Jake Nodar’s #Blessed Life: Horse Training and Entertaining
Tuesday, August 25 2020
By Susan Friedland
Portraits by Anna Smolens
Three years ago, a bearded man in a nude leotard and platinum blond Cleopatra wig high-kicked, twirled and did the splits to a Sia song in his bedroom with a white miniature horse … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Tanner Korotkin: It’s All About the Journey
Monday, August 24 2020
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Tanner Korotkin owes his life as a successful junior jumper turned young professional grand prix rider to his parents in more ways than one. Yes, they supported his endeavors as so many great … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Guy & Sharon McElvain: Hearts for Horses
Friday, August 21 2020
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kristie Nichols
There’s nothing quite like life when you have love in your heart. From their very first meeting, Guy and Sharon McElvain have let their hearts lead the way in everything they pursue. Together … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Kerrigan Gluch: From Working Student to Nations Cups
Monday, August 17 2020
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
When Kerrigan Gluch was 15, she took a leap of faith. The horse-loving teenager left her family and normal lifestyle behind to chase her dreams of dressage success, gold medals and international competitions.… [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Dylan Ryan: Inspiring Riders of All Races
Monday, August 10 2020
By Lori Ovanessian with Britney Grover
Portraits by Lori Ovanessian
In the Southern California horse show world, 20-year-old Dylan Ryan is redefining what it means to be an amateur rider.
To those who know her, it’s not surprising: She’s spent … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Brooks Hull: From Pony Finals to Grand Prix
Thursday, August 06 2020
By Summer Grace
On the opening day of the FEI Children’s Nations Cup at the Palm Beach Masters, 12-year-old Brooks Hull mounted a borrowed horse he had only ridden three times. Despite an obvious shiner on his left eye along … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The Prodigy’s Protégé: Tori Colvin and Parker Peacock
Monday, August 03 2020
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
To anyone who’s followed the national hunter-jumper world in the last decade, Victoria “Tori” Colvin is a household name. Her record-setting talent on horseback seems almost magical. From ponies and Best Child Rider … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Joey and Cristal Brumbaugh: Sharing Life and Horses
Tuesday, July 28 2020
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Michelle LaVasque
Do what you love, love what you do, do it with whom you love. If Joey and Cristal Brumbaugh’s Free Flight Farm in Tulsa, Oklahoma, had a motto, that statement would definitely fit … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Will Faudree: Resilient and Ready for More
Thursday, July 23 2020
By Ruby Tevis
Portraits by Allie Conrad
Will Faudree has been fiercely independent since he was a young boy. The eventing star, based in Hoffman, North Carolina, has proven time and time again that he can handle anything that comes … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The Annie Project & Drifter’s Hearts of Hope
Wednesday, July 22 2020
By Britney Grover
Some people, like Jacqui Avis, have dedicated their entire lives to horses. Others may never have even seen a horse in person when they decide to spend some time riding the trails from a dude or guest … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature