Tracy Fenney: Leading by Example
Friday, November 12 2021
By Kimberly Gatto
Portraits by Kristie Nichols Scholten
Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio once noted, “A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.” Tracy Fenney embodies the essence of the “Yankee Slugger’s” quote, setting … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Melanie Doughty: Studying at Home and Riding Abroad
Wednesday, November 10 2021
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
For Melanie Doughty, balance is more than a principle of dressage; it’s a way of life. As a top FEI Young Rider, owner of two horses, sorority sister and international business student at … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Ally Smith: Working to Save Discarded Work Horses
Tuesday, October 26 2021
By Britney Grover
It’s obvious that Allison “Ally” Smith is passionate about caring for others—both horse and human. While running her own sporthorse business and also studying to be a nurse, Ally founded a horse rescue from her barn in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Kim McGrath: Learning, Teaching and Achieving
Friday, October 22 2021
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Lori Ovanessian
It has been said that those who dare to teach must never cease to learn, and dressage rider and instructor Kim McGrath will never stop learning. As Kim leads a successful career in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Sabine Schut-Kery: The Journey to Olympic Silver
Tuesday, October 12 2021
by Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
On a steamy summer night in Tokyo, under bright lights and empty seats, Sabine Schut-Kery not only took the world by storm, she set and shattered personal bests each day she competed. The … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Lynn Kibbe: Creating Art From Scratch
Tuesday, September 28 2021
By Shya Beth
While most people are familiar with art mediums like paintings and sculptures—mediums that routinely involve adding something to a canvas or adding clay to the armature of the sculpture—Lynn Kibbe’s medium is vastly different. A two-dimensional subtractive … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The Propp Sisters: Jumping Forward and Giving Back
Monday, September 27 2021
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Shawna Simmons Whitty
The Propp sisters share more than just a last name, they share a common passion — horses. Through their equestrian endeavors, Stella, 18, Juliette, 16, and Clara, 14, have found numerous ways … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Jaimie Tucker Cambi: Fashion on Horseback and Twinning With Daughters
Thursday, September 23 2021
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Samantha Sidor
Jaimie Tucker Cambi has been obsessed with fashion and horses her whole life. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Jaimie swiftly grew into a horse-crazy girl who read every horse book she could … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Megan Ghere: Detours, Dealerships and Dream Job
Wednesday, September 15 2021
By Haylie Kerstetter
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Megan Ghere always had a hunch that she would have a career in horses, but she never knew how she would get there. Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Megan has travelled nationally with both … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Deirdre Sabo: Dressage in Her DNA
Wednesday, September 08 2021
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kristie Nichols
Deirdre Sabo has known she was going to be a professional dressage rider since she was in kindergarten. While her classmates had plans of becoming astronauts, teachers and policemen, Deirdre knew her path … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature