Jenny Erwin: A Fashionable Journey from SCAD to WEG
Thursday, October 18 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
Jenny Erwin is a student at Savanna College of Art and Design (SCAD) but she’s not waiting to graduate to begin her career. She’s presenting her line of contemporary, luxury clothing during the World Equestrian Games (WEG). … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Hannah Murray: In Tune With Music and Horses
Wednesday, July 25 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
Hannah Murray was 5 years old when she heard violin music for the first time. She was so impressed, she demanded on the spot to take violin lessons. Luckily for Hannah, the young lady whose playing had … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
So Cal Mini Horse Rescue: Angels at Work
Tuesday, April 10 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
Tiny horses marching in the famed Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, flanked by volunteers dressed as angels, are certainly a sight to behold. And for equestrian Jeanne Candelario, who was injured in a riding accident years earlier, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
Rosie Simoes: Winning With Your Best Friend
Monday, April 09 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Rosie Julian-Simoes liked the first horse she tried on a buying trip to Holland so much that it was hard to consider other horses. Never mind that Rosie is just aging out … [Read more]
- Published in General
Bill Rube: Keeping What Matters by Giving it Away
Friday, March 16 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
Portraits by Kathy Russell Photography
By all accounts, Bill Rube shouldn’t be here today. As a young man who struggled with drug and alcohol addiction in the 1970s and ’80s, he feels remarkably blessed to have escaped … [Read more]
- Published in General
Dean Dignelli: Carrying On a Family Tradition of Excellence
Wednesday, February 21 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
The Dignelli family name is well known in horse showing circles. Andre Dignelli is recognized in the equestrian world as a top trainer, especially in the equitation ring, while his brother Michael Dignelli runs their Heritage Farm … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Scott Stewart’s Balanced Life: The Top Hunter Trainer Shares About His Early Days in Summer Stock to Spending Life in the Ring
Wednesday, January 10 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
Portraits by Shawna Simmons
If it wasn’t for the lure of horses, highly successful hunter trainer Scott Stewart might have ended up on Broadway.
When he was in his early 20s, Scott sang and danced in musical … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Up in the Air with Rebecca Randall
Thursday, January 04 2018
By Doris Degner-Foster
Rebecca Randall joked that she became a pilot because her best friend in high school needed a college roommate, and it’s partly true. Rebecca didn’t have college plans in high school but when her friend urged her … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Spotlight
Jason Cole: Carrying the Horn for the Marlborough Hunt
Wednesday, November 29 2017
By Doris Degner-Foster
Photos by Isabel J. Kurek
While a green horse and green rider aren’t the best combination, for Jason Cole it turned out to be a recipe for success. Jason was just a teenager when his first horse, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature
John French: Full of Surprises
Tuesday, November 07 2017
By Doris Degner-Foster
Being able to do 10 back handsprings in a row and vault over 20 people seems like an unusual ability for one of the country’s leading hunter riders, but that’s only one of the surprising things about … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature