Avery Daigle: Sharing Her Eventing Journey

By Lyssette Williams Portraits by Kristie Nichols Young eventer Avery Daigle’s star is on the rise and it’s hard for her not to get excited talking about her goals and dreams. At 17 years old, she knows exactly what she wants: to compete in the upcoming 2* Young Rider team challenge and the North American
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Eventing With Boyd Martin 

When conditioning a horse, how do you know when to up the conditioning and take it a bit further or more strenuous, and how should you do the conditioning to avoid too much repetitive stress on the body and mind? — Kellie, via Facebook With fitness training, you need a little bit of a game
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Female Farrier Sarah Coltrin and Her Eventing Pony Penelope 

By Britney Grover Not just kids ride ponies, and not only men are farriers. Sarah Coltrin is proof of both. Based out of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, 28-year-old Sarah has been a full-time farrier for 10 years and is a professional eventer. “My current riding position consists of a string of five to seven
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Andrew McConnon: Risk and Reward 

By Lilly Steger Portraits by Shawna Simmons Andrew McConnon discovered eventing at the 2004 Olympics. “I saw eventing on TV at the Athens Olympics, and I thought, Wow, that looks cool!” he said.  Seventeen years later, those Olympians are now Andrew’s mentors and colleagues. The William Fox-Pitt-trained eventer was named to the 2021 U.S. High
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From Polocrosse to Eventing Nothing Stops Andrew Diemer

By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Pam Jensen Andrew Diemer has learned to seek the silver lining in every challenge he has faced. Through the highs of international polocrosse and eventing championships to the lows of open-heart surgeries and a lower-leg amputation, Andrew has found a humbling lesson within each experience. As he builds his future
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Phillip Dutton and the Family That Fuels His Success 

By Emily Randolph  The far, wood-paneled wall of Phillip Dutton’s barn office is adorned with sizable, framed ribbons — among them, a large green ribbon that accompanied his bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a tricolor award signifying his win in the 2008 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Each one is a testament to
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Caroline Martin: A New Path to the Same Goals

By Britney Grover Portraits by Melissa Fuller Keeping up with herself is a tall order for Caroline Martin — and not just because she’s an inch shy of 6’. By the time she turned 18, Caroline had seared her name into the future of U.S. eventing by winning gold at the 2013 North American Youth
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Sara Kozumplik Murphy: Sharp, Strong and Ready

By Lilly Steger Portraits by Melissa Fuller Sara Kozumplik Murphy has had her fair share of setbacks in the equestrian world. When she took a spill at the Millbrook Horse Trials in 2018, she broke her neck and her back — right after she returned to competition following a torturous recovery from a broken knee.
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Eventing With Boyd Martin

I was lucky enough to attend the USEF High Performance training camp for event horses in Ocala, Florida, in early February this year. To be quite honest, it’s one of those things where initially I moaned and groaned about going, and then once I made the trip down there with my top horses, I loved
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McKenzie Cumbea: Mental Toughness, Consistency & Hard Work

By Lilly Steger Portraits by Pam Jensen McKenzie Cumbea is plucky and upbeat, and possesses the gutsy confidence that gets eventers into the startbox. “Fake your confidence if you have to,” she advised. A Connecticut native, McKenzie grew up riding with her sisters at a local hunter-jumper barn and fell in love with horses. She
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