Donna Smyth: Her Colorful Journey as An Equine Artist
Thursday, July 13 2023
By Susan Friedland Studying to become a dental hygienist seems an unlikely path to becoming an equine fine art painter, but for Donna Smyth of Temecula, California, it has been both a practical and colorful journey. Donna, an oil painter with a soft spot for wild horses, describes her style as realism with some
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Preparing for the 2023 FEI World Cup Finals
Wednesday, March 01 2023
By George Williams The FEI World Cup Final in Omaha is coming up quickly. That means that it’s starting to heat up as the end of the qualifying period for both the Western European League (WEL) and the North American League (NAL) nears. I started to write this column before the Amsterdam CDI-W, and I
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Marie Meyers: A Small Team With Big Dreams
Wednesday, March 01 2023
By Ruby Tevis Marie Meyers has been around the world because of dressage, but it’s her farm in Moorpark, California, that has captured her heart. The farm and the business that thrives there represent Marie’s lifelong journey—a journey made up of good friends, spectacular horses and relationships made to last. Marie was raised in Southern
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Hope Glynn: Enjoying Her New Life
Tuesday, August 30 2022
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Adrienne Morella If you could look up the term “hunter derby” in the dictionary, Hope Glynn’s name would be right beside it. Since the inception of the program, Hope has been drawn to the derbies for their combination of skill and elegance. “Growing up without nicer horses, the only way
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Kim McGrath: Learning, Teaching and Achieving
Friday, October 22 2021
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Lori Ovanessian It has been said that those who dare to teach must never cease to learn, and dressage rider and instructor Kim McGrath will never stop learning. As Kim leads a successful career in the Grand Prix arena and manages her Sunset Hills Farm training operation in Redlands, California,
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Nick Haness: Creating His Own Paradise
Wednesday, January 06 2021
By Lyssette Williams Portraits by Lori Ovanessian Ever since he was a small child, Nick Haness dreamed of a life filled with animals. “I wanted every animal growing up,” Nick said. “We owned a few dogs — but having five boys in the house was probably enough for my parents.” After years of leasing and
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Carly Taylor-Smith: Victorious in Great Britain and America
Wednesday, November 18 2020
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Kristin Lee For British transplant Carly Taylor-Smith, dressage is more than a sport — it’s a way of life. Born into a horse family in Kent, England, Carly was riding before she could speak a complete sentence. Carly’s passion for dressage led her to compete internationally as a young rider,
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EQUINE NON-PROFITS GRANTED MORE THAN $130,000 BY USA EQUESTRIAN TRUST
Thursday, April 12 2018
2018 Grant Application Deadline Is May 7 April 12, 2018 — Lexington, KY — USA Equestrian Trust ® announced today it has awarded more than $130,000 in grants to help fund equine-focused projects at 12 non-profits. The organizations receiving funding all submitted applications as part of the Trust’s 2017 application period. Since the inception of its grants program, the Trust has awarded nearly $2.1 million in grants
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Lindsay Maxwell Equestrian, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Thursday, August 10 2017
ATHERTON, CA – August 8, 2017 Lindsay Maxwell returns to Menlo Charity Horse Show for her second year, last year as a competitor, and this year with her own barn, Lindsay Maxwell Equestrian. Lindsay has achieved success in show rings across the country both as an amateur rider and owner.
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Coachella Valley, California
Tuesday, January 24 2017
By Britney Grover One million dollars: one of the biggest grand prix prizes available in the U.S. and the star of the HITS Coachella Desert Circuit held each year in Thermal, California. The 2017 HITS Desert Series began January 17 and will conclude with the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix on March 19, but watching
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