Drew Cheek: Eventing, Education and the Drew Boot
Wednesday, December 04 2019
By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Adrienne Morella Three-day eventer Drew Cheek, 17, wears many hats; among them, dual-enrollment as a high school and college student, working student at Blue Hill Farm in Unionville, Pennsylvania, and equestrian entrepreneur. Like most self-proclaimed “horse crazy girls,” Drew was captivated by horses from the start. Born into an adventurous,
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Christmas Miracles Year-Round at Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Wednesday, November 27 2019
By Britney Grover For one day this holiday season, an indoor arena in Kingsport, Tennessee, will transform into a winter wonderland: Children will take their stick horses on an adventure, enjoy candy and goodies, make crafts to take home and meet Santa and his friend, miniature therapy horse Miss Buttons. During this festive Open House
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Alexa King: Time Stands Still in Sculpture
Monday, November 18 2019
By Shya Beth Alexa King knows how to bring out the spirit of the horse through her sculptures. Carving out not only the shape of her subject but intimately detailing her sculpture with the personal nuances that make her subjects instantly recognizable, it’s no wonder that Alexa has been commissioned to portray some of America’s
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Alexa Lee: Saving An Angel and Learning To Fly
Thursday, November 14 2019
By Britney Grover Photos by Winslow Photography When talking about angels, they’re usually the ones doing the saving. But Satins Angel had to be saved first. After bleeding ended her racing career, Satin bounced from owner to owner within months, narrowly escaped slaughter, and endured abuse before she met Alexa Lee. “I rode her literally
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Hailey Johns: Taking the Future by the Reins
Tuesday, October 29 2019
By Lenore Rees Phillips The beginning of Hailey Johns’ story sounds familiar. The precocious redhead was just another little girl who was crazy-in-love with horses. As a young girl, Hailey took to the saddle on a Quarter Horse in her local lesson barn. With her first ride, she knew that there was no place that
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Samia Staehle: Big Dreams and Stories Worth Telling
Friday, October 11 2019
By Tafra Donberger Portraits by Kristin Lee There’s no shortage of story lines in Samia Staehle’s book of life. From her childhood riding ponies on foreign soil to chasing leads as an Associated Press television producer and now rising through the ranks as an amateur on the West Coast show jumping circuit, Samia’s is a
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Taylor Hall: Life, Fashion and The Tried Equestrian
Thursday, September 19 2019
By Susan Friedland-Smith Portraits by Kristin Lee Taylor Hall experienced an unorthodox introduction to horseback riding, which left her confused at the end of her first lesson. Nevertheless, the young horse lover from Santa Clarita, California, persevered, showing successfully on the A circuit and later earning an NCAA equestrian scholarship. While navigating her early career
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Boots For Troops: How a Family of Equestrians Is Giving Back to America’s Veterans
Monday, September 16 2019
By Ruby Tevis The horse is a universal symbol of freedom. Like many equestrians, Shane George of Magnolia, Texas, fell in love with the feeling of freedom from the back of a horse. As a USEF “R” judge, Shane has traveled from sea to shining sea to judge competitions. While each horse show was held
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Kendel Neidermyer: From Front Flips to FWORDS
Tuesday, September 10 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Michael Paniccia Kendel Neidermyer has successfully fused couture fashion design with active sports clothing, including riding apparel. Although she doesn’t ride, she considers herself a part of the horse community. “I had this moment in the first recognized show that I attended — it was the Longines Masters in New
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Laura and Dan Keen: A Marriage Made in Horse Heaven
Thursday, August 22 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster Portraits by Kristie Nichols A serious relationship between an amateur English hunter-jumper rider and a true professional cowboy may seem unlikely, but for Laura and Dan Keen, it works. Together they run L & D Sport Horses near Austin, Texas. They married last October — but have been together for the last
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