Cornelia Fletcher: Horses & Family
Tuesday, April 15 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Cornelia Fletcher has always known she wanted a life filled with horses and family. A young eventing trainer and rider, Cornelia was determined not to let her professional goals derail her desire to … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight
Alex Baugh: Overcoming Heartbreak to Continue the Race
Monday, March 10 2025
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Sara Farrell
Alex Baugh’s equestrian journey changed with a grandma/granddaughter trip to the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event when she was just 8 years old. “I watched a rider gallop out of the Head of … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight
Alexa Thompson: A Clear View to Eventing Success
Thursday, February 06 2025
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Sara Farrell
The equestrian story of four-star eventer Alexa Ehlers Thompson starts with a little hand-me-down Shetland pony named Panda, brought home in the back of her dad’s pickup truck. Panda was intended for her … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Amber Birtcil: The Power of Yes
Monday, January 06 2025
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
Talent, hard work and never saying no: these have been the key ingredients to West Coast eventer Amber Birtcil’s success as a competitor and trainer. That included saying yes to the rigors … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Annabelle Nieman: Her Meaningful Eventing Journey
Monday, December 30 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kelly Murdock
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said, “Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” Eventer Annabelle Nieman follows this same philosophy that if you believe … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Maddy Temkin: Bringing Young Horses Along, One Talent at a Time
Monday, November 18 2024
By Helen Townes
Portraits by Sara Farrell
For some, riding is a casual hobby, taken up in childhood and lasting a few years before fading as the demands of “real life” take over. For others, it’s an all-consuming … [Read more]
- Published in General
Mallory Hogan: Three Phases, Two Coasts, One Horse
Monday, October 21 2024
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
They say you can’t have it all, but Mallory Hogan seems to be doing exactly that. She recently completed her undergraduate studies, passed the LSAT and is starting law school—having also competed … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Taylor McFall: Full Speed Toward Eventing
Tuesday, September 24 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner
Growing up as a self-proclaimed “free-range child” on her family’s Dragonfire Farm in California, Taylor McFall beelined her way toward horses from the time she could walk. That idyllic childhood helped … [Read more]
- Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature
Becky Staden: Pursuing High Performance and Higher Education
Wednesday, August 07 2024
By Hilary Moore Hebert
Portraits by Kacy Brown
Canadian eventer Becky Staden literally cut her teeth on reins. When her uncle put her in the saddle at the age of 9 months, she started chewing on the … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Weekly Feature
The Best Weekend All Year
Tuesday, July 23 2024
By Valerie Pride
It doesn’t matter if you’re riding, spectating, volunteering or anything and everything in between—the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event is by far the best weekend all year indeed! I look forward to this iconic event annually. Always the … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Z-Blogs