Rowan O’Riley: Lifting Others to Reach Their Dreams
Monday, March 24 2025
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Unlike many in the equestrian world, Rowan O’Riley didn’t grow up with Olympic ambitions. She didn’t even discover dressage until she was an adult. In fact, Rowan is unlike many equestrians because even … [Read more]
- Published in General
Jackie Ducci: On a Mission to Promote Human-Animal Connection
Wednesday, March 19 2025
By Sarah Eakin
Portraits by Bethany Pastorial
Anyone lucky enough to ride horses can testify to the meaningful connection between humans and animals. Amateur dressage rider Jackie Ducci has taken it much further, launching her own nonprofit, The Human-Animal Alliance… [Read more]
- Published in General
Anna Marek: Finding Joy in Dressage and in Life
Wednesday, February 26 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Horses have always been a family affair for Anna Marek. As a child, Anna and her mother took lessons together at the local barn where her mother had ridden as a teenager. Now … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight
Laila Edwards: Reaching for the Stars in the Saddle
Monday, February 24 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
For dressage rider Laila Edwards, the horse has always come first and the sport second. Walking out of a Short Stirrup class when she was 7 years old, Laila happily traded her winning … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Kevin Kohmann: Living the Dream
Friday, February 21 2025
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Kevin Kohmann’s career with horses began not with something he wanted to do, but with something he didn’t. “My mother always had horses; she still breeds dressage horses today,” Kevin said. “Originally, I … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Alice Tarjan: A Bright Future
Monday, February 10 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
From her first pony to a 2024 Paris Olympics dressage horse and numerous horses in between, amateur rider Alice Tarjan has found her niche discovering young prospects via video and developing them herself. … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Divertimentos & Dressage Returns to Wellington on February 20th
Saturday, February 01 2025
… [Read more]Brooke USA’s Signature Event Features a Dressage Musical Freestyle Performance to the Palm Beach Symphony’s Live OrchestraLEXINGTON, KY (January 3, 2025) – Brooke USA Foundation (Brooke USA) returns to the winter equestrian capital of the world, Wellington,
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
New Year, New Quadrennial, New Era
Monday, January 27 2025
By George Williams
Perhaps more than most people, I’m looking forward to the new year—on many different levels.
Let me start by saying that this is the start of a new quadrennial, in equestrian sport. Now the focus is fully … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
February 2025 – Table of Contents
Tuesday, January 21 2025
CONTENTS
22
Dressage
Kevin Kohmann
Living the Dream
32
Dressage
George Williams
Everybody Get Together
36
Art
Eve Troncone
Mixing Mallets and Paint Palettes
42
Dressage
Laila Edwards
Reaching for the Stars in the … [Read more]
- Published in 02-2025, Front Cover
Marcus Orlob: Luck, Opportunity and Olympic Dressage
Thursday, December 12 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Marcus Orlob captured the hearts of equestrians across the globe after getting eliminated mid-dressage test at the Paris 2024 Olympics when a judge spotted blood on the leg of his mount, Jane, … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature