SIGN IN YOUR ACCOUNT TO HAVE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT FEATURES

FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD?

FORGOT YOUR DETAILS?

AAH, WAIT, I REMEMBER NOW!

Sidelines MagazineSidelines Magazine

  • LOGIN
  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Subscriptions
    • Flipbook
    • Subscribe Options
    • Order Sidelines Caps
    • Order Individual & Back Issues
  • Podcast
  • Marketplace
    • Business Ads
    • Directories
      • Barns, Farms, Trainers & Clubs
      • Equestrian Services
      • Real Estate
      • Stallions
      • Tack & Feed Stores
    • Classifieds
    • Horse Trailers for Sale
  • Advertise
  • Blogs
    • Show World
    • What’s Happenin’
  • Partners
  • Contacts
    • Contacts
    • Employment
0
Friday, February 19 2021 / Published in Sidelines Spotlight

Successful Teen Juggles Three Rings With Time Management Skills

Hannah Famulak

Palm Beach, Florida

Eighth-grade student at Palm Beach Day Academy

How long have you been part of the horse world? 

Since I first did pony camp when I was 5 years old

What part do you play in the horse world? 

I am a junior rider and train with Erin and Don Stewart. I compete in the Junior Hunters, Children’s Jumpers and Equitation. 

What’s your favorite thing about what you do?

That’s a really hard question to answer and to only pick one, because I love so much about our sport. Here are two of my favorites.

First, our sport allows us to have such a strong and special bond with the horses. I love getting to know each pony and horse that I ride, and figuring out who each one of them is. They each have such distinct personalities and unique character traits. I love spending time with them to build a bond both in the show ring and at home. That’s how you find out that you have a horse who loves bananas while another one only eats the peels, or a pony that loves to share your sweet tea so much that you put it in a spray bottle for them. 

Second, I love that our sport allows us to travel so much and get to know different parts of the country. We meet such incredible people along the way. I’ve made so many great friends over the years that I know I will have in my life forever. I love my horse show family.

What’s your biggest achievement?

My biggest achievement so far has to be learning to juggle all the parts of my life and the time-management skills you have to have to be successful. The horse show world is so all-encompassing — training both in the ring and in the gym, mentally preparing for horse shows and physically trying to get to them. You don’t find many showgrounds in the middle of cities. And you have to marry that with school, family and friends. It gets more challenging as you get older. Sometimes you have to do homework in the stands in between rounds at a show, or sitting on a trunk at the barn. You have to make a lot of hard choices about training, showing and studying over social outings. But it never gets old. I still get just as excited when we pull into the barn or get to a show. 

Before moving to Palm Beach, we lived first in New York City and then in London. Both were amazing places but getting to a barn or to a horse show was really challenging — lots of hours in the car and on planes trying to cram in homework and sleep.

What are your goals for the future?

My general goal is to keep working hard and improving as much as I can, and to be more consistent in the ring. 

More specifically, my goal is to one day win the Maclay Finals. I just moved from ponies to horses this year and am having so much fun in the Junior Hunters, Children’s Jumpers and Equitation. I can feel myself getting closer to doing the Maclay. It’s so exciting!

What’s the best thing about your life? 

Having such a loving and supportive family tops the list. I know this goes without saying, but I wouldn’t be able to do a fraction of what I do without my parents. They spend countless hours helping me reach my goals both in and out of the ring. And there are so many other people and things I’m grateful for. 

Best kept secret about what you do! 

I actually set multiple alarms each day to help me manage my life. My family gets annoyed when they hear yet another alarm, but each one has a specific purpose. For example, I have between seven and 10 alarms from the time I wake up to the time I walk out of the house every morning for school or the barn. It sounds crazy, but it tells me exactly what I need to do next and whether I’m on track or running late. 

What’s something people might not know about you? 

I’m Canadian and was born in Hong Kong.

Double D Trailers Info

Share this page:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
Tagged under: equitation, maclay finals, ponies

What you can read next

Horses and High Notes for Reality TV’s Luke Pell: The Equestrian and Singer Appeared on “The Bachelorette” And After Not Getting A Rose Is Back In the Saddle with “Time To Ride”
Saving Stormy
Chenoa McElvain: A Desert Bloom with Deep Roots

Download Sidelines Digital now from your favorite app store!

Sidelines Magazine - Apple store   Sidelines Magazine - Google Play store   Sidelines Magazine - Amazon store
Update iOS app. Re-download Google Play and Amazon app.

Follow on Instagram!

sidelines_magazine

Sidelines Magazine
Jessica West always rode any horse that was availa Jessica West always rode any horse that was available to her throughout her Junior career, so she knew she had an advantage when she decided she wanted to ride on an NCAA team in college. Now a senior at @@auburnu and majoring in psychology, Jessica has enjoyed everything about the equestrian team and is ready to move on to her next adventure. 

Read more about Jessica at the link in our bio!

#ncea #ncaa #equestrian #collegiateequestrian #huntseatequitation #hunterjumper #equestrianlife #collegelife #showjumper #hunterhorse #horseshow #sidelinesmagazine
In the unique and challenging sport of combined dr In the unique and challenging sport of combined driving, Jacob Arnold has proven himself to be a bona fide star. It’s been said that success develops from a recipe based on hard work, perseverance, learning and sacrifice, paired with a love of what one is doing. Since the time he was a boy, Jacob has had the right combination of all of those ingredients, which have culminated in a meteoric rise to stardom.

Beginning his career as a Junior, Jacob earned the coveted @usequestrian Junior Equestrian of the Year award in 2011. Since then, he has taken the combined driving world by storm, competing successfully in four @fei_global World Championships. He also won the USEF Advanced Pair Horse National Championship in 2020 and 2021, among other victories—all before the age of 28, in a sport that has historically been dominated by older drivers. Last September, he placed 12th—the highest of any American driver—at the 2021 FEI Driving World Championship for Pairs in a field of over 100 top-level drivers.

Read more about @jacobarnoldcombineddriving at the link in our bio!

@alex.banks.photography #combineddriving #drivendressage #dressage #driving #carriage #horsedriving #equestrianstyle #equestrianlife #horselover #drivinghorse #carriagehorse #showhorse #sidelinesmagazine
@rolex Testimonee Daniel Deusser has claimed the f @rolex Testimonee Daniel Deusser has claimed the first equestrian Major of 2022, winning the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix at The Dutch Masters. In doing so he also claimed an additional bonus for non-consecutive Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping wins, following his victory at CHIO Aachen last year. The German champion’s outstanding performance riding his trusted partner Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z once again makes him the live contender for the coveted Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping.

Catch up on all the action and watch the free highlights video on the Sidelines Show World blog (link in bio!)

#showjumping #rolex #grandslam #rolexgrandslam #showjumper #dutch #netherlands #dutchwarmbloods #equestrianlife #hunterhorse #hunterjumper #equestrianstyle #showhorses #showjumpersofinstagram #jumpinghorse #grandprixjumer #grandprixhorse #sidelinesmagazine
Dog and Horse friendly 3 bedroom 2 bath on 1.25 ac Dog and Horse friendly 3 bedroom 2 bath on 1.25 acres in Jupiter Farms, Florida.

Jupiter Farms is an equestrian community with a trail system and a sand riding arena at the park. Charming home features vaulted ceilings, custom trim, custom lighting in master bedroom that changes color with a remote. Granite countertops in kitchen and laundry room. New 2022 stackable washer/dryer. Privacy fenced backyard with beautiful tall pines for shade, many palm trees also on property.

Secure fenced  25’ x 25’ pen with wood fencing , for a horse, dogs or a garden.  Wonderful property in desirable Jupiter Farms. 45 minutes to Wellington, 25 minutes to Jupiter Dog Beach. Perfect oasis for dog and horse lovers, close to everything in South Florida. MLS# 10778333, Agents welcome.

$655,000
Contact 561-246-9317
Load More... Follow on Instagram

From Our Classifieds Ads

  • JOAN PLETCHER, REALTOR
    JOAN PLETCHER, REALTOR Considering Ocala? Estates, Farms & Training Centers Text or Call 352-804-8989 www.joanpletcher.com

    [Read more]

  • Hand Paint your Favorite Horse or pet !
    Click ad title for more images

    So here, for Mom or you....a forever gift of her Favorite Horse. Let me Paint Your Favorite Horse.

    Please visit our entire stable of Carousel, Rocking Horse, & Vintage Coin Operated Horses, Carousel & Equine Decor,

    [Read more]

Sidelines Articles by Email

Subscribe to Sidelines Magazine Articles by Email

RSS Sidelines Blogs: What’s Happenin’

  • A Paris Horse Adventure: Saut Hermes 2022
  • Better Business with Malvern Bank: Michael Meller’s Secrets to Success
  • Third Annual Painted Ponies Art Walk takes over Southern Pines, NC!

RSS Sidelines Blogs: Show World

  • Jung Ends as He Began — On Top — at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™
  • ROLEX TESTIMONEE DANIEL DEUSSER WINS ROLEX GRAND PRIX AT 2022 DUTCH MASTERS
  • STABLE VIEW IN AIKEN POSTPONING ‘A’ RATED $400,000 H/J CHALLENGE SERIES DUE TO RESTRICTIVE MILEAGE RULE

Category

Recent Posts

  • Hope Cooper: Dressage and Education Run in the Family

    By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Melissa Fuller Hope ...
  • Bailey Robinson: Ponies on Her Mind

    By Britney Grover Portraits by Kristie Scholten...
  • The Impact of Thoughts

    By Margie Sugarman I fell off at a big show I q...
  • Believing in the Horse Nobody Believed In: Cooley Quicksilver

    By Liz Halliday-Sharp I have had many young hor...
  • Unbridled With Steve Stephens

    By Britney Grover Steve Stephens knows a good j...

Copyright © 1987 - 2021 Sidelines Magazine
Privacy Policy · Returns & Refunds Policy · Hosting by Lucian Web Service
· Login

TOP
Get the Sidelines Scoop — your weekly look behind the scenes.Sign me up!