Tillie Jones: Cheering at College and Down Centerline
Monday, April 05 2021
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Melissa Fuller Tillie Jones has a lot on her plate, but she juggles her many endeavors with grace. The Nebraska Wesleyan University sophomore has been able to enjoy the traditional college experience as a proud member of her school cheerleading squad, a sister in the Delta Zeta sorority and a
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Christian Simonson: Riding High and Flying the Skies
Wednesday, March 24 2021
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Melissa Fuller When Christian Simonson puts his mind to something, he’s sure to achieve it. An exceptional student, avid mountain biker and young pilot, Christian succeeds in many areas, but his biggest passion is the sport of dressage. As the son of his Dutch equestrian mother, the multitalented 18-year-old and
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The Trainer in Each of Us
Saturday, February 13 2021
By George Williams So, here’s the question: If you’re a professional, do you consider yourself a trainer? Or are you a coach, or an instructor? Or both? Or all three? These three terms have a tendency to be treated as all the same thing. In my opinion, they are not the same. The USEF has
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Jennifer Williams: Gratitude, Passion and Dreams on the Horizon
Wednesday, February 03 2021
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Melissa Fuller For Jennifer Williams, it’s all about positive thinking. Instead of measuring her success by wins or losses, Jennifer focuses on one thing only — gratitude. The international dressage rider has earned championship titles, trained multiple horses from the ground to Grand Prix and built a business around her
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February 2021 – Table of Contents
Tuesday, January 19 2021
Subscribe for just $9.95 or Order Individual Issues Here! CONTENTS 22 Hannah Famulak Juggling Three Rings With Time Management Skills 28 Dressage The Trainer in Each of Us 32 Daniel and Cathy Geitner Building a Business and a Family 36 Andrew Welles Getting a Start in the Hunter-Jumper World 38 Marie
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Nick Alexander Phillips: Pony Fever to Boutique Breeder
Wednesday, January 13 2021
By Laura Scaletti Portraits by Lori Ovanessian From pony rides in the park to piaffing on Andalusians, Nick Alexander Phillips has spent his life loving all creatures great and small. Today, along with his partner, Brian, Nick lives his best equestrian life at home on his ranch in Los Angeles County, California. “We have a
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A Traditionalist’s View on the FEI Helmet Rule
Saturday, December 19 2020
By George Williams Rules in general tend to be boring, even to dressage people. However, they’re important because they affect how we play the game. Rules help to establish a level playing field, they help protect the safety of our riders as well as the welfare of our horses, and they frequently determine how our
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Rebecca Waite: Worth the Wait to Make it to the Top
Friday, December 11 2020
By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Melissa Fuller Rebecca Waite’s passion for horses is in her DNA. The daughter of a horse-loving mother, Rebecca has followed her heart from her family’s vegetable farm in Houlton, Maine, across the country to international dressage competitions in Wellington, Florida. After working her way up from stall cleaner to head
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Dressage Life, Writing, Winning Awards and Adopting a Horse
Monday, November 30 2020
Ruby Tevis Lexington, KY College student, journalist and dressage rider How long have you been part of the horse world? I totally caught the horse bug as a freshman in high school, when I started leasing a sweet Arabian dressage pony named Remy. He taught me the joy of loving a horse — that there
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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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