Saralyn Darmstatter: Living the Horse Girl Lifestyle
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
When it came to turning her love for horses into a career, Saralyn Darmstatter never had a Plan B. “Going pro was always the goal. I always wanted to ride, train and live … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Mark & Sophie Kinsella: Loving Team and Family
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Lindsey Long

On an ordinary night in 2018, Irish show jumper Mark Kinsella met his now wife, Sophie, at the White Horse Bar and Grill in Wellington, Florida, and made an extraordinary connection. “It was … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Carrie Seim: Loving and Writing About Horses
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Lindsey Long

Carrie Seim has loved horses and books for as long as she can remember.
Decades later, Carrie has parlayed both of those passions into a career as a successful equestrian author. Her debut … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
June Evers: A Horsewoman Who Turns Passion Into Print
By Shya Beth

June Evers knows the ups and downs of life as an illustrator and graphic designer, and is living proof that pushing through the more challenging times and not giving up one’s dreams is the pathway to living … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Valerie Kalderon: Ringing In New Equestrian Chapters at Opening Bell
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
For nearly 30 years, when the New York Stock Exchange rang its opening bell at 9:30 a.m. it had a direct impact on Valerie Kalderon’s day. While on Wall Street, Valerie worked for … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Tessa Downey: Taking Life One Ride at a Time
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller

When Tessa Downey was 13 years old, she met an unlikely partner in a 17.2-hand Holsteiner gelding named HH Moonshine, aka Moo. Rather than following the “traditional path” of moving from her medium … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Avery Glynn: From Early Success to Auburn Star
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Lindsey Long

One Sunday morning in Petaluma, California, Ned and Hope Glynn were enjoying a rare day off at Sonoma Valley Stables, their hunter-jumper training business and home. From their kitchen window, they happened to … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
Natalie Keller Reinert: Writing Ambition to an Eventing Empire
By Susan Friedland
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Natalie Keller Reinert claims she has always been a horse girl. The fiction author from Florida, who has written dozens of books set in the Ocala horse world—with two series now in pre-production … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Lauren Chumley: One of the Coolest Dressage Riders
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Lauren Chumley has never followed a traditional path when it comes to her equestrian pursuits. One look at her Lauren Chumley Dressage website and you will quickly discover she isn’t your typical dressage … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Elise Stephens: Success From Ponies to Post-Secondary
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Rendezvous: a place appointed for assembling or meeting. For Elise Stephens, Rendezvous Farm in Grafton, Wisconsin, is a place where her family’s passions come together.
When Elise was 4 years old, she followed … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature



















