Don’t Forget What To Do When it Goes Wrong
Thursday, July 14 2022
By Rob Jacobs
One thing is for sure: When riding horses, it goes wrong for us all. Whether you show on a nationally recognized level or if you ride throughout your local trails, occasionally, things will go opposite of … [Read more]
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The Importance of Being Proactive
Monday, July 11 2022
By George Williams
Rumors of photographers lurking in the trees taking pictures of the warm-up spread quickly at a major competition in France last month. Our riders are not used to that kind of unfriendly scrutiny and it … [Read more]
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Unbridled with Bev Bedard
Thursday, June 30 2022
By Britney Grover
Other than leaving for college, Bev Bedard has lived within 20 miles of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, all her life. She’s also loved horses all her life, so of course, whenever the Pennsylvania National Horse Show was in … [Read more]
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Katie Duerrhammer: Driven by Love and Respect for Horses
Wednesday, June 29 2022
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
It’s been said that the harder you work towards a dream or goal, the greater you will feel when you achieve it. While FEI dressage rider Katie (Johnson) Duerrhammer’s elegance in the … [Read more]
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2022 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Induction Gala — Wellington, Florida
Thursday, May 26 2022
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Induction Gala, held in March in Wellington, Florida, inducted Olympic veteran Beezie Madden, media executive and fundraiser Mason Phelps, Jr., Olympic rider Margie Engle and McLain Ward’s two-time gold medal Olympic … [Read more]
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Cutest Horse Races Ever: Leadline Racing at the Aiken Horse Trials
Monday, May 16 2022
Photos by Barbara Magrogan
Young participants in leadline racing at the Aiken Horse Trials show off their goodie bags.
Imogen Weaver obviously takes leadline trot racing very seriously, led by Regina Welsh and riding Olney Quick … [Read more]
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Industry Innovator: Cathy Sacher & Essex Classics
Friday, May 06 2022
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Cathy Sacher founded Essex Classics in 1985.
Cathy Sacher knows show shirts: She’s been wearing them even longer than she’s been making them. She began taking riding lessons at 10 years … [Read more]
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Jesse Hall: The Blind Blacksmith
Tuesday, May 03 2022
By Britney Grover
If it looks like blacksmith and craftsman Jesse Hall isn’t looking directly at the red-hot metal he’s working with, it’s because he’s not. Jesse is legally blind. He has Stargardt disease, a rare, hereditary eye … [Read more]
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Photography, Horses and a Photographic Memory
Monday, March 28 2022
Melissa Fuller
Palm City, Florida
Editorial and Freelance Photographer
Melissa Fuller
How long have you been part of the horse world?
My best friend in middle school had an Appaloosa mare that kicked off my love of horses. All … [Read more]
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Occupation: Horse Show Doer of Many Things
Monday, March 28 2022
Liz Soroka
Shelter Island, New York (“But really it’s wherever our camper is!”)
Event Coordinator, Co-Founder of StableMaster LLC, Jump Designer, Etc.
Liz enjoying a hike in Lake Placid, New York. Photo courtesy of Liz Soroka
How long have … [Read more]
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