Kerstie Allen’s Passion for Polo & All Things Equine
Tuesday, August 12 2014
By Kerstie Allen
I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Being a very big-city-like setting, the last thing you’d expect to encounter would be a horse. However, from my earliest memory, and me being me, I could think of … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Old Friends: Young at Heart & Horsing Around
Monday, August 04 2014
By Lauren R. Giannini
In 2002, when a story in Bloodhorse magazine broke the news that Ferdinand – 1986 Kentucky Derby winner, 1987 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and 1987 Eclipse Horse of the Year – had met his demise in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Susan Artes — Leading by Example
Monday, July 28 2014
By Sophie St. Clair
Susan Kroshinsky Artes has been living a life shaped by horses since the age of 7. She’s a professional rider, trainer and owner of Susan Artes Stables located in the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Cynthia Brewster-Keating: Balancing Life and Horses
Tuesday, July 22 2014
By Kathryn Murphy
A bond that occurs between horse and rider is what Cynthia Keating values the most. Cynthia has based her life and career around her equestrian lifestyle, and appreciates that she made the majority of her dearest and … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Leap Into Fashion in New York
Tuesday, July 08 2014
By Don Rosendale
For a sneak peek of what’s likely to be in the fall lines of Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, or maybe just for some fashion tips on what to wear for the “best-dressed” challenge at Rolex next … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
“Little Horses Do Big Jobs” – Sidelines Story by Lauren R. Giannini Wins Alltech A+ Journalism Award
Monday, June 23 2014
By Lauren R. Giannini
During the recent tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy horses found themselves both the heroes and the victims. When disaster stuck, the little horses remained calm while founders Debbie and Jorge Garcia-Bengochea made … [Read more]
- Published in General, Weekly Feature
Missy Clark: The Value of Equitation In Equestrian Education
Saturday, June 14 2014
By Lauren R. Giannini
Missy Clark believes in the basics: The first is proper position, because riders can’t function without correct form. Then she believes riders should understand the value of correct flatwork and the importance of consistent and … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Polo Queen Kerstie Allen
Saturday, May 31 2014
Polo, Roping, Mounted Shooting, Barrel Racing, PoloCrosse: Is there anything Kerstie Allen CAN’T do on a horse?
By Lauren R. Giannini
After growing up in Australia, Kerstie Allen took off to explore the world, literally and figuratively, on horseback. She … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
The Spanish Riding School: Where Sport Becomes Art
Monday, May 12 2014
By Suzie Haynes Hallé
Imagine a span of 440 years … it’s a long time for something to endure. Yet, day by day in Vienna, Austria, a wealth of classical training knowledge has endured, passed from Chief Rider to … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Godspeed to the Great Carlos Gracida
Sunday, April 13 2014
By Darlene Ricker
What kind of polo superstar gives one of his best-trained horses to another player who can’t afford to buy a safe mount? Treats a beginner with the same respect he does a student from the British royal … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature