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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Moving From a Pony to a Horse

By Rob Van Jacobs

It’s common for kids to become exposed to the equestrian sport by starting on a pony. Ponies add joy, excitement and funny experiences to the lives of children. Ponies have a reputation of being silly and … [Read more]

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Unbridled With Britt McCormick

To say Britt McCormick knows the hunter-jumper industry is an understatement. He’s spent his life in it, from his childhood in Flower Mound, Texas, to his current position as the newly elected president of the USHJA. Britt grew up in … [Read more]

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The Best Weekend All Year

By Valerie Pride

It doesn’t matter if you’re riding, spectating, volunteering or anything and everything in between—the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event is by far the best weekend all year indeed! I look forward to this iconic event annually. Always the … [Read more]

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Neveah Barraza: Free Rein to the Jumper Ring

By Helen Townes

Portraits by Kristen Scholten

 

There are moments in life when destiny is determined. For Neveah Barraza, that moment came at the age of 9 when she was watching the Netflix-produced British equestrian drama “Free Rein” and … [Read more]

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