had barely begun when it nearly ended: She was gravely injured in a car crash one week after her 1st birthday. At the time, doctors told Gianna’s parents that the … [Read more]