By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kacy Brown Longevity: That’s the hallmark of husband-and-wife duo Ken and Jen Krome’s K2 Show Stables in Westminster, Maryland. Based out of Ken’s mother, Carolyn Krome’s Persimmon Tree Farm, K2 has become more than just a training facility for their customers—it’s become a second family. As Ken is following in

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner During the Sacramento, California, flood in 1998, Michele Vaughn, a dressage professional, drove around the area with her truck and trailer helping rescue and relocate horses from the storm-ravaged area. Michele didn’t know it at the time, but one of those rescues would spark a lifelong passion

By Helen Townes Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner When she was 7, Heather Beachem Bell attended the 1996 Summer Olympics equestrian events in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family and insisted on wearing her paddock boots and stirrup earrings. “I wanted everyone there to know that I was an equestrian!” she laughed. Heather was riveted by

By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Kirsten Hannah “Can I ride?” That was one of the first questions Eva Crowley asked when she learned she had Hodgkin lymphoma in February 2024. Eva not only rode after her cancer diagnosis, she scheduled her chemotherapy rounds between her horse shows. Horses were part of the remedy for Eva.

By Diana Bezdedeanu Portraits by Maddy Falkowitz Ashley Henry’s love for horses began in the Bahamas as a child and has only deepened over time. Now the director and head coach of equestrian programs at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Ashley has shared that passion and expertise with hundreds of equestrians in

By Shya Beth Graphite drawings of horses are timeless, and Hailey Sullivan’s pursuit of this skill has taken her far from home—both in distance and within American culture—and back home again. Growing up in Belleville, Wisconsin, she, like most young adults, listening to those around her and believing she was doing the right thing, chose

By Jessica Grutkowski Portraits by Kacy Brown The Redden Family has always adopted a “go big or go home” attitude, so it wasn’t surprising when their daughter and two nieces began taking horseback riding lessons that they jumped in feet first. Less than one year after that first lesson, the Reddens had a barn full