Carli Kirsch: Shining Bright in the Heart of Texas
By Darlene Ricker
Portraits by Kristie Nichols
If you go to North Houston Horse Park in Houston, Texas, most days you can expect the unexpected. Everything looks the way it would at a top-notch equestrian facility like this, but what … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Joanie Morris: A Heart for Eventing
By Laurie Berglie
For Joanie Morris, United States Equestrian Federation’s (US Equestrian) managing director of eventing, her work and play collide — and she wouldn’t have it any other way. A lover and fierce competitor of the sport of eventing … [Read more]
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Jenny Erwin: A Fashionable Journey from SCAD to WEG
By Doris Degner-Foster
Jenny Erwin is a student at Savanna College of Art and Design (SCAD) but she’s not waiting to graduate to begin her career. She’s presenting her line of contemporary, luxury clothing during the World Equestrian Games (WEG). … [Read more]
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Sarah Rowen: Finding Fabulous Fashion
By Julie Unger
Sarah Rowen has a talent for finding fabulous fashion items, and even creating them herself. She has “it,” the “eye for fashion,” and it all came naturally to the self-taught owner of Fab Finds by Sarah.
Sarah … [Read more]
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Daniel Bluman: The Olympic Rider Jumps From Colombia to Israel
By Kathryn McMackin
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
When Daniel Bluman talks horses and show jumping, he speaks with intent.
“Every horse, every day, you learn something new — the horse will teach you,” Daniel said. “Horses will teach you everything. … [Read more]
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Holly Bachor: In the Tack or at the Ingate
By Lindsay Brock
Holly Bachor always knew where she wanted to go with her life and shaped her career around horses. She just took a few unexpected, and unusual, turns in the road on her way there.
Growing up in … [Read more]
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Dressage & Beyond with Charlotte Bredahl
Charlotte Bredahl was a member of the 1992 bronze medal U.S. Olympic dressage team in Barcelona riding Monsieur. In 1997, she was part of the silver–winning team at the North American Championship on Lugano. She trained both horses … [Read more]
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Brooke Giacin: Focusing on Equitation and Photography
By Alannah Castro
For 17-year-old Brooke Giacin, life is about embracing your passions, and her passion is the equitation ring. While she was born into a horsey family, her beginnings were decidedly Western. When first teaching Brooke how to ride, … [Read more]
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Hannah Murray: In Tune With Music and Horses
By Doris Degner-Foster
Hannah Murray was 5 years old when she heard violin music for the first time. She was so impressed, she demanded on the spot to take violin lessons. Luckily for Hannah, the young lady whose playing had … [Read more]
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Lissa Bachner: Blind Trust and an Incredible Partnership
By Heather Wallace
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Most hunters count strides between the jumps, but that’s not easy for blind rider Lissa Bachner. Imagine entering the show ring and only seeing the jump colors with one eye at close … [Read more]
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