Carli Kirsch: Shining Bright in the Heart of Texas
Sunday, November 04 2018
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 you hear in the arena can be surprising — unless you know trainer and grand
- Published in Weekly Feature
Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy: Eventers on the Home Stretch to Haras du Pin
Monday, July 28 2014
By Darlene Ricker When you’re eventing legend Mark Todd, who has won more titles than most people can count, what could another gold medal mean? Everything, if it comes at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy. “The World Championships is the one thing I haven’t won, and I’m probably not going to
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
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 family? Stops after a match to chat with a stranger who cheered him on from
- Published in Weekly Feature