Homework for Riders 

By Liz Halliday-Sharp

I have always believed that the best riders are those who continue to learn, work hard and constantly strive to be better. I personally am trying to improve my riding every day, and I’m lucky to have … [Read more]

Sydney Berube: Finding a Home at Texas Christian University

By Jan Westmark Bauer

Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek

Sydney Berube has been riding her entire life, thanks to her mother who had a passion for horses and passed it on to her daughter. Growing up in Bedford, New Hampshire, … [Read more]

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Hope Glynn: Enjoying Her New Life

By Ruby Tevis

Portraits by Adrienne Morella 

If you could look up the term “hunter derby” in the dictionary, Hope Glynn’s name would be right beside it. Since the inception of the program, Hope has been drawn to the derbies … [Read more]

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Betsie Bolger: Jumping Horses and Dogs

By Cheyenne Lord 

A lifelong equestrian turned agility addict, Betsie Bolger has always been involved with horses and dogs. She grew up riding her grandparents’ horses whenever she visited their Pennsylvania farm from her home in New Jersey, and she … [Read more]

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Mia Farley: Young Eventer Developing Young Horses

By Sarah Welk Baynum

Portraits by Alex Banks

Mia Farley caught the horse bug early on in life. When her mother, Rebecca Farley, put her daughter on the back of a horse at just 3 years old, it was the … [Read more]

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Be Aware of What You’re Building

By Rob Jacobs

If you have followed my writings throughout the year, you would have noticed the theme this year has been how to accomplish your individual goals within the equestrian industry. I can always remember feeling as though I … [Read more]

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Hannah Sue Hollberg: Coming Back From the Brink

By Sarah Eakin

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Overcoming adversity goes with the territory for professionals in any equestrian discipline given the unpredictable nature of the beast. Three years ago, event rider Hannah Sue Burnett, now Hollberg, saw her career capsize … [Read more]

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Hope Cooper: Dressage and Education Run in the Family

By Ruby Tevis

Portraits by Melissa Fuller

Hope Cooper has a passion for learning—in the dressage arena, in academics—it’s in her DNA. Her father is a lawyer and her mother, Dr. Jane Karol, is both a Grand Prix dressage trainer … [Read more]

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Bailey Robinson: Ponies on Her Mind

By Britney Grover

Portraits by Kristie Scholten

In some ways, Bailey Robinson owes her riding to her parents. Her mother, Wendy Hartman Robinson, grew up showing ponies and hunters on the East Coast. Bailey’s father, Mikal Robinson, also came from … [Read more]

The Impact of Thoughts

By Margie Sugarman

I fell off at a big show I qualified for last year. I thankfully qualified again this year, but I’m so nervous to attend. I’m afraid I’m going to remember the fall when I’m there. I’m afraid … [Read more]

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