Barbara Chappell: Loving Life and Ponies
Wednesday, January 22 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Jordan Koepke
Barbara Chappell wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Instead, she was handed a pitchfork as soon as she was old enough to help on her family’s Holly Hill Farm. Barbara … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Sarah Bachor: Oxers to Oncology
Sunday, January 19 2025
By Sarah Welk Baynum
Portraits by Lindsay McCall
If you watch Sarah Bachor riding in the competitive hunter or equitation classes she does today, you’d never guess this caliber of showing is relatively new to her.
Though Sarah started riding … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Vicky Castegren & Hyperion Stud: Creating a Legacy
Friday, January 17 2025
By Britney Grover
Vicky Castegren learned to ride and care for horses over the course of summers spent at Camp Farwell in Vermont from the time she was 9 years old. She expanded her knowledge and experience at Stoneleigh-Burnham … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Leslie Butzer: Cloning and Breeding at Ponies & Palms
Tuesday, January 14 2025
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Molly Kennedy
Leslie Butzer founded Ponies & Palms Show Stables—aptly named, as a pony breeding operation based in Boca Raton, Florida—in the 1990s with the goal of breeding championship hunter ponies. “When I first … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Laena Romond: Riding and Running
Monday, January 13 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Sophia Donohue
Laena Romond has been lucky to have a team behind her every step of the way of her riding career. From her family to the Mount Holyoke IHSA team to the team … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Debby Buck DeJonge: Writing Saved a Riding Life
Wednesday, January 08 2025
Horses are in Debby Buck DeJonge’s blood. “My grandfather was in the Danish cavalry and migrated to America, where he became a famous racehorse trainer, even counting War Horse’s daughter as one of his steeds,” she said. Since Debby’s first … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Amber Birtcil: The Power of Yes
Monday, January 06 2025
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
Talent, hard work and never saying no: these have been the key ingredients to West Coast eventer Amber Birtcil’s success as a competitor and trainer. That included saying yes to the rigors … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Susan McClafferty: A Unique Angle on Horse
Friday, January 03 2025
By Shya Beth
The way Susan McClafferty’s passion for horses bridges the art and equestrian worlds is one of a kind. As both a fine art photographer and horse owner, Susan has a perspective on the horse that is … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Annabelle Nieman: Her Meaningful Eventing Journey
Monday, December 30 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kelly Murdock
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said, “Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” Eventer Annabelle Nieman follows this same philosophy that if you believe … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Natasha Sprengers-Levine & Tara Swersie: Making Strides With STRIDER
Thursday, December 26 2024
By Britney Grover
The equestrian world is uniquely capable of bringing people with different journeys together—like Tara Swersie and Natasha Sprengers-Levine. Despite living in different states and participating in different levels of the industry, they’re both passionate about horses … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature