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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Christy Cashman’s Fairy Tale Life Includes A Castle
Friday, April 20 2018
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
Tuesday, April 10 2018
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
Wednesday, March 28 2018
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
Saturday, March 17 2018
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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Horses, Golf and Family Create a Hole-in-One for Erin Walker
Friday, February 23 2018
By Nicole Graf Professional golfer Jimmy Walker may be well known in the golf world for his putts and long shots on the fairway, but Jimmy isn’t the only “ace” in the family. His wife, Erin, is a dynamo herself as a competitive equestrian athlete, business owner and mother of two young boys. These phrases
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Karl Cook & Kaley Cuoco: Making a Big Bang out of Riding, Rescue and Their Relationship – The Newly Engaged Horse-Loving Couple Shares Their Story About Love and Life
Tuesday, January 16 2018
By Britney Grover Portraits by Kristin Lee Photography For recently engaged couple Karl Cook and Kaley Cuoco, there are more important things than winning, blue ribbons, fame and stardom — like relationships, caring for animals and finding joy in life — but that doesn’t mean they don’t have it all. While Kaley’s well-recognized for her
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