Using Schooling Shows to Get to Big Wins

By Valerie Pride

 

Hopefully, wherever you are, you have access to some summertime opportunities at low-key, grassroots showing excursions that provide us with real experience and expertise! Daytime or nighttime, it’s real time spent with your horse to gain … [Read more]

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Tory Ketchum: Bringing Back Joy After Burnout

By Summer Grace

Photos by Melissa Fuller

 

As Victoria “Tory” Ketchum pulled back into the driveway of Copperline Farm LLC after a successful trip to the World Equestrian Center, she couldn’t help but revel in the feelings of excitement, … [Read more]

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Mimi Moulton: Rediscovering the Reins

By Helen Townes

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

 

Mimi Moulton’s riding story is proof positive that there is no age limit on rekindling a childhood passion. After many years competing as a pony rider, and then as a Junior and … [Read more]

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Mark Miness: A Life Made Better by Horses

By Jessica Grutkowski

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

 

Horses came into Mark Miness’ life when he needed them most. Like many latchkey kids growing up during the 1990s, Mark split his time between his parents’ homes in New York. His … [Read more]

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Jessica Leto: Finding Her Own Way

By Helen Townes

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

 

Success at the highest levels of international show jumping is physically challenging, costly and elusive. Talent, thousands of focused hours in the saddle and access to the best training from an early … [Read more]

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Jeff and Jessica Friedrich: Making Dressage Dreams Come True

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

 

Walt Disney said, “All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” For over 20 years, Jeff and Jessica Friedrich have had this quote hung in … [Read more]

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Isabel Sempe & Natural Equine Essentials: Happy Horses, Naturally

By Britney Grover

Portraits by Sara Farrell

 

Running a quickly-expanding equine nutrition company in Versailles, Kentucky, isn’t something Isabel Sempe ever envisioned herself doing before it became a reality—but her life and experiences put her in the perfect position … [Read more]

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Dani G. Waldman: Flying Feathers and Horse Bytes

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

 

Oscar Wilde famously said, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Dani Waldman has taken this advice to heart and has never been bashful about being unabashedly Dani. From wearing yoga pants … [Read more]

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Becky Staden: Pursuing High Performance and Higher Education

 

By Hilary Moore Hebert

Portraits by Kacy Brown

 

 

Canadian eventer Becky Staden literally cut her teeth on reins. When her uncle put her in the saddle at the age of 9 months, she started chewing on the … [Read more]

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Carsyn Korotkin: Fun With Family, Ponies and Singing

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

 

Carsyn Korotkin is enthusiastic about all things equestrian. Daughter of Castlewood Farm owners Alan and Kirsty Korotkin and sister to show jumping professional Tanner, Carsyn feels very fortunate to have been born … [Read more]

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