Laila Edwards: Reaching for the Stars in the Saddle
Monday, February 24 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
For dressage rider Laila Edwards, the horse has always come first and the sport second. Walking out of a Short Stirrup class when she was 7 years old, Laila happily traded her winning … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Kevin Kohmann: Living the Dream
Friday, February 21 2025
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Kevin Kohmann’s career with horses began not with something he wanted to do, but with something he didn’t. “My mother always had horses; she still breeds dressage horses today,” Kevin said. “Originally, I … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Gianna Trotter: Anything Is Possible
Thursday, February 20 2025
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Sophia Donohue
Gianna Trotter’s life had barely begun when it nearly ended: She was gravely injured in a car crash one week after her 1st birthday. At the time, doctors told Gianna’s parents that the … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
David and Nicole Oliynyk: Working Better Together
Monday, February 17 2025
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
As a young boy, David Oliynyk thought of himself first and foremost as a hockey player. Then he began tagging along to his sister’s riding lessons and became smitten with horses. Decades later, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Alice Tarjan: A Bright Future
Monday, February 10 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
From her first pony to a 2024 Paris Olympics dressage horse and numerous horses in between, amateur rider Alice Tarjan has found her niche discovering young prospects via video and developing them herself. … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Alexa Thompson: A Clear View to Eventing Success
Thursday, February 06 2025
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Sara Farrell
The equestrian story of four-star eventer Alexa Ehlers Thompson starts with a little hand-me-down Shetland pony named Panda, brought home in the back of her dad’s pickup truck. Panda was intended for her … [Read more]
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Eve Troncone: Mixing Mallets and Paint Palettes
Tuesday, February 04 2025
By Shya Beth
Eve Troncone paints many subjects, but there is something about her energetic polo paintings that sets them apart from the rest of the field. Her fast-paced brush strokes parallel the action-packed game of polo, illustrating the emotions … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
The Real Magic of Superstitions
Monday, January 27 2025
By Margie Sugarman
It’s the morning of the big class. You’re feeling confident and are ready for the challenge. You’ve put on your breeches and socks and buttoned up your favorite shirt. Now all you need is your lucky belt—the … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
New Year, New Quadrennial, New Era
Monday, January 27 2025
By George Williams
Perhaps more than most people, I’m looking forward to the new year—on many different levels.
Let me start by saying that this is the start of a new quadrennial, in equestrian sport. Now the focus is fully … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Unbridled With Scott Fitton
Monday, January 27 2025
By Britney Grover
Scott Fitton grew up as one of six children in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where his equestrian career began thanks to a palomino pony called Trigger who lived at the end of the street. “We used to climb … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature