By George Williams Try riding a small circle in 12 strides. The chances are that you will find yourself riding a volte. You could do this in trot or the canter. While perhaps you ride them in practice because you’re required to do them in tests, are they part of your training repertoire? Sadly, from

By Britney Grover Portraits by Melissa Fuller Fifty years ago, Samuel and Janice Nicholson purchased a 200-acre farm in Montgomery County, Maryland. What started as simply a place to call home and house their own horses has grown into a thriving show barn since the Nicholsons’ daughter, Patty Foster, founded Rolling Acres Show Stables on

By Britney Grover When Jack Towell was 16 years old, his father handed him the keys to the truck and said, “You’ve got to take it from here”—referring to Jack’s passion for horses. Since that moment, he’s been doing whatever it takes to make a life and career in the industry—from selling horse manure and

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kristie Scholten Scarlett Gauthier’s equestrian journey once seemed improbable. However, like Walt Disney famously said, “All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.” A horse lover as long as she can remember, Scarlett never had the opportunity to saddle up when she was a

Jack LaTorre  Jack LaTorre may have gotten what some would consider a “late” start to his riding career, but now 21, Jack has a head start on life with his own business as well as wisdom and meaning far beyond his years. He first mounted up in his home state of Texas at 10 years

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Lori Ovanessian Elyse Hart’s life has been a rollercoaster for the entirety of her 33 years. Adoption, discovering the magic of horses, addiction, overdoses, multiple trips to rehab, finding love, open heart surgeries, becoming a wife and mother, rediscovering her horse passion—and nearly losing it all. Through the ups and