Growing Up Kessler: Love, Support and Togetherness Comprise the Kessler Family’s Equestrian Journey
Monday, April 18 2016
By Cat Allen
Portraits and Photographs by Isabel Kurek
When you enter the Kessler family’s Wellington residence on the serene gravel road known as Appaloosa Trail, you’re greeted by the two family dogs and a stunning, almost life-size photomontage … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Stephanie Hartigan Embraces the Best of Both Worlds
Monday, April 11 2016
By Britney Anderson
Dressage rider Stephanie Hartigan has a unique perspective on life and the horse sport world, having worked her way up from riding others’ horses in her native Germany to showing, training and breeding her own horses in … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Hokan Thorn: No Short Cuts In Dressage
Tuesday, April 05 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
In 1983, Hokan Thorn, a Swedish-born horseman, was working in Germany when he decided to take his vacation in the United States and visit some friends. He liked what he saw and made a few … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Trey Bennet — Huntsman of the Tryon Hounds
Wednesday, March 23 2016
By Doris Degner-Foster
The job of a professional huntsman for a prestigious, well-established foxhunt such as the Tryon Hounds requires a vast amount of knowledge and experience; the responsibilities don’t end with taking the hounds out hunting. The job includes … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Seabiscuit: A Four-Legged California Movie Star
Tuesday, March 08 2016
By Susan Friedland-Smith
Scrolling through Facebook, it’s not unusual for me to see pictures of friends posting horse show images, but a timeline photo I saw recently of my friend Natalie jumping a cute bay stopped me in my tracks. … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
In It To Win It — Together
Wednesday, March 02 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
Gavin Moylan is thrilled with the direction his career has taken. He’s competing a really nice jumper in international Grand Prix. His students, equine and human, are doing really well, and horse sales are strong. He’s … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Daring To Be George: How One Woman Helped Write What Could Be the Most Important Book in the Modern Equestrian Lexicon
Monday, February 22 2016
By Rebecca M. Didier
Try this simple exercise: Rest two fingers over the main artery in your wrist and take your resting pulse (count the number of “beats” you feel for 30 seconds, and double it). Now imagine, if you … [Read more]
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Kimmy Risser: The Rewards of Rescue
Monday, February 08 2016
By Lauren R. Giannini
Kimberly Risser has a soft spot in her heart for horses, especially off-the-track Thoroughbreds, thanks to her junior show hunter and horse of a lifetime, Make My Day. So, when she rescued her first horse about … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Teal It’s Gone: Katie Maxwell Takes the Reins on the Fight Against Cancer
Tuesday, February 02 2016
By Carrie Ann Culbertson
In 2012, Katie Maxwell began experiencing persistent abdominal pain and fatigue. At first she wasn’t too concerned. After all, as a highly competitive hunter jumper rider and trainer, she just thought it was a result of … [Read more]
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Taje Warrick’s Miraculous Life
Wednesday, January 13 2016
By Mary McCashin
Tick…tick…tick…
On August 27, 2014, Wally, Kim and Taje Warrick anxiously sat in a sterile neurosurgeon’s office. Taje, 10 years old at the time, had recently undergone an unexpected MRI the day before. Taje’s ophthalmologist had noticed … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature