The Trainer in Each of Us

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 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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December 2020 – Table of Contents

Subscribe for just $9.95 or Order Individual Issues Here! CONTENTS 26 Jay Moore Blessed With an Authentic Experience   32 Lisa & Brent Workman Grand Prix Through Grand Mal With Help From the Horse World   40 Eventing With Boyd Martin   42 Morgan Cameron Finding Home in Life and Art   46 Molly Sewell
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Morgan Cameron: Finding Home in Life and Art

By Shya Beth While traveling the world and going on countless adventures, Morgan Cameron’s passion for horses and art have always had a special place in her heart. Growing up with horses, it was only natural that drawing and painting them was in her future. “I was born and raised in the small town of
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